Found July 21, 2009 on Puck Daddy:
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Hey, whaddya know: The Phoenix Coyotes aren't just the dumping ground for the New York Rangers' problem contracts -- they'll take on those of other teams, too.Radim Vrbata, "the unwanted wing" for the Tampa Bay Lightning, was traded to the Coyotes today for forward Todd Fedoruk and defenseman David Hale. Please recall Vrbata abandoned the Lightning after a disastrous start (and due in part to some issues with his wife's pregnancy), heading to the Czech Republic early last season. That came after he signed a three-year, $9 million free-agent deal following a breakout year with Phoenix. From Lightning Strikes:GM Brian Lawton, though, had said Vrbata did not fit into the Lightning's plans for next season and said Vrbata's agent Rich Evans could try to find Vrbata another NHL team with which to play. Evans said he always was zeroed in on Phoenix, a team with which Vrbata was comfortable and which Evans said wants to get younger. Vrbata is 28. Had Vrbata...
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