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The Canucks have acquired Markus Granlund from the Canucks for Hunter Shinkaruk.

Granlund, 22, was a second round pick (45th overall) in 2011 and has been with the Flames organization since 2013-14. He had seven points (4G / 3A) in 31 games and nine points (5G / 4A) in 12 games with Stockton (AHL) this season. He will report to the Canucks.

Markus Granlund
The Flames have acquired Hunter Shinkaruk from the Canucks for Markus Granlund.

Shinkaruk, 21, was the 24th overall in the 2013 NHL draft, but has spent just two seasons with the Canucks organization. He played just one game with Vancouver, and 119 with Utica (AHL). The 5-foot-11, 180 lbs. winger has 21 goals and 18 assists (39 points) in 45 AHL games this season. He will report to the Stockton Heat.

Hunter Shinkaruk
The Maple Leafs have acquired Raffi Torres, a 2017 second round pick and 2018 second round pick from San Jose for Roman Polak and Nick Spaling.

Torres has not appeared in an NHL game this season, but has played in six games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), who he will stay with on a loan from Toronto. He is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Raffi Torres
The Sharks have acquired Nick Spaling and Roman Polak from the Maple Leafs for Raffi Torres, a 2017 second round pick and 2018 second round pick.

Spaling picked up seven points (1G / 6A) in 35 games this season. Spaling was picked up in the Phil Kessel trade and is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year. He provides the Sharks with bottom-6 depth.

Nick Spaling
The Sharks have acquired Roman Polak and Nick Spaling from the Maple Leafs for Raffi Torres, a 2017 second round pick and 2018 second round pick.

Polak is a pending unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, but provides the Sharks’ with depth on the blueline for a playoff push. Polak has 13 points (1G / 12A) in 55 games, led the Maple Leafs in blocked shots (102) and was second in hits (220).

Roman Polak
The Maple Leafs have acquired Colin Smith and a fourth-round draft pick from the Avalanche for Shawn Matthias.

Smith, 22, is a pending restricted free agent at the season. He was a seventh round pick (192nd overall) in 2012 and has just one game of NHL experience. He has picked up 13 goals and 21 assists (34 points) in 54 games with San Antonio (AHL) this season. He will report to the AHL’s top team the Toronto Marlies.

Colin Smith
The Avalanche have acquired Shawn Matthias from Toronto for Colin Smith and a fourth-round draft pick.

Matthias, 28, signed a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs at the start of the season but will now provide third-line depth for the Avalanche, who are making a playoff push in the Western Conference. Matthias has 17 points (6G / 11A) in 51 games with the Maple Leafs this season, but had a career-high 18 goals with the Canucks last season.

Shawn Matthias
The Maple Leafs have acquired Tobias Lindberg, Milan Michalek, Colin Greening, Jared Cowen and a 2017 2nd round pick from the Senators for Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey.

Lindberg, 20, was a fourth round pick (102nd overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 215 lbs. winger has registered 22 points (5G / 17A) in 34 games with Binghamton in his first AHL season. Lindberg won a Memorial Cup with Oshawa last season, a team that was coached by current Maple Leafs’ assistant coach D.J Smith.

Tobias Lindberg
The Maple Leafs have acquired Milan Michalek, Colin Greening, Jared Cowen, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick from the Senators for Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey.

Michalek is currently out with his second broken finger of the season and is not expected to be back until March. Michalek has one more year left before he becomes an unrestricted free agent. He has 10 points (6G / 4A) in 32 games this season.

Milan Michalek
The Maple Leafs have acquired Colin Greening, Jared Cowen, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick from the Senators for Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey.

Greening, 29, has only appeared in one NHL game this season, he has spent the season with Binghamton, where he has collected 13 points (7G / 6A) in 41 games. Greening, who has 87 career NHL points (38G / 49A) in 256 games, has one year left on his current deal.

Colin Greening
The Maple Leafs have acquired Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick from the Senators for Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey.

Cowen, 25, was the ninth overall pick in 2009 but has yet to live up to his draft position. He has often served as a healthy scratch this season, including the last three games before the trade and has just four assists in 37 games overall. He plays a physical brand of hockey but needs a lot of work on his skating. Cowen has one year left on his current deal, which carries a $4.5 million dollar cap-hit.

Jared Cowen
The Senators have acquired prospect Cody Donaghey, Dion Phaneuf, Ryan Rupert, Casey Bailey and Matt Frattin from the Maple Leafs for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick.

Donaghey, 19, was an undrafted free agent that has split his season between the Halifax Mooseheads and Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL. Donaghey has picked up five goals and 17 assists (21 points) in 36 games this season.

Cody Donaghey
The Senators have acquired Ryan Rupert, Dion Phaneuf, Casey Bailey, Matt Frattin and prospect Cody Donaghey from the Maple Leafs for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick.

Rupert, 21, was a sixth round pick (157th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft. He has picked up five points (3G / 2A) in seven games with Orlando (ECHL) and 12 points (6G / 6A) in 29 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) this season. He has never appeared in an NHL game.

Ryan Rupert
The Senators have acquired Casey Bailey, Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey from the Maple Leafs for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick.

Bailey, 24, was an undrafted free agent who signed with the Maple Leafs during the 2014-15 season. He has recorded 18 points (4G / 14A) in 38 games with the Marlies this season and has one goal in six career NHL games.

Casey Bailey
The Senators have acquired Matt Frattin, Dion Phaneuf, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey from the Maple Leafs for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick.

Frattin, 28, has spent the entire season with the Toronto Marlies (AHL). In 47 games he has collected nine goals and 13 assists (22 points). He has appeared in 135 career NHL games, registering 35 points (17G / 18A) with the Maple Leafs, Kings and Blue Jackets.

Matt Frattin
The Senators have acquired Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and prospect Cody Donaghey from the Maple Leafs for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a 2017 2nd round pick.

The Maple Leafs were able to ship out Phaneuf and his massive contract without having to retain any salary. Phaneuf will make his Senators debut on Wednesday in Detroit, where he will be paired with Cody Ceci. Phaneuf has collected three goals, 21 assists (24 points) and 116 shots in 51 games with the Maple Leafs. He will be playing second fiddle to Erik Karlsson in Ottawa, but an improved offence could help his fantasy value in the long-run.

Dion Phaneuf
The Ducks have acquired Ryan Garbutt from the Blackhawks for Jiri Sekac.

Garbutt had two goals and four assists in 43 games in his first season with the Blackhawks. He was acquired in the Patrick Sharp deal this summer but is now on his way to Montreal. He has 76 points (32G / 44A) in 241 career NHL games.

Ryan Garbutt
The Blackhawks have acquired Jiri Sekac from the Ducks for Ryan Garbutt.

Sekac, 23, had just one goal and two assists in 22 games with the Ducks this season. In 91 career NHL games, Sekac has registered 10 goals and 16 assists. Sekac could make his Blackhawks debut on Friday.

Jiri Sekac
The Ducks have acquired David Perron and Adam Clendening from the Penguins for Carl Hagelin.

Perron will be a unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Despite playing the majority of the season with Sidney Crosby, Perron had just 16 points (4G / 12A) in 43 games. He could slide into Hagelin’s spot in the Ducks top six, but he remains a low-end wing option in standard 12-team leagues.

David Perron