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TRADE: Panthers acquire Purcell from Oilers

By: Nick Lanciani

The Florida Panthers capped off a busy day of trading on Saturday with the addition of forward Teddy Purcell from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a third round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Unknown-2Purcell is a 30-year-old who had 11-21-32 totals in 61 games for Edmonton this season. He has played in 544 career NHL games, scoring 294 points (98 goals, 196 assists) for the Oilers (2014-2016), Tampa Bay Lightning (2009-2014) and Los Angeles Kings (2007-2010).

He is a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland and has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 22 career Stanley Cup Playoffs games.

200px-Logo_Edmonton_Oilers.svgThe Panthers will likely meet up with their new addition in Minnesota on Sunday as they take on the Wild on the road at the Xcel Enegy Center.

Meanwhile the Edmonton Oilers will move on without Purcell and take on the New York Islanders at home on Sunday.

 

By Nick Lanciani

Three years in live sports production (TV/radio), a degree in communication, a minor in sport management and yet I paint things in my spare time to distract myself from my unemployment. Anyway, I write stuff on Down the Frozen River, make/appear on podcasts, used to write stuff for Couch Guy Sports and still apply to jobs for a living.