NHL Trade: Lightning Trade Filppula And Picks To Flyers For Streit
Philadelphia Flyers trade Mark Streit to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Valtteri Filppula and picks

 

 

The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded forward Valtteri Filppula, a 4th round pick and a conditional 7th round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Mark Streit.

Craig Custance: The Flyers are retaining 4.7 percent of Streit’s contract.

The 32-year old Filppula was drafted 95th overall in the 3rd round of the 2002 draft by the Red Wings. He carries a $5 million cap hit and has a year left on his deal.

The 39-year old Streit was drafted 262nd overall in the 2004 draft by the Canadiens. He carries a $5.25 million cap hit and will be a free agents at the end of the season.

Valtteri Filppula

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Mark Streit

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