And then, Iginla decides to go to Boston ...

Jarome Iginla will trade in his black-and-gold Pittsburgh
uniform for a black-and-gold Boston uniform.
Courtesy of zimbio.com

The NHL moves didn't stop after my earlier post, so it's time to make a few more quick observations about today's deals.

• The Boston Bruins landed the man they wanted but did not get at the trading deadline by signing Jarome Iginla to a 1-year deal. Iginla can still light the lamp on a regular basis, having scored 30 or more goals in each of his last 11 full seasons (not counting the half-sized, 48-game 2012-13 season). But on a team that already lost Nathan Horton to free agency and traded away Tyler Seguin, will Iginla's production be enough to keep the Bruins at the top of the Eastern Conference?
  
• The Minnesota Wild traded forward Devin Setoguchi to the Winnipeg Jets for a future draft pick. Setoguchi adds more toughness to a Jets team that has plenty of hard-hitting forwards, but to really make this trade work, he needs to bring some offense to the table. He hit the 30-goal mark once in his career (2008-09), so he's capable of it.
  
• The Los Angeles Kings added Washington Capitals defenseman Jeff Schultz via free agency. Schultz has a career plus/minus rating of +78 thanks to a tremendous 2009-10 season in which he was a +50, meaning he was on the ice for 50 more goals than the Capitals allowed. He should fit right in with the Kings defensive corps.
  
• The Nashville Predators signed Chicago Blackhawks winger Viktor Stalberg to a four-year deal. Stalberg is good for probably 20 goals and 20 assists, so that will be of some use to the Preds. Otherwise, it's an innocuous move.
  
• The Blackhawks bring back Nikolai Khabibulin for one year after seeing backup goaltender Ray Emery go back to Philadelphia. Khabibulin's presence gives the Blackhawks a veteran netminder to spell Corey Crawford from time to time, while Emery will try to give the Flyers something they haven't had in a while -- a reliable goalie. Of course had Philly not let go of Emery in the first place, the Flyers might have had a reliable goalie for the last four seasons.

Thus ends this second round-up of NHL moves on what was a very busy Friday. Let's hope Saturday is a lot calmer so we can absorb all of these roster changes.