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Manny Fernandez traded to Boston

Posted on June 30th, 2007 – 7:14 PM
By Michael Russo

According to an NHL source, the Wild has agreed to trade goaltender Manny Fernandez for a draft pick and prospect Petr Kalus, a 6-foot-1 power forward.

Official word from the Wild is that no trade has been made, but the NHL source says the trade will be announced Sunday around 9:30 a.m. /p>

The trade can’t be announced before midnight because the Bruins’ cap number is at $41 million. Manny’s cap number is $4.33 million. That would push the Bruins over the $44 million cap. Remember, the cap doesn’t increase to $50.3 million until after midnight.

As I was saying on the blog post directly below, trading Manny gives the Wild much-needed breathing room. Its cap figure will now be around $42 million, which should give the team the ability to sign a few guys. They won’t be any of the star guys, but this should allow the team to add some quality.

I think if this team wants grit, scoring, speed and competitiveness, it should go out and get Jason Blake. But if his price is at $4 million-plus, that could be too expensive…He’ll want a very long-term deal, too, which could put the wild out of the market.

Kalus is supposedly a stud, although an inconsistent one that moped a lot in Providence this season. However, the kid scored on his first three NHL shots. The two scouts I talked to tonight from other teams really like him and think he can be a player.

Manny was in good spirits. He had gotten no official word from either team. I’m working on a friend’s laptop, so I can’t transport the quotes without messing up the fonts on this blog. But the final story of the night — not the one I threw together in 45 minutes — should be online in a few hours for all you to read.

I am flying back to Minny tomorrow and will write much more on the trade tomorrow and the world of free agency…

Nighty night.

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190 Responses to "Manny Fernandez traded to Boston"

Wuk Winn says:

June 30th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

Good deal.

I’m sad to see Manny leave, but it’s his time to go.

I’m glad we got a good prospect in return. I was beginning to worry there was nothing left out there to trade for.

kj says:

June 30th, 2007 at 7:40 pm

Anything…a bus, a bag ‘o pucks would be a good trade to get salary off the books!!!

This makes tomorrow more interesting.

Wild RoadTripper says:

June 30th, 2007 at 8:22 pm

Anyone else just get a little more excited that tomorrow is the first day of NHL free agency? Now that the Wild can actually be a PLAYER this summer?

Good move by DR. Still doesn’t make up for signing Skouba, though. But it helps.

Adam says:

June 30th, 2007 at 8:40 pm

I like the timing of this - get Skoula for a decent price and then have the Mannny $ to use for a C. I know a lot of fans are down on Skoula and/or want a D-man that can score, but I think making a move at the trade deadline for a D-man will be easier than trying to get a C. Good job DR!

Zen says:

June 30th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

Kalus has a lot of upside - imo. He’s the guy I wanted. I think we could have held out for more, but in reality, we’re better off having the cap room now. So good luck Manny, maybe we’ll meet in the playoffs in two years if Boston can ever get their act together.

kgopher says:

June 30th, 2007 at 10:33 pm

I for one am really going to miss Manny. I was a fan of Manny’s. I just love watching him in net. Harding looks like he has that same activeness and same flash that Manny had and it really would have been a waste to see him go back to the AHL. But still going to miss Manny and may have to catch some Bruins games just to see him.

artsygurl says:

June 30th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

HOOORRAAYY!!!

I personally am very thrilled with this trade. The Wild need some breathing room with the cap and carrying Manny was just dead weight. Backstrom is our man!

nate w says:

June 30th, 2007 at 10:50 pm

ihope the trade becomes official. im from boston, and know that tim tomas is NOT addiquit for the job. although he got the 7th player award voted by the fans…stupid. i hear talk about emery coming to town instead, but forget that. i doubt hes gunna leave ottawa. mannys a good goalie and im happy to get him. imo, kalus showed shom decent talent this year. so you minny sodey guys arent gettin completely screwed =). and to zen, boston WILL have their act together this year. no more coach dave lewis, hopefully no more tim tomas in net, & julien wanting to impliment a agressive forechecking game…should be a MUCH better year than last year.

