What's in a Name?

After spending the night installing a wireless network, and updating my old computer until 4am, I am pretty tired. However, I promised my roommate a re-cap of all of yesterdays trade action from the NHL. So lets see if I can get all of this right.

The Lord Giveth ....… and The Lord Taketh Away

Capitals
Alexandre Giroux, LW ....... Joe Motzko, RW to Atlanta Thrashers
Matt Cooke, LW ................ Matt Pettinger, LW to Vancouver Canucks
Sergei Fedorov, C .............. Theo Ruth, D to Columbus Blue Jackets
Cristobal Huet, G .............. Second-round pick to Montreal Canadiens

Penguins
Marian Hossa, F ........ Erik Christensen, F to Atlanta Thrashers
Pascal Dupuis, F ........ Colby Armstrong, F
.................................. Angelo Esposito, C
.................................. 2008 first-round pick
Hal Gill, D ................... 2008 second-round pick to Toronto Maple Leafs
................................ 2009 fifth-round pick

Rangers
David LeNeveu, G ....... Al Montoya, G to Phoenix Coyotes
Fredrik Sjostrom, F .... Marcel Hossa, F
Josh Gratton, F
Conditional draft pick
Christian Backman, D ... 2008 fourth-round pick to St. Louis Blues

Panthers
Chad Kilger, LW ..... 2008 third-round pick to Toronto Maple Leafs
Wade Belak, F ....... 2008 fifth-round pick

Predators
Brandon Bochenski, F ..... Future considerations to Anaheim Ducks
Jan Hlavac, F ............ 2008 seventh-round pick to Tampa Bay Lightning

Ducks
Jean-Sebastien Aubin, G ....... 2008 seventh-round pick to Los Angles Kings
Jay Leach, D ........... Brandon Segal, RW to Tampa Bay Lightning
.................................... 2008 seventh-round pick
Marc-Andre Bergeron, D ............ 2008 third-round pick to New York Islanders

Red Wings
Brad Stuart, D ......... 2008 second-round pick to Los Angles Kings
................................. 2009 fourth-round pick

Wild
Chris Simon, F ............ 2008 sixth-round pick to New York Islanders

Avalanche
Adam Foote, D ........ 2008 or 2009 conditional first-round pick to Columbus Blue Jackets
.................................... 2009 conditional fourth-round pick
Ruslan Salei, D ....... Karlis Skrastins, D to Florida Panthers
...................................... 2008 third-round pick

Stars
Brad Richards, F ......... Jeff Halpern, C to Tampa Bay Lightning
Johan Holmqvist, G ....... Jussi Jokinen, F
.......................................... Mike Smith, G
...................................... 2009 fourth-round pick

Sharks
Brian Campbell, D .............. Steve Bernier, F to Buffalo Sabers
2008 seventh-round pick ........ 2008 first-round pick

Blues
Cam Janssen, F ............... Bryce Salvador, D to New Jersey Devils

Blackhawks
Andrew Ladd, F .............. Tuomo Ruutu, F to Carolina Hurricanes

Senators
Martin Lapointe, F ........... 2008 sixth-round pick to Chicago Blackhawks

Islanders
Rob Davison, D .............. 2008 seventh-round pick to San Jose Sharks


The New Viagra Triangle?

One last side note, chief executive officer of the Tribune Company Sam Zell said, in an interview on CNBC, that he would not hesitate to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field, no matter what anyone thinks about it. Zell says he plans to sell the Cubs and the naming rights to Wrigley separately.