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The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Thursday afternoon that they had dealt veteran forward Marty Reasoner, acquired from Atlanta in the deal that sent Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Dustin Byfuglien to the Thrashers, to the Florida Panthers for center Jeff Taffe.

Taffe (pronounced TAYF) is 29 years old, and was originally the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2000 NHL Draft, selected by the St. Louis Blues. He spent most of last season with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, where he accumulated 56 points (28G, 28A) in 61 regular season games, and added seven points (G, 6A) in seven postseason games.

He is listed at 6′3″ and 215 pounds, and has 44 points (21 G, 23 A) and 40 PIM in 174 career NHL games with the Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Florida Panthers.

Most importantly, Taffe has a $550k cap number, saving the Blackhawks $600k against the cap in 2010-11.

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NHLHS Chicago Blackhawks Correspondent Ryan Hackett and his thoughts on the blockbuster deal made between the Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers.

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OK, so according to league sources, this trade has been made official.

In the interest of getting the logistics out of the way, here’s how it breaks [...]

NHLHS Atlanta Thrashers Correspondent Laura Astorian gives her take on the deal that took place moments ago between the Blackhawks and Thrashers.

Welcome to Chicago South, ladies and gentlemen.  The Chicago Blackhawks absolutely needed to dump salary, and wanted picks, prospects, and cheap but useful players.  The Thrashers, well, we had a couple of extra picks [...]

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23, Jun 2010

The Chicago Blackhawks and Atlanta Thrashers have just teamed up to make a blockbuster deal in the NHL.

Laura Astorian, our fantastic Atlanta Thrashers correspondent and Ryan Hackett who covers the Blackhawks for us here at NHLHS will have a full story on the deal in with their respective thoughts.
But in the interest of those who [...]

The Atlanta Thrashers and Chicago Blackhawks are in the process of completing a major deal…..

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