Trade Winners
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:26 pm
- 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
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