CAL-Det

[jamesredwings]

Detroit sends

D Klesla (70), D Godfrey (57)

To Calgary

for Mark Mcneill (86), Stephane Robidas (69), J Oduya (73) and 3rd rounder

[jamesredwings]

Continuing the Red Wings rebuilding. Mcneill is NHL ready and only 19 years old and a con that's impressive. 3rd rounder for Godfrey is fine with me. Hopefully Oduya at a 50% cap hit of 1.3M can be the 6th D.

I liked Klesla but I have too many key free agents coming and will not have cap room to resign him.

good luck to Calgary come playoff time.

[Calgary.Flames]

Let's hope Klesla can become THAT guy I've been missing on the blueline. He's a strong guy with great skating abilities and he is pretty reliable defensively while able to chip in offensively too.
Godfrey is really inconsistant but he still has some pretty neat skills. Although I won't likely have a spot for him on the PP, he could step in if injuries were to happen with that cannon of a shot.

McNeill will be a good player in the near future but I feel I have enough depth upfront to part ways with him.
Robidas and Oduya weren't good enough to be kept as I needed to make room for the new guys.

Thanks for an easy deal, man.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Accepted and entered.