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The Coyotes have traded David Rundblad and Mathieu Brisebois to the Blackhawks for a 2014 second-round pick.

Rundblad was acquired by the Coyotes when they sent Kyle Turris to the Senators last season. He is a former first-round pick (17th overall in 2009), who only had five assists in 26 games with the Coyotes since 2011-12. He heads to Chicago where he will find himself on another crowded blueline.

David Rundblad
The Panthers have traded Jacob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias to the Canucks for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony.

Matthias, 26, has nine goals and seven assists (16 points) in 59 games with the Panthers this season. He set a career-high with 14 goals in last year's shortened season, but has taken a step back this year.

Shawn Matthias
The Panthers have traded Jacob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias to the Canucks for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony.

Markstrom, 24, was the 31st overall pick in the 2008 NHL draft. He has yet to assert himself as an NHL regular, but will get a chance now in Vancouver to share time with fellow countryman Eddie Lack. The two were teammates back with Brynas of the Swedish Elite League. Markstrom is 1-6-3 with a 3.52 GAA and .874 SV% with Florida this season, but has recently been playing with San Antonio (AHL) where he was 12-11-3 with a 2.56 GAA and .918 SV%.

Jacob Markstrom
The Canucks have traded Luongo to the Panthers.

There is no confirmation as to what is coming back the other way, all that is known as of now is that Jacob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias are headed to Vancouver and the Canucks will retain some of Luongo's salary. We will update this report when the trade is confirmed. This means Eddie Lack starts tonight for the Canucks.

Roberto Luongo
The Islanders have traded Andrew MacDonald to the Flyers for a 2014 3rd round-pick, a 2015 2nd round-pick and AHLer Matt Mangene.

MacDonald was probably the most sought-after defensemen at the deadline. He is in the last year of a deal that only carries a $550,000 cap-hit. MacDonald leads the NHL in blocked shots with 198, which is 28 more than the next highest (Josh Gorges 170). At 25:05 he is eighth in the NHL in TOI per game and sees time on both the Islanders power-play and shorthanded units. The deal gives the Flyers nine NHL defensemen, so expect another move out of the Flyers camp before Wednesday's 3 pm EST deadline.

Andrew MacDonald
Senators have traded Jeff Costello to the Canucks for Patrick Mullen.

Costello, 23, is a 6-foot, 210 lbs. winger who was drafted in the fifth round (146th overall) in 2009. He is in his fourth year with Notre Dame where he has 11 goals and 8 assists (19 points) in 34 games.

Jeff Costello
Canucks have traded Patrick Mullen to Ottawa for Jeff Costello.

Mullen, 27, is a 5-foot-10, 184 lbw. defenseman who was an undrafted free agent. Mullen has never played in the NHL, but has recorded seven goals and 13 assists (20 points) in 46 games with the Utica Comets (AHL).

Patrick Mullen
The Ducks have traded Viktor Fasth to the Oilers for a 2014 fifth-round pick and a 2015 third-round pick.

The emergence of Frederik Andersen allowed the Ducks to send Fasth to the Oilers for future assets. Fasth has gone 2-2-1 with a 2.95 GAA and .885 SV% in an injury riddled season with the Ducks. After the Oilers started the season with Devan Dubnyk and Jason LaBarbera they now have Ben Scrivens and Fasth, which is a nice upgrade.

Viktor Fasth
The Ducks have acquired Stephane Robidas from the Stars for Washington's fourth-round pick they got for Dustin Penner.

Robidas has been out since November 29 because of a broken leg. He had four goals and one assist in 24 games this season. He is a strong two-way defenseman who can do it at both ends of the rink. The 37-year-old addresses a need for a right-handed shot on the Ducks blueline, not to mention he is as tough as nails.

Stephane Robidas
The Oilers have traded Ilya Bryzgalov to the Wild in exchange for a 2014 fourth-round pick.

Bryzgalov has gone 5-8-5 with a 3.01 GAA and .908 SV% with the Oilers this season. The Wild looked golden in net earlier in the season, until Josh Harding started having multiple sclerosis and Niklas Backstrom having abdominal issues. Bryzgalov will likely become one of three goalies that the Wild will carry and finds himself behind the red-hot Darcy Kuemper.

Ilya Bryzgalov
The Canadiens have acquired defenseman Mike Weaver in exchange for a 2015 fifth round draft pick.

Weaver is in the final year of a two-year contract that carries a $1.1 million US cap-hit. The 35-year-old is 5-foot-10, 183 lbs. who had six assists in 55 games with the Panthers this season.

Mike Weaver
The Panthers have acquired Brandon Pirri from the Blackhawks in exchange for a 2014 third-round draft pick and a 2016 fifth round pick.

Pirri, 22, has tallied 11 points (6G / 5A) in 28 games with the Blackhawks this season. He has also registered 24 points (10G / 14A) in 25 games with Rockford (AHL). The Toronto, Ontario, native was originally selected by the Blackhawks in the second round, 59th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Brandon Pirri
The Sabres have traded Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the Blues for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart prospect William Carrier, a first-round draft pick in 2015 and a third-round draft pick in 2016.

Ott will likely play on the Blues third line and see significantly less minutes. He has nine goals and 11 assists in 59 games this season.

Steve Ott
The Sabres have traded Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the Blues for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart prospect William Carrier, a first-round draft pick in 2015 and a third-round draft pick in 2016.

Halak, 28, has played 40 games for the Blues, posting a 24-9-4 record with a .917 save percentage and 2.23 goals against average. He has four shutouts this season, tied for second in the NHL, and is best known for leading the Montreal Canadiens to the Eastern Conference finals in 2010.

Jaroslav Halak
The Sabres have traded Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the Blues for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart prospect William Carrier, a first-round draft pick in 2015 and a third-round draft pick in 2016.

The 6-2, 231-pound Stewart has 15 goals and 11 assists in 58 games for the Blues this season after leading St. Louis last year with 18 goals and 36 points. Stewart, 26, was Colorado's first-round pick (18th overall) in 2006. In six NHL seasons, Stewart has 115 goals and 228 points in 377 games.

Chris Stewart
The Sabres have traded Ryan Miller and Steve Ott to the Blues for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart prospect William Carrier, a first-round draft pick in 2015 and a third-round draft pick in 2016.

Miller and Ott will join the Blues in Phoenix, where they play Sunday. They were scratched by the Sabres just before the warmup for tonight's game against San Jose in First Niagara Center. Miller is 15-22-3 with a 2.72 GAA and .923 SV% with the Sabres, but receives a huge fantasy boost by going to the Blues.

Ryan Miller