Erat to Phoenix.

[bustaheims]

DarrenDreger: Sources say the Coyotes and Capitals are finalizing a trade on Martin Erat. Details to follow.

FriedgeHNIC: Months after discussing Erat for Klesla...sounds like they are the centrepieces of a deal between WASH and PHO

 

[bustaheims]

TSNBobMcKenzie: It's Erat and John Mitchell for Klesla, Chris Brown and a pick. #TSN #Tradecentre

Just to be clear, that's not the John Mitchell that used to be a Leaf.

 

[Kin]

Just to be clear, that's not the John Mitchell that used to be a Leaf.

Is it the Chris Brown who roughed up Rihanna?

 

[bustaheims]

Just to be clear, that's not the John Mitchell that used to be a Leaf.

Is it the Chris Brown who roughed up Rihanna?

Sources would neither confirm nor deny that.

 

[bustaheims]

Looks like Bobby may have made a whoops:

LavoieRenaud: Phoenix trades Rostislav Klesla, a prospect and 4th round pick to Washington for Martin Erat and Garrett Mitchell.

EDIT: Nope. Bobby was right. Renaud got the wrong Mitchell.

 

[ZBBM]

Klesla might help the Caps.  i guess with the emergence of OEL and Yandle he was expendable.

 

[L K]

Klesla has had a tough year but he's a guy I want to the Leafs to at least sniff around him as a free agent.

 

[Rebel_1812]

still not as much as it cost washington to get erat.

 

[ZBBM]

Klesla has had a tough year but he's a guy I want to the Leafs to at least sniff around him as a free agent.

Me too.  Could be good value for money and might mesh well with our more offensive-oriented guys.

 

[Jalili]

still not as much as it cost washington to get erat.

Oh boy, not by a longshot. They didn't even come close to breaking even.

When you look at the series of trades the Caps made starting with Varlamov, it's basically been reduced to Klesla and a prospect named Michael Latta. The return they got has been squandered over the course of some questionable moves.