Post by Ant Mea on May 20, 2011 11:03:30 GMT -5
ASSOCIATED PRESS - San Jose, CA
Moments before the arrival of the MVCC Season 4 trading deadline on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks sent Andrei Markov and Logan Couture packing to Chicago in exchange for Marian Hossa and Jamie Benn. Both Markov and Couture were baffled and visibly distraught upon receiving news of the trade, which came just moments before gametime.
"I help win cup, I shoot puck, I make hit, why I get trade? YAH SEB YA! For me! FOR ME!" the veteran Russian defenseman was quoted as saying, moments before security forcibly escorted him from the Sharks' locker room.
The Sharks have proven active on the trading front this season, some might say excessively so. Will these moves come back to bite the reigning MVCC champions on the tail? Only time will tell...
Moments before the arrival of the MVCC Season 4 trading deadline on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks sent Andrei Markov and Logan Couture packing to Chicago in exchange for Marian Hossa and Jamie Benn. Both Markov and Couture were baffled and visibly distraught upon receiving news of the trade, which came just moments before gametime.
"I help win cup, I shoot puck, I make hit, why I get trade? YAH SEB YA! For me! FOR ME!" the veteran Russian defenseman was quoted as saying, moments before security forcibly escorted him from the Sharks' locker room.
The Sharks have proven active on the trading front this season, some might say excessively so. Will these moves come back to bite the reigning MVCC champions on the tail? Only time will tell...