Tuesday Chum Bucket: By the beard of Zus
Your daily assortment of links to news and analysis from around the hockey world.
- Recaps of the Sharks' 3-2 win over Vancouver. [Fear The Fin] [Mercury News] [CSN Bay Area] [NHL.com] [Canucks Army]
- More on yesterday's trade of Michal Handzus to the Blackhawks. [Mercury News] [CSN Bay Area]
- And here's the Chicago perspective on the deal. [The Committed Indian]
- Elliotte Friedman on the ongoing Ryane Clowe sweepstakes: "As everyone went to bed Sunday night, it sure looked like Ryane Clowe was getting traded Monday. But someone (not necessarily the player) woke up Monday and changed their mind. There are some moving parts here. What the Sharks want and what Clowe wants don't align with the best possible trade -- yet. I still think it all gets worked out, maybe a day later than everyone expected." [CBC]
- Brent Burns was named the Sharks' player of the month for March. [San Jose Sharks]
- St. Louis acquired Jay Bouwmeester from Calgary for a playoff-protected first round pick, a 26-year-old goalie and an undrafted defenseman. Some solid GMing by Doug Armstrong. [St. Louis Game Time]
- The Kings traded for Robyn Regehr from the Buffalo Sabres, presumably so as to not upset the balance of California pylons after Douglas Murray was shipped to Pittsburgh last week. [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Justin Bourne's reaction to both trades. [Backhand Shelf]
- DGB analyzes the buyers and sellers at this year's trade deadline. [Down Goes Brown]