Pollock, 19, was a second round pick (45th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 194 lbs. centre is currently leading the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) in points, with 67 (25G / 42A) in 64 games.
Jokipakka, 24, was a seventh round pick (195th overall) in 2011 but didn’t waste any time getting to the NHL since coming over from Finland. The 6-foot-3, 215 lbs. defenseman has six points (2G / 4A) in 40 games with Dallas this season. He will play a more regular role with his new team in Calgary.
Russell was 15 points (4G / 11A) in 51 games with the Flames this season. The pending unrestricted free agent is known for his fearlessness to block shots, where he currently ranks second in the NHL with 174. He will likely slide in as a second-pairing guy in Dallas, which will bump Johnny Oduya to the third pair.
Gelinas has often served as a healthy scratch this season and with the Devils acquiring David Warsofsky off of waivers earlier in the day, the writing was on the wall. Gelinas is a big body (6’4” / 215 lbs.) with a bigger shot, but that’s what he is known for, not his defensive prowess.
Wood, 19, was a third round pick (84th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 217 lbs. defenseman has picked up 35 points (8G / 27A) in 40 games with the North Bay Battalion (OHL) this season.
Bleackley, 20, was a firth round pick (23rd overall) in 2014. The centre has 13 goals and 28 assists (41 points) in 47 games with the Red Deer Rebels (WHL) this season.
Tanguay is set to become an unrestricted free agent and is now set to play with the fifth different team of his NHL career. The veteran winger has four goals and 18 assists (22 points) in 52 games this season and is expected to slide into the Coyotes’ top-6 for Boedker.
Boedker, 26 spent the first eight seasons of his NHL career with the Coyotes, picking up 39 points (13G / 26A) in 62 games this season and 213 career points (80G / 133A) in 445 games with the Yotes. He is expected to slide right in for Tanguay in the Avs’ top-6.
Robertson, 24, has two goals, three assists and 30 PIMS in 37 games with Rockford (AHL). He will report to Charlotte.
MacIntyre has gone 11-13-1 with a 3.09 GAA and .890 SV% in 28 games with Charlotte (AHL) this season. He was sent to the Blackhawks, where he provides Rockford (AHL) with goaltending depth.
Plotnikov has often served as a healthy scratch this season after coming over from the KHL this summer. He has two assists in 32 games this season, and could already face his former team tonight with the Coyotes in Pittsburgh.
Zykov, 20, was a second round pick (37th overall) in 2013 and has picked up 14 points (7G / 7A) in 43 games in his first AHL season. He will report to Charlotte (AHL).
Versteeg won a Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks last season and has picked up 11 goals and 22 assists (33 points) in 63 games with the Hurricanes this season. He’ll have a shot at another Stanley Cup this season as he joins the Kings, where he could find himself in their top-6.
Staal has been with the Hurricanes since being drafted second overall in 2003. He has seen his offensive output dip in recent years and has posted just 10 goals and 23 assists (33 points) in 63 games this season. He is a pending unrestricted free agent and leaves one brother (Jordan) to join another (Marc). He will play in the Rangers’ top-6 and shouldn’t be leaned on as heavily as he was in Carolina.
Sdao, 26, was a seventh round pick (191st overall) in 2009. He never appeared in an NHL game with the Senators and had just two assists in 17 games on the Binghamton (AHL) blueline this season.
