February 22, 2012

February 22, 2012 1:15 pm ET

Phoenix acquires:

Antoine Vermette

Columbus acquires:

Curtis McElhinney
2nd-round pick (2012 via Ott)
5th-round pick (2013 conditional)

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Coyotes acquire Vermette

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Sportsnet Staff

Sportsnet Staff | February 22, 2012, 1:15 pm

The Columbus Blue Jackets traded Antoine Vermette to the Phoenix Coyotes Wednesday in exchange for goaltender Curtis McElhinney, a second-round pick in 2012 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013.

The conditional fifth-round pick becomes a fouth-round pick if the Coyotes win a playoff series this season.

Vermette was originally acquired by the Blue Jackets in March 2009 from the Ottawa Senators for a 2nd-round pick and goalie Pascal Leclaire. In 60 games with the Blue Jackets in 2011-12, the 29-year-old native of St. Agapit, Que., has eight goals and 27 points.

"We are extremely pleased to acquire Antoine," Coyotes general manager Don Maloney said in a press release. "He is a smart, skilled, two-way center who will be a great addition to our lineup."

McElhinney has spent the majority of this season playing for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. In 25 appearances this season he is 10-13 with 3.04 GAA and a .907 save percentage.

Trade Outlook

Phoenix +/-	Trade Analysis	Columbus +/-
1.9%	Change in Team Goals	0.7%
-2.7%	Change in Team Assists	1.4%
-1.4%	Change in Team Hits	-3.7%
0.1%	Change in Team Shots on Goal	0.4%
-3.8%	Change in Team Blocked Shots	0.6%
2.4%	Change in Team Giveaways	0.6%
-0.5%	Change in Team Takeaways	-2.2%
-$3,125,000	Change in Salary Cap	$3,125,000

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Players statistics comparison

Phoenix acquires:		Columbus acquires:
Antoine Vermette POS: C GP: 60 G: 8 A: 19 PTS: 27 2011 stats with Columbus		Curtis McElhinney POS: G GP: 2 W/L/OTL: 1/0/0 SV%: 94.44% GAA: 1.6721 2011 stats with Phoenix 2nd-round pick (2012 via Ott) 5th-round pick (2013 conditional)