GM Yip send Holik and Elias packing

To Dayton:

Bobby Holik Patrick Elias

To Calgary:

Claude Giroux


The Canadian Press

Calgary - After the longest winless streak of the season, GM Yip has traded Center Bobby Holik and LW Patrick Elias and Cash to Dayton for prospect Claude Giroux.

"I hate to tell the fans, but the Calgary Chinook has begin their rebuilding period. " said GM Yip on a press conference at the Pengrowth Saddledome. "The team is not performing as expected and changes has to be made. This trade is to ensure we will come back will a better team in the future. I can promise our fans, the Chinook will be a contending team again in within the 3 years time. " Holik and Elias has been with the team for many years and I wish them best in Dayton. Calgary Chinook will be a seller this season and expect more trades to come. "

"I was pretty shocked to get a call from Yip in the middle of the night. " said Elias. "I don't know what to say. "

According to Hockey's Future, Giroux’s greatest talent is his playmaking ability. Boasting excellent hands and great vision, the diminutive winger is able to use his quick skating ability to turn something out of nothing. Giroux, despite his size disadvantage, does not mind getting his nose dirty, and will stand in to take a hit in order to make a play. He does get bodied often, but the shifty winger is agile enough to avoid checks on a regular basis.

He expects to join Kyle Turris, James VanRiemsdyk, Jakub Voracek and Carey Price to be the cornerstone of the Calgary Chinook's future.