The Philadelphia Flyers made sure their shakeup of the Eastern Conference landscape would not be for the short term.

Just a few weeks removed from their acquisition of defenceman Chris Pronger from the Anaheim Ducks, the Flyers locked up the monster blueliner for what will most likely be the remainder of his career. Pronger and the Flyers agreed to a 7 year contract worth $35 million, which includes a no-movement clause (so Pronger is not allowed to poop for the better part of decade... i know it was cheap but I had to take that one!).

The Flyers are going to be a formidable club with Pronger in the rear, as well as on the powerplay. Pronger recorded 11 goals and 37 assists last season.

Quick Shave:
The Toronto Maple Leafs makeover under new GM Brian Burke continued this week as they acquired defenceman Francois Beauchamin for the next three seasons at $3.8 million per. The Leafs also acquired Swedish free agent goaltender Jonas Gustavsson.

Gustavsson has been called the best goaltender not playing in the NHL, and was being aggressively courted by several NHL clubs including Colorado, San Jose, and Dallas. He will get the best opportunity to compete for the number one goaltender position in Toronto (although he probably would have had a decent shot in Colorado as well), and should he win the spot, I would expect the Leafs to move Vesa Toskala sometime during the upcoming season, if not sooner.

Your friend on ice,
Captain Bosh