Post by MAG22 on Jun 12, 2013 12:55:29 GMT -5
Ok then, if they manage to get Streit under contract I wonder if one of Coburn, Meszaros, or Grossman could be moved
The Flyers on Wednesday announced they had acquired defenseman Mark Streit from the New York Islanders, in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2014 draft as well as prospect Shane Harper.
Streit, 35, is a pending unrestricted free agent, but the Flyers now own his rights and will have the opportunity to sign him to a new deal before his hits the free-agent market. NHL free agency begins July 5.
As the playoffs are currently ongoing (Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final begins tonight in Chicago), NHL teams out of contention are free to make trades only with other teams who have also been eliminated.
“Mark is a player we would have had interest in on July 5," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement. "We now have exclusive negotiating rights and we are hopeful that we can get an agreement in place prior to him becoming an unrestricted free agent.”
Streit served as captain of the Islanders for the past two seasons, . He had six goals and 21 assists in 48 games with the Islanders in 2013, and has 65 goals and 223 assists in 491 career games with the Islanders and Montreal Canadiens.
His most recent contract, according to CapGeek.com, was a five year, $20.5 million deal.
Harper, 24, is a right wing who spent last season with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.
Streit, 35, is a pending unrestricted free agent, but the Flyers now own his rights and will have the opportunity to sign him to a new deal before his hits the free-agent market. NHL free agency begins July 5.
As the playoffs are currently ongoing (Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final begins tonight in Chicago), NHL teams out of contention are free to make trades only with other teams who have also been eliminated.
“Mark is a player we would have had interest in on July 5," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement. "We now have exclusive negotiating rights and we are hopeful that we can get an agreement in place prior to him becoming an unrestricted free agent.”
Streit served as captain of the Islanders for the past two seasons, . He had six goals and 21 assists in 48 games with the Islanders in 2013, and has 65 goals and 223 assists in 491 career games with the Islanders and Montreal Canadiens.
His most recent contract, according to CapGeek.com, was a five year, $20.5 million deal.
Harper, 24, is a right wing who spent last season with the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.
