Sunday, February 25, 2007

Blues Trade Keith Tkachuck, Acquire Glen Metropolit and Three Draft Picks from Atlanta


The St. Louis Blues have traded forward Keith Tkachuck to the Atlanta Thrashers for Forward Glen Metropolit, 1st and 3rd round picks in '07, and a 2nd round pick in '08.

Further more, if Tkuchuck resigns with Atlanta, then the Blues will obtain a 1st round pick in '08.



Metropolit, 32, has played in 57 games for Atlanta this season, recording 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) along with 20 penalty minutes. The 6-0, 195-pound forward has played in a total of 160 NHL games, amassing 75 points (22 goals, 53 assists) while playing for the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta. The Toronto, Ontario native was originally signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent on July 19, 1999. According to the Blues official website.

1 comment:

Phil Haas said...

Jacob,
I can't believe we traded Keith. Your blog is very informative about the blues. i like it.