PR - Hurricanes

WITHIN HOURS - HURRICANES MOVE GETZLAF TO CONFERENCE RIVAL

Hurricanes - The Hurricanes are 6 points back of the Ignite for the
final playoff spot. To muddy waters a bit more the Hurricanes have
moved Ryan Getzlaf within hours of announcing his availability to the
Marauders who are only 4 points ahead of the 'Canes.

"First, thanks to all the teams for the inquiries. We managed to pick
up a heck of a hockey player today in Alexander Sulzer.' said GM
Major. The Hurricanes have transformed their blue line into something
that they hope will develop into a real shut down group next season.
The top three are now Bryan Mccabe, David Turon and Alex Sulzer.
"This is a pretty exciting deal as we add more depth to our blue line
and we also manage to keep a respectful scoring unit up front. There
is still some work to do."

The Hurricanes are planning for next season. The top 6 forwards
include Alex Sundstrom, Alex Svitov, Jason King, Boyd Gordon, Simon
Gagne and rookie Viktor Stahlberg. The farm team still has many
hopefuls for next season looking for a starting spot which includes
Brandon Sutter, Kim Johansson, and Martin Karsums. On the backend the
'Canes already have the Big 3, but also have up and coming prospects
Badass Jack and Ryan Parent who both started full time duty and are
expected to crack the Top 4 next season.

The only question mark for the Hurricanes is in goal. Boucher is
getting older and has been very inconsistent this season. Rookies
Cory Schneider and Jeremy Smith both have some time to go before they
are ready to become the next go to guy for the Hurricanes.

Don't expect the 'Canes to move either of these two goaltenders as
they have been burned once before. Tobias Stephan is a former draft
pick of the Hurricanes and is now the top goaltender for the Donkey
Punchers. Wouldn't he have looked good back in goal for the 'Canes?

With the trade deadline fast approaching there could still be some
more moves. The Hurricanes still have 7 draft picks for the upcoming
draft. Who knows what could still happen.....


Calgary Sun 2008