Toronto makes Big Trade..acquire stars Andrew Brunette and Chris Phillips for cash, prospect Fistric and 5th rd pick.

Toronto, ON). The Wolfpack today acquired two starting veterans to solidify the club for the playoff drive. Both players can log high minutes and play during the critical times of the game. Philips immediately fills a top 4 defensive position to shore up the backend. However at first glance, it may seem Andrew Brunette may find ice time scarce on a squad already top heavy at LW with Kovalchuk and Nash but Coach O'Reilly loves his character and play making skills. O'Reilly said, "we think both these guys are going to contribute significant minutes to our team going forward or we would not have made the deal. We only gave up cash and prospect Mark Fistric, so we had to make this deal for the fans of Toronto and to bolster our playoff push."


GM Thom Welch concurred," We are very happy with this deal. It also gives us insurance in case of injury and provides great depth for our squad. Andrew is a proven powerplay point producer and Chris will give our defense a boost. We don't see any more deals in Toronto's future, we like our squad."


The deal adds a large chunk of payroll for the remainder of the year, but Brunette comes off the books next year, and Chris will provide great defensive presence for the next 3 years. After the trade news, Toronto won there game, beating up New England 5-1 after two consecutive losses against EDMONTON and DETROIT. I guess the boys had something to prove today and made a statement, no one else wants out of Toronto!