2:04 p.m. The Washington Capitals have traded winger Matt Pettinger to Vancouver for winger Matt Cooke.
Analysis: Not much to say here. Cooke, 29, is a good third-line penalty killer. Pettinger, 27, is a more physical third-liner and a former 20-goal scorer. Hard to see how this trade shakes up the balance of either team.
2:36 p.m.: Cooke just did an interview on TSN in which he claimed there was "a shift" two years ago, after which he felt he wasn't a part of the Canucks plans. Reading between the lines, Cooke was likely referring to Alain Vigneault replacing Marc Crawford as head coach, which occurred nearly two years ago. Cooke said he was looking forward to going "somewhere where they want me." Interesting.
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