Complex sentence: The first move was the acquisition of second year center Mark Letestu from the Pittsburgh Penguins, next they traded defenseman Kris Russell, to the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Nikita Nikitin.
Split into simpler sentences: The first move was the acquisition of second year center Mark Letestu from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Next they traded defenseman Kris Russell, to the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Nikita Nikitin.