Last week, the Flyers acquired minor league defenseman Janne Niskala from the Nashville Predators in exchange for minor league forward Triston Grant and a 2009 seventh round pick. Today, the Flyers traded Niskala to Tampa Bay for a 2009 sixth-round pick.

Niskala, a restricted free agent who intends to play in Russia's new KHL next season if he doesn't receive a one-way NHL contract, wasn't going to receive such a guarantee from the Flyers.

The Flyers may not have been aware of Niskala's intentions prior to trading for his rights from Nashville. This whole affair has been strange to say the least. Somewhere, there was either a lapse in communication or failure to fully investigate the player's intentions prior to the initial trade.

Earlier today, Philly acquired Tim Ramholt from Calgary and waived veteran Denis Gauthier.

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