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The Flames have acquired Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka from the Senators for Jyrki Jokipakka and a 2nd Round Pick.

Lazar has had a very difficult year that started with mono at the beginning of the season and never seemed to get it back on track. Lazar had three goals and one assist in 13 games with Binghamton (AHL) and one one assist in 33 games with the Senators. Following a few additions up front, Lazar would have been sitting or sent back down, so he gets a much-needed change of scenery as the Salmon Arm, British Columbia native heads to Alberta.

Curtis Lazar
The Predators have acquired P.A. Parenteau from the Devils for 6th Round Pick.

Parenteau missed Monday’s game with a finger injury, but isn’t expected to miss a lot of time. The veteran winger seems to score wherever he goes and adds a little scoring depth to a hot Predators’ offence. Parenteau heads to Nashville with 13 goals and 14 assists (27 points) in 59 games this season.

P.A. Parenteau
The Flyers have acquired Valtteri Filppula, a 2017 4th round pick and a conditional 7th round pick in 2017 from the Lightning for Mark Streit.

At this point in his career, Filppula is more like No.3 centre, who is paid like a No.1 or No.2 centre and the Lightning needed to move him. They took on another big cap-hit in Streit to even things out for this season, but Streit’s deal is up at the end of the season. Filppula could land a No.2 centre role in Philly, bumping Brayden Schenn back to the wing—he comes in with 34 points (7G / 27A) in 59 games this season.

Valtteri Filppula
The Lightning have acquired Mark Streit from the Flyers for Valtteri Filppula, a 2017 4th round pick and a conditional 7th round pick in 2017.

Streit is an expiring contract with a large cap-hit that need to be moved in order for the Flyers to take on another large cap-hit in Valtteri Filppula. Streit is getting up there in age, but still has a lot to bring in terms of offence and power-play capability. Streit comes in with five goals and 16 assists (21 points) in 49 games this season.

Mark Streit
The Avalanche have acquired Sven Andrighetto from the Canadiens for Andreas Martinsen.

Andrighetto has split his time between the AHL and NHL this season. He had eight points (2G / 6A) in 27 games with the Canadiens and 22 points (8G / 14A) in 20 games with St. John’s. The Canadiens were looking to get bigger so the moved a small forward in Andrighetto for a bigger player in Martinsen.

Sven Andrighetto
The Canadiens have acquired Andreas Martinsen from the Avalanche for Sven Andrighetto.

Martinsen has just three goals and four assists (seven points) in 55 games with the Avalanche this season. The Canadiens continue to try and make themselves a bigger team and Martinsen comes in at 6-foot-3 and 220 lbs.

Andreas Martinsen
The Devils have acquired Dalton Prout from the Blue Jackets for Kyle Quincey.

Prout has appeared in 15 games with the Blue Jackets this season, recording just three assists. In seven games with Cleveland, the rugged defenseman had two assists. He will likely serve as an extra defenseman with the Devils.

Dalton Prout
The Blue Jackets have acquired Kyle Quincey from the Devils for Dalton Prout.

Quincey is an expiring contract at the end of the season so he gets added to a solid Columbus’ blueline, where he will likely serve as their sixth defenseman. He had 12 points (4G / 8A) in 53 games with the Devils this season.

Kyle Quincey
The Rangers have acquired Taylor Beck from the Oilers for Justin Fontaine.

Beck has appeared in only three NHL games with the Oilers this season, but has registered 50 points (13G / 37A) in 40 games with the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).

Taylor Beck
The Kings have acquired Jarome Iginla from the Avalanche for a conditional 4th Round Pick in 2018.

Iginla will be a free agent this summer, but adds some scoring depth to a Kings team that is pushing for a playoff spot. The veteran winger isn’t the player he once was, but will help the Kings’ power-play and could be rejuvenated playing with Anze Kopitar. He heads to Los Angeles with eight goals and 10 assists (18 points) in 61 games this season.

Jarome Iginla
The Canadiens have acquired Dwight King from the Kings for a conditional 4th round pick in 2018.

The Canadiens want to get heavier and they do so by adding another power forward in King. The 27-year-old doesn’t provide a lot in the way of offence, having scored just 15 points (8G / 7A) in 63 games with the Kings this season.

Dwight King
The Red Wings have acquired Dylan McIlrath and a conditional 2017 3rd round pick from the Panthers for Thomas Vanek.

McIlrath, 24, was the 10th overall pick in 2010 and has had a tough time elevating his game to the NHL-level. The 6-foot-5, 220 lbs. defenseman has been waived a few times this season and will likely report to Grand Rapids (AHL). McIlrath has one goal and three assists in 22 AHL games this season and five points (3G / 2A) in 43 career NHL games.

Dylan McIlrath
The Panthers have acquired Thomas Vanek from the Red Wings for Dylan McIlrath and a 2017 3rd Round Pick.

Vanek has had a strong year in Detroit after signing a one-year deal with the Red Wings in the summer. With the Red Wings being sellers at the deadline for the first time in 25 years, Vanek’s fate was sealed. He heads to Florida with 15 goals and 23 assists (38 points) in 48 games this season.

Thomas Vanek
The Coyotes have acquired Joe Whitney from the Avalanche for Brendan Ranford.

Whitney has collected 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in 55 games with the San Antonio Rampage this season, but will head to the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) in a minor league deal.

Joe Whitney
The Canucks acquired Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional 2017 4th Round Pick from the Sharks for Jannik Hansen.

Goldobin, 21, was a first round pick in 2014, but has only appeared in 11 career NHL games since. He has had a really nice 2016-17 season in the AHL, where he was third on the San Jose Barracuda in points with 41 (15G / 256A) in 46 games. He is expected to report to the Canucks opposed to Utica.

Nikolay Goldobin
The Sharks acquired Jannik Hansen from the Canucks for Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional 2017 4th Round Pick.

Hansen spent the first nine and a half seasons of his NHL career with the Canucks after being drafted by them in 2004. Hansen had a career-high 22 goals last year, but has been hampered by injuries this season—he has 13 points (6G / 7A) in 28 games and heads to San Jose where he will likely land a bottom-6 role.

Jannik Hansen
The Canadiens acquired Steve Ott from the Red Wings for a 2018 6th Round Pick.

Ott has collected three goals and three assists (six points) in 42 games for the Red Wings this season. Ott brings some grit, toughness and good face-off ability to the Canadiens’ bottom-6 but likely won’t see a tonne of playing time down the stretch.

Steve Ott