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The Rangers have traded Callahan, a 2015 first-round pick and a 2014 second round pick to the Lightning for Martin St. Louis.

It is a captain for captain trade, however St. Louis is signed through next season while Callahan is a pending free agent who wants a huge contract (expected to be around 6-years / $36M). He is a gritty, hard-working forward who will likely spend the rest of the season with the Lightning but not be re-signed in summer. He could also be a piece in another trade this afternoon, but should he stay with the Lightning, he could find himself replacing St. Louis on a line with Steven Stamos.

Ryan Callahan
The Lightning have traded St. Louis to the Rangers for Ryan Callahan, a 2015 first-round pick and a 2014 second round pick.

Things had gone sour with St. Louis and Lightning GM Steve Yzerman and the result was St. Louis asking for a trade. Yzerman has granted St. Louis' request by sending him to the Rangers and reuniting him with former teammate Brad Richards. Without Steven Stamkos for 45 games, St. Louis still had 29 goals and 32 assists in 62 games this season.

Martin St. Louis
The Coyotes have traded Brown, Rostislav Klesla and a 2015 4th round pick the Capitals for Martin Erat and prospect John Mitchell.

Brown, 23, was a second round pick (36th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In his second season with the Portland Pirates (AHL) he has scored 14 goals and 21 assists (35 points) in 51 games this season.

Chris Brown
The Coyotes have traded Klesla, prospect Chris Brown and a 2015 4th round pick the Capitals for Martin Erat and prospect John Mitchell.

Klesla has found himself unclaimed on waivers on a number of occasions this season. He has not played with the Coyotes since January 14, he has four points (1G / 3A) in 25 games with Phoenix this season. While with Portland (AHL) he had three goals and six assists in 21 games. He will report Hershey (AHL).

The Capitals have traded Mitchell and Martin Erat to Phoenix for Rostislav Klesla, prospect Chris Brown and a 2015 4th round pick.

Mitchell, 27, is a 6-foot-5, 216 lbs. forward who has never played in an NHL contest. He has three goals and three assists in 20 games with Hershey (AHL) this season. He is expected to report to Portland (AHL).

John Mitchell
The Capitals have traded Erat and prospect John Mitchell to Phoenix for Rostislav Klesla, prospect Chris Brown and a 2015 4th round pick.

Erat made it public that he wanted to be traded earlier in the season, and his wish was granted tonight. He has a single goal (Feb 8) and 23 assists in 53 games with the Capitals this season.

Martin Erat
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