Bruins Trade Aaron Ward To Carolina
In what must be an effort to free up space for a Phil Kessel signing down the road, the Bruins today traded veteran defenseman Aaron Ward to Carolina in exchange for right winger Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round draft pick.
Immediately after acquiring Eaves, GM Peter Chiarelli placed the 25-year-old winger on waivers for the purpose of buying him out. By removing Ward’s $2.5 million salary from the books, this should allow the Bruins to offer Kessel a deal in the $4-$5 million per year salary that he is looking for.
Ward, 36, spent the 2005-06 season with the Hurricanes, the year that Carolina beat Edmonton for the Stanley Cup. Ward still lives in that area during the offseason.
Tags: Aaron Ward, Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Patrick Eaves, Peter Chiarelli, Phil Kessel
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[...] forward and a fourth-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Aaron Ward on July 24. After the trade was finalized, Eaves was immediately placed upon waivers by the Bruins and his [...]
[...] we saw the free agent departures of Shane Hnidy to Minnesota and Steve Montador to Buffalo, while a surprising trade of veteran Aaron Ward to Carolina highlighted what was regarded as a relatively quiet summer for GM Peter Chiarelli’s [...]