NHL Trade Deadline Deals

[Brill Weave]

Well there were definitely some big names tossed around today. So if you're stuck at work and you missed out on all the "action" here's a run down on the trades that were made today.

Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Forwards Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis from the Atlanta Thrashers for Forwards Erik Christensen, Colby Armstrong, prospect Angelo Esposito and a 1st round draft pick.

The Washington Capitals acquired Forward Matt Cooke from the Vancouver Canucks for Forward Matt Pettinger.

The Ottawa Senators acquired Forward Martin LaPointe from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 6th round draft pick.

The Colorado Avalanche acquired Defenseman Adam Foote from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a conditional draft pick.

The Florida Panthers acquired Defenseman Karlis Skrastins from the Colorado Avalanche for Defenseman Ruslan Salei.

The Washington Capitals acquired Forward Sergei Federov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a conditional draft pick and prospect Ted Ruth.

The Dallas Stars acquired Forward Brad Richards, Goalie Johan Holmquist, and a 4th round draft pick in 2009 from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Forwards Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern, and Goalie Mike Smith.

The Washington Capitals acquired Goalie Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2nd round draft pick in 2009.

The New York Islanders acquired Defenseman Rob Davison from the San Jose Sharks for a 7th round draft pick in 2008.

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Forward Tuomo Ruutu from the Chicago Blackhawks for Forward Andrew Ladd.

The San Jose Sharks acquired Defenseman Brian Campbell and a 7th round draft pick in 2008 from the Buffalo Sabres for Forward Steve Bernier and a 1st round draft pick in 2008.

The Florida Panthers acquired Defenseman Wade Belak from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 5th round draft pick in 2008.

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Defenseman Hal Gill from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2nd & 5th round draft pick in 2009.

The St. Louis Blues acquired Forward Cam Janssen from the New Jersey Devils for Defenseman Bryce Salvador.

The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Forward Vaclav Prospal from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Defenseman Alexandre Picard and a conditional draft pick.

Update: More trades that weren't announced until later on. Here they are.

The Minnesota Wild acquired hooligan "Forward" Chris Simon from the New York Islanders for a 6th round draft pick in 2008.

The Detroit Red Wings acquired Defenseman Brad Stuart from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2nd & a 4th round draft pick in 2008.

The Anaheim Ducks acquired Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron from the New York Islanders for a 3rd round draft pick in 2008.

The Atlanta Thrasher acquired Forward Joe Motzko(who?) from the Washington Capitals for Forward Alexandre Giroux(who?)

The Anaheim Ducks acquired Goalie Jean-Sebastien Aubin from the Los Angeles Kings for a 7th round draft pick in 2008.

The Phoenix Coyotes acquired Forward Marcel Hossa, Goalie Al Montoya and a conditional 2009 draft pick from the New York Rangers for Goalie David LeNeveu and Forwards Fredrik Sjostrom and Josh Gratton.

The New York Rangers acquired Defenseman Christian Backman from the St. Louis Blues for a 4th round draft pick in 2008.

[Brill Weave]

I like the trades Pittsburgh made. Although I think they really overpaid for Hal Gill. Now if they can re-sign Marian Hossa they will essentially be cementing themselves as an offensive juggernaut for years to come.

Washington really ponied up today to try and make it deep into the playoffs. The question is whether or not Federov still has some gas left in the tank. Huet for a draft pick is absurd on Montreal's end.

Dallas grabbing Brad Richards was a bit of a surprise considering the 7+ million price tag he carries along with him.

I'm still fairly shocked to see Olli Jokinen still in Florida and of course, Sundin in Toronto. All in all I would have to say that the Penguins, Capitals, and Stars were the big winners this year.

[Kaylia]

I dont care much about hockey, but wtf@Montreal's deal. He was doing fine here, and they got nothing in exchange.

[Norelco]

The San Jose Sharks acquired Defenseman Brian Campbell and a 7th round draft pick in 2008 from the Buffalo Sabres for Forward Steve Bernier and a 1st round draft pick in 2008.

Sabres fan here. Sad to see Soupy go, but he wanted more money that I feel he was worth. Overall I think it was a decent trade for both sides involved, especially if San Jose can come to terms with Campbell.

I know Sabres fans on the boards were praying we'd somehow acquire Jokinen from Florida, but I'm sure his asking price was too high.

[Furtwangler]

The St. Louis Blues acquired Forward Cam Janssen from the New Jersey Devils for Defenseman Bryce Salvador.

I'm kinda happy with this being a Devils fan. We never used him for the most part and their defense has been hit and miss imo so woo. When do the players become active? I haven't followed this at all just heard the announcers talking about it going down. There's a game tonight :D

[Izzy]

The San Jose Sharks acquired Defenseman Brian Campbell and a 7th round draft pick in 2008 from the Buffalo Sabres for Forward Steve Bernier and a 1st round draft pick in 2008.

He's been in Buffalo for a while and has a pretty good fan base. Kinda surprised to see that.

[Thoronas]

LOL at the vancouver washington trade. Neither players are all that good.

[melbufrauma]

goodbye Jussi Jokinen

[Norelco]

The San Jose Sharks acquired Defenseman Brian Campbell and a 7th round draft pick in 2008 from the Buffalo Sabres for Forward Steve Bernier and a 1st round draft pick in 2008.

He's been in Buffalo for a while and has a pretty good fan base. Kinda surprised to see that.

He was offered 5.75M a year for 3 years and turned it down because he was unhappy with the length of the contract. He was hoping for 5+ years.

The Sabres are too much of a small market team to overpay for a slightly above average player. We lose all of our best players because other teams are more than willing to overpay. It's the price of success.

[Brill Weave]

I like Campbell but I also agree that he isn't that spectacular. He's a damn good defenseman but he still has alot of room to improve. Montreal got raped on that trade though. Absolutely pathetic. Being a Pittsburgh resident my biggest concern now is that they won't be able to re-sign Hossa, thus making him the dreaded rental player.

Should still fun as hell to watch him out there with Malkin until Crosby comes back.

[Norelco]

I like Campbell but I also agree that he isn't that spectacular. He's a damn good defenseman but he still has alot of room to improve.

Campbell has a problem controlling the puck in his own end. I can't tell you how many times he has coughed up the puck and it has cost the Sabres. The reason why he looks so appealing as a D-Man is because of his offensive prowess. He has a great ability to move the puck through the zone with his head up and set up plays, plus he's got a decent slapshot from the point. This makes me a valuable two-way player, but as a shutdown defenseman he's average at best.

[Rigor]

Yay we get Adam Foote back!
Edit: Oh snap, and Peter Forsberg!

[Brill Weave]

Yeah Campbell is a good offensive defenseman but he is a defensive liability in every way. I just saw that Marian Hossa's little brother Marcel got traded to Phoenix along with Al Montoya from the Rangers. That's a nice trade for Phoenix considering they have just shored up their goaltending situation for the foreseeable future. Well as long as Montoya develops and doesn't suck.

[XxSlusherxx]

The Wild we're doing a lot of talking for walking away with this after the deadline. Standard operating procedure unfortunatly...

[Selamis]

Leave it to the Blackhawks to trade away talented players for a bunch of scrubs......god, every damn year this happens.

[Mizango]

Go 'Canes!!1

[Brill Weave]

Actually the guy that the Blackhawks picked up could end up being a pretty damn good power forward. The problem is that Blackhawks fans remember Ruutu when he had one great season. What has he done since then? Jack shit. He is not durable and has been injured multiple times. Look at his stats this year, they are complete garbage.

60 Games Played
6 Goals
15 Assists

In his career he's never once made it to 45 points in a season. Aside from his rookie year, he hasn't played a full season in 3 years. With Ladd you guys are getting a younger player who has the size and hands to become a good power forward. He reminds me a lot of Ryan Malone here in Pittsburgh.

Sorry, can you tell I follow hockey a lot?

[Oxyminus]

Rangers moves were puzzling, depth moves at best. probably best for us though, this team is finally showing some chemistry and with good players coming up in the system, no reason to sell the farm for a rental. I would have liked to see them make a move for Campbell, but he's not what we needed in a D-man, especially for the cost and we have Sangiunetti 1-2 years away. Campbell and Drury are buddies, and Drury took Campbell to dinner when the rangers were in buffalo a few days ago, I'm sure he'll tell him how great it is to play hockey in NYC 8)

I'd say the surprise of the day was Hossa to the pens. everyone was saying Hossa was gonna go to montreal or ottawa, when I heard he got shipped to pitt I almost shit a brick. I dont see how they'll be able to afford crosby,malkin,hossa,staal,fleury....and still be able to dress a full NHL squad after this season, but for this run they have as much firepower as anyone in the league. I dont see them coming out of the east but if they can snag a top-4 seeding they could do well.

[Norelco]

Rangers moves were puzzling, depth moves at best. probably best for us though, this team is finally showing some chemistry and with good players coming up in the system, no reason to sell the farm for a rental. I would have liked to see them make a move for Campbell, but he's not what we needed in a D-man, especially for the cost and we have Sangiunetti 1-2 years away. Campbell and Drury are buddies, and Drury took Campbell to dinner when the rangers were in buffalo a few days ago, I'm sure he'll tell him how great it is to play hockey in NYC 8)

I'd say the surprise of the day was Hossa to the pens. everyone was saying Hossa was gonna go to montreal or ottawa, when I heard he got shipped to pitt I almost shit a brick. I dont see how they'll be able to afford crosby,malkin,hossa,staal,fleury....and still be able to dress a full NHL squad after this season, but for this run they have as much firepower as anyone in the league. I dont see them coming out of the east but if they can snag a top-4 seeding they could do well.

Chris Drury is fucking awesome. I can't believe the Sabres let him get away. I'm sure you know the video I'm referring to, but go on youtube and watch the video of him from last year's playoff series against the Rangers when he put home the tying goal with 7 seconds left. That video gives me the chills every time.

[AzazaelFenrir]

The San Jose Sharks acquired Defenseman Brian Campbell and a 7th round draft pick in 2008 from the Buffalo Sabres for Forward Steve Bernier and a 1st round draft pick in 2008.

Sabres fan here. Sad to see Soupy go, but he wanted more money that I feel he was worth. Overall I think it was a decent trade for both sides involved, especially if San Jose can come to terms with Campbell.

I know Sabres fans on the boards were praying we'd somehow acquire Jokinen from Florida, but I'm sure his asking price was too high.

I was watching TSN while not working yesterday and I actually felt bad for Campbell, he seemed pretty sad to be moving.

Yay we get Adam Foote back!
Edit: Oh snap, and Peter Forsberg!

FOPPA AND FOOTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Salei wasn't a bad pick up either, he is a big man and what we need with clark out.

I am just hoping FOOPA can bring us back. There were two other trades I was really hoping for, Blake to us, and Quenville to anyone.....