On the day defenseman Tomas Kaberle got a three-year deal from the Carolina Hurricanes, the Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Joe Corvo from those same Hurricanes in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 draft.
Kaberle’s deal averages $4.25 million per season, according to the Canes. Corvo stands to make $2.5 million this season (with a cap hit of $2.25 million) in the final year of a two-year deal.
The 34-year-old Corvo appeared in all 82 games for Carolina last season, registering 40 points on 29 assists and 11 goals.
The 33-year-old Kaberle had 47 points in 82 games last season, 9 of those points coming with the Bruins after being traded to Boston in February.
- ESPNBoston.com
So the first signs of life after the Bruins Stanley Cup Championship are among us. Tomas Kaberle is no longer a Boston Bruin. It's a bit sad, yes. But this is what happens to every team after it wins a championship. It's what happens to every team after it doesn't win a championship. Moves are made. Players are lost and players are added.
Kaberle was a late addition to the Bruins this past year and he played his role quietly, yet effectively. Must be nice to be traded to a team at the trading deadline, during the regular season, only to have that team end up winning it all. Show up for a few months, play hard, leave with your name forever engraved on Lord Stanley's Cup.
It sounds like Corvo will be a good addition to this team. He's a rugged player who can play many minutes and play hard for those minutes. He'll fit in with the "Big, Bad Bruins" mentality.
We hope you enjoyed your time here in Boston, Tomas. How could you not have? Good luck in Carolina. But better luck is wished to our newest addition to the pack, Joe Corvo.
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