PIT - MTL *TRADE*

9-9-2007 PIT-MTL trade
Pittsburgh Penguins traded Jordan Staal, Eric Cairns, Tom Kostopoulos and Ryan Whitney to Montreal Canadiens for Francis Bouillon, Mike Komisarek and Tomas Plekanec

A native of USA, Francis Bouillon, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 297 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 61 assists along with 205 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of USA, Mike Komisarek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 140 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 9 assists along with 178 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

A native of Czech, Tomas Plekanec was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 71 NHL games during his career, notching 11 goals and adding 21 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 24 year old center has played 2 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 4 PIM.

A native of Canada, Jordan Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 18 year old center has played 2 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Eric Cairns was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 456 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 32 assists along with 1177 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

A native of Canada, Tom Kostopoulos was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 156 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 31 assists along with 176 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 1 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of USA, Ryan Whitney was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 70 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 32 assists along with 85 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has played 2 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.