Marty Reasoner and Fernando Pisani, the two roster players aquired by the Avalanche at the trade deadline, made their debut yesterday, in a 2-2 draw with the Boston Bruins. They didn't seem out of place, with Reasoner playing 20 minutes due to an injury to Rod Brindamour early in the first period, and Pisani played a solid 3 minutes.
"Marty stepped up when Roddy went down in the first. Fernado didn't get much of a chance, as we rotated the three lines after the injury." said coach Peter Laviolette. "But all in all, great aquisitions by our GM. He has done a fantastic job with this team since he was hired. If it was up to me, I would give him a raise."
Reasoner was picked up from the Mighty Ducks of Anahiem in exchange for Andre Nikolishin and prospect Chris Bourque. Pisani was aquired from the Dallas Stars along with Lubimar Sekaras and a 5th pick for Kurt Sauer, Travis Brigley, and 3rd round draft pick.
The Avs also gave the Finger to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jonathan Aitken, and moved Yannik Tremblay to Edmonotn for Jason Platt.
Andrew Peters was plucked off waivers to give the team some extra size heading into the playoffs.