Trade Deadline Update w/ James Murphy: B's and Ducks "apparently agreed in principle" to Pronger deal

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Feb 28, 2009 1:59 PM EST

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Just got an update on Pronger deal and it appears Pronger to the Bruins is very real and salary cap issues are the only thing holing it up right now. One interesting twist is that Phil Kessel is currently not the main Bruin going back to Anaheim. I am being told that defenseman Mark Stuart, Prospect Joe Colborne and a first round pick in 2010 would go to Anaheim in exchange for Pronger and forward Travis Moen. Both teams have apparently agreed in principle on a trade.

The deal will also not be announced or finalized until Wednesday, so that each team can iron out the cap issues and maybe make other deals to accommodate this move. Again, I can't get into specifics over the main roster player from Boston. Right now it's not Kessel but that could change, so that's why I can't say whom it is as of now with certainty. There are other teams (I'm told New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington), still pushing hard, but Pronger to Beantown is very real!

Tune into the Inside Hockey Radio Show for more on this: 2-4 pm ET on "NHL Home Ice" XM 204 and Sirius 208, The Team 990 in Montreal, and 1120 AM WBNW in Boston. You can also listen online at Team990.com or YouCastr.com..

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- James Murphy

UPDATE (13:14 PM): To clarify, this is the deal:

Bruins get: Pronger and Moen

Ducks get: An unnamed Bruins roster player, Stuart, Colborne, and the pick

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please not kessel

I would be VERY happy with that proposed package, i don’t think we should give up on Kessel yet.

by natez0r on Feb 28, 2009 2:02 PM EST reply actions

EDIT: didn’t see the roster player part…. not quite so happy….

by natez0r on Feb 28, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

We Better KEEP Kessel

as long as we dont trade kessel then i would say this is a good trade.

by celticpride07 on Feb 28, 2009 4:21 PM EST reply actions

Wow… how will the Habs respond? Suddenly, if this happens, the Eastern Conference isn’t such a pushover.

Zdenis Prongra?

www.silversevensens.com

by Peter Raaymakers on Feb 28, 2009 5:17 PM EST reply actions

According to Pierre LeBrun on Hockey Night In Canada the Bruins are out of the running for Pronger because they feel the Ducks are asking too much. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see…

All I know is Pronger and Chara together would be downright frightening.

by Brad Ackerson on Feb 28, 2009 11:20 PM EST reply actions