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TurdFerguson · 01-17-2011, 07:47 PM

To Philadelphia:
Johan Franzen
Kimmo Timonen
Matt Cooke

To Dallas:
James Neal
Mark Eaton
Joel Ward
Jacob Josefson
Nick Petrecki

Dallas sends the cap to balance.

For Dallas the deal was about getting younger and cheaper with the key peices being Neal, Josefson and Petrecki. The other players came together to help balance salary and positional needs.

Franzen never really fit in Dallas for whatever reason and we wish him luck with the Flyers. Timonen will certainly be missed in Dallas and has been playing excellent of late but a player of his age, rating and salary just didn't make sense for a team in last place in the west.

Thanks Joe for the talks!

01-17-2011, 07:47 PM	#1
TurdFerguson Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	Stars and Flyers hook up in 8 player deal To Philadelphia: Johan Franzen Kimmo Timonen Matt Cooke To Dallas: James Neal Mark Eaton Joel Ward Jacob Josefson Nick Petrecki Dallas sends the cap to balance. For Dallas the deal was about getting younger and cheaper with the key peices being Neal, Josefson and Petrecki. The other players came together to help balance salary and positional needs. Franzen never really fit in Dallas for whatever reason and we wish him luck with the Flyers. Timonen will certainly be missed in Dallas and has been playing excellent of late but a player of his age, rating and salary just didn't make sense for a team in last place in the west. Thanks Joe for the talks! __________________ All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity - Gordie Howe Last edited by TurdFerguson; 01-17-2011 at 07:55 PM.