NHL NEWS MARCH 2 – 2017 NHL TRADE DEADLINE RECAP

NHL NEWS MARCH 2 – Teams made 18 trades involving 33 players prior to Wednesday’s 2017 NHL Trade Deadline. A few highlights.

• Winnipeg Jets trade F Drew Stafford to Boston Bruins for conditional sixth-round pick in 2018 Draft | Drew Stafford acquired by Bruins from Jets
•  Chicago Blackhawks trade F Sam Carrick and F Spencer Abbott to the Anaheim Ducks for F Kenton Hegelsen and a seventh-round pick in the 2019 Draft
• Toronto Maple Leafs trade D Frank Corrado to the Pittsburgh Penguins for F Eric Fehr, D Steve Oleksy and a fourth-round pick in the 2017 Draft | Fehr acquired by Maple Leafs from Penguins
• Ottawa Senators trade F Curtis Lazar and D Michael Kostka to the Calgary Flames for D Jyrki Jokipakka a second-round pick in the 2017 Draft | Lazar headed to Flames from Senators
• New Jersey Devils trade F PA Parenteau to the Nashville Predators for a sixth-round pick in the 2017 Draft | Predators pick up Parenteau from Devils for sixth-round pick
• Tampa Bay Lightning trade D Mark Streit to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 Draft | Penguins acquire Streit from Lightning
• New Jersey Devils trade D Reece Scarlett to the Florida Panthers for F Shane Harper
• Columbus Blue Jackets trade D Dillon Heatherington to the Dallas Stars for F Lauri Korpikoski
• Tampa Bay Lightning trade F Valtteri Filppula, a fourth-round pick and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2017 Draft to Philadelphia Flyers for D Mark Streit | Streit traded to Lightning by Flyers
• Columbus Blue Jackets trade D Dalton Prout to the New Jersey Devils for D Kyle Quincey | Devils trade Quincey to Blue Jackets for Prout
• Detroit Red Wings trade F Thomas Vanek to the Florida Panthers for D Dylan McIlrath and a conditional third-round pick in the 2017 Draft | Panthers get Vanek from Red Wings
• Tampa Bay Lightning trade G Adam Wilcox to the Florida Panthers for G Mike McKenna
• Montreal Canadiens trade F Sven Andrighetto to the Colorado Avalanche for F Andreas Martinsen | Canadiens trade Andrighetto to Avs for Martinsen
• New York Rangers trade F Justin Fontaine to the Edmonton Oilers for F Taylor Beck
• Colorado Avalanche trade F Jarome Iginla to the Los Angeles for conditional fourth-round pick in 2018 Draft | Iginla traded from Avalanche to Kings
• Los Angeles Kings trade F Dwight King to the Montreal Canadiens for conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 Draft | Dwight King traded to Canadiens by Kings for draft pick
• Colorado Avalanche trade D Cody Corbett to the Washington Capitals for G Joe Cannata
• Colorado Avalanche trade F Joe Whitney to the Arizona Coyotes for F Brendan Ranford
• Detroit Red Wings trade F Steve Ott to Montreal Canadiens for sixth-round pick in the 2018 Draft | Canadiens acquire Steve Ott from Red Wings
• Vancouver Canucks trade F Jannik Hansen to San Jose Sharks for F Nikolay Goldobin, conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 Draft | Jannik Hansen traded to Sharks by Canucks

GOLDEN KNIGHTS TEAM BECOMES OFFICIAL

The Vegas Golden Knights today completed the acquisition of their team and officially joined the NHL. The League also released the regulations under which the Golden Knights expansion franchise can conduct its hockey business leading up to the Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017.

MUSINGS AND NHL NEWS MARCH 2

• The Flyers signed forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and goaltender Michal Neuvirth to contract extensions
• Jets forward Patrik Laine was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for February, while Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews, Predators forward Filip Forsberg and Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the month
• The NHL unveiled two TV spots – “Imperfectly Perfect” and “If This Cup Could Talk” – to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup.

WEDNESDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
TAMPA BAY 4, Carolina 3 (OT)
CHICAGO 4, Pittsburgh 1

THURSDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
New Jersey @ Washington, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers @ Boston, 7 p.m.
Florida @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Minnesota @ Columbus, 7 p.m.
Arizona @ Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Nashville @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado @ Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
NY Islanders @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto @ Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Vancouver @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m.