NHL Transactions in March 2010

Mar 31, 2010

  • The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Ray Kaunisto to a two-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed goalie Robin Lehner and defenseman Eric Gryba.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Chris Summers.

Mar 30, 2010

  • The Dallas Stars signed forward Sean Backman to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goalie Cameron Talbot.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Kris Letang to a four-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Brett Ponich.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Brayden Irwin to a two-year contract.

Mar 29, 2010

  • The Ottawa Senators signed forward Bobby Butler to a two-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed forward Paul Bissonnette to a two-year contract.

Mar 24, 2010

  • The Dallas Stars signed center Mathieu Tousignant and center Tomas Vincour to three-year contracts.
  • The Nashville Predators signed forward Ryan Thang to a two-year contract.

Mar 23, 2010

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed center Rob Bordson to two-year contract.

Mar 22, 2010

  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Lee Baldwin.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Nick Schaus and forward Tony Lucia.

Mar 21, 2010

  • The Anaheim Ducks sign catcher Nick Bonino to a two-year contract.

Mar 19, 2010

  • The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Mike Carman.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed forward Josh Lunden to an entry level contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract extension through the 2015-16 season.

Mar 18, 2010

  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Zac Dalpe to a three-year contract and assigned him to Albany (AHL).
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Hunter Bishop to a two-year contract and assigned him to Hamilton (AHL).

Mar 17, 2010

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Jake Newton to a three-year contract.

Mar 16, 2010

  • The Minnesota Wild signed center Casey Wellman to a two-year contract and goalie Matt Hackett to a three-year contract.

Mar 12, 2010

  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed defenseman Ryan Stanton to a three-year contract.

Mar 9, 2010

  • The Washington Capitals signed right wing Dmitry Kugryshev to a three-year contract.

Mar 8, 2010

  • The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Brian Lee to a two-year contract.

Mar 3, 2010

  • The Anaheim Ducks traded goalie Justin Pogge and a 2010 or 2011 fourth-round draft pick to Carolina for defenseman Aaron Ward; traded goalie Vesa Toskala to Calgary for goalie Curtis McElhinney; traded forward Petteri Nokelainen to Phoenix for a 2011 sixth-round pick.
  • The Buffalo Sabres traded left wing Clarke MacArthur to Atlanta for 2010 third- and fourth-round draft picks.
  • The Calgary Flames traded forward Dustin Boyd to Nashville for a conditional 2010 fourth-round draft pick; traded center Riley Armstrong to Detroit for defenseman Andy Delmore.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Scott Walker to Washington for a 2010 seventh-round draft pick; traded defenseman Joe Corvo to Washington for defenseman Brian Pothier, forward Oskar Osala and a 2011 second-round draft pick; traded forwards Stephane Yelle and Harrison Reed to Colorado for forward Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll and a 2010 sixth-round draft pick; traded defenseman Andrew Alberts to Vancouver for a 2010 third-round draft pick.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets traded forward Raffi Torres to Buffalo for defenseman Nathan Paetsch and a 2010 second-round draft pick; traded defenseman Milan Jurcina to Washington for a 2010 conditional draft pick; traded left wing Fredrik Modin to Los Angeles for a conditional draft pick; traded defenseman Mathieu Roy to Florida for center Matt Rust; traded left wing Alexandre Picard to Phoenix for forward Chad Kolarik.
  • The Detroit Red Wings traded center Kris Newbury to the N.Y. Rangers for left wing Jordan Owens.
  • The Edmonton Oilers traded defