Auld-man out - Alex Auld dealt to Dallas

Howdy from Ottawa. With goalie's Pascal Leclaire and Brian Elliott (though still unsigned) in place, Ottawa has dealt Alex Auld to Dallas for a 6th round draft pick. So for those who thought Auld was going to bring a 3rd round pick or a forward...I told you so. Sorry folks but I had too. I've gotten too many comments stating as much. For Ottawa, it was a move that had to be done. Elliott is done in the AHL and Auld had a one-way ticket. Dallas is getting a top-end backup goalie. No question about it. Auld went 16-18-1 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.48 GAA. You really need to look past the win-loss record with Auld considering the Sens couldn't put two goals together until the final 20-games. Personally, I think Auld is better than Elliott but Brian has better potential. Also today Russia announced which players they have invited to their Olympic camp, two of which are Senators. Newly minted Senator Alex Kovalev and defensemen Anton 'A-Train' Volchenkov will be attending and barring injury/act of god, both will be representing mother Russia in Vancouver early next year. What no invite for Ilya Zubov? Just kidding. Colin Jeffrey www.mvn.com/colinjeffrey's301