Originally posted Dec. 1, 2011
The Bruins have completed a third trade today.
Ryan Ostertag has been shipped to the Nipawin Hawks in exchange for 1995 F Wyatt Johnson and futures.
Ostertag, 19, has nine goals and 17 points through 29 games this year, already surpassing his total of 15 points from his rookie season. The Regina native will join Jesse Bernard in Nipawin.
Johnson is with the Saskatoon Blazers and has two goals and 10 points through 20 games.
Here's some of what Keith Cassidy had to say about the deal:
"We're pretty happy with our forward group. Ryan certainly does bring a dynamic presence to the game and has the ability to be a tremendous hockey player, but for the direction we're going and the game he brings, a change of scenery would be good for him in terms of getting back on his game, I think.
"When everybody gets back and healthy, there's going to be a good battle for ice time. That was part of the thought. Look at a guy like Tanner Froese, who can arguably play up in the lineup from where he's at right now."
The Bruins also have Matt Brykaliuk back in the lineup this weekend and possibly Connor Milligan as well. Keith said that if no one returns to the lineup on the blueline, players like Brykaliuk and Dylan Schellenberg (who has quite a bit of experience on the back end) could find themselves playing D on a temporary basis.
Earlier this afternoon, Jeff Bartel was dealt to the Swan Valley Stampeders and Lyndon Soper was shipped to the Humboldt Broncos, both for futures.
The Broncos then flipped Soper to the Neepawa Natives.
The moves get the Bruins down to 22 cards, including 14 forwards, six defencemen and two goalies.
