Flyers Give Up Metropolit and Vaananen For Briere’s Salary
February 28, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Fan Fare, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, News, Philadelphia Flyers, Players, Trades, Vancouver Canucks
The salary cap strikes again! The Philadelphia Flyers had to find a way to 
afford Daniel Briere’s salary so they were forced to put Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen on waivers. Briere has missed the last 36 games due to a groin injury. The salary cap is currently set at $56.7 million (USD).
They didn’t sit waiting for long since the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks wasted no time picking them up (Metropolit to Montreal and Vaananen to Vancouver).
I hope Briere can get back in the lineup soon. It’s rough to give up two decent players to pay for the salary of a player who’s on the bench.
image: TSN
