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| 29th August, 2008 - 7:54 pm |  Press Release - The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired restricted free agent defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard as well as San Jose?s first-round pick in 2009 (previously acquired), executive vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton announced.
?We are very excited to acquire the rights of Andrej Meszaros this evening,? said Lawton upon making the announcement. ?Andrej is a perfect fit within our plan to rebuild the Lightning into a contender. He has a strong all-around game, he competes, he moves the puck and he can handle big, strong forwards defensively. Perhaps most importantly, we?re pleased to add a 22-year old player with almost 250 NHL games already under his belt; we know Andrej will continue to grow and improve as he matures with the rest of our defense.
?We?d like to thank Filip Kuba and Alex Picard for their service to the Lightning. It?s hard letting go of players that we like, but as we all know you can?t get something for nothing. We needed to move assets in order to bring Andrej to the Lightning and we certainly feel we are a better, more competitive team because of this trade.? [READ] |
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