NHL Transactions in February 2008

Feb 28, 2008

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired right wing Nate DiCasmirro from the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Steve Goertzen and assigned him to Syracuse of the American Hockey League.

Feb 26, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks acquired goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2008 seventh-round pick; acquired defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron from the New York Islanders for a 2008 third-round pick.
  • The Atlanta Thrashers acquired right wing Joe Motzko from the Washington Capitals for left wing Alexandre Giroux.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes acquired left wing Tuomo Ruutu from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Andrew Ladd.
  • The Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Adam Foote from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a conditional first-round pick in either 2008 or 2009 and a conditional 2009 fourth-round pick.
  • The Dallas Stars acquired center Brad Richards and goaltender Johan Holmqvist from the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Mike Smith, left wing Jussi Jokinen, center Jeff Halpern and a 2009 fourth-round pick.
  • The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Brad Stuart from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2008 second-round pick and a 2009 fourth-round pick.
  • The Florida Panthers acquired left wing Chad Kilger from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2008 third-round pick; acquired defenseman Wade Belak from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2008 fifth-round pick; acquired defenseman Karlis Skrastins and a 2008 third-round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Ruslan Salei.
  • The Minnesota Wild acquired left wing Chris Simon from the New York Islanders for a 2008 sixth-round pick.
  • The Nashville Predators acquired left wing Jan Hlavac from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2008 seventh-round pick; acquired right wing Brandon Bochenski from the Anaheim Ducks for future considerations.
  • The New Jersey Devils acquired defenseman Bryce Salvador from the St. Louis Blues for right wing Can Janssen.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Mike Comrie on a one-year contract extension; acquired defenseman Rob Davison from the San Jose Sharks for a 2008 seventh-round pick.
  • The New York Rangers acquired goaltender David LeNeveu, left wing Josh Gratton, right wing Fredrik Sjostrom and a conditional draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes for goaltender Al Montoya and left wing Marcel Hossa; acquired defenseman Christian Backman from the St. Louis Blues for a 2008 fourth-round pick.
  • The Ottawa Senators acquired right wing Martin Lapointe from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2008 sixth-round pick.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired right wing Marian Hossa and left wing Pascal Dupuis from the Atlanta Thrashers for centers Erik Christensen and Angelo Esposito, right wing Colby Armstrong and a 2008 first-round pick; acquired defenseman Hal Gill from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2008 second-round pick and a 2009 fifth-round pick.
  • The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Brian Campbell and a 2008 seventh-round pick from the Buffalo Sabres for right wing Steve Bernier and a 2008 first-round pick; signed goaltender Brian Boucher to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired right wing Brandon Segal and a 2008 seventh-round pick from the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Jay Leach.
  • The Washington Capitals acquired goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2009 second-round pick; acquired center Sergei Fedorov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Ted Ruth; acquired left wing Matt Cooke from the Vancouver Canucks for left wing Matt Pettinger.

Feb 25, 2008

  • The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with center Peter Forberg on a contract for the remainder of the season.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed right wing Darren McCarty to a one-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers acquired center Vaclav Prospal from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Alexandre Picard and a 2009 conditional pick.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Dan Boyle to a six-year contract extension.

Feb 23, 2008

  • The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Nick Schultz to a six-year contract extension.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed left wing Alex Steen to a two-year contract extension

Feb 22, 2008

  • The New York Islanders signed right wing Trent Hunter to a five-year contract extension through the 2012-13 season.

Feb 21, 2008

  • The Los Angeles Kings claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings.

Feb 20, 2008

  • The Calgary Flames acquired defenseman Jim Vandermeer from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2009 third-round pick.

Feb 19, 2008

  • The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Jaroslav Modry from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2008 third-round pick.

Feb 18, 2008

  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed defenseman Brent Seabrook to a three-year contract extension.

Feb 17, 2008

  • The New York Rangers signed defenseman Fedor Tyutin to a contract extension.

Feb 16, 2008

  • The New York Rangers signed defenseman Dan Girardi to a contract extension.

Feb 14, 2008

  • The New York Rangers signed goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to a contract extension.

Feb 13, 2008

  • The Washington Captials re-signed left wing Tomas Fleischmann to a two-year contract.

Feb 11, 2008

  • The Carolina Hurricanes acquired defenseman Joe Corvo and right wing Patrick Eaves from the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Mike Commodore and left wing Cory Stillman.
  • The Dallas Stars signed right wing Krys Barch to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Deryk Engelland to a two-year contract extension.

Feb 8, 2008

  • The Montreal Canadiens acquired right wing Brett Engelhardt from the Detroit Red Wings for center Francis Lemieux and assigned him to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed left wing Pete Vandermeer.

Feb 7, 2008

  • The Carolina Hurricanes traded defenseman J.D. Forrest to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed center Brock Trotter to a three-year contract and assigned him to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.

Feb 6, 2008

  • The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Dion Phaneuf to a six-year contract extension.

Feb 1, 2008

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired defenseman Dick Tarnstrom from the Edmonton Oilers for left wing Curtis Glencross.
  • The Nashville Predators signed right wing J.P. Dumont to a four-year contract.