Flyers trade Pitkanen

The Philadelphia Flyers are reporting that defensemen Joni Pitkanen and forward Geoff Sanderson have been traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defensemen Jason Smith and forward Joffrey Lupul. Smith, the captain of the Oilers is a solid defensemen that brings toughness, character and experience to the Flyers. Lupul is a finesse player coming off a poor year statistically with only 16 goals, but has a lot of skill and potential, showing some of his potential production with 28 goals in the 2005-06 season.