Late Monday night a trade was made between the New York Rangers and the Calgary Flames. The deal was completed after the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Flames 3-0 where questions of whether Olli Jokinen would continue his time with Calgary.

The trade sent the Rangers’ left winger Christopher Higgins and right winger Ales Kotalik to the Flames in exchange for center Olli Jokinen and left winger Brandon Prust. Kotalik, Higgins, and Jokinen are all experiencing bad seasons, but this trade gives them opportunities for fresh starts. The Rangers are hoping that their new center, Olli Jokinen, will be a great asset to NHL star, Marian Gaborik.

Out of Christopher Higgins’ 55 games with the Rangers, he only had six goals and a mere eight assists. Although Higgins was previously a first round pick from Yale, this is the second time in less than a year he has been traded.

In July Ales Kotalik signed a $9 million deal with the Rangers that was was supposed to last for three years. What the Rangers got was not what they were expecting. Instead of a power-play specialist, and a top player they received a team member who started off great, scoring six times in his first 17 games, but only managed to score twice after. Shortly after, head coach John Tortella sent Kotalik to the benches.

The New York Rangers will play their next game in Los Angeles against the Kings on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

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