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The Sabres have traded Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to the Wild for Torrey Mitchell, a 2014 second-round pick and 2016 second-round pick.

Moulson is on his way to his third team this season. He has a total of 17 goals and 21 assists (38 points) in 55 games between the Sabres and Islanders. This is the second straight season that the Wild have added an impact winger at the deadline by making a trade with the Sabres (J. Pominville in 2013). Moulson will likely find himself in the top-6 with Mikael Granlund or Mikko Koivu as his pivot.

Matt Moulson
The Flames have traded Lee Stempniak to the Penguins for a third-round pick.

The Penguins were shopping for a winger that can replace Pascal Dupuis, who was lost for the season. with a knee injury. Stempniak is expected to replace Brian Gibbons on Sidney Crosby's wing, which will obviously make him an intriguing pick-up. Stempniak has eight goals and 15 assists in 52 games this season. Despite likely landing on a line with Crosby, he has not scored 20 goals since 2006-07. He makes for a speculative add in 12-team leagues.

Lee Stempniak
The Red Wings have traded Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok and a third-round pick to the Predators for David Legwand.

Jarnkrok and the third-round pick is what the Predators were after, Eaves was simply to open up room on the Red Wings roster. Jarnkrok, 22, was a second-round pick (51st overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Jarnkrok is in his first full season with the Griffins (AHL) and has 13 goals and 23 assists (36 points) in 57 games. There are concerns surrounding Jarnkrok wanting to go back and play in Sweden, but the Predators will do everything they can so that does not happen.

Calle Jarnkrok
The Red Wings have traded Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok and a third-round pick to the Predators for David Legwand.

Eaves had served as a healthy scratch in the last four games with Detroit and will now fight for playing time in Nashville. He has two goals and three assists in 25 games with the Red Wings this season. The Red Wings moved Eaves to open up a spot on the roster for Legwand's arrival.

Patrick Eaves
The Predators have traded David Legwand to the Red Wings for Patrick Eaves, Jarnkrok and a third-round pick.

The Red Wings severly needed help at centre with the injuries to Datsyuk, Helm and Weiss. Legwand is from Detroit and played his minor hockey in nearby Plymouth. He has spent his entire career with the Predators and has been a solid scorer. This season he has 10 goals and 30 assists (40 points) in 62 games. Legwand has averaged 51 points over 82 games in the last four seasons and will help the Red Wings now and when they are healthy, he is an even better addition.

David Legwand
The Flames have traded Reto Berra to the Avalanche for a 2014 second-round pick.

Berra has been acquired by the Avalanche as insurance for an aging J.S Giguere. Giguere was battling a back issue earlier in the season, so Berra comes to the Avalanche as a back-up plan. Both Berra and Giguere are set to become a free agents at the end of the season, so I'm sure by trading a second-round pick that the Avalanche have plans to re-sign Berra as their back-up for the future. Berra was 9-17-2 with a 2.95 GAA and .897 SV% with the Flames this season, but should find it easier playing behind the Avalanche.

Reto Berra
The Capitals have traded Michal Neuvirth and Rostislav Klesla to the Sabres for Jaroslav Halak and a third-round pick.

Klesla was traded to the Capitals in the Martin Erat deal on Tuesday. He has been bounced from the NHL to the AHL a couple of time this season. The 31-year-old has one goal and three assists in 25 NHL games this season.

The Capitals have traded Michal Neuvirth and Rostislav Klesla to the Sabres for Jaroslav Halak and a third-round pick.

Neuvirth was 4-6-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .914 SV% with the Capitals this season. The 25-year-old is a good goaltender who will push for starts behind Jhonas Enroth. A healthy goaltending battle is a good thing, especially on a young, below average. team.

Michal Neuvirth
The Sabres have traded Jaroslav Halak and a third-round pick to the Capitals for Michal Neuvirth and Rostislav Klesla.

Halak has gone 24-9-4 with a 2.23 GAA and .917 SV% with the Blues this season. He will go to the Capitals, a team he single handedly shutdown the Capitals in the 2010 playoffs. He will battle with Braden Holtby for crease time.

