TSN has reported that the Philadelphia Flyers have dealt the first round pick they got for Peter Forseberg back to the Preds for the rights to work out a deal with UFAs Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen.
It's an interesting deal. One I certainly didn't see coming. It worked out well for the Flyers, as the pick they used to make the deal belonged to the Preds initially anyway. And Nashville (Hamilton?) gets a first round pick for 2 free agents that otherwise would have walked anyway.
Hartnell was expected to attract a lot of attention come July 1st because of his age and potential in addition to his established skills. Bringing Timonen in was supposed to help, or replace Joni Pitkanin, depending on which rumor mill you believe.
Hartnell will be bringing in $25.2 million over 6 years, while Timonen will be making $37.8 million in that time frame.
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