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Andrei Kostitsyn Traded, But Did He Want To Go To Nashville Predators?

by Travis Hughes
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NHL Trade Deadline 2012: 15 Trades, None Involving Rick Nash
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Andre Kostitsyn doesn't have a no-trade clause, so it's not like he has any say in a trade. He didn't have any say in the trade Monday morning that sent him from the Montreal Canadiens to the Nashville Predators, but he could have seen it coming at least a week in advance.

Kostitsyn was asked last week by reporters if he’d be interested in going to reunite with his brother in Nashville. His response might unnerve some Predators fans.

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