Steve Downie To Avalanche, Kyle Quincey To Detroit In Three-Way Trade

Tampa Bay continued its fire sale on Tuesday by sending RW Steve Downie to Colorado in exchange for D Kyle Quincey, as reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie. The Lightning then flipped Quincey to the Red Wings for a first round pick and AHL D Sebastien Piche, according to McKenzie.

The 24-year-old Downie has played in 55 games this season for the Bolts and has 12 goals and 28 points to go with 121 penalty minutes. From SprungOnSports analyst Daniel Friedman: “Downie adds some more size to a team that already has a little. He’s a good two-way forward who has scoring punch and can check very well. Adds another dimension to their team.”

Quincey was a regular member of the Avalanche defense, logging over 22 minutes of ice time per game in 54 games to go with five goals and 23 points. Daniel Friedman on the 26-year-old and the trade as a whole: “It’s a good trade for both sides, though I give the Avs the slight edge because I think Downie is a bit better at what he does than Quincey is at what he does.”