Well, the rosters are frozen for the Olympic break, but not before the Hawks got to make one deal, sending Cam Barker to Minnesota in exchange for Kim Johnsson.  Which makes tonight's rundown of the trade rumors all the more fun, because while Barker's trade puts the kibosh on a lot of rumors, it also gives us the opportunity to stick-poke one of our favorite "experts".

Anyway, let's breakdown some of the rumors we've heard lately, most of them courtesy of our good friend Dave Morris.

Cristobal Huet to Boston/Florida/Dallas for Tim Thomas/Tomas Vokun/Marty Turco

Source:  Various, from beat writers, to columnists to bloggers to random meatheads who just hate Huet.

Pros:  Someone new to complain about!  Goalie is no longer French.  Turco's $5.7 million cap hit would come off the books for next year.

Cons:  Vokun and Thomas have pretty much the same career stats as Huet, with similar or worse contracts, along with the added bonus of being older than him.  Marty Turco simply sucks.

Conclusion:  Keep trying, meatheads.

Corey Crawford to the New York Rangers for Donald Brashear

Source:  All-around Hockeenight contributor Dave Morris

Pros:  Pretty sure Dave just made this up (although he's so earnest, it's hard to tell), however, pretending it's real, Brashear is evidentially so tough that his mere presence on the bench is of such comfort to his mates that they themselves feel like King Kong.

Cons:  That King Kong shit doesn't always work out:




Conclusion:  Brashear sucks and was waived by the Rangers today.  Crawford's quest to become the winningest goaltender in Rockford Ice Hogs history can continue unabated.

Cam Barker to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for James Wisniewski

Source:  Barry Rozner has it on good authority from his source inside the Blackhawks organization that this move is seriously being considered.

Pros:  Potential for 6 hour Puckcast with Chris Block expounding on the reasons why James Wisniewski sucks.  More excuses to show this video:





Cons:  Wisniewski's not real good and he falls down a lot.

Conclusion:  Well, Stan Bowman would have to be a hell of a GM to trade Cam Barker twice, so I'd say this one isn't going down.  However, this does lead me to conclude that Barry Rozner's Blackhawk source is Ducks' GM Bob Murray.

Finally, in honor of the Hawks newest defenseman: SWEDE FIGHT!