'Canes send Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen

Published 7/1/2008 at The Seattle Times: Sports

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen. [link]

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Oilers swap Torres for Brule

IllegalCurve.com found this 7/1/2008 on www.tsn.ca

The Edmonton Oilers have created some financial flexibility by dealing hard-hitting left winger Raffi Torres to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for 21-year-old centre Gilbert Brule . Torres, 26, is a stocky winger who relishes the physical side ...

The NHL Free Agent Frenzy at This Hour ...

Off Wing Opinion found this 7/1/2008 on sports.aol.com

The NHL Free Agent signing period kicked off a little more than an hour ago, and for the most part, what we've seen so far is teams making deals in order to clear some cap room. Here's a quick rundown of what's been confirmed so far: The Edmonton ...

Erik Cole an Oiler (for Pitkanen)

Puck Daddy found this 7/1/2008 on lowetide.blogspot.com

He'll make $4M and then he's UFA. Erik Cole is a stud, no doubt. He's a quality NHL player and Desjardins' suggests he played against tough opponents and with middle-to-good linemates. It's a lot to give up (and plenty of future) but as a straight ...

Don't catch the door with a questionable hit on your way out

Puck Daddy found this 7/1/2008 on coveredinoil.blogspot.com

Raffi Torres is gone. Joni Pitkänen is also gone. Gilbert Brule and Erik Cole are in. First off, I'm incredibly glad to see Raffi go. I know he could "keep his head above water" against "tougher opposition," but that doesn't change the fact he was a ...

Oilers bring in Cole, Brule with pair of trades

The Hockey Herald found this 7/1/2008 on www.tsn.ca

While other teams were focused on the free agent market, the Edmonton Oilers re-vamped their roster with a couple of trades. The Oilers have traded hard-hitting left winger Raffi Torres to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for 21-year-old centre ...

KK Hockey • Oilers Trade Pitkanen to Hurricanes for Cole
From TSN,* The Edmonton Oilers have traded defenceman Joni Pitkanen, a restricted free agent, to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Erik Cole. Details to follow. *no link available yet.

Inside the Kings • EDM/CAR trade, signing
Edmonton trades defenseman Joni Pitkanen, a restricted free agent, to Carolina for forward Erik Cole. Pittsburgh signs Pascal Dupuis to a three-year contract worth $1.4 million per season.

IllegalCurve.com • Oilers trade Pitkanen to Hurricanes for Cole
From TSN: The Oilers have traded hard-hitting left winger Raffi Torres to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for 21-year-old centre Gilbert Brule, and sent defenceman Joni Pitkanen to the Carolina Hurricanes for winger Erik Cole. Read the report ...

Spector's Blog • Oilers Ship Pitkanen to Hurricanes for Cole.
One of the NHL’s long-rumored deals finally took place today, as the Edmonton Oilers traded defenseman Joni Pitkanen to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Erik Cole. The Hurricanes apparently tried to acquired Pitkanen last summer from the ...

WNYO Sports • Oswego Native Cole Dealt to Edmonton
Oswego native Erik Cole was traded to the Edmonton Oilers today in exchange for defenseman Joni Pitkanen. Cole, 29, had spent his first six NHL seasons with Carolina after the Hurricanes drafted him in the third round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He ...

Blue Jackets acquire Torres from Oilers for Brule
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- In need of veteran players, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired winger Raffi T...

'Canes send Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oiler...

'Canes send Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen (AP)
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen. Tuesday's deal gives the Hurricanes the young, offensive-minded defenseman they've long coveted but cost them their top-line right wing, the ...

Hurricanes send Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen today. The deal was one of a series of moves Carolina...

Hurricanes trade Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen
The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen on Tuesday.