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February 26, 2007

Talks surrounding Bertuzzi heat up

TheFourthPeriod.com

 

  There appears to be a good chance Florida Panthers winger Todd Bertuzzi gets traded before tomorrow's 3pm (ET) trade deadline, TFP has learned.

A source in South Florida told TFP that the Panthers are giving serious consideration to trading the offensive power-forward and teams are pitching offers.

The Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks are both interested in Bertuzzi, while various rumors claim the Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes are also eyeing the 31-year-old.

   
Panthers captain Olli Jokinen told the Palm Beach Post he expects his team to make changes.

"There are changes in every team," he said. "There's probably not one team that (won't) make any moves. Anaheim is a first-place team and they're still making trades. It's part of the business and it's always been there.

"The last five or six years we've been outside the playoffs and all the talk (has been) who we're going to lose. We haven't been talking about how we can improve our team. The questions are getting a little old."

Florida is expected to make a number of deals between now and the deadline, and the likes of Bertuzzi, Martin Gelinas, Gary Roberts, Ed Belfour, Joel Kwiatkowski and Jozef Stumpel could be on the move.

Various reports also suggest the Panthers have received offers for Jokinen and Nathan Horton, but it would take a tremendous deal for GM Jacques Martin to move either player.

There is plenty of interest in Bertuzzi and talks are most definitely heating up. There is a very good chance that he will be traded before tomorrow's deadline, and if the right offer comes along, it could happen as early as today. So as we keep focused on the Bertuzzi watch, Roberts and Gelinas are as good as gone. As for Horton and Jokinen... I wouldn't be surprised if either is moved, but the Panthers would ask for the world.

 

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