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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3094385" data-attributes="member: 2012">And we have a trade...Hurricanes ship Johnson to KingsTSN.ca Staff9/29/2006 4:25:03 PMThe Carolina Hurricanes have traded the rights to defenceman Jack Johnson and defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenceman Tim Gleason and centre Eric Belanger.The Hurricanes were in need of some immediate defensive help after losing Aaron Ward to free agency and Frantisek Kaberle for up to six months because of shoulder surgery.  Johnson did not want to sign with Carolina this season because he wanted to return to the University of Michigan.''We just felt that we're getting a very good NHL defenceman in Tim Gleason,'' Carolina general manager Jim Rutherford said. ''He's still a young guy, he still has an upside, and both of those players will come in and be with us now, instead of waiting for the development of Jack Johnson, who in my opinion is going to be a very, very good, if not great, NHL player.''Johnson, who the Hurricanes picked third overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, is a highly regarded prospect.  He tallied ten goals, 22 assists and 149 penalty minutes in 38 games for the University of Michigan last season.''We felt the opportunity to acquire Jack Johnson was something we couldn't pass up as we continue to search for ways to upgrade this franchise,'' Kings president and general manager Dean Lombardi said.  ''This move required that we give up two good players, but has the potential to help us in the near future as well as for many years to come.''Johnson said the trade would not affect his timetable for turning pro and that he is concentrating on his upcoming season with the Wolverines.''I'm here in Michigan, and that's where my focus is,'' Johnson said. ''I'm excited about my new team, but my life isn't going to change because of it.''Tverdovsky scored three goals and chipped in 20 assists (12 on the power play) in 72 games with the Hurricanes last season.  In 687 career NHL games he has 77 goals and 236 assists.  He has two years and $5 million remaining on his contract.In 78 games with the Kings last season, Gleason scored two goals and assisted on 19 others.  The Kings re-signed Gleason, who will earn $1.2 million this season, as a restricted free agent to a two-year deal on September 17.Belanger put up 17 goals and 20 assists in 65 games with the Kings last year.  In 323 career NHL games he has 63 goals and 87 assists. He will make $1.3 million this season.---------------------------------------Also, read this...McKenzie: Will Rutherford regret Sept. 29?<a href="http://www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/" target="_blank">http://www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/</a></blockquote>

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