Habs send Kostitsyn to Nashville for two players

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06/29/2010 - Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens traded forward Sergei Kostitsyn to Nashville for forward Dustin Boyd and goaltender Dan Ellis, the club announced on Tuesday.

All the players' contracts are set to expire on Thursday.

In addition, both teams will also swap future considerations and a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft could be sent from one team to the other depending on whether each player signs with his new team or if his rights end up being dealt.

The 30-year-old Ellis, an unrestricted free agent, could help fill a void between the pipes due to the departure of Jaroslav Halak, who was shipped to St. Louis on June 17.

Ellis' performance has dropped off in the last two seasons after he posted a career-high 23 wins to go with a 2.34 goals against average and .924 save percentage in the 2007-08 campaign. In 111 career NHL contests, the netminder is 50-42-8 with a 2.64 GAA and .912 save percentage with 10 shutouts.

Boyd, 23, spent time with Calgary and Nashville last season and tallied 11 goals and 13 assists in 78 games. He is also an unrestricted free agent. He has appeared in 210 career games and has 31 goals and 62 points.

The 23-year-old Kostitsyn, who is a restricted free agent, skated 47 regular season games with the Canadiens in 2009-10 and totaled seven goals and 11 assists. In three seasons, spanning 155 contests, the 6-foot 210-pound winger registered 24 goals and 44 helpers.

A native of Belarus, Kostitsyn was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. His brother Andrei has been with the Montreal organization since being taken with the 10th overall choice in the 2003 draft.

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New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).

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Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.

Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.

The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.

Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.

The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.

Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.

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