Flyers swap picks for rights to Hartnell, Timonen Phil Coffey | NHL.com Editorial Director
Philadelphia acquired forward Scott Hartnell and defenseman Kimmo Timonen from the Nashville Predators in exchange for the 2007 first-round pick, No. 23, the Predators had sent to the Flyers in exchange for Peter Forsberg.
Both Hartnell, 25, and Timonen, 32,are two of the most anticipated unrestricted free agents expected to hit the market on July 1, but if things fall into place for the Flyers, they will have staged an impressive preemptive strike.
I guess that’s all David Poile can do with an uncertain budget and ownership. It makes me sad but if I had the money I would STILL buy season tickets. So there!