Bruins defenseman Andrew Alberts has been traded to Philadelphia for Ned Lukacevic and a fourth round pick. With Randy Jones and Ryan Parent out for a significant period of time, the Flyers have addressed their need on defense. Considering the Bruins aren’t exactly loaded on defense, I’m not so sure Alberts will be the answer to their problems.
The Florida Panthers are literally giving tickets away. If you haven’t yet read IC’s Drew Mindell’s rant about tickets being given away in the south click here.
Here is a report on the goings on in junior hockey from Mark Pargas of the NY Times. Gets you up-to-date on all things CHL and USHL.
Chuck Kobasew (ankle) will be out another two and a half weeks. While the team certainly will miss Kobasew, they have a lot of depth at forward and should be fine without him.