The Red Wings defense could have some question marks come summer time, so having Quincey, who can play against top competition and can log lots of ice time when asked, under team control could be big for them. They save some cap space by losing Downie, who earns $1.85 million on his current deal.ĭetroit gets Quincey, a 26-year-old pending RFA originally drafted by the club. The Bolts hold two first round picks and, depending on the conditions of one pick, could hold as many as four second-round picks in the 2012 draft. It seems like a strong trade for the Lightning. You obviously can't draw a direct comparison in value there, but Downie's a pending RFA, Yzerman is selling off parts at this deadline and he's getting value back in return. Quincey was then immediately flipped from the Lightning to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for minor-league player Sebastien Piche and a first-round pick in the 2012 NHL draft.Īfter acquiring him from Col for Downie, TB turns around and sends Kyle Quincey to Detroit for the Wings 1st round pick in 2012.įor Tampa, it's essentially the swap of Downie, the 29th overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft, for the Red Wings' first round pick, which will likely fall right around that 29th spot. On Monday, general manager Steve Yzerman agreed to send forward Steve Downie to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Kyle Quincey, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. The Tampa Bay Lightning have already made two trades in the run-up to the 2012 NHL trade deadline, and now, they're suddenly looking to be one of the more active teams at this year's deadline.
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