Confirmed with Link: [TB/COL/DET] Downie to COL, Quincey to DET, DET's 2012 1st & Sebastien Piche to TB

[ixcuincle]

Mckenzie says

"TB has traded Steve Downie to Colorado."

[Vasilevski]

downie traded

[Death Taxes Conacher]

I want to return my birthday present from SFY.

https://twitter.com/#!/TSNBobMcKenzie

[LightningStrikes]

Please don't be true.......

The return better be good.

[IdealisticSniper]

Originally Posted by ixcuincle

Mckenzie says

"TB has traded Steve Downie to Colorado."

OMFG.

Please be a good return. Somehow someway Erik Johnson?

Nothing else jumps out at me from Colorado defense or goaltender wise.

Yikes.... this could be a huge mistake.

[IdealisticSniper]

Ill withold saying anything until the return... but wow... I think this is a mistake sans a top dman coming back which I dont think it will be.

Man oh man.

[Vasilevski]

I was not against trading downie... as long as the return was something we NEEDED, like Schneider

[Hockeyfan02]

This is out of left field, I'm not liking this. Hopefully a good return is coming back.

[Vasilevski]

And I hope its not desjardins... oh man that would be retarded

[LightningStrikes]

How about Cedrick Desjardins?

[chasespace]

I'm shocked. I'll withhold my joy/fury until I know what he was traded for.

[LightningStrikes]

Mike Corcoran @MikeCorcoranNHL
Spoke to Steve Downie's agent last week, who suggested contract talks would most likely start after the deadline. This is a surprise, imo.

https://twitter.com/#!/MikeCorcoranNHL

[Vasilevski]

Barrie and Elliott are amazing prospects... this could get interesting

[chasespace]

This is more shocking since Yzerman said he'd let them stay pat if the run continued. You'd think he'd wait until atleast after the game tonight.

[LightningStrikes]

On the Avs board they're speculating it could be Kyle Quincey.

[Death Taxes Conacher]

Originally Posted by viktors89

Barrie and Elliott are amazing prospects... this could get interesting

Barrie would be odd.

[Vasilevski]

I think if Yzerman did this is because something really good must have been offered

[IdealisticSniper]

Originally Posted by LightningStrikes

On the Avs board they're speculating it could be Kyle Quincey.

Thats my worry as well. If it is, Ill be throwing up a lot in my mouth.

Needs to be a top d prospect like Seimens, or an already established top 4 dman, which really only one jumps out is Johnson who they wouldnt trade for Downie.

Im really worried about this one. Downie is such a huge part of everything.

[Vasilevski]

Its not like quencey is bad... but is not he injured a lot¿?

[LightningStrikes]

It's Quincey:

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
COL trades Kyle Quincey to TB for Downie.

https://twitter.com/#!/TSNBobMcKenzie

[Vasilevski]

It is Kyle Quincey indeed

[ToneBone03]

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
COL trades Kyle Quincey to TB for Downie.

Quincey was the first player that popped in my mind when I saw that Downie was gone to the Avs.

[Hockeyfan02]

Originally Posted by viktors89

Its not like quencey is bad... but is not he injured a lot¿?

Going by average ice time he's their top defenseman.

[LightningStrikes]

Both are RFA at the end of the year, too.

[Vasilevski]

Well, aparently the injuries were last year... he's a good defense-man