1/13/2011 TRADE
Dicklas Lidstroms to Teeyotes:
F Patrice Bergeron (BOS)
Teeyotes to Dicklas Lidstroms:
F Steve Sullivan (NSH)
2011 1st round pick
2011 6th round pick
Analysis: My first take on this was that T is paying too high a price. Sullivan is due back at the end of the month and losing the first round pick will hurt, one day.
On the other hand, Teehan is clearly going for it this year, and why not? Sullivan, with 20 points so far, was 8th among the Teeyote's nine scoring roster forwards, so T is bolstering his team where they are weakest with a bona fide keeper in Bergeron. (Well, technically they are weakest at Andrew Cogliano.) And giving up that first round pick will sting less if it's the 15th overall.
Sullivan's chances of making Dickie's protected roster for next season have to be considered slim, so it really comes down to the draft picks. This will be an interesting trade to revisit next year and beyond.
Disappointing. I would have preferred to see Teehan win it all without so much as an email to the anyone in the league, as is his fashion.
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