NHL Trade Deadline Live Coverage

March 4, 2009 is the deadline for which all National Hockey League teams can trade players for the remainder of the 2008-08 season.

All trades must be submitted to the league offices by 3:00 p.m. EST for the transaction to be completed. For expanded coverage of deadline-day NHL rumors, check out Mahalo's NHL Trade Rumors page!

2008 Deadline-Day Trades

Islanders send Chris Simon to the Wild for a sixth-round pick

Kings send Brad Stuart to the Red Wings for a 2008 second-round pick and a 2009 fourth-round pick

Thrashers send Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupius to the Penguins for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a first round pick

Maple Leafs send Hal Gill to the Penguins for a 2008 second-round pick and a 2009 fifth-round pick

Islanders send Marc-Andre Bergeron to the Ducks for a third-round pick

Capitals send Joe Motzko to the Thrashers for Alaxandre Giroux

Lightning send Jan Hlavac to the Predators for a seventh-round pick

Ducks send Brandon Bochenski to the Predators for future considerations

Lightning send Jay Leach to the Ducks for Brandon Segal and a conditional draft pick

Kings send J.S. Aubin to the Ducks for a seventh-round pick

Rangers send Marcel Hossa, Al Montoya and a conditional draft pick to the Coyotes for David LeNeveu, Fredrik Sjostrom and Josh Gratton

Blues send Christian Backman to the Rangers for a fourth-round pick

Canucks send Matt Cooke to the Capitals for Matt Pettinger

Blackhawks send Martin Lapointe to the Senators for a sixth-round draft pick

Blue Jackets send Adam Foote to the Avalanche for a conditional draft pick

Avalanche send Karlis Skranstins to the Panthers for Ruslan Salei

Blue Jackets send Sergei Fedorov to the Capitals for Ted Ruth

Lightning send Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern, Mike Smith and a fourth-round pick to the Stars for Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist

Canadiens send Cristobal Huet to the Capitals for a second-round pick

Sharks send Rob Davidson to the Islanders for a seventh-round pick

Blackhawks send Tuomo Ruutu to the Hurricanes for Andrew Ladd

Sharks send Steve Bernier and a first-round pick to the Sabres for Brian Campbell and a seventh round pick

