Habs send Kostitsyn to Nashville for two players

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06/29/2010 - Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Canadiens traded forward Sergei Kostitsyn to Nashville for forward Dustin Boyd and goaltender Dan Ellis, the club announced on Tuesday.

All the players' contracts are set to expire on Thursday.

In addition, both teams will also swap future considerations and a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft could be sent from one team to the other depending on whether each player signs with his new team or if his rights end up being dealt.

The 30-year-old Ellis, an unrestricted free agent, could help fill a void between the pipes due to the departure of Jaroslav Halak, who was shipped to St. Louis on June 17.

Ellis' performance has dropped off in the last two seasons after he posted a career-high 23 wins to go with a 2.34 goals against average and .924 save percentage in the 2007-08 campaign. In 111 career NHL contests, the netminder is 50-42-8 with a 2.64 GAA and .912 save percentage with 10 shutouts.

Boyd, 23, spent time with Calgary and Nashville last season and tallied 11 goals and 13 assists in 78 games. He is also an unrestricted free agent. He has appeared in 210 career games and has 31 goals and 62 points.

The 23-year-old Kostitsyn, who is a restricted free agent, skated 47 regular season games with the Canadiens in 2009-10 and totaled seven goals and 11 assists. In three seasons, spanning 155 contests, the 6-foot 210-pound winger registered 24 goals and 44 helpers.

A native of Belarus, Kostitsyn was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. His brother Andrei has been with the Montreal organization since being taken with the 10th overall choice in the 2003 draft.

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Super Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds

Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.

The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.

The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.

Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.

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Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)

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