Capitals Acquire Joe Corvo from Hurricane for Pothier
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded defenceman Joe Corvo to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Brian Pothier, Oskar Osala and a second round draft pick.
Corvo returned for the ice in late January after missing two months recovering at a horrible skate cut to his calf. In 33 games played this season, Corvo has four goals and eight assists with a minus -8 rating.
The 32-year old native of Oak Park, IL, put up quality offensive numbers from the blue line last season with 14 goals and 24 assists.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings inside the 4th round (83rd overall) in 1997, Corvo signed with the Ottawa Senators as an unrestricted free agent in July 2006, where he reached the Stanley Cup Finals.
He, as well as Patrick Eaves, was traded to the Hurricanes for Corey Stillman and Mike Commodore in February 2008.
In 467 NHL games, Corvo has 66 goals, 146 assists and a plus -41 rating.
Meanwhile the 32-year old Pothier has four goals and seven assists in 41 games this season while using Caps. He missed 11 games earlier in the season due to a rib injury.
Osala has yet to play a game within the NHL after being chosen by the Capitals within the fourth round, 97th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
