Casey Wellman Traded To The NY Rangers For Erik Christensen

Who is Erik Christensen though?

Now, this may not look like much, but Christensen was a center in a team that was full of them, but he can also play wing. He's also missed a few games due to a knee injury. Here's what The Hockey News has to say about him:

Fletcher basically got two players, one who may help right now, especially in shootout situations, for a player we were starting to feel was done in Minnesota. I like this trade, how about you?

Hey folks, Bryan here. Thought a little extra info may be helpful.

First off, the folks over at Blueshirt Banter are not high on the new kid. Their nickname looks to be "Mr. Invisible," which, of course, could be worse. However, with as much as you like to see Fletcher making moves, even depth moves, I have found the fan base of teams to be a great barometer for how a player may behave once he gets settled.

There may be a few weeks where Christiansen is a stud, come out flying, and get everyone's hopes up. Then, he likely settles back down and into his role. Not saying it is 100%, and it is fully acceptable to hope that is not the case, and he just needed a change of scenery, ala Guillaume Latendresse. Just don't get too pumped up. I don't want anyone's heart broken on this.

For your entertainment, here is some video of the new guy:

Granted, that's Dan Ellis... but still.

Plenty more over on Youtube. Check it out.