Jeff Halpern to Los Angeles
by Connie Kim on Mar 3, 2010 10:45 AM PST
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PrintFirst trade for the Los Angeles Kings per everyone and their mom on Twitter. And ole reliable, TSN. Details still to come.
[UPDATE]: For Teddy Purcell and a 3rd round pick
From Cassie at Raw Charge: Halpern's a solid center. He won't be flashy, and he may not score a lot of goals, but he's a fantastic leader on and off of the ice. And he's a good faceoff guy. He was also captain for a while for the Washington Capitals.
[UPDATE]: More from Raw Charge at 11:40am PST:
Has been captain in the past (with Washington) but really has become a journeyman. Hard worker who has battled injuries. Not excessively flashy, in fact he can get lost in the mix but he's a stand up guy in the locker room.
He's played all forward positions this season as Rick Tocchet has juggled players over and over and over again, but his natural position is center. He's not flashy but he will chip in here and there. But he'll work. He'll certainly work for what he needs to.
He's had injury issues in the recent past, that's something to be aware of. He's not delicate or anything, but he's certainly lost PT while recovering from major injuries.
Seeing as how Halpern is a center can only help the Kings. This will allow the Kings to keep Oscar Moller on the wing where they want him instead of forcing him to the center position mid-game. More faceoff skill is a plus and nothing can be wrong with adding more skilled grit to the roster.
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Check out this headline:
Tampa Bay trades Halpern to playoff-bound Kings
Playoff-bound Kings. I LOVE the sound of that.
I'm not unhappy about this trade:
The 3rd rounder was expendable and so was Purcell.
Halpern is decent, nothing spectactular, but a little old. His best days are for sure behind him, but he’ll bolster the 3rd or 4th. Once again, we gave up little to nothing for him so why not.
A face-off guy is good to have
So I’d say this is a reasonable deal. This is a classic a minor rental for a playoff run, when winning faceoffs will be crucial and you can never have too many veteran leader-type players.
That being said, I’m a little sad to see Purcell go. I know he had played out his string with the Kings and there wasn’t any room for him. But I still think he’s a better player than he showed.
This is a classic a minor rental for a playoff run, when winning faceoffs will be crucial
Kind of reminds me of when the Kings picked up Steve Kaspar
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 3, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
I liked Steve Kaspar
Good defender, and he still had a couple of goals left in him when the Kings got him.
I think Eric Belanger would have served the same purpose this year. But Minnesota extracted a 2nd rounder for him, and it sounds like DL didn’t want to pay out anything higher than a 3rd rounder for anyone.
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