Halpern Struck by Lightning

[droopydrew19]

After hearing the news about Alexei Zhamnov's retirement Droopy turned his eyes upon the league to find a capable replacement Center.

Les Habitants were the suitor. The deal breaks down like this:

Tampa gets : Jeff Halpern, Nathan Dempsey and prospect Martin Lojek

Montreal gets: Victor Kozlov and prospect Lars Jonsson.

[HelloHockeyFans]

I remember signing good ol' Lars last year as a UFA... poor Lars...

[Beerfund]

The Canadiens are pleased to welcome Viktor Kozlov to the team, we feel we were strong on defensive minded forwards with White, Handzus and Madden, Halpern was struggling to get on the ice. We felt it was a good chance for Halpern to get the playing time he deserves. We needed a RW to help provide some depth. Adding Jonsson gives us a bit to build on for next year.