The Flyers may try to trade for Bruins goalie Tim Thomas this summer, according to the New York Post. Philadelphia will be facing major cap issues next summer. Thomas has three years at an annual $5 million cap hit remaining on the over-35 extension he signed last season. The Flyers targeted Thomas at the deadline, but were unable to figure out a way to fit the contract under the cap.

Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said three teams inquired about the availability of center Mike Modano before the March 3 trade deadline. However, Modano did not want to waive his no-trade clause and leave Dallas. "We were right there in the playoff race, just a point out of eighth," Modano said. "It would have been tough to leave. It just would have been hard. I didn't like the idea of leaving the city and going off to be a loaner for two months or so. There was no guarantee that if I left that the team that got me was going to win anyway."

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League club has acquired defenseman Nathan Oystrick and a conditional selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for right wing Evgeny Artyukhin. Oystrick, has played the entire 2009-10 season with the Chicago Wolves, Atlanta?s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). In 41 games with the Wolves, Oystrick has earned 7-16=23 points with a +6 rating and 74 penalty minutes (PIM). Among Chicago defensemen, Oystrick ranks first in scoring, second in goals, and tied for first in assists. The 6-0, 205-pound defenseman also leads the team in PIM. Originally selected by Atlanta in the seventh round (198th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Oystrick made his NHL debut with the Thrashers in 2008-09.