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Paul Stastny Traded to Winnipeg Jets

March 01, 2018 18:00·
The addition of Paul Stastny is key for the playoff-bound Winnipeg Jets

The addition of Paul Stastny is key for the playoff-bound Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired veteran center Paul Stastny from the St. Louis Blues in a rare deal between divisional rivals, the teams announced Monday. I just told him I was a sounding board if he needed anything. "Obviously his name wasn't even out there so I was surprised to hear it, but my fingers were crossed".

The Blues receive a conditional first round pick in 2018, a conditional fourth round pick in 2020 and Jets' prospect Erik Foley.

Yzerman paid the biggest price of Monday's trading bazaar by sending forward Vladislav Namestnikov, a first-round pick in the 2018 National Hockey League entry draft, a conditional second-round pick, forward prospect Brett Howden and defence prospect Libor Hajek to the New York Rangers for defenceman Ryan McDonagh and centre J.T. Miller. The Blues will retain 50 percent of Stastny's remaining salary. The St. Louis Blues may be waving the white flag. Cheveldayoff had tried to get Stastny in free agency in 2014. If Jake Allen and Carter Hutton can get their games straightened out, a similar situation could play out again this spring.

"When I found out that Paul was available, I put everything into that basket.", Cheveldayoff said.

Jets captain Blake Wheeler, who has known Stastny since they were teens, says he's excited to see a player of Stastny's calibre added to the team. He played in the 2008 and 2011 NHL All-Star Games. The younger Stastny has racked up 805 career games with St. Louis and Colorado. While he wasn't ranked among the Jets' best prospects, he has had a good season at NCAA Providence, registering 15 goals and 34 points in 32 games. He has 35 points in 55 career playoff games.

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It was four years ago that McDonagh pushed the Rangers into the Stanley Cup final against the Chicago Blackhawks.

"We had some dialogue with some teams; we just couldn't find the sweet spot", Armstrong said. "Sometimes you have to make those tough decisions", he said.

Stastny joins centres Mark Scheifele, Bryan Little, Matt Hendricks and injured Adam Lowry.

Stastny is expected to be in the Jets lineup on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators and likely starts on a line with Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers. That could be where the newcomer is plugged in. National Hockey League players usually have Winnipeg atop their no-trade list. One was the rapid development of rookie defenceman Travis Dermott since he was promoted from the Leafs' farm team in January and the other was the high prices being extracted for rental players. This deal looks to set realistic expectations for the club moving forward as they don't believe they have a real shot at the Stanley Cup this season. "So we're pretty excited about that - that we get a chance to get better", the coach said. "Be a lot of pressure".

Well, the prospect of a great series between the Jets and Predators sure received a boost Monday, but that means the rest of the Central Division could be in a lot of trouble.

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