Florida Panthers Acquire Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 Second Round Draft Pick in Exchange for D Jordan Leopold
Monday, 03.01.2010 / 11:40 AM
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Florida Panthers
SUNRISE, FL – Florida Panthers General Manager Randy Sexton announced today that the club has acquired the Pittsburgh Penguins second round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for D Jordan Leopold. Leopold, 29, was acquired by Florida in exchange for D Jay Bouwmeester and a third round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry on June 27, 2009 and he signed a one-year contract with Florida on July 2, 2009.
SEXTON ON TRADE
First of all. Leo's a terrific player," said Sexton following the NHL trade call Monday morning. "He did a great job here. When we chatted this morning, he was very grateful for the opportunity we gave him to get his career back on track and he did.
"From our perspective, we're shifting things around. A second round pick, we think is fair value and good value. I know Pittsburgh's delighted to have him. It's just another step in the process that we started a couple of weeks ago."
Sunrise Sports & Entertainment is the premier company of its kind in South Florida. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Home to more than 200 events annually and the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, the BankAtlantic Center was a finalist for Arena of the Year in annual awards given by trade publication Pollstar. The BankAtlantic Center welcomes more than two million guests each year and is also the home of Sawgrass Live presented by BankAtlantic.
SEXTON ON TRADE
First of all. Leo's a terrific player," said Sexton following the NHL trade call Monday morning. "He did a great job here. When we chatted this morning, he was very grateful for the opportunity we gave him to get his career back on track and he did.
"From our perspective, we're shifting things around. A second round pick, we think is fair value and good value. I know Pittsburgh's delighted to have him. It's just another step in the process that we started a couple of weeks ago."
Sunrise Sports & Entertainment is the premier company of its kind in South Florida. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Home to more than 200 events annually and the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, the BankAtlantic Center was a finalist for Arena of the Year in annual awards given by trade publication Pollstar. The BankAtlantic Center welcomes more than two million guests each year and is also the home of Sawgrass Live presented by BankAtlantic.
