Kalus on the move

According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Minnesota Wild has dealt G Manny Fernandez to the Boston Bruins for winger Petr Kalus and a fourth-round draft pick. Kalus had 58 points, including 36 goals, in 60 games with the Regina Pats in 2005-06. Will be interesting to see if he gets a chance to dangle with the trapping Wild. Fernandez, who happens to be a nephew of Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire, was as good as gone the day G Niklas Backstrom signed.

The NHL free-agency circus begins Sunday. Message to GMs: Be wary, be very wary.