The Colorado Avalanche saved some money in a forward swap,

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The Colorado Avalanche saved some money in a forward swap, but took the worse player in the process. . Numbers Game looks at the trade that sees Daniel Briere and PA Parenteau switching spots. The Canadiens Get: RW PA Parenteau and a fifth-round pick. Parenteau, 31, is a late bloomer who didnt reach the NHL for good until he was 27-years-old, but hes been a productive player, scoring 196 points in the past four seasons, which ranks 55th in the league. He fell out of favour in Colorado last season, missing 25 games with a couple of knee injuries and playing 16:57 per game, his lowest average time on ice of the past four seasons. On an Avalanche team that was among the leagues worst possession-wise, Parenteau was nearly break-even, so he wasnt particularly a problem in that respect. In Montreal, Parenteau should have a good opportunity to play in a top-six role, which is suitable for his price tag of $4.0-million over the next two seasons. A fifth-round pick brings with it a less than 15% chance of yielding an NHL player, but its a bit of a sweetener for the Habs taking on an extra year. Given that Montreal is getting the better player, that sweetener might not have been altogether necessary. The Avalanche Get: RW Daniel Briere. Briere is a 36-year-old who is well past his prime as a scoring forward, with a serious decline in productivity over the past couple seasons, managing 41 points in 103 games over the last two years. Briere was dropped down the Canadiens depth chart last season, playing 12:46 per game, his lowest since 2000-2001. While Brieres game has declined -- hes not as quick as he once was -- he does come with a rep as a playoff performer, putting up 116 points in 124 postseason games over his career, which is tied for fourth among active players. Briere signed a two-year, $8-million deal as a free agent last summer, so his deal has one year remaining. He doesnt figure to play a prominent role in Colorado, but Briere should have a shot to play in Colorados top nine. If he does, theres a decent chance that, even if he scores a little bit more with more ice time, Brieres sinking possession stats will only be exacerbated by the Avalanches puck possession troubles. In the grand scheme of things, the Avalanche got away from two years of paying Parenteau, which was their motivation, but the price to pay means taking an inferior player for one year. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. . Obasi chested the ball past one defender, prodded it past another and then rounded the keeper before scoring from a tight angle in the 16th minute. Seconds after the restart, Obasi set up Klaas Jan Huntelaar for the Dutchmans 11th goal from 13 games this season. . -- Cordell Cato scored his first goal of the season and the San Jose Earthquakes survived a full half playing a man down to beat FC Dallas 2-1 Saturday night. . "Back in 2011, when they announced that the game was coming here, we knew that it was going to be pretty important that we had a good year and hopefully could get into it, let alone win it, so I felt some pressure obviously within for sure," Taman said Monday, less than 24 hours after the Riders won the championship.BOISBRIAND, Que. - Daniel Walcott scored 1:40 into overtime as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada edged the visiting Quebec Remparts 3-2 on Sunday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Walcotts goal extended Blainville-Boisbriands win streak to eight games as they are the only team in the QMJHL yet to lose a game. Christopher Clapperton scored once and set up two more for the Armada (8-0-0) while Walcott tacked on an assist for a two-point outing. Samuel Tremblay also scored for Blainville-Boisbriand. Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Fabrice Herzog scored both goals for the Remparts (1-5-3), who are winless in five contests. Guillaime Decelles only had to make 18 saves for his fourth win of the campaign. Francis Brassard gave his club a chance to win as he stopped 42 shots, earning the games first star in defeat. Herzog opened the scoring for Quebec with a power-play goal 3:22 into the opening period, but Tremblay responded for Blainville-Boisbriand to make it 1-1 after 20 minutes of play. In the second period, Brassard kept his team in it long enough for Herzog to put them back ahead with another power-play goal at 14:10. It looked as if the Armada would be handed their first loss of the season until Clapperton scored with the man advantage at 16:57 of the third period to force overtime. Blainville-Boisbriand went 2 for 8 on the power play while Quebec scored twice on five chances with the man advantage. --- Sea Dogs 5 Titan 4 (SO) BATHURST, N.B., -- Joey Richard scored twice in regulation and Noah Zilbert had the shootout winner as Saint John slipped past the Titan. Michael Abbott had a gooal and an assist for the Sea Dogs (5-3-1) while Nathan Noel scored the other. . Christophe Boivin led Acadie-Bathurst (4-5-1) offensively with a goal and two assists and Alexandros Soumakis, Dominic Beauchemin and Robert Pelletier each scored once. Antoine Landry made 34 saves for the win. Jacob Brennan stopped 43 shots in defeat. --- Wildcats 3 Screaming Eagles 1 SYDNEY, N.S., -- Alex Dubeau turned away 34 shots as Moncton downed Cape Breton. Christophe Lalonde scored twice for the Wildcats (4-6-0), including the winner, while Garret Johnson scored into an empty net. Julien Pelletier had the lone goal for the Screaming Eagles (4-3-2). Maxime Legace stopped 19-of-21 shots in a losing cause. --- Mooseheads 3 Voltigeurs 2 DRUMMONDVILLE, Que., -- Timo Meier scored twice, including the winner on the power play, as Halifax defeated the Voltigeurs. Jonathan Drouin also scored for the Mooseheads (6-5-0) and Danny Moynihan chipped in with two assists. Jerome Verrier and Christophe Lalancette scored for Drummondville (6-4-0). Zachary Fucale made 22 saves for the win as Louis-Philip Guindon turned away 21 shots in defeat. --- Olympiques 5 Phoenix 3 SHERBROOKE, Que., -- Derek Sheppard had a goal and two assists to lead Gatineau over the Phoenix. Vaclav Karabacek and Emile Poirier had a goal and an assist each for the Olympiques (6-3-0) while Simon Tardif-Richard and Elie Berube scored the others. Jean-Francois Plante, Alexandre Sills and Chase Harwell scored for Sherbrooke (2-6-1). Anthony Brodeur made 21 saves for the win as Gabriel Parent stopped 32 shots in defeat. ' ' '

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