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Wings send dman to Buffalo

Posted on February 14, 2012 at 04:22 PM.

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Detroit trades Brendan Mikkelson to Buffalo

Brendan Mikkelson and free agent signing by Detroit in the off-season was sent along with the Wings 2013 1st rd pick to Buffalo for the Sabers 2013 1st rd pick. Mikkelson was signed to compete for a spot and provide depth on the blueline. But with the unexpected play by rookie Ryan Murray who earned a spot on the team Mikkelson was sent to Grand Rapids. He found himself behind Murray, Kindl and Ericsson on the depth chart.

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	We basically did this deal because Brendan was stuck behind a couple defensemen and wouldnt see playing time in Detroit so he had asked for a trade. The 1st rd pick swap gives us as of right now 2 1st rd picks in the top half of the draft with the possibility of one them ending up a top 5 pick. This will give us a few options come draft day. Buffalo was looking for a dman and Branden was available.

-Gm Ken Holland

The Wings now have Buffalo and Winnipeg's 2013 1st rd picks. If the season ended today (ive simmed up to almost xmas time in game) the 2 picks would be in the top 10.

Mikkelson was currently playing in Grand Rapids he spot will be taken by rookie Gleason Fournier.

Quick team update during simming:

Tomas Jurco returned to the lineup which pushed cleary down to the 3rd line RW and Eaves 4th line RW. Currently Detroit is #1 in the West with 51 pts, Datsyuk is 4th (i think) in league pts.

I will have a complete update maybe later tonight or tomorrow night.