sadowl says:

June 30th, 2007 at 10:51 pm

yes….. manny really bugged me so im glad he is gone!!! *celebrates* i just hope this sticks, plez trade him!!!!! lolz

artsy gurl says:

June 30th, 2007 at 10:55 pm

Trust me…you boston ppl r gettin, screwed. haha just kiddin. I guess Manny showed his worth atr one point. But that time is GONE!

in my opinion, we should have traded Manny in the first place instead of Roloson

nate w says:

June 30th, 2007 at 11:00 pm

im guessing you didnt want any bruins games. ANYTHING is better than tomas. ide go for a blow up doll over tomas. tomas was the most inconsistant, out of position goalie ive ever seen. plus he was a 32 year old rookie. that says it all right there. manny will be a HUGE improvement in net for us! =D

Petey says:

June 30th, 2007 at 11:01 pm

Manny’s a great goalie; we’d be happy to have him if it wasn’t for Backstrom. The high strung part is just typical for most of the goalies I’ve coached.

Becky says:

June 30th, 2007 at 11:17 pm

I would have been perfectly happy if Backstrom had gone somewhere else. If this deal does go through, I’m going to miss Manny a lot. Maybe Harding can take over sooner than later. Looks like we MAY have gotten someone worthwhile in this trade. Time will tell.

Meanwhile, looks like I’ll need to split time between watching the Wild and catching as many Bruin games as Center Ice will broadcast.

Wallshot says:

July 1st, 2007 at 3:09 am

Perfectly happy, Becky? Backstrom still has some question marks, but doesn’t Manny have them too, coming off a serious knee injury? Nothing against Manny. He was a good goalie, but good enough to lead us to a cup?

Maybe not Backstrom either, but Harding… possibly. Even so, I am curious, what attaches you so much to Fernandez that you’ll go out of your way to catch many Bruins games?

Becky says:

July 1st, 2007 at 8:38 am

Good question, Wallshot. Short answer? We all have our favorite players. Long answer? My son’s a goalie so that’s the position I watch the most/interests me most. I’ve been a Wild fan since 2002-2003 (when I first began going to the games). I loved the Manny/Roli duo and was sad to see Roli go, but preferred Manny and was happy they both finally had a shot at being #1. I watched the Oilers games, too, once Roli started playing there. I still do on occasion.

Yes, I think Manny could have lead us to a cup. Not all by himself, obviously — no goalie can do that. It’s been hard to accept that Manny’s injury sidelined him when he was back on top of his game and the team as a whole had finally hit its stride. Everything was going right…

I agree, we’ll have to see how he plays coming off his injury. But, it wasn’t serious so much as it was inappropriately treated. They tried to rush him back too fast without adequate healing time.

However, this trade will no doubt allow Backstrom to show his stuff, if he truly has it long-term. And we’ll get to have Josh be at the NHL level which is where he should be.

Nicole Nyarko says:

July 2nd, 2007 at 7:32 am

We traded Manny and got what?? Exactly.

Nick in New York says:

July 2nd, 2007 at 8:08 am

Nicole: We traded Manny and got the ability to resign Mikko and Butch (and Skoula, which is a different story).

We MIGHT have also gotten the ability to sign a FA, though there’s insane Monopoly money being thrown around right now.

Dave says:

July 2nd, 2007 at 12:31 pm

Now I’m going to have to subscribe to the Boston Globe to read the annual “Fernandez: I expect to be traded” article every off-season. Great talent, but I never thought he had the mindset and the psychological makeup to be a true #1. Too moody and pouty and insecure.

Nicole Nyarko says:

July 2nd, 2007 at 1:52 pm

Mikko and Butch were going be resigned anyway. Manny is a top goalie. How the hell is a fourth round pick or whatever going to help this team now?
I expected more to come out of that trade. I’m not feeling secure about this team right now.

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