Report: Tim Thomas traded to the Islanders

Tim Thomas talking to the media after bringing the Stanley Cup to Davison in 2011. (Matt Mackinder/MiHockey)

By Michael Caples –

TSN.ca is reporting that Davison native Tim Thomas has been traded from the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders, in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2014 or 2015.

Thomas hasn’t played for Boston this season; over the summer he declared that he would be taking a year off from hockey.

The Michigan native is technically in his final season of the Bruins’ contract that carries a cap hit of $5 million, per capgeek.com. Thomas had a no-trade clause that expired on July 1.

For more, check out our MiHockeyNow.com article from June 1 about Thomas announcing his hiatus.