Jaroslav Halak
The Canadiens have sent Sebastian Collberg and a conditional second-round pick to the Islanders for Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick.

Collberg was a second-round pick (33rd overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He has three goals and six assists with Frolunda HC in Sweden. The picks will swap hands if the Canadiens make the playoffs.

Sebastian Collberg
The Canadiens have acquired Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick for a conditional second-round pick and prospect Sebastien Collberg.

The Islanders gave up Matt Moulson, a first and a second round pick for Vanek and then only move him for a second and prospect. This has to be considered a loss for the Islanders and a huge win for the Habs. They sit 20th in the NHL in scoring but now add Vanek who has 21 goals in 60 games this season. He is a three-time 40-goal scorer and has had 25-plus goals in every full season in his career. The picks will swap hands if the Canadiens make the playoffs.

Thomas Vanek
The Canucks have traded Raphael Diaz to the Rangers for a 2015 fifth-round pick.

Diaz was acquired from the Canadiens for Dale Weise on February 3, but has now been shipped to the Rangers for a future draft pick. With Vancouver, Diaz had one goal and one assist in six games. He has a total of one goal and 12 assists in 52 games this season.

Raphael Diaz
The Flyers have traded Andrej Meszaros to the Bruins for a third-round pick.

Meszaros has shuffled in and out of the lineup all season, but had recently been one of the Flyers best defensemen. Mez has five goals and 12 assists (17 points) in 38 games and goes to a team with a bunch of injuries on the blueline.

Andrej Meszaros
The Stars have traded Dan Ellis to the Panthers for Tim Thomas.

The Panthers send Thomas who is set to be free agent in the summer to the Stars for Ellis who is signed through next season for $900,000. Ellis will go from Kari Lehtonen's backup to Roberto Luongo's backup. In Dallas he was 5-6-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .900 SV%.

Dan Ellis
The Panthers have traded Tim Thomas to the Stars for Dan Ellis.

The Stars acquire the veteran netminder to push Kari Lehtonen for starts. Lehtonen is a skilled goaltender, but has been in consistent throughout his career. Adding Thomas gives the Stars two strong goaltending options as they push for a playoff spot. Thomas was 16-20-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .909 SV% with the Panthers.

The Oilers have traded Nick Schultz to the Blue Jackets for a fifth-round pick.

Schultz, 31, is a defensive defenseman who addresses the need for a D-man following the injuries to Ryan Murray and Fedor Tyutin on the Blue Jackets bllueline. Schultz averaged 16:58 TOI while posting no goals and four assists with a minus-11 rating in 60 games with the Oilers.

Nick Schultz
The Devils have traded Andrei Loktionov and a conditional 2017 third-round pick to the Hurricanes for Tuomo Ruutu.

Loktionov, 23, is a former Los Angeles King who was in his second season with the Devils. He had recorded four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 48 games with New Jersey this season.

Andrei Loktionov
The Hurricanes have traded Tuomo Ruutu to the Devils for Andrei Loktionov and a conditional 2017 third-round pick.

Ruutu, 31, has two years left in a deal with an annual cap-hit of $4.75 million US. Ruutu is not the fastest player and he joins one of the slowest teams in the NHL. Ruutu had five goals and 11 assists with a minus-19 rating with the Hurricanes. A change of scenery might be able to revitalize Ruutu.

Tuomo Ruutu
The Panthers have traded Marcel Goc to the Penguins for a 2015 third-round pick and a 2014 fifth-round pick.

Goc is an underrated centreman who is a top-tier third/fourth line centre (if that exists). This trade likely means that the Penguins are out of the Ryan Kesler sweepstakes. Goc had 11 goals and 12 assists (23 points) in 62 games with Florida. Goc is an unrestricted free-agent at the end of the year.

Marcel Goc
The Kings have traded Matt Frattin, a second-round pick and a conditional third-round pick to the Blue Jackets for Marian Gaborik. Columbus will also retain a large portion of Gaborik's contract.

Frattin was traded to the Kings in the Jonathan Bernier deal along with the second-round pick that is also heading to the Blue Jackets. He has two goals and four assists in 40 games with the Kings this season.

Matt Frattin