Ann 2RFA Watch: Canadiens Trade Forward Corey Locke to the Minnesota Wild
July 12th 2008 01:52
Locke for Belle - Another defenseman for the Habs
Both players spent the past three years in the AHL. Corey Locke actually spent the past four seasons with the Hamilton Bulldogs while Shawn Belle played in the WHL with the Tri-City Americans (Carey Price's junior team) from 2003 to 2005. Shawn also won the gold medal with team Canada at the 2005 World Junior Championships. Their NHL experience is slightly different as Locke played his first game with the Canadiens on January 8th 2008 while Belle played nine games for the Wild in 2006-2007.
Corey Locke is the second center traded away by the Habs this year. Like Grabovski, he didn't seem to figure into the Canadiens' plans anymore, and his small frame (5'9'', 169lbs) probably made the decision easier for management as there was no way for him to move up the depth chart with Tomas Plekanec, Maxime Lapierre and Kyle Chipchura in front of him. Funnily enough, he and Grabovski were both traded for defensemen despite the fact that the Habs are really looking for big centers and power forwards. Something must be going on right now because the Canadiens are currently cracking with defensemen in the AHL and at the junior level. Some of them will probably be offered as trade bait for future transactions.
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