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2015 NHL Trade Tracker: Deal-by-deal details & analysis

2015 NHL Trade Tracker: Deal-by-deal details & analysis

Here’s a list of the deals made before the NHL's trade deadline on Monday, March 2, at 3 p.m. ET, with trade-by-trade analysis on deadine-day deals by Yahoo Sports NHL writer Nick Cotsonika.


 

ANAHEIM
DUCKS

ACQUIRED
Korbinian Holzer, D

ACQUIRED
Eric Brewer, D
5th-round pick

TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

ANALYSIS: The Ducks get defensive depth in Holzer, a big body who might be more in his element in the physical Western Conference. The Leafs take on 35-year-old Brewer, who's in the last year of a 4-year-deal, and collect a draft pick for the future.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

ANAHEIM
DUCKS

ACQUIRED
James Wisniewski, D
3rd-round pick

ACQUIRED
Rene Bourque, F
William Karlsson, F
2nd-round pick

COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETS

ANALYSIS: Ducks GM Bob Murray has wanted to remake his defense all season. He still doesn’t have an elite 'D' corps, but he has a better one with Wisniewski. The Blue Jackets wanted to move Wisniewski and his contract, with two more seasons at a $5.5 million cap hit. Wisniewski didn’t want to leave Columbus and had a partial no-trade clause, but Anaheim was on his approved list. The Blackhawks traded him to the Ducks at the deadline in 2009 and he spent 2009-10 with them, too. The Jackets take back Bourque, and they get prospect William Karlsson and a second-rounder.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

BOSTON
BRUINS

ACQUIRED
Maxim Talbot

ACQUIRED
Jordan Caron

COLORADO
AVALANCHE

ANALYSIS: Talbot brings veteran grit and penalty killing. The 31-year-old has played 84 playoff games. He had eight goals in 24 games when the Penguins won the Cup in 2009, scoring twice in a 2-1 victory in Game 7 of the final. Caron is only 24, and the Bruins drafted him 25th overall in 2009. But he had zero points in 11 games this season. The Avs are banking on his upside.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

VANCOUVER
CANUCKS

ACQUIRED
Sven Baertschi, F

ACQUIRED
2015 2nd-round pick

CALGARY
FLAMES

ANALYSIS: The Flames drafted Baertschi 13th overall in 2011. He’s skilled and still has potential at age 22, but he has been playing in the minors. He had zero goals and four points in 15 games for Calgary and eight goals and 25 points in 36 games for AHL Adirondack this season. He needed a change of scenery.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

PITTSBURGH
PENGUINS

ACQUIRED
Ben Lovejoy, D

ACQUIRED
Simon Despres, D

ANAHEIM
DUCKS

ANALYSIS: This is a little puzzling, but a win-now move for the Penguins. Lovejoy, 31, began his career as an undrafted free agent in Pittsburgh. He made great strides last season in Anaheim, playing a top-pair role. He has taken a step back this season, but he won’t be on the top pair now that he’s back with the Penguins. He has one year left on his contract at a $1.1 million hit. Despres was a first-round pick in 2009, and he’s younger at 23, and he has 6-foot-4 size and skill. He has a year left at $900,000 and will be a restricted free agent, not a UFA. But he takes too many penalties and hasn’t earned enough trust with the coaches apparently.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

MINNESOTA
WILD

ACQUIRED
Chris Stewart, F

ACQUIRED
2017 2nd-round pick

BUFFALO
SABRES

ANALYSIS:  When motivated, Stewart can be an impact power forward. He can score. He can hit. The problem over his career has been consistency. The Wild obviously hope he will be motivated playing for a team with a shot at the playoffs and playing for a contract as a pending unrestricted free agent. The Sabres had to eat half of his salary for the rest of the season, but they got a second-round pick, not a bad return considering the deal was done so late.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

MONTREAL
CANADIENS

ACQUIRED
Torrey Mitchell, F

ACQUIRED
Prosepct TBD
Draft pick TBD

BUFFALO
SABRES

ANALYSIS: More depth and more speed for Montreal. More assets for Buffalo. Mitchell, 30, a pending unrestricted free agent, has played 60 playoff games in the NHL. He has only three goals and 12 points in those games, but part of his value is penalty killing. The Habs already rank third in the NHL..

