Confirmed with Link: [MTL/PIT] Joseph Blandisi & Jake Lucchini for Phil Varone & Riley Barber

[The Great Weal]

Wow that's a minor trade but we lost big time as it stands

Apparently Barber and Varone wanted out. And Bouchard probably wanted them out too.

 

[Whitesnake]

Blandisi was once seen as a fine prospect. That died down.

 

[Vijo Morganstein]

Good riddance, sulkers

 

[Adam Michaels]

Apparently Barber and Varone wanted out

And I think Bouchard also wanted them out.

 

[Whitesnake]

Apparently Barber and Varone wanted out

That is not looking good for Bouchard. The guy might finally just be great for juniors ears....But it also doesn't look great for Bergie who counted on them to play with our rooks and make them better.

 

[Deebs]

Apparently Barber and Varone wanted out

I believe the team wanted them out because they were an "issue"

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Lucchini is the ***est sounding name this side of Mangiapane. Welcome my fellow Italians.

 

[The Great Weal]

Blandisi was once seen as a fine prospect. That died down.

Blandisi quit hockey to take up diving:

 

[Chili]

Blandisi was once seen as a fine prospect. That died down.

He had a serious illness at one point which was before he played well as a rookie with Jersey. Has bounced around since.

AHL deal.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Apparently Barber and Varone wanted out

Makes sense then.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Nilan's reaction live on air when they broke this minor trade was priceless.

He was like "WWOOOOOWWWW!!!! We got Blandisi and Lucheesy?"

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

why ? Barber and Varone where not working in Laval.

They played on the 4th line last game, and they were scratched before that. Seems like they had lockeroom issues

 

[Adam Michaels]

The mystery of MB in Colorado is solved. He was there to broker a deal with Pens for the AHL.

 

[yianik]

There's 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001% chances the pens take lolzner's contract.

Well a guy can hope.I buy a lotto ticket every now and then also..

 

[1909]

Bouchard was really fed up with Varone and Barber who never accepted and understood their role in Laval.

 

[Andrei79]

Happy they're gone. I was hoping yesterday MB would move them out. Their play was unacceptable for veterans. Some disgusting efforts by them lately.

 

[Guy Larose]

Dominos!

 

[angusyoung]

Blandisi quit hockey to take up diving:

The guy has a lot of soccer skills at least,can help the Impact!.lol.

 

[Tuggy]

Something definitely stinks in Laval, so hopefully this shakes it up.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Sounds like a bunch of wise guys

 

[The Great Weal]

Makes sense then.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Bouchard was really fed up with Varone and Barber who never accepted and understood their role in Laval.

Yup. He was talking about some players that were more concerned about their own interests and not that of the team in one of his press conferences. My initial thought was that those two were targeted with that comment.

And when they were both scratches on the same game pretty much confirmed it. And Peca was the 13th forward that game and has been on the 4th line since. So I take it he was also targeted with that comment.

I predict he will also be traded.

 

[eklund the clown]

Finally.I didn't think MB had the guts to make a blockbuster deal but props to him.

 

[Sterling Archer]

EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING!!!!!

 

[Milhouse40]

Diamonds in the rough