Done deal: Blackhawks trade Duncan Keith to Oilers for Caleb Jones and conditional 2022 third-round pick.
If Oilers reach 2022 Cup Final and Duncan Keith is among top four Edmonton defensemen in total time on ice through first three rounds, Chicago gets 2nd-rounder instead of 3rd.
Chicago trades Duncan Keith to Edmonton for Caleb Jones, conditional 2022 third-rounder. No salary retained. Blackhawks improve standing in Seth Jones Sweepstakes. from @jcohenap and me: bit.ly/2UJxOYo
Duncan Keith is addressing reporters on a call right now. Says it was important to be closer to his son, Colton. The Oilers , "right now it was a good fit, a great fit."
Duncan Keith says he didn't see his almost 8-year-old son for 3 months last season, then a short visit, then almost another 2 months.
Even if border restrictions loosen, etc., "I knew I didn't want to go those long periods of time without seeing him."
Duncan Keith asked by @MarkLazerus
about Brad Aldrich and 2010, calls it an important subject, is reluctant to get into his memories about what happened. "It's been a long time and I realize people want answers." Acknowledges investigation and hopes closure can develop.
Why no salary retention by Blackhawks in trading Duncan Keith to Oilers?
Edmonton GM Ken Holland: "You can retain up to 50%. If we were getting Duncan Keith at $2.75 (million), the price would've been a lot higher than it was today."
Holland: "If we wanted to lower salary, we would have to put more assets with our offer."
Holland "There's a give & a take & the deal has to work for both teams, so you can sit on the sidelines & analyze the deal. I have to make a deal. I had to try to do something to make our team better & I believe I made our team better today. We added a legitimate top-4 defenseman
Holland asked about Keith analytics: "I don't know if this is a numbers decision. What I'm saying is I can't put a price on three Stanley Cups, two Norris Trophies, a Conn Smythe Trophy, two gold medals and his leadership, what he's meant to the Chicago Blackhawks franchise."
Ken Holland to @TSNRyanRishaug's Q: "Am I aware of the analytics? Yeah. His analytics aren't as good as they were in his prime, but I'm not asking him to be our No. 1 defenseman, to play 25 minutes against the other team's best players. Darnell Nurse is going to do that."
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Within past 30 hours in NHL:
*Senators hire Pierre McGuire
*Stanley Cup gets dented
*Duncan Keith traded to Oilers
*Pekka Rinne retires
*Wild buy out Parise and Suter
*Habs extend Ducharme
of course this is a team @AP_Sports effort on NHL with freelancer Mark Didtler in Tampa and staffers @TeresaMWalker in Nashville and @jcohenap in Chicago.
Senators GM Pierre Dorion: adding ex-NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire as senior VP of player development a "no-brainer"
"To bring someone of his experience and his knowledge into our management group was what we thought would be a great addition."
Story coming
Aksed if he was concerned his replacement as GM was just hired, Pierre Dorion says: "Not at all. I hope to be here for the long term and I hope Pierre McGuire is part of my team for the long term." Adds he doesn't worry about his contract and can't worry about it.
All those hockey origin stories and wacky connections that Pierre McGuire was famous for on TV? He'll be able to put them to good use in a more private setting in Ottawa's front office: bit.ly/36zlLiZ