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The Ducks have acquired Korbinian Holzer from the Maple Leafs for Eric Brewer and a 5th round draft pick.

Holzer, 26, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He has plenty of size at 6-foot-3, 205 lbs and bring a physical brand of hockey, but provides little in the way of offence. Holzer had six assists in 34 games with the Maple Leafs.

Korbinian Holzer
The Maple Leafs have acquired Joakim Lindstrom and a conditional 6th round pick from the Blues for Olli Jokinen.

Lindstrom, 31, returned to the NHL this season after spending the last five seasons overseas. With the Blues at full health, Lindstrom has been a healthy scratch since February 6th. Overall he has three goals and three assists in 34 games this season.

Joakim Lindstrom
The Coyotes have acquired David Leggio from the Islanders for Mark Louis.

Leggio, 30, you might remember as the goalie who dislodged the net on a breakaway in the AHL earlier this season, is heading back to the Portland Pirates (AHL). He has gone 7-13-0 with a 3.93 GAA and .861 SV% with Bridgeport (AHL) this season.

David Leggio
The Avalanche have acquired Jordan Caron from the Bruins for Max Talbot.

Caron, 23, is set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason. He is a former first round pick, 25th overall in 2009, but has only tallied 28 points (12G / 16A) in 134 career NHL games with the Bruins. He has shown some scoring prowess at the AHL level this season, but hasn’t been able to translate that to the big leagues.

Jordan Caron
The Bruins have acquired Max Talbot from the Avalanche for Jordan Caron.

Talbot, 31, is a hard-working bottom-6 forward who will kill penalties. He lacks speed, so he should fit right in with the Bruins, but has loads of playoff experience. He has 15 points (5G / 10A) in 63 games this season.

Max Talbot
The Blue Jackets have acquired William Karlsson, Rene Bourqe and a 2015 2nd round pick from the Ducks for James Wisniewski and a 2015 2nd round pick.

Karlsson, 22, was a second round-pick (53red overall) in the 2011 NHL draft. He has registered 24 points (8G / 16A) in 37 games with Norfolk (AHL) this season—He has three points (2G / 1A) in 18 games with the Ducks. He will report to Springfield (AHL).

William Karlsson
The Blue Jackets have acquired Rene Bourqe, William Karlsson and a 2015 2nd round pick from the Ducks for James Wisniewski and a 2015 2nd round pick.

Bourque, who just cleared waivers, will report to Springfield. He was part of the trade to make the money work, but he is having a terrible season. Bourque has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 43 games between the Canadiens and Ducks.

Rene Bourque
The Ducks have acquired James Wisniewski and a 2015 3rd round pick from the Blue Jackets for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a 2015 2nd round pick.

Wisniewski, who reportedly suffered a foot injury last night, must have received a good prognosis on that front. The 31-year-old has a ton of offence, bringing a bomb to the Ducks power-play. He joins Cam Fowler, Sami Vatanen, Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin on the Ducks blue line—all of which have offensive capabilities.

James Wisniewski
The Habs have acquired Torrey Mitchell from the Sabres for Jack Nevins and a 7th round pick.

Mitchell, 30, is from Montreal and in an interview with TSN, he sounded elated to be heading home. He is a strong skater, forechecker and penalty killer, who adds more depth to the Habs forward ranks. He had six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 51 games with the Sabres.

Torrey Mitchell
The Canucks have acquired Sven Baertschi from the Flames for a 2nd round pick.

Baertschi, 21, is a former first round pick (13th overall) in 2011, but he never panned out in Calgary. He is set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason, but he let the Flames know that he would not be re-signing, so they had to move him. He is a speedy winger, who fits better into the Canucks system, but will report to Utica (AHL) for now.

Sven Baertschi
The Ducks have acquired Simon Despres from the Penguins for Ben Lovejoy.

Despres, 23, was a first round pick (30th overall) in 2009. He has recorded 17 points (2G / 15A) and was leading the Penguins in hits (184) and third in blocked shots (85) in 59 games this season. He will likely slot in on the Ducks third pair.

Simon Despres
The Penguins have acquired Ben Lovejoy from the Ducks for Simon Despres.

Lovejoy, 31, does everything pretty well, but does nothing great. He returns to the team that he started his career with. He had four goals and 21 assists (25 points) in 98 games with the Penguins from 2008-13. This season he has 11 points (1G / 10A) in 40 games with the Ducks. He should fill Despres spot on the Penguins third pair.

Ben Lovejoy
The Wild have acquired Chris Stewart from the Sabres for a 2017 2nd round draft pick.

Stewart will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, so the Sabres unloaded him to the Wild for a 2nd round draft choice. Stewart has 11 goals and 14 assists (25 points) in 61 games. The Wild are hoping that leaving an ugly scene in Buffalo and coming to a potential playoff team will spark some more offence from the 6-foot-2, 228 lbs. winger.

Chris Stewart
The Blues have acquired Olli Jokinen from the Maple Leafs for Joakim Lindstrom and a conditional 6th round pick.

Jokinen had one assist in six games with the Maple Leafs, but the plan all along was to flip Jokinen for an asset. The Leafs picked up a a conditional 6th, that can be as high as a fourth based on the Blues playoff performance and Jokinen’s impact on that run; as well as 31-year-old Lindstrom. Jokinen could have a tough time cracking a deep Blues lineup.

Olli Jokinen
The Blue Jackets have acquired Justin Falk and a 5th round draft pick from the Wild for Jordan Leopold.

Falk has spent the majority of the season in the AHL, tallying seven points (1G / 6A) in 39 games with Iowa this season. He will actually report to the Blue Jackets with Kevin Connauton out for “a while.” Falk has no points and a minus-6 rating in 13 games at the NHL level this season.

Justin Falk
The Wild have acquired Jordan Leopold from the Blue Jackets for Justin Falk and a 5th round draft pick.

Leopold, 34, who is from Minnesota, rarely played in Columbus. Overall he has one goal and two assists in 25 games with the Blue Jackets and Blues this season. As one of the best stories of the trade deadline, Leopold’s young daughter wrote a letter to the Wild to bring her dad home. Who knows if this had any weight, but Leopold is now a member of the Wild.

Jordan Leopold