[Sylvanfan]

Well this one is pretty significant.

Flyers get the UFA rights to Roberto Luongo

Oilers get

Mike Smith
Ryan Suter
T.J.Oshie
2010 1st round pick Columbus

Luongo is the best goalie on the planet and solidifies that position for the Flyers for the next decade. So it's always a hard trade to make for any GM. But we do have Pekka Rinne who we like as an emerging starter, and Mike Smith was effective for the Lightning last year although he is trapped in a gong show. We are a bit light on assets and Suter gives us another legitimate top 2 defenceman, and Oshie had a nice rookie season last year with St.Louis. The 2010 first is always a gamble, but it's an asset with value.

We hope that a tandem with some upside behind a better team out front will work for us. But we know the Flyers just got a guy who's a great goaltender who now makes them a serious force. Joe told me to name a price...I did and he was willing to pay it..so my bluff was called and as a man of honor I followed through.