Deadline Deals

• Anaheim sends Brandon Bochenski to Nashville for future considerations
  

• Tampa Bay sends Jan Hlavac to Nashville for a 3rd round pick
  

• Atlanta sends Alexander Giroux to Washington for Joe Motzko

• Los Angeles sends J.S. Aubin to Anaheim for 7th round pick
  

• NY Islanders send Chris Simon to Minnesota for 6th round pick
  

• Los Angeles sends Brad Stuart to Detroit for 2nd and 4th round picks
  

• NY Islanders send Marc-Andre Bergeron to Anaheim for 3rd round pick
  

• Toronto sends Chad Kilger to Florida for 3rd round pick
  

• Phoenix sends David LeNeveu, Josh Gratton, and Frederick Sjorstrom to NY Rangers for Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya
  

• Atlanta sends Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis to Pittsburgh for Angelo Esposito, Erik Christiensen, Colby Armstrong, and a potential 1st round pick
• Ok, so the Pens are my favorite team, and at first I was ecstatic...then I saw what the Pens are giving up.
• The Pens lose a great prospect in Esposito, but I'm fine with that, but they also lose one of the best shootout guys in the league and one of the best locker room guys who is Sidney Crosby's best friend. I am not totally sure what the conditions are for this 1st round pick, but considering how deep this draft is, the only condition worth giving that away would be a Stanely Cup win.
• P.S. There is basically no way the Penguins will r-sign Hossa after this season as they need to extend Malkin and Staal. They are just taking the risk and going for it all this year.
• Note: My sources close to the league tell me that Atlanta was ready to pick between offers from Ottawa and Montreal, but Fred Shero (Pittsburgh's GM) came in at the last minute with this deal.
  

• St. Louis sends Christian Backman to NY Rangers for 4th round pick
  

• Toronto sends Hall Gill to Pittsburgh for 2nd and 5th round picks
• Pens got fleeced here
• Gill is a big defenseman, but his lack of mobility makes him nearly useless in the "new" NHL
  

• Vancouver sends Matt Cooke to Washington for Matt Pettinger
  

• San Jose sends Rob Davison to NY Islanders for a 7th round pick
  

• Columbus sends Sergei Fedorov to Washington for Theo Ruth
  

• Columbus sends Adam Foote to Colorado for conditional draft pick
  

• Chicago sends Martin Lapointe to Ottawa for 6th round pick
  

• Chicago sends Tuomo Ruutu to Carolina for Andrew Ladd
  

• Florida sends Ruslan Salei to Colorado for Karlis Skrastins and 3rd round pick
  

• Montreal sends Cristobal Huet to Washington for 2nd round pick
  

• Tampa Bay sends Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist to Dallas for Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen, and Jeff Halpern
• Great trade for both teams, and I may be in the minority here, but I think Tampa Bay is the winner!

• Buffalo sends Brian Campbell and 7th round pick to San Jose for Steve Bernier and a 1st round pick
• Good deal for both teams.
  
• This may hurt the Sabres' chances for this year, but it helps them for the future.
• The Sharks needed a good puck-moving defenseman and they got him. They need to make a run now and Campbell will definitely help with that.

• Toronto sends Wade Belak to Florida for a 5th round pick

• St. Louis sends Bryce Salvador to New Jersey for Cam Janssen
  
• Nothing big, but at least SOMETHING has finally happened.
• NJ was looking for another solid d-man and they get that in Bryce Salvador while not having to give up much.
• The Blues get some added toughness they've needed since losing Dallas Drake

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