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TRADE: Red Wings send Kindl to Florida

By: Nick Lanciani

UnknownThe Florida Panthers made another move on Saturday afternoon, acquiring defenseman Jakub Kindl from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a sixth round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Unknown-2Kindl is a 29-year-old native of Sumperk, Czech Republic and had six points (two goals, four assists) in 25 games with the Red Wings this season.

The 6’3″, 199-pound defenseman has played in 273 career NHL games all with Detroit (2009-2016).

He has 68 career points (16 goals, 52 assists) and has appeared in 19 career Stanley Cup Playoffs games, notching five points (one goal, four assists). Kindl was a first round pick (19th overall) of Detroit in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

The Red Wings retained 15 percent of Kindl’s salary in the trade.

 

By Nick Lanciani

10 years experience working various roles in sports, plus I like to paint in my spare time. Maybe I'll go to grad school next. Anyway, I write stuff on Down the Frozen River, make/appear on podcasts, used to write stuff for Couch Guy Sports and apply to full-time jobs for a living.