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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Kings have struggled to score this season, so acquiring Gaborik should help that problem. Gaborik is a dynamic scorer, but has missed the majority of the year with injuries. He has six goals and eight assists (14 points) in 22 games this season. He will head to the Kings and could find himself on a line with Anze Kopitar.
Deslauriers, 23, was a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is a 6-foot, 230 lbs. defenseman who has 18 goals and 21 assists (39 points) in 60 games with Manchester (AHL) this season. He has yet to make his NHL debut.
Fasching, 18, was a fourth-round pick (118th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He is a 6-foot-2, 213 lbs. winger who has 12 goals and 15 assists (27 points) in 31 games with the University of Minnesota. He had an excellent tournament with Team USA at the World Juniors this season.
McNabb, 23, was selected in the third round (66th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is a 6-foot-4, 205 lbs. defenseman who has seven goals and 22 assists (29 points) in 38 games with the Rochester Americans (AHL) this season. He has failed to record a point in 12 games with the Sabres.
Dubnyk cleared waivers a few days ago, but has now been sent to the Habs as insurance. This deal has Carey Price owners and Habs fans worried about how serious Price's lower-body injury is. Dubnyk will likely serve as Peter Budaj's backup until Price is ready to go.
Hemsky has been rumoured to be traded for years, but today is finally the day. Hemsky who played very well for the Czech in the Olympics, scored two goals against the Senators last night and is now a part of the Senators team for the remainder of the season. He has a total of nine goals and 17 assists (26 points) in 55 games this season. Another aspect to this deal is the Oilers retaining 50% of Hemsky's contract.