Maple Leafs send Wade Belak to the Panthers for a fifth-round pick

Devils send Cam Janssen to the Blues for Bryce Salvador

2009 Trade Deadline Live Coverage

- - Note: All times EST, commentary in italics.
4:50 p.m.: All quiet on the trade front, with a total of 22 trades today.
4:25 p.m.: Tampa Bay Lightning trade Olaf Kolzig and Jamie Heward to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Richard Petiot
3:50 p.m.: Carolina Hurricanes send Justin Williams to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrick O'Sullivan; Carolina then trades O'Sullivan to the Edmonton Oilers for Erik Cole; Oilers also reportedly acquired Ales Kotalik
3:45 p.m.: Anaheim Ducks sending Travis Moen and Kent Huskins to the San Jose Sharks for Nick Bonnino, Tim Pihlmeye and a conditional draft pick
3:45 p.m.: Anaheim Ducks trade Samuel Pahlsson to the Chicago Blackhawks for James Wisniewski
3:40 p.m.: Calgary Flames trading Kevin Lalande to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a fourth-round draft pick
3:35 p.m.: San Jose Sharks sending Kyle McLaren to the Philadelphia Flyers for a sixth-round pick
3:30 p.m.: Tampa Bay Lightning trade Steve Eminger to the Florida Panthers for Noah Welch and a third-round draft pick
3:25 p.m.: TSN reporting there is still a line at the NHL registry, meaning potentially a few more trades may be announced
3:19 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs announcing they are done trading for the day
3:10 p.m. Atlanta Thrashers trade Erik Christensen to the Anaheim Ducks for Eric O'Dell
3:10 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs trade Dominic Moore to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round draft pick
3:00 p.m.: Phoenix Coyotes reportedly sending Derek Morris to the New York Rangers for Petr Prucha, Nigel Dawes and Dmitri Kalinin
3:00 p.m.: Deadline has officially passes, however trades may still be announced.
2:55 p.m.: Florida Panthers will not trade Jay Bouwmeester
2:50 p.m.: Rumors swirling that the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to flip Martin Gerber, who they picked up this morning off waivers
2:45 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs send Nikolai Antropov to the New York Rangers for a second-round pick, plus a conditional draft pick
2:45 p.m.: Phoenix Coyotes send Daniel Carcillo to the Philadelphia Flyers for Scottie Upshall
2:35 p.m.: 25 minutes left, with only eight trades completed so far. Could be the slowest trade deadline in nearly a decade.
2:00 p.m.: New York Islanders reportedly trade Bill Guerin to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick
1:50 p.m.: Peter Forsberg will reportedly announce his retirement tonight in Colorado, Colorado Avalanche denying that rumor
1:30 p.m.: 90 minutes left before the deadline.
1:25 p.m.: Tampa Bay Lightning send Mark Recchi to the Boston Bruins for Martins Karsums and Matt Lashoff
1:15 p.m.: TRADE DECLINED -- Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly sending Dominic Moore to the Chicago Blackhawks
1:00 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs announcing that goaltender Vesa Toskala will be out for the rest of the season, meaning newly acquired Martin Gerber will see most of the action for the rest of the year
12:55 p.m.: Los Angeles Kings re-signing Sean O'Donnell and Erik Ersberg
12:40 p.m.: Calgary Flames send Matthew Lombardi and a first-round pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for Olli Jokinen
12:35 p.m.: Boston Bruins send Petteri Nokalainen to the Anaheim Ducks for Steve Montador
12:15 p.m.: Pittsburgh Penguins claiming Craig Adams off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks
12:15 p.m.: Dallas Stars claiming Brendan Morrison off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks
12:15 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs claiming Martin Gerber off waivers from the Ottawa Senators
12:00 p.m.: Phoenix Coyotes sending Mikael Tellqvist to the Buffalo Sabres for a fourth-round draft pick
11:50 a.m.: Pittsburgh Penguins sending Danny Richmond to the St. Louis Blues for Andy Wozniewski
11:40 a.m.: Colorado Avalanche reportedly sending Jordan Leopold to the Calgary Flames for Ryan Wilson
10:55 a.m.: Tim Connolly signing a two-year contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres, worth a reported $9 million
10:15 a.m.: Ottawa Senators send Antoine Vermette to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Pascal Leclaire
10:00 a.m.: Filip Kuba signs a three-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators, worth a reported $3.7 million per season

