When a trade or a free agent signing happens, there’s often not much time to digest the news and think through everything before putting some thoughts to computer screen. I did just that Friday evening when news came down that the Tampa Bay Lightning had traded Slater Koekkoek for Jan Rutta from the Chicago Blackhawks. Now, having had more than a few minutes to look over stats, the roster, the salary cap, and just to theory through some of the possibilities, I’ve got some more thoughts about the trade.
Rutta was a guy I wanted before
I never ended up writing about Rutta last season, but I did have discussions with my fellow writers here at RawCharge about some players I was interested in trading for.