OTHL -- The first real blockbuster of the 2005-2006 season to place today, as Peter Forsberg, Kim Johnsson and Justin Papineau was traded to the Florida Panthers from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Sergei Fedorov, Mike Sillinger, Eric Cairns and Dany Roussin.
Both Florida and Phoenix have struggled out of the gates, and both teams hope that this blockbuster will spark there teams. Florida are 2-2-0 after 4 games, while the Coyotes are outside of the playoffs in the West with a 1-3-0 record.
The two centerpices in this trade are Peter Forsberg and Sergei Fedorov, two of the leagues most talented players. Forsberg lead the entire league in scoring last season with 93 points in 82 games. Forsberg also noted his highest ever goal scoring total with 33 goals. So far this season, Forsberg has scored 1 goal and 7 points in just 4 games. Sergei Fedorov ended last season with 28 goals and 62 points. So far this season, the Russian center has managed 3 goals for 3 points in 4 games.