The Tampa Bay Lightning made a trade yesterday, sending out Vlad Namestnikov to the San Jose Sharks for depth forward Michael Eyssimont. You can read a breakdown of the trade here. [Raw Charge]
“The Tampa Bay Lightning have done the San Jose Sharks a favor, trading them Vlad Namestnikov at 50% retained for forward Michael Eyssimont. Namestnikov will now have $1.25 million of dead money on the Lightning’s books for the rest of the year.”
There are two possible reasons for a trade like this.