The Boston Bruins made a salary cap-inspired move on Friday morning as they dealt Aaron Ward to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Patrick Eaves and a 4th round pick in the 2010 draft. Ward of course won a Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes and still lives with Carolina. As for Eaves, he was placed on waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract.
Eaves comes with a cap hit of $1.4 million over the next season. If Eaves clears waivers and it bought out, the Bruins will have three players on the 2009-2010 roster as buy-outs (Glen Murray, Peter Schaefer, Eaves).
By my rough calculations, the Bruins will have over $5 million left under the cap. Now does this mean the Phil Kessel negotiations are heating up? We don't know but it is a start. You could also see Boston deal Kessel for an impact defenseman as with the loss of Ward there is a hole on the back side.
Could we see the Kessel for Kaberle talks again? Or will the Bruins sign a veteran for cheaper dollars and try to sign Kessel for around $4 million a year?
Let me be the first to stoke up the rumor mill.
Writer Note: Aaron Ward was one of the most popular Bruins and will be missed both on and off the ice. Ward was a class act and I wish Wardo the best.
Check out the twitter page for more at http://twitter.com/BruinSpace. Anyone think Ward and Scott Walker should live together?
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