The Tampa Bay Lightning were traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning with Johan Holmqvist to the Dallas Stars for a 4th round draft pick in 2009 (later traded to Minnesota, later traded to Edmonton, where Edmonton selected Kyle Bigos), Jeff Halpern, Jussi Jokinen, and Mike Smith. July 2, 2011: Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
Richards played the first half of the 2007-08 season with the Lightning and then was traded to the Boston Bruins, where he finished the season. He returned to Tampa for the 2008-09 season and had 16 goals and 49 points in 79 games before being traded again, this time to the Chicago Blackhawks. After one season with Chicago, he signed with the Rangers as a free agent.
He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2010 but was not allowed to join his teammates until after the final game of the season due to an unresolved contract dispute with Chicago. He eventually settled things with Chicago during the off-season and signed a five-year, $50 million contract extension with the Rangers. He has since been nominated for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the NHL.
In 682 career NHL games with Boston, Tampa Bay, Chicago, and New York, Richards has 263 goals and 551 points. He's only 32 years old so there's no reason why he can't have many more productive seasons left in him.
On September 17, 2015, he was dealt by the New York Islanders to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Taylor Beck, Matt Finn, Christopher Gibson, Tom Nilsson, and Carter Verhaeghe. On July 1, 2016, he was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers.
He played two seasons with the Rangers before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 27, 2018. He finished out his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Grabner first came into the league as an undrafted free agent in 2009, after playing four years with the University of Maine Black Bears. In his rookie season, he scored 14 goals and added 31 assists for 45 points in 82 games. He also had three goals and five assists in 16 playoff games as the Islanders made it to the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.
The following year, he not only led all rookies with nine goals but also ranked second on the team with 37 points. He also helped the Islanders reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008. In seven post-season games, he had one goal and three assists.
In 2011-12, he improved upon those numbers with 13 goals and 38 points in 79 games. He also had two goals and four assists in seven post-season matches.
The Boston Bruins sent Rick Nash to the New York Rangers in exchange for their first-round selection pick in 2018, their seventh-round draft pick in 2019, and Matt Beleskey and Ryan Lindgren. On November 16, 2018, the New York Rangers traded Ryan Strome to the Edmonton Oilers. The Bruins will receive a second-round pick in 2019 (42nd overall).
Spooner was drafted by the Bruins in the third round of the 2011 NHL Draft. He made his NHL debut in 2016-17 and has played 22 games this season with 3 goals and 5 points.
Now you know who gets traded what team. Enjoy the playoffs!
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