Halpern Returns?

No, not to DC, but he is included in a rumor of a trade between Dallas and Tampa Bay...

"[A] source said Dallas is expected to package veteran checking center Jeff Halpern, backup goalie Mike Smith and young defenseman Mark Fistric to the Lightning [for Brad Richards]."

We can be entertained once more by linesmen throwing Halpern out of the face-off circle...

edit: Substitute winger Jussi Jokinen for defenseman Mark Fistric, and that's the deal...Halpern returns to the SE.