Trade Winners

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- Tampa Bay trades Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist to Dallas for Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen and Jeff Halpern

To say Dallas pulled off a steal would be an understatement. Mike Smith is a very good backup goalie, and may eventually blossom into a good starter, but that was the only player of serious consequence that the Lightning picked up for Brad Richards. Jussi Jokinen is a shootout master, but you can find guys like that all over the place, just ask the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jeff Halpern is a useful player, but there is no doubt that he is on the downside of his career. Holmqvist will be a serviceable backup to Marty Turco, and adding a superstar like Richards only enhances Dallas

[cmavswin]

Great trade for the Stars! A top 6 forward for a maybe starting goalie, and two 3rd line centers is something you do 100 times out of a 100. First time I think the Hicks empire has outdone the Cuban one when it comes to trades.