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

ST. LOUIS
BLUES

ACQUIRED
Olli Jokinen, F

ACQUIRED
Joakim Lindstrom, F
2016 6th-round pick (conditional)

TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

ANALYSIS: Jokinen was not happy when the Predators traded him to the Leafs, and it was not hard to understand why. He had appeared in the playoffs only once in his previous 16 NHL seasons, and he went from one of the best teams in the league to one of the worst. But his Toronto tenure lasted only six games, as the Leafs flipped him to the Blues for a draft pick. He gives the Blues depth and maybe intel on a Central Division rival. The Leafs get a journeyman in Lindstrom and another draft pick for their rebuild.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

ARIZONA
COYOTES

ACQUIRED
David Leggio, G

ACQUIRED
TBD

NEW YORK
ISLANDERS

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

MINNESOTA
WILD

ACQUIRED
Jordan Leopold, D

ACQUIRED
Justin Falk, D
5th-round pick

COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETS

ANALYSIS: Leopold has bounced from the Blues to the Blue Jackets to the Wild, but the 34-year-old pending unrestricted free agent is going back to his home state and will provide some veteran leadership and depth. The Blue Jackets trade an expiring contract for Falk, a 26-year-old who is 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, and a draft pick. Fault is a pending restricted free agent.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

VANCOUVER
CANUCKS

ACQUIRED
Cory Conacher, F

ACQUIRED
Dustin Jeffrey, F

NEW YORK
ISLANDERS

ANALYSIS: This is more of a minor-league deal, and the centerpiece is Conacher, who got off to a great start in the NHL with nine goals and 24 points in 35 games for Tampa Bay – and then bounced to Ottawa to Buffalo to the Islanders to the minors. He has 22 points in 28 games for AHL Bridgeport.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

NEW YORK
ISLANDERS

ACQUIRED
Michal Neuvirth, G

ACQUIRED
Chad Johnson, G
2015 3rd-round pick (conditional)

BUFFALO
SABRES

ANALYSIS: The Islanders addressed their weakness in goal by acquiring Jaroslav Halak and signing Johnson in the off-season. Now they have addressed it again by acquiring Neuvirth, an upgrade over Johnson. He has played nine NHL playoff games. Johnson? Zero. Neuvirth is a pending unrestricted free agent. Johnson has one year left on his contract. So the Sabres got some assets for an expiring contract – and helped their chances at the first overall pick.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

ST. LOUIS
BLUES

ACQUIRED
Robert Bortuzzo, D
2016 7th-round pick

ACQUIRED
Ian Cole, D

PITTSBURGH
PENGUINS

ANALYSIS: Cole, 26, was a first-round pick in 2007. He’s a pending restricted free agent with a $900,000 salary-cap hit. Bortuzzo, 25, was a third-round pick in 2007. He’s a pending RFA with a $650,000 hit. The Blues wanted to improve the right side of their defense. Cole, a left shot, was playing on the right. The Penguins get a player with more offensive upside.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

COLORADO
AVALANCHE

ACQUIRED
Freddie Hamilton, F

ACQUIRED
Karl Stollery, D

SAN JOSE
SHARKS

ANALYSIS: A swap of fringe players. Stollery, 27, is a 5-foot-11 defenseman who was never drafted and has seven games of NHL experience. Hamilton, 23, is a 6-foot-1 centerman who was drafted in the fifth round in 2010 and has 12 games of NHL experience.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

NEW YORK
ISLANDERS

ACQUIRED
Tyler Kennedy, F

ACQUIRED
2016 3rd-round pick (conditional)

SAN JOSE
SHARKS

ANALYSIS: The Islanders added to their bottom six. The Sharks got an asset for a pending unrestricted free agent. Kennedy, 28, has 12 goals and 27 points in 76 playoff games – all with Pittsburgh. If the Isles meet the Pens in the playoffs, here is yet another storyline.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

DETROIT
RED WINGS

ACQUIRED
Marek Zidlicky, D

ACQUIRED
2016 3rd-round pick

NEW JERSEY
DEVILS

ANALYSIS: The Red Wings were looking for a right-shot, puck-moving defenseman, but they didn’t want to overpay, especially with their power play ranked first in the NHL. Zidlicky was a relative bargain. He’s 38 years old and not what he once was, but his skills and smarts should fit into Detroit’s system. He waived his no-trade clause. He’s a pending unrestricted free agent.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

SAN JOSE
SHARKS

ACQUIRED
Ben Smith, F
2017 conditional pick

ACQUIRED
Andrew Desjardins, F

CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS

ANALYSIS: A swap of similar players. Smith, 26, has five goals and nine points in 61 games for the Blackhawks this season. Desjardins, 28, who wasn’t drafted, has five goals and eight points in 56 games for the Sharks. Both kill penalties. But Smith is signed through next season at a $1.5 million cap hit, while Desjardins is a pending unrestricted free agent. Smith shakes up the Sharks’ bottom six, while the Blackhawks gain a little roster and cap flexibility.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

ST. LOUIS
BLUES

ACQUIRED
Zbynek Michalek, D
2015 3rd-round pick (conditional)

ACQUIRED
Maxim Letunov, F

ARIZONA
COYOTES

ANALYSIS: If healthy, Michalek is a good defensive defenseman – a shot-blocker, a penalty-killer, a good fit for the structured Blues. The problem is, he has been out with a concussion and so his outlook is uncertain. He told Sportsnet he has been feeling better and exercising over the last few days, but he hasn’t started skating yet.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

MONTREAL
CANADIENS

ACQUIRED
Brian Flynn, F

ACQUIRED
2016 5th-round pick

BUFFALO
SABRES

ANALYSIS: Montreal GM Marc Bergevin added depth up front and penalty killing for a low price. Flynn, 26, is a pending restricted free agent with a $625,000 cap hit. He has five goals and 17 points in 54 games for the Sabres this season, averaging 2:00 on the PK.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

MONTREAL CANADIENS

ACQUIRED
Jeff Petry, D

ACQUIRED
2015 2nd-round pick
2015 5th-round pick (conditional)

EDMONTON
OILERS

ANALYSIS: Habs GM Marc Bergevin added to his blue line at a reasonable price in this market. But there is a reason for that: Petry wasn’t the most valuable option out there. Oilers GM Craig MacTavish was trying to get more but couldn’t convince other GMs to bid higher. Petry, a pending unrestricted free agent, is considered average. We’ll see whether he was weighed down by playing on a bad team and will look better on a good team. It’s a great opportunity to increase his value heading into free agency.

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

 

TAMPA BAY
LIGHTNING

ACQUIRED
Braydon Coburn, D

ACQUIRED
Radko Gudas, D
2015 1st-round pick
2015 3rd-round pick

PHILADELPHIA
FLYERS

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

BOSTON
BRUINS

ACQUIRED
Brett Connolly, F

ACQUIRED
2015 2nd-round pick
2016 2nd-round pick

TAMPA BAY
LIGHTNING

(Trade completed March 2, 2015.)


 

DETROIT
RED WINGS

ACQUIRED
Erik Cole, F
2015 3rd-round pick

ACQUIRED
Mattias Backman, D
Mattas Janmark, F
2015 2nd-round pick

DALLAS
STARS

(Trade completed March 1, 2015.)


 

NEW YORK
RANGERS

ACQUIRED
James Sheppard, F

ACQUIRED
2015 4th-round pick

SAN JOSE
SHARKS

(Trade completed March 1, 2015.)


 

NEW YORK
RANGERS

ACQUIRED
Keith Yandle, D
Chris Summers, D
2015 4th-round pick

ACQUIRED
Anthony Duclair, F
John Moore, D
2016 1st-round pick
2015 2nd-round pick

ARIZONA
COYOTES

(Trade completed March 1, 2015.)


 

WASHINGTON
CAPITALS

ACQUIRED
Curtis Glencross, F

ACQUIRED
2015 2nd-round pick
2015 3rd-round pick

CALGARY
FLAMES

(Trade completed March 1, 2015.)


 

CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS

ACQUIRED
Antoine Vermette, F

ACQUIRED
2015 1st-round pick
Klas Dahlbeck, D

ARIZONA
COYOTES

(Trade completed Feb. 28, 2015.)


 

ANAHEIM
DUCKS

ACQUIRED
Tomas Fleischmann, F

ACQUIRED
Dany Heatley, F
2015 3rd-round pick

FLORIDA
PANTHERS

(Trade completed Feb. 28, 2015.)


 

WASHINGTON
CAPITALS

ACQUIRED
Tim Gleason, D

ACQUIRED
Jack Hillen, D
2015 4th-round pick

CAROLINA
HURRICANES

(Trade completed Feb. 28, 2015.)


 

CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS

ACQUIRED
Kimmo Timonen, D

ACQUIRED
2015 2nd-round pick
2016 4th-round pick (conditional)

PHILADELPHIA
FLYERS

(Trade completed Feb. 27, 2015.)


 

COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETS

ACQUIRED
David Clarkson, F

ACQUIRED
Nathan Horton, F

TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

(Trade completed Feb. 26, 2015.)


 

FLORIDA
PANTHERS

ACQUIRED
Jaromir Jagr, F

ACQUIRED
2015 2nd-round pick
2016 3rd-round pick (conditional)

NEW JERSEY
DEVILS

(Trade completed Feb. 26, 2015.)


 

TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

ACQUIRED
T.J. Brennan, D

ACQUIRED
Spencer Abbott, F

CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS

(Trade completed Feb. 26, 2015.)


 

ST. LOUIS
BLUES

ACQUIRED
Adam Cracknell, F

ACQUIRED
Future considerations

COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETS

(Trade completed Feb. 26, 2015.)


 

LOS ANGELES
KINGS

ACQUIRED
Andrej Sekera, D

ACQUIRED
Roland McKeown, D
2015 1st-round pick

CAROLINA
HURRICANES

(Trade completed Feb. 25, 2015.)


 

PITTSBURGH
PENGUINS

ACQUIRED
Daniel Winnik, F

ACQUIRED
Zach Sill, F
2016 2nd-round pick
2015 4th-round pick

TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

(Trade completed Feb. 25, 2015.)


 

WINNIPEG
JETS

ACQUIRED
Jiri Tlusty, F

ACQUIRED
2016 3rd-round pick
2015 6th-round pick (conditional)

CAROLINA
HURRICANES

(Trade completed Feb. 25, 2015.)


 

MINNESOTA
WILD

ACQUIRED
Sean Bergenheim, F
2016 7th-round pick

ACQUIRED
2016 3rd-round pick

FLORIDA
PANTHERS

(Trade completed Feb. 24, 2015.)


 

ANAHEIM
DUCKS

ACQUIRED
Jiri Sekac, F

ACQUIRED
Devante Smith-Pelly, F

MONTREAL
CANADIENS

(Trade completed Feb. 24, 2015.)


 

NASHVILLE
PREDATORS

ACQUIRED
Cody Franson, D
Mike Santorelli, F

ACQUIRED
Olli Jokinen, F
Brenan Leipsic, F
2015 1st-round pick

TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

(Trade completed Feb. 15, 2015.)


 

DALLAS
STARS

ACQUIRED
Jhonas Enroth, G

ACQUIRED
Anders Lindback, G
2016 3rd-round pick

BUFFALO
SABRES

(Trade completed Feb. 11, 2015.)


 

WINNIPEG
JETS

ACQUIRED
Tyler Myers, D
Drew Stafford, F
Joel Armia, F
Brendan Lemieux, F
2015 1st-round pick

ACQUIRED
Evander Kane, F
Zach Bogosian, D
Jason Kasdorf, G

BUFFALO
SABRES

(Trade completed Feb. 11, 2015.)