2009 Trade Deadline Live Coverage

- - Note: All times EST, commentary in italics.
4:50 p.m.: All quiet on the trade front, with a total of 22 trades today.
4:25 p.m.: Tampa Bay Lightning trade Olaf Kolzig and Jamie Heward to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Richard Petiot
3:50 p.m.: Carolina Hurricanes send Justin Williams to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrick O'Sullivan; Carolina then trades O'Sullivan to the Edmonton Oilers for Erik Cole; Oilers also reportedly acquired Ales Kotalik
3:45 p.m.: Anaheim Ducks sending Travis Moen and Kent Huskins to the San Jose Sharks for Nick Bonnino, Tim Pihlmeye and a conditional draft pick
3:45 p.m.: Anaheim Ducks trade Samuel Pahlsson to the Chicago Blackhawks for James Wisniewski
3:40 p.m.: Calgary Flames trading Kevin Lalande to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a fourth-round draft pick
3:35 p.m.: San Jose Sharks sending Kyle McLaren to the Philadelphia Flyers for a sixth-round pick
3:30 p.m.: Tampa Bay Lightning trade Steve Eminger to the Florida Panthers for Noah Welch and a third-round draft pick
3:25 p.m.: TSN reporting there is still a line at the NHL registry, meaning potentially a few more trades may be announced
3:19 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs announcing they are done trading for the day
3:10 p.m. Atlanta Thrashers trade Erik Christensen to the Anaheim Ducks for Eric O'Dell
3:10 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs trade Dominic Moore to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round draft pick
3:00 p.m.: Phoenix Coyotes reportedly sending Derek Morris to the New York Rangers for Petr Prucha, Nigel Dawes and Dmitri Kalinin
3:00 p.m.: Deadline has officially passes, however trades may still be announced.
2:55 p.m.: Florida Panthers will not trade Jay Bouwmeester
2:50 p.m.: Rumors swirling that the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to flip Martin Gerber, who they picked up this morning off waivers
2:45 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs send Nikolai Antropov to the New York Rangers for a second-round pick, plus a conditional draft pick
2:45 p.m.: Phoenix Coyotes send Daniel Carcillo to the Philadelphia Flyers for Scottie Upshall
2:35 p.m.: 25 minutes left, with only eight trades completed so far. Could be the slowest trade deadline in nearly a decade.
2:00 p.m.: New York Islanders reportedly trade Bill Guerin to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick
1:50 p.m.: Peter Forsberg will reportedly announce his retirement tonight in Colorado, Colorado Avalanche denying that rumor
1:30 p.m.: 90 minutes left before the deadline.
1:25 p.m.: Tampa Bay Lightning send Mark Recchi to the Boston Bruins for Martins Karsums and Matt Lashoff
1:15 p.m.: TRADE DECLINED -- Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly sending Dominic Moore to the Chicago Blackhawks
1:00 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs announcing that goaltender Vesa Toskala will be out for the rest of the season, meaning newly acquired Martin Gerber will see most of the action for the rest of the year
12:55 p.m.: Los Angeles Kings re-signing Sean O'Donnell and Erik Ersberg
12:40 p.m.: Calgary Flames send Matthew Lombardi and a first-round pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for Olli Jokinen
12:35 p.m.: Boston Bruins send Petteri Nokalainen to the Anaheim Ducks for Steve Montador
12:15 p.m.: Pittsburgh Penguins claiming Craig Adams off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks
12:15 p.m.: Dallas Stars claiming Brendan Morrison off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks
12:15 p.m.: Toronto Maple Leafs claiming Martin Gerber off waivers from the Ottawa Senators
12:00 p.m.: Phoenix Coyotes sending Mikael Tellqvist to the Buffalo Sabres for a fourth-round draft pick
11:50 a.m.: Pittsburgh Penguins sending Danny Richmond to the St. Louis Blues for Andy Wozniewski
11:40 a.m.: Colorado Avalanche reportedly sending Jordan Leopold to the Calgary Flames for Ryan Wilson
10:55 a.m.: Tim Connolly signing a two-year contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres, worth a reported $9 million
10:15 a.m.: Ottawa Senators send Antoine Vermette to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Pascal Leclaire
10:00 a.m.: Filip Kuba signs a three-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators, worth a reported $3.7 million per season

February 14, 2009, NHL Rumors

Chris Pronger responds to trade rumors by telling the press his desire to stay with the Anaheim Ducks -- Orange County Register
Boston Bruins reportedly pursuing Jordan Leopold of the Colorado Avalanche -- Ottawa Sun
Columbus Blue Jackets could be interested in Vaclav Prospal of the Tampa Bay Lightning -- The Tampa Tribune
Three players being placed on waivers: Frantisek Kaberle of the Carolina Hurricanes, Ryan Hollweg of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chris Gratton of the Tampa Bay Lightning -- RDS.ca
Pittsburgh Penguins reportedly trying hard to acquire Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning -- St. Petersburg Times
Despite the financial woes of the Phoenix Coyotes, head coach Wayne Gretzky between $7-8 million a year, more than seven times the average salary of other NHL coaches -- Globe and Mail

February 2009 NHL Rumors

March 2, 2009, NHL Rumors

Atlanta Thrashers trading Niclas Havelid to the New Jersey Devils for Anssi Salmela -- ESPN
Ottawa Sun reporting that the Anaheim Ducks will trade Chris Pronger to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Phil Kessel and possibly more -- Ottawa Sun
New York Islanders winger Bill Guerin has reportedly been told which Eastern Conference team he will be traded to, but neither side is spilling on the details yet -- ESPN
Tampa Bay Lightning reportedly trying to trade Gary Roberts to the Calgary Flames and adding Ryan Malone to their trading block -- ESPN
Phoenix Coyotes Olli Jokinen's name remaining in trade rumor talks, with the Edmonton Oilers reportedly interested and able to afford his contract under the salary cap -- ESPN
Edmonton Oilers also reportedly interested in Slava Kozlov of the Atlanta Thrashers -- ESPN
While the Philadelphia Flyers are said to be interested in several players, they have very little cap space available and would need to trade with a team that could take highly-paid players -- ESPN
Dallas Stars may look to trade Mike Ribeiro, with the Chicago Blackhawks said to be interested -- ESPN
Detroit Red Wings expected to stay silent on deadline day, as they have very little cap space, however they are reportedly interested in Niclas Havelid, but would need to drop some salary to acquire him -- Spector's Hockey
Maxim Afinogenov telling the press that if the Buffalo Sabres are not going to play him, then he would like to be traded to a team that will -- Spector's Hockey
Anaheim Ducks to meet with Scott Niedermayer today to discuss his future, but reportedly has no intention of trading him, despite his contract expiring after the season -- OCRegister.com
Edmonton Oilers not expected to make big moves, if any, as many players do not want to move and the ones that do, would be very difficult to trade -- Edmonton Sun
Mark Recchi still expected to be traded before the deadline -- TBO.com
Dallas Stars expected to place Sean Avery on re-entry waivers today, with the New York Rangers heavily rumored to be ready to claim him -- Spector's Hockey
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire, who is set to return from his injury in April, said to be in demand by several teams, including the Ottawa Senators -- The Columbus Dispatch

March 4, 2009, Trade Deadline Day NHL Rumors

- Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke saying Dominic Moore and Nikolai Antropov will definitely be moved today -- Kukla's Korner
St. Louis Blues saying they have no trade in the works for Keith Tkachuk, but didn't rule out moving him later in the day -- ESPN
Philadelphia Flyers trying to trade Martin Biron to the Buffalo Sabres to create more cap space -- ESPN
Tampa Bay Lightning reportedly offered Ryan Malone to the New York Rangers for Marc Staal, but the Rangers denied the deal -- ESPN
Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens reportedly interested in Derek Morris of the Phoenix Coyotes -- Spector's Hockey
Phoenix Coyotes reportedly in talks with the Calgary Flames to trade Olli Jokinen -- Spector's Hockey
Phoenix Coyotes also reportedly trying to send Ilya Bryzgalov and Derek Morris to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joffrey Lupul, Martin Biron and Scottie Upshall -- Spector's Hockey
Bill Guerin almost certainly to be moved today by the New York Islanders -- Spector's Hockey
New York Rangers reportedly want Martin St. Louis, but the Tampa Bay Lightning do not want to move him, Rangers also may be interested in Mark Recchi -- Spector's Hockey
Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings not expected to make any moves today -- Spector's Hockey
Ian Laperriere of the Colorado Avalanche said to be traded today -- Denver Post
Anaheim Ducks, who are still fighting for a playoff spot, unlikely to trade Chris Pronger -- Los Angeles Times
New Jersey Devils still trying to trade Scott Clemmensen per his request -- New York Post

March 2009 NHL Rumors

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2008 Trade Deadline Live Coverage

All times ET - Commentary in Italics
4:10PM: 23 trades total today, 43 players, 22 draft picks, 4th most busy trade deadline day in league history
4:05PM: No other trades announced in last 15 minutes
3:50PM: Nashville acquires Jan Hlavic from Tampa Bay in exchange for a 7th Round pick.
3:45PM: Seems like there are no other major deals coming. TSN reports Montreal is not announcing any other deals today, which means many Habs fans will be placed on "24 hour suicide watch"... If Forsberg has anything left in the tank (sat out so far this season), then Colorado will not only make the playoffs, but become a big contender in a crowded Western Conference... surprised Calgary didn't make any moves...
3:31PM: Anaheim acquires J.S. Aubin from Los Angeles in exchange for a draft pick.
3:27PM: Winners right now: Colorado, Dallas, Pittsburgh, San Jose, and Washington. Avs added blue line depth plus signing Forsberg helps until Sakic is back; love the Stars adding Richards, nice deal by Brett Hull; Pens show they're going for it this year getting Hossa; Sharks power play will be even more dangerous with Campbell on the blue line; Caps, 5 points out of a playoff spot and the Southeast Division lead, make bold moves getting Fedorov, Huet, and Cooke.
3:26PM: Losers right now: Columbus, Montreal, and Toronto. Columbus is only 5 points out of the playoffs right now but have traded away Fedorov and Foote; Montreal, right now a playoff team, trades a known commodity in Huet and have no proven guy between the pipes, and also fails to get Marian Hossa; Toronto couldn't convince Sundin to waive 'no trade' and followed that up by NOT dealing Jason Blake or other big name players.
3:24PM: Still feels like one more big deal is out there being processed...
3:21PM: Anaheim acquires Marc-Andre Bergeron from NY Islanders in exchange for a 3rd Round Draft pick
3:20PM: Phoenix acquires Marcel Hossa and Al Montoya from NY Rangers in exchange for Josh Gratton, David Leneveu and Fred Sjostrom.
3:18PM: Florida acquires Chad Kilger from Toronto in exchange for a 3rd Round Draft pick
3:15PM: Red Wings deal for a defenseman from the Kings, but not the one we thought would be moving: Rob Blake remains in LA - for now...
3:14PM: Detroit acquires Brad Stuart from Los Angeles in exchange for 2008 2nd and 4th round picks.
3:12PM: Waiting to see also if Montreal is going to make another deal to acquire a goaltender to replace Huet. If not, it means they are counting on 20-year old Carey Price to carry the load.
3:10PM: Minnesota acquires Chris Simon from NY Islanders in exchange for a draft choice
3:08PM: Surprised that Detroit hasn't made a deal for a defenseman, considering that both Rafalski and Lidstrom are on the injured list and Osgood isn't playing as well as earlier in the season.
3:06PM: Pittsburgh is going feel like not only are they getting a boost from acquiring Hossa at the deadline, but also getting Crosby back from the injured list.
3:00PM: DEADLINE HAS PASSED - awaiting other deals being currently processed by the league
2:58PM: Pittsburgh acquires Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis from Atlanta in exchange for Colby Armstrong, Angelo Esposito, Erik Christensen and a 1st Round draft choice. - Huge move by Pittsburgh, putting Hossa with Malkin and Crosby.
2:54PM: Pittsburgh acquires Hal Gill from Toronto in exchange for a pair of 2008 draft picks
2:53PM: NY Rangers acquires Christan Backman from St. Louis in exchange for a draft pick
2:50PM: TSN indicating as many as 6 teams are inquiring about Marian Hossa from Atlanta.
2:44PM: Still a lull before the deadline as many of the GM's are on the phones right now. Apparently Buffalo offered Campbell $18 million for 3 years which was rejected, and that's why Campbell was dealt to San Jose. I like Dallas acquiring Richards, a former Conn Smythe Trophy winner.
2:34PM: So far it seems that both the Capitals and the Avalanche are "buyers" today. Caps get Fedorov and Huet; Avs get Salei and Foote for the blueline, and signed Peter Forsberg to a 1-year deal last night. Heavy rumors right now are that Hossa is going to be dealt to either Pittsburgh or one of the western teams.
2:25PM: Players rumored to be moving today include: Bobby Holik, Marian Hossa, and Olli Jokinen. Mats Sundin will not waive his 'no trade' clause and will stay in Toronto.
2:13PM: Washington acquires Matt Cooke from Vancouver in exchange for Matt Pettinger
2:11PM: Colorado reacquires Adam Foote from Columbus in exchange for a conditional draft pick
2:06PM: Ottawa acquires Martin Lapointe from Chicago in exchange for future considerations
2:05PM: Less than 1 hour until the deadline
1:56PM: Florida acquires Karlis Skrastins from Colorado in exchange for Ruslan Salei
1:52PM: Washington acquires Sergei Fedorov from Columbus in exchange for Ted Ruth
1:45PM: Dallas acquires Brad Richards, Johan Holmqvist and a 2009 4th round pick from Tampa Bay in exchange for Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern, and Mike Smith
1:40PM: Washington acquires Cristobal Huet from Montreal in exchange for a 2009 2nd round pick
1:37PM: Carolina acquires Tuomo Ruutu from Chicago in exchange for Andrew Ladd.
1:35PM: San Jose acquires Brian Campbell and a draft choice from Buffalo in exchange for Steve Bernier and a 2008 1st Round pick.
1:33PM: Florida acquires Wade Belak from Toronto in exchange for a 2008 draft pick
1:30PM: New Jersey acquires Bryce Salvador from St. Louis in exchange for Cam Janssen
Last night, the Philadelphia acquired Vaclav Prospal from Tampa Bay in exchange for Alexandre Picard and a draft pick