Jean-Sebastien Giguere waives no-trade clause

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Jan. 31, 2010 9:35 AM PT

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Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere has agreed to waive his no-trade clause, clearing the way for the Ducks to deal him to Toronto. The next step is a conference call with the NHL to make sure everything is in line. The Ducks will get goalie Vesa Toskala, who is eligible for unrestricted free agency after this season.

More as we get details at www.latimes.com/sports.

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.