The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms to add Alex Tanguay to their roster and I’m really not happy about this one.   First of all, I think the Montreal Canadiens are stupid for dealing this guy away (along with a lot of their talent) and secondly, I hate to see another great player get sucked into the Bolts organization.

I know he’s a little soft but he’s a solid playmaker.  I think Tampa Bay got a good deal here but I don’t know how great it is for Tanguay.  I’ll try to stay optimistic since he really could work well …read more

It seems like the whole world has gone Twitter crazy and the NHL is no exception.  The Tampa Bay Lightning tweeted that they had traded forward, Evgeny Artyukin, to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Drew Milller and a third round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

In case you’re not following them, you can keep up with the latest Bolts announcements @TBLIGHTNING since it looks like that’s the place to look for breaking news.
“In acquiring Drew Miller today, we were able to add a character individual, a versatile with good size and the ability to kill penalties,” …read more

Are you sick of hearing about Dany Heatley?  I know that I am.  Whether he’s staying with the Ottawa Senators or going someplace else, I want it to happen quickly so that everyone can move on with their lives.

The latest news is that Heatley could end up going to the San Jose Sharks (Sens GM Bryan Murray brought this “option” up) if third team gets involved and some are saying it will be the Montreal Canadiens.  The Sharks are willing to ship Jonathan Cheechoo along with Christian Ehrhoff and a first-round selection but it’s unclear whether this is interesting enough …read more

The Boston Bruins are busy building up their defensive line up after shipping Aaron Ward to the Carolina Hurricanes. The club has signed Derek Morris to a one-year deal worth $3.3 million.

During his 10 year career in the NHL, he has played for the New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames while splitting his 75 games last season between the Rangers and the Coyotes.  He had five goals and 15 assists.

The Calgary Flames stunned fans and analysts by making some big deals today before the 2009 NHL Trade Deadline which added Olli Jokinen (Phoenix Coyotes) and Jordan Leopold (Colorado Avalanche) to their roster.  They also sent the very speedy Matthew Lombardi to the Coyotes and I’m sad to see him go. 
There were a couple deals that left people scratching their heads.  Patrick O’Sullivan was actually traded TWICE while the Tampa Bay Lightning sent injured players, including goaltender Olaf Kolzig, to the Toronto Maple Leafs. 
Here’s a list of the trades today:

Flames Send LeLande to Blue Jackets
San Jose Trade …read more

In addition to their huge deals earlier in the day which brought them Olli Jokinen and Jordan Leopold, the Calgary Flames have traded goaltender Kevin LeLande to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick at the 2009 Entry Draft.
The Blue Jackets immediately assigned the young netminder to the Syracuse Crunch, which is the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate which isn’t too big of a change for him.  He had spent time playing with both the Quad City Flames of the AHL and the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL this season.  With the Wranglers, he registered a 17-5-4 …read more

The San Jose Sharks traded defenceman Kyle McLaren to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
The 31-year-old was drafted by the Boston Bruins during the first round (9th overall) of the 1995 Entry Draft.
“In 719 games in the NHL, McLaren has amassed 46 goals and 161 assists with a plus- 27 rating.”

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On TSN, Brian Burke refused to comment on a deal that saw goaltender, Olaf Kolzig, defencemen Jamie Heward and Andy Rogers AND a fourth-round draft pick traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a prospect Richard Petiot.
Clearly, this is a salary cap deal that will need to be reviewed by the NHL since the 26-year-old Petiot is not worth all of those players.  He has three goals, 14 assists in 45 games with Toronto Marlies of the AHL so far this season.
Kolzig is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer …read more

In the most confusing move of the day, Patrick O’Sullivan was actually  traded twice in a pair of deals that involved four NHL teams.  O’Sullivan was originally traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward, Justin Williams. 
It was soon learned, however, that the 24-year-old would be on the move again when he was swiftly traded by the Hurricanes to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Erik Cole, who was part of the Canes organization when they won the Stanley Cup in 2006.  The Oilers then acquired forward Ales Kotalik from the Buffalo Sabres …read more

In a surprise last-minute move, the Anaheim Ducks have traded away three players in the final moments before the NHL’s Trade Deadline.  They have sent forward Samuel Pahlsson to the Chicago Blackhawks and then turned around and shipped Travis Moen and defenceman Kent Huskins to the San Jose Sharks. 
In exchange for Pahlsson (who has five goals and 10 assists in 52 games this season), the Ducks acquired James Wisniewski and a draft pick.
The Moen/Huskins deal sent forward Nick Bonino, goaltender Timo Pielmeier and a conditional draft pick to Anaheim.
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