Thrashers/Rangers make a minor deal

[OILFAN #81]

TO NYR:

2010 2nd (atl)
2010 5th (atl)

To Atlanta:

D - Christian Backman

Backman is relatively cheap and will step in and be a #4-5 dman for us. We're happy to have him on board. Thanks to Jeff for the quick talks.

[I wanna be like Miikka]

Nice pickup Neil, wish I had the cap space to bring in a guy like Backman...... though a recent deal might give me that required space!

[flambers]

Well this deal is a basic case of cap space, Rangers picked up Joe Corvo earlier in the day which meant one of the dman had to go.....