Versteeg to Florida

			2010-2011 NHL Statistics				July 1st Status
To Florida	Position	Age	GP	G	A	P	Years	Cap Hit
Kris Versteeg	F	25	80	21	25	46	1	$3.1 million
--------------------------
To Philadelphia	Position	Age	GP	G	A	P	Years	Cap Hit
Conditional 2nd Round Draft Pick
2012 3rd Round Draft Pick

With all the dealings that have been done by the Philadelphia Flyers, they really needed to shift some cap space out of town to accommodate some new faces and new cap hits. On the way out on Friday afternoon was Kris Versteeg, as the Flyers dealt him to the Florida Panthers for a couple of decent picks.

Versteeg, a Cup-winning player with the Blackhawks, rejoins former Chicago GM Dale Tallon in Florida, as many pieces of that championship team have now come down to Florida and have started a cloning situation. Versteeg is a versatile player that will have some new players to play with, but will likely find himself in another top six role at the start of the season, a spot that he didn't exactly flourish under in his time with Toronto.

The Flyers continue to do the organizational shuffle and adding draft picks is usually a good way to rebuild and re-tool.  Dumping salary was also very key for the Flyers, who have spent a lot of extra money in the past couple of weeks.

Cap numbers for the two teams... the Flyers have a projected total of $58.1 million for 19 players, including 11 forwards, five defensemen and three goalies, while the anthers are up to $42.8 million projected for 17 players, including nine forwards, six defensemen and two goalies, plus a buyout.