Godard to PIT

So reports TSN — he’ll be back in the area… Edit: Three years, reports TSN.

What a day for my RSS reader to go fritzy. On the AHL front, Philly picked up a couple of kids, Patrik Hersley and Ned Lukacevic, from L.A. for Denis Gauthier and a pick. Chicago traded former AHL star Rene Bourque to Calgary.

NHL.com hasn’t kicked UFAs off their teams’ rosters yet, it appears. For instance, Radim Vrbata is still listed as a Coyote as of 3:57 p.m. We’ll see how this goes. No Allan-Rourke-style switcharoos that I can see.

The Islanders seem quiet so far.

Michael Fornabaio