The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on Friday that they have acquired goaltender Anders Lindback, center Kyle Wilson, and a seventh round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft from the Nashville Predators in exchange for goaltender Sebastien Caron, two second round draft picks in 2012, and a third round pick in the 2013 Entry Draft. In 16 games this past season with the Predators, Lindback posted a 5-8-0 record, with a 2.42 GAA and a .912 save percentage. He also appeared in two games with Milwaukee of the AHL, posting a 1-1-0 record, a 3.50 GAA, and a .879 save percentage. Wilson was held pointless in five games with Nashville. He also played in 68 games with Milwaukee, scoring 22 goals and 32 assists for 54 points. Caron appeared in three games last season with the Lightning, posting a 1-1-0 record, a 3.11 GAA, and a .877 save percentage. He also played in 49 games with Iserlohn of the German League, posting a 25-23-0 record, five shutouts, a 2.57 GAA, and a .932 save percentage.
The Lightning were looking to solve their problematic goaltending situation and may have done that with the acquisition of Lindback. He has great size and loads of potential and will likely land the starting role next season in Tampa Bay. Wilson will likely only provide fourth line depth for the club and could also spend some of next season in the minors. The Lightning gave up quite a few future assets to land Lindback, but he could be worth it down the road. As for the Predators, Lindback wasn't likely to get much playing time backing up Pekka Rinne, so the team did well in landing a nice package of draft picks for the Swedish netminder. Caron will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and Nashville could sign him for organizational depth, but that remains to be seen.
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