7 – 9 8 ▁season ▁and ▁missed ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁When ▁he ▁returned , ▁O la f ▁K öl zig ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁starting ▁position . ▁The ▁Capit als ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁that ▁year ; ▁it ▁was ▁Ran ford ' s ▁third ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Final s , ▁though ▁Kol zig ▁played ▁every ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁play offs . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁de alt ▁to ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Light ning ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁( T odd ▁Horn ung ). ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁but ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁a ▁conditional ▁draft ▁pick . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁deal ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁that ▁day . ▁The ▁prior ▁trade ▁brought ▁Wend el ▁Clark ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁pick ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁W ings ▁and ▁go alt ender ▁Kevin ▁H od son ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁pick ▁to ▁the ▁Light ning . ▁The ▁Wend el ▁Clark ▁trade ▁allowed ▁the ▁Ran ford ▁deal ▁to ▁go ▁through . ▁Ran ford ▁saw ▁his ▁final ▁play off ▁action ▁that ▁spring , ▁appearing ▁in ▁four ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁while ▁st arter ▁Chris ▁Os good ▁was ▁injured . ▁Ran ford ▁went