Alright, I know what you’re thinking after you read the title. “I don’t remember Joni Pitkanen playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.”
You would be correct. Pitkanen was selected fourth overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. Pitkanen played in the NHL for 535 games with 282 points for the Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, and Carolina Hurricanes. He won an AHL Championship during the 2004-05 lockout and won a Bronze Medal at the Olympics for Team Finland in 2010.
So... why are we talking about the Joni Pitkanen trade tree?