February 27th

TRADE DEADLINE RECAP

There were several trades made prior to the 3pm ET deadline on Tuesday, and here's a recap of what went down.


First off, the Minnesota Wild picked up enforcer Chris Simon from the New York Islanders in exchange for a sixth-round pick.

This move could be a sign that Derek Boogaard's back injury might be more severe than originally thought, as the Boogieman has only played in 25 games this season, and if you want to jump to conclusions it's possible his Wild career could be coming to an end. While Simon does have a history of suspensions, it's a chance for a fresh start and with just a sixth-round pick given in return it's a low risk move should it not pan out and Simon gets another 30 game suspension for an on ice incident.


The Pittsburgh Penguins may have found the winger they need to complement Sid Crosby as they obtained Marian Hossa, along with Pascal Dupuis from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Colby Armsrtong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a first-round draft pick.

Hossa is eligible for unrestricted free agency on July 1, and has 26 goals and 56 points in 60 games this season.


The Dallas Stars snared forward Brad Richards and goaltender Johan Holmqvist from the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Mike Smith, forwards Jussi Jokinen and Jeff Halpern and a fourth-round pick.

Richards, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as top playoff performer in 2004, has 18 goals and 51 points in 62 games this season.


Unable to negotiate a contract extension, the Buffalo Sabres dealt defenceman Brian Campbell and a seventh-rounder to the San Jose Sharks for defenceman Steve Bernier and a first-rounder. San Jose also traded defenceman Rob Davison to the New York Islanders for a seventh-rounder.


The Washington Capitals were extremely active on trade deadline day, acquiring forward Sergei Fedorov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Theo Ruth.

The Caps later swapped forward Matt Pettinger for Matt Cooke of the Vancouver Canucks, and forward Joe Motzko for Thrashers forward Alex Giroux, along with obtaining goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens for a second round pick.


The Florida Panthers received two forwards from Toronto — Chad Kilger for a third-rounder and Wade Belak for a fifth-rounder. The Cats later shipped Ruslan Salei to the Colorado Avalanche for fellow defenceman Karlis Skrastins and a third-rounder.


Defenceman Brad Stuart was the lone acquisition by the Detroit Red Wings, coming from the Los Angeles Kings for a second- and a fourth-rounder.

The Kings unloaded goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin for a seventh-rounder from the Anaheim Ducks, who traded forward Brandon Bochenski to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

Anaheim also nabbed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron from the Islanders for a third-rounder.

Nashville filled Bochenski's roster spot with forward Jan Hlavac, sending a seventh-rounder to the Lightning.


After signing with the Colorado Avalanche on monday, Peter Forsberg will be reunited with defenceman Adam Foote, as the Avs secured their former defenceman from their Stanley Cup teams in 1996 and 2000 from the Columbus Blue Jackets for first and fourth round conditional picks.


The Chicago Blackhawks dealt forward Martin Lapointe to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth-rounder, and sent forward Tuomo Ruutu to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Andrew Ladd.


The Phoenix Coyotes dealt forward Josh Gratton, goaltender David Leneveu and forward Fredrik Sjostrom to the New York Rangers for forward Marcel Hossa and goaltender Al Montoya.


The New York Rangers relinquished a fourth-rounder for defenceman Christian Backman from the St. Louis Blues, who also sent defenceman Bryce Salvador to the New Jersey Devils for enforcer Cam Janssen.


PLAYOFF STANDINGS

(RANK-TEAM--PTS--RECORD)

WEST

1-DETROIT*--90--42-17-6
2-DALLAS*--85--40-22-5
3-CALGARY*--75--33-22-9
4-ANAHEIM--79--36-23-7
5-SAN JOSE--74--33-21-8
6-MINNESOTA--73--34-24-5
7-VANCOUVER--72--32-22-8
8-NASHVILLE--72--32-24-8
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9-COLORADO--70--32-26-6
10-PHOENIX--69--32-26-5
11-COLUMBUS--67--29-26-9
12-ST LOUIS--66--28-25-10
13-CHICAGO--64--29-27-6
14-EDMONTON--63--29-30-5
15-LOS ANGELES--56--26-34-4

EAST

1-NEW JERSEY*--80--37-21-6
2-OTTAWA*--78--36-22-6
3-CAROLINA*--71--33-28-5
4-PITSBURGH--79--36-21-7
5-MONTREAL--77--34-21-9
6-BOSTON--72--33-23-6
7-NY RANGERS--72--32-24-8
8-PHILADELPHIA--69--31-25-7
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9-BUFFALO--69--30-24-9
10-NY ISLANDERS--67--30-27-7
11-WASHINGTON--66--29-27-7
12-TORONTO--63--27-28-9
13-FLORIDA--63--28-30-7
14-ATLANTA--62--29-31-4
15-TAMPA BAY--57--25-30-7

(* DIVISION LEADER)


TODAYS NHL SCHEDULE (Central Time)

(8) PREDATORS @ (9) SABRES 6pm
(5) SHARKS @ (11) BLUE JACKETS 6pm
(6) WILD @ (15) LIGHTNING 630pm
(12) MAPLE LEAFS @ (13) PANTHERS 630pm
(10) COYOTES @ (13) BLACKHAWKS 730pm
(9) AVALANCHE @ (7) CANUCKS 9pm