Petes Trade Downie To Rangers

A day after Steve Downie returned home with his gold medal from the World Junior Championship, he was traded by the Peterborough Petes to the Kitchener Rangers.
The Petes have dealt their captain Downie to Kitchener in exchange for forward Yves Bastein and three second-round draft picks.

Downie is in his final OHL year and the Petes, defending OHL champions, are not a contender this season so it makes sense for them to trade Downie for future considerations.

''It is a sad day having to let Steve go, however we see this deal and the acquisition of a young player like Yves Bastien as a vital part of building a future Memorial Cup championship team,'' Petes GM Jeff Twohey said on the team's website.

Could it be time to also get rid of Jeff Twohey?