Deadline Day – Deal 2: Martin Skoula to New Jersey

Trade:

Toronto sends Martin Skoula to New Jersey for a 2010 5th round pick.

Analysis:

Toronto acquired Skoula from Pittsburgh last night as part of the Alexei Ponikarovsky deal, a salary dump player for the Penguins. Toronto had no room for Skoula as it was and they weren’t going to hang on to him anyways.  New Jersey gets a puck moving defenseman that head coach Jacques Lemaire knows very well and likes a lot. New Jersey could use some NHL-experienced depth at defense so the deal makes perfect sense for both sides.

Nothing really to see here, move along.