"The Sharks traded defenseman Sean Sullivan to the Panthers for forward Tim Kennedy on Thursday, adding a former college star who has played only 33 games in the NHL over the past two seasons.

Kennedy, who has split this season between Florida and San Antonio of the AHL, was assigned to San Jose's top development affiliate, Worcester of the AHL. He had two points in 27 games with Florida this season and nine points in 18 games for San Antonio.

The 25-year old forward from Buffalo was a collegiate national champion with Michigan State in 2007, scoring 43 points in 42 games that year, and he had 26 points in 78 regular-season games and three in six playoff games as a rookie for the Sabres in 2009-10."