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SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs made an intriguing trade on Thursday - one we very likely haven't heard the end of.
The Sea Dogs traded a 2019 second round pick (originally the Rimouski Oceanic's) to the Drummondville Voltigeurs in exchange for overage forward Casey Carreau. The Volts then sent that pick to the Charlottetown Islanders as part of the package for defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
There's presumed to be more involved with this deal - especially with the Sea Dogs expected to send Shane Bowers' QMJHL rights to Drummondville following the completion of the World Junior Hockey Championship. There's simply now way the Dogs would send a second round pick in exchange for only an overage American forward who has never played in the league (and he hasn't exactly been lighting up the world in the United States Hockey League).
Carreau, a Massachusetts native, appeared in 33 games with Boston College last year, recording a goal and four assists. In 22 games withe USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers this season, Carreau has a goal and five helpers.
This deal will likely be cleaned up and completed either in the coming days or at the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft. It looks to be a classic QMJHL trade.
If Carreau reports to Saint John, that would mean another move - one involving an overager - is coming. Mikhail Denisov's future is also a question mark... he was presumably going to take over the starting role once Alex D'Orio was traded - but D'Orio is still here, which creates even more questions.
Long story short - more moves are coming. We just have to wait and see how it all plays out.
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