On March 5th, 2001, the Arizona Coyotes traded Nikolai Khabibulin to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Stanislav Neckar for Mike Johnson, Paul Mara, Ruslan Zainullin and a 2001 2nd-round pick. Why did this trade happen? What were the long-term consequences? Who won the trade?

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