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.

Guptill, 23, was a third round pick (77th overall) in 2010 and was acquired by the Senators as a part of the Jason Spezza deal with Dallas. He had just one assist in three games with Binghamton this season and 14 goals and nine assists in 38 games between Evansville and Manchester of the ECHL.

Schneider, 25, was leading Binghamton (AHL) in points with 42 (17G / 25A) in 54 games at the time of the trade. He now heads to Rochester after spending nearly five full years with Binghamton, where he had 83 goals and 108 assists (191 points) in 263 games.

O’Dell, 25, was a second round pick (39th overall) in 2008 and was in his first season with the Senators organization. The young centre has 37 points (18G / 19A) in 50 games with Binghamton (AHL) this season and eight career NHL points (3G / 5A) in 41 games with the Jets.

Varone, 25, was a fifth round pick (147th overall) in 2009. He has 32 points (13G / 19A) in 44 games with the Americans (AHL) this season and two points (1G / 1A) in five games with the Sabres.

Akeson, 25, has 30 points (8G / 22A) in 52 games with the Rochester Americans (AHL) this season. He has one goal and one assist in 15 career NHL games with the Flyers. Akeson is a native of Orleans, Ontario, which is a suburb of Ottawa, so this is a homecoming for the young winger.

Schultz, 25, has seen his offensive numbers slip since posting 27 points (8G / 19A) in 48 games in his rookie season. He lacked confidence and often served as a healthy scratch this season, posting 10 points (3G / 7A) in 45 games. He heads to Pittsburgh where he should land a regular role on their third line with Ben Lovejoy sidelined, but until we see more offence, he should remain on the waiver wire.

Kindl, 29, has cleared waivers twice this season and has split his season between Detroit and Grand Rapids (AHL). He has six points (2G / 4A) in 25 games with the Red Wings and four points (3G / 1A) in 10 games with the Griffins. He provides the Panthers with blueline depth for nearly nothing.

Purcell, 30, has picked up 11 goals and 21 assists (32 points) in 61 games in his second season in Edmonton. After spending four and a half years with Tampa Bay (2010-2014) he heads back to the state of Florida, with the Panthers this time around. Purcell will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Hudler, 32, has had a down season after posted a career-high 76 points (31G / 45A) in 78 games last season. He has 10 goals and 25 assists (35 points) in 53 games this season and now he heads to Florida where he will be part of a Stanley Cup bid before becoming a free agent this summer. Look for him to play on a line with Nick Bjugstad.

Smith was acquired from the Blackhawks last season, but only appeared in 19 games with the Sharks last season and six this season. He has picked up 10 points (8G / 2A) in 14 games with the Barracuda (AHL) and was likely only a part of the trade for salary purposes.

Stalock, 28, has gone 3-5-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .884 SV% with the Sharks this season and 2-0-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .930 SV% with the Barracuda (AHL). With the Sharks looking to make a playoff run, they needed a more reliable backup netminder, so they moved Stalock in order to acquire Reimer.

Morin, 24th, is a pending restricted free agent at the end of the season, who has not appeared in an NHL games this season. He has split his season between Rockford and Toronto (AHL), collecting 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in 41 games.

With Alex Stalock struggling as Martin Jones’ backup, the Sharks were in search of goaltending help, so they acquired pending free agent Reimer. The 27-year-old has posted an 11-12-3 record with a 2.49 GAA and .918 SV% with Toronto this season, which is incredibly impressive when you consider the quality of team he played behind. He will undoubtably push Jones for more starts than Stalock did and becomes a stronger option now that he’s out of Toronto.

Lundstrom, 23, should not be confused with Hall of Fame defenseman Niklas Lidstrom. He was a fifth round pick (132nd overall) in 2011 and has split his season between the AHL and ECHL. He has gone 8-3-0 with a 2.92 GAA and .929 SV% with Elmira (ECHL) and 1-1-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .901 SV% with Chicago (AHL).

Nilsson, 25, was 10-12-2 with a 3.14 GAA and .901 SV% in 26 games with the Oilers and 2-0-0 with a 2.01 GAA and .935 SV% with Bakersfield (AHL) this season. With Brian Elliott on the shelf with a lower-body injury, the Blues needed to add an NHL-ready goalie to support Jake Allen until Elliott is set to return.

Danault, 23, was the 26th overall pick in 2011 and has appeared in 30 of his 33 career NHL games this season, collecting one goal and fourth assists. The centre is a Quebec native heading home.

Fleischmann, 31, is a pending unrestricted free agent, so the Blackhawks have acquired him as a rental winger, who will likely play on their third line. The veteran winger has 10 goals and 10 assists (20 points) in 57 games this season and is expected to make his Blackhawks’ debut on Saturday.

Weise, 27, is a pending unrestricted free agent and the Canadiens playoff hopes are slim, so they’ve moved him to a contender. Weise is having a career-year, having posted 14 goals and 12 assists (26 points) in 56 games with Montreal.