Stars/Lightning trade Part 2

[the_only_turek_fan]

Well the league wide hunt for a home for Todd Bertuzzi has finally ended. Todd was shipped to Tampa Bay on Saturday afternoon along with Kiril Koltsov in exchange for C Chris Gratton and D Braydon Coburn.

"This deal helps us today and tomorrow. We like what Braydon brings, and we plan on keeping him in Dallas for a long time. Gratton is a decent player who can play on one of our middle 2 lines."

Gratton will be a UFA at seasons end.

Last week the two teams got together in a deal that saw Antero Nittymaki become a Star.

[droopydrew19]

Negotiations with Grattons agent were at a standstill. So I guess we will try our luck with Bert's agent. (same agent)

We will work to lock Bertuzzi up long term. But in the short term this has upgraded Tampas Playoff push.

Tampa Scouts also expect Koltsov to be in the NHL next season.