Senators have acquired forward Mike Comrie from the Phoenix Coyotes

The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Mike Comrie from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for center Alexei Kaigorodov.
Comrie has seven goals and 13 assists in 24 games this season. He missed 14 games earlier this season with a fractured right foot. Since returning, he has recorded nine points in his last 11 games.
It remains to be seen whether Comie will be in the lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Buffalo Sabres. He is expected to land from Washington late this afternoon and needs to go through a physical and be added to the roster by 5 pm et if he is to play tonight.
Comrie scored 30 goals last year for the Phoenix Coyotes, but made it clear to Coyotes management he would be testing the free agent market this summer.
Armed with that knowledge, Phoenix has been actively trying to shed Comrie's $3-million ticket for the past several weeks.
"This allows us to be flexible, to determine whether we're a buyer or seller over the next 25 games leading up to the deadline," Coyotes manager Mike Barnett tells TSN.
"It puts us in position to take on a bigger contract if there is a fit down the road.".
Kaigorodov, a second round pick of the Senators in 2002, was signed to a two year deal back in September and appeared in just six games for Ottawa this season, collecting one assist. He was suspended in November for refusing an assignment to Binghampton of the AHL.
The Coyotes will maintain Kaigorodov's suspended status, meaning they own his rights but won't have to pay him until he returns to the NHL, perhaps, next season.
Kaigorodov is currently playing in Russia, as is Coyotes draft pick Enver Lisin and its hoped both are focusing on the defensive aspects of their game, which could provide Phoenix with a decent 1-2 punch next year.
The trade comes a day after the Senators lost forward Petr Nedved to the Edmonton Oilers on waivers. With top two centres Jason Spezza and Mike Fisher out with knee injuries, Senators GM John Muckler has been working the phones over the past few days trying to find some help.
The Coyotes will welcome the return of Steve Reinprecht to their lineup Thursday in Carolina and based on the solid play of veteran Yanic Perreault and the evolution of Mike Zigomanis, Comrie and his salary became an easy target.
"Ottawa had interest right from the beginning, but the discussions heated up a week ago," said Barnett.
The Senators were seen by many as needing a centre even before the injuries to Spezza and Fisher. Once everyone is healthy Comrie will likely be the No. 2 centre.
In six NHL seasons, Comrie has collected 110 goals, 127 assists and 252 penalty minutes in 345 career games with the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes. The Edmonton, Alta., native was drafted by the Oilers in the third round, 91st overall, of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played in Edmonton from 2000-01 to 2002-03 before he was traded to Philadelphia on Dec. 16, 2003. Comrie was then traded later in the 2003-04 season to Phoenix on Feb. 4, where he has played since.
Comrie's best seasons to date came first in 2001-02 when he recorded 33 goals, 27 assists and 60 points in 82 games with Edmonton. He also played in the 2002 NHL YoungStars Game as part of NHL All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. Comrie had his second 30-goal season in 2005-06 with Phoenix, and added as many assists for another 60-point campaign.
from the files of www.tsn.ca/nhl

Hockey Guy Notes: Thank god it is have the season and the cap hit is $1.5 mill, Ottawa just trade Kaigorodov who is talented center, they better re-sign comrie in offseason, they win trade in the short run but loser in the long run, because just the thought of Kaigorodov and Lisin can make deadly one two punch in Phoenix.