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by Alanah McGinley on 06/29/08 at 11:04 PM ET
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From the Minnesota Wild (press release):
Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough tonight announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired a conditional draft pick in either the 2009 or 2010 NHL Entry Draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Brian Rolston.
Update 11:07pm ET: From Michael Russo at his Star Tribune blog,
The trade is done. It’s for a conditional draft pick with three different conditions apparently depending on whether Rolston signs with Tampa Bay or not. The conditions will be spelled out to me in a little bit.
Update 11:16pm ET: You can see the conditions for the pick at Russo’s site. They’re a bit (shall we say) convoluted, in part dependent on approval of the earlier Malone signing in Tampa.
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Indeed. It’s like a conspiracy! 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 06/29/08 at 10:41 PM ET
Now, I’m just getting annoyed with the Bolts...grrr… Come home Brian!
If not, we’ll see you in next year’s finals!(?)
Posted by Osrt on 06/30/08 at 03:10 AM ET
What a weird/dumb thing for TB to do. They just started crawling out from Cap Hell by shedding Prospal and Richards, they then curiously bring back Prospal, and now they’re signing forwards like crazy again.
And yet they still have no defense and no #1 goalie.
Sure, sounds like a winner to me? *rolleyes*
Posted by Primis on 06/30/08 at 06:57 AM ET
Maybe they plan on winning all their games 10-8?
If they have no defense, that’s the only option.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 06/30/08 at 07:59 AM ET
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Posted by Sunny on 06/29/08 at 10:31 PM ET