Diaz was acquired from the Canadiens for Dale Weise on February 3, but has now been shipped to the Rangers for a future draft pick. With Vancouver, Diaz had one goal and one assist in six games. He has a total of one goal and 12 assists in 52 games this season.
Meszaros has shuffled in and out of the lineup all season, but had recently been one of the Flyers best defensemen. Mez has five goals and 12 assists (17 points) in 38 games and goes to a team with a bunch of injuries on the blueline.
The Panthers send Thomas who is set to be free agent in the summer to the Stars for Ellis who is signed through next season for $900,000. Ellis will go from Kari Lehtonen's backup to Roberto Luongo's backup. In Dallas he was 5-6-0 with a 3.04 GAA and .900 SV%.
The Stars acquire the veteran netminder to push Kari Lehtonen for starts. Lehtonen is a skilled goaltender, but has been in consistent throughout his career. Adding Thomas gives the Stars two strong goaltending options as they push for a playoff spot. Thomas was 16-20-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .909 SV% with the Panthers.
Schultz, 31, is a defensive defenseman who addresses the need for a D-man following the injuries to Ryan Murray and Fedor Tyutin on the Blue Jackets bllueline. Schultz averaged 16:58 TOI while posting no goals and four assists with a minus-11 rating in 60 games with the Oilers.
Anderson allowed three goals on 30 shots in a loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. He will be back in goal tonight in Calgary. The Senators acquired Ales Hemsky today which should help the offence in-front of Anderson against a below-average Flames team. Anderson is 10-5-5 with a 2.88 GAA and .918 SV% on the road.
Loktionov, 23, is a former Los Angeles King who was in his second season with the Devils. He had recorded four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 48 games with New Jersey this season.
Ruutu, 31, has two years left in a deal with an annual cap-hit of $4.75 million US. Ruutu is not the fastest player and he joins one of the slowest teams in the NHL. Ruutu had five goals and 11 assists with a minus-19 rating with the Hurricanes. A change of scenery might be able to revitalize Ruutu.
Goc is an underrated centreman who is a top-tier third/fourth line centre (if that exists). This trade likely means that the Penguins are out of the Ryan Kesler sweepstakes. Goc had 11 goals and 12 assists (23 points) in 62 games with Florida. Goc is an unrestricted free-agent at the end of the year.
Penner skated on a line with Marcus Johansson and Troy Brouwer in his first practice Penner had 13 goals and 19 assists with a plus-22 in Anaheim. If he is not playing with Alex Ovechkin, he takes a fantasy value hit by leaving the LW alongside Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.
Updating an earlier report, the original timetable was 6-8 weeks, but it sounds like that is worst case scenario. Expect him to land on IR and the Jets to call-up a centreman from St. John's (AHL).
Crawford allowed three goals on 20 shots in a loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. Tonight, vs. Columbus will be his ninth straight start. Since resuming play after the Olympics, Crawford is 1-2-0 with a 2.05 GAA and .921 SV%.
After being acquired from the Oilers this morning, Hemsky will hurry to Calgary and play tonight after playing against his new team last night. Hemsky is expected to skate on the Senators top-line with Jason Spezza and fellow Czech native Milan Michalek.
Helm left Tuesday's game after playing just 10:22 and did not return. Helm has struggled to stay healthy during his career, so add this to the list of time missed. The Wings have recalled Cory Emmerton to replace Helm.
Datsyuk was not available for Tuesday's contest and will miss his second straight game with a lingering knee injury. The Red Wings sit one point out of the playoffs and could certainly use Datsyuk back in their lineup as soon as possible. He has not officially been ruled out for Friday's game, so monitor his status prior to their clash with the Devils.
Frattin was traded to the Kings in the Jonathan Bernier deal along with the second-round pick that is also heading to the Blue Jackets. He has two goals and four assists in 40 games with the Kings this season.
The Kings have struggled to score this season, so acquiring Gaborik should help that problem. Gaborik is a dynamic scorer, but has missed the majority of the year with injuries. He has six goals and eight assists (14 points) in 22 games this season. He will head to the Kings and could find himself on a line with Anze Kopitar.
Hiller stopped all 18 shots that he faced in a 1-0 win over the Blues on Friday. He was given Sunday night off, but will be back in the crease tonight when the Ducks host the Habs. Hiller allowed four goals in a loss to the Canadiens earlier in the year. He always makes for a good start when Anaheim is playing at the Honda Center.
Emmerton, who cleared waivers a couple of weeks ago, has two assists in 11 games with the Red Wings this season. While in Grand Rapids he has 12 goals and 20 assists (32 points) in 41 games.
Deslauriers, 23, was a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is a 6-foot, 230 lbs. defenseman who has 18 goals and 21 assists (39 points) in 60 games with Manchester (AHL) this season. He has yet to make his NHL debut.
