Thrashers trade Bergfors

Thrashers trade Bergfors

Published Feb. 28, 2011 10:50 a.m. ET

By JOHN MANASSO
FOXSportsSouth.com
Feb. 28, 2011


In their push to make the playoffs, the Atlanta Thrashers traded right wing Niclas Bergfors, an all-rookie selection in 2010, and minor-leaguer Patrick Rissmiller to the Florida Panthers on Monday for veteran right wing Radek Dvorak and a fifth-round draft choice.

Dvorak, who will turn 34 next week, has 215 goals and 340 assists in 1,105 career games.

From the start, the 23-year-old Bergfors did not seem to mesh with first-year coach Craig Ramsay. He was a healthy scratch early on. Although he had impressive totals

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