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Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 4, that the club has acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button.

Button does not expect to have any fantasy significance.

Ryan Button
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 4, that the club has acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button.

Seguin gets an opportunity to join a team in a rebuilding stage with a cup run already under his belt - ideal for this stage in his career. Look for him to get first line minutes with Jamie Benn and potentially be a solid middle round fantasy pickup.

Tyler Seguin
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 4, that the club has acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button.

Peverley gives the Stars more depth up the middle and could be a reliable secondary scoring threat for them - but likely not for your fantasy team.

Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 4, that the club has acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button.

Morrow is a highly touted D prospect and could find himself being a solid fantasy contributor a few years down the road.

Joe Morrow
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 4, that the club has acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button.

Fraser does not expect to have any fantasy significance.

Matt Fraser
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 4, that the club has acquired forwards Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and defenseman Joe Morrow from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forwards Rich Peverley, Tyler Seguin and defenseman Ryan Button.

The Bruins needed a winger and Eriksson certainly fits that bill. The durable forward will be a sought after fantasy winger especially if he maintains his dual wing eligibility.

Loui Eriksson
The Minnesota WIld have acquired Nino Niederreiter from the New York Islanders in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and the 70th overall pick (3rd round)

Niederreiter has had some issues in New York since being selected fifth overall in 2010. He scored 28 goals and added 22 assists (50 points) in 74 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.

Nino Niederreiter
The Vancouver Canucks have traded Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for the ninth overall pick.

Schneider was 17-9-4 with a 2.11 GAA and .927 SV% for the Canucks this season. He will be the Devils goalie of the future with Martin Brodeur coming close to the end of his career. The goalie saga in Vancouver has officially ended!

Cory Schneider
The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded forward Tyler Kennedy to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the 50th overall pick. (2nd round)

Kennedy totaled five goals and six assists (11 points) in 46 games with the Pens this season. He had a career high 45 points in 2010-11.

Tyler Kennedy
The Colorado Avalanche have traded forward David Jones and defenceman Shane O'Brien to the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich.

O'Brien, 29, is a physical blueliner who had four assists and 60 penalty minutes in 28 games last season. He has also played for Anaheim, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, and Nashville over seven NHL campaigns.

Shane O'Brien
The Colorado Avalanche have traded forward David Jones and defenceman Shane O'Brien to the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich.

Jones struggled with three goals and six assists in 33 games last season. In the previous two years, he had 20 goals in 2011-12 and 27 goals in 2010-11. He has 70 goals and 126 points in 272 games, all with Colorado.

David Jones
The Calgary Flames have traded forward Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward David Jones and defenceman Shane O'Brien.

The 34-year-old Sarich, had two assists in 28 games for the Flames this year. The veteran has also skated for Buffalo and Tampa Bay in his 14 NHL seasons.

The Calgary Flames have traded forward Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward David Jones and defenceman Shane O'Brien.

The former first round pick of the Avalanche in 1998 will return to Colorado after spending the last seven seasons with the Flames, Canadiens and Lightning. He played for the Avalanche from 1999 to 2006 where he scored 400 points in 450 games. The 33-year-old forward finished the 2013 with 11 goals and 16 assists (27 points) in 40 games on a weak Flames team.

Alex Tanguay
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Matt Frattin, Ben Scrivens and a second-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jonathan Bernier.

Scrivens went 7-9-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .915 SV% as the Maple Leafs backup to James Reimer this past season. He will find himself in a familiar role in Los Angeles behind one of the NHL's best goalies, Jonathan Quick

Ben Scrivens
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Matt Frattin, Ben Scrivens and a second-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jonathan Bernier.

The 25-year-old forward was in and out of the Maple Leafs lineup this season, but showed flashes of scoring ability at the NHL level before getting injured. He had seven goals and six assists (13 points) in 25 games this season. Frattin has just 28 points in 82 career NHL games.

Matt Frattin
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goalie Jonathan Bernier from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Matt Frattin, Ben Scrivens and a second-round pick.

The 24-year-old netminder went 9-3-1 with a 1.88 GAA and .922 SV% as a backup for Jonathan Quick this season. Bernier is set to become a restricted free agent on July 5th. Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis said in no way should the trade be looked upon as a vote of non-confidence for James Reimer. "It's not a knock on James at all," Nonis said in a conference call. "I don't think you can be deep enough at that position.

Jonathan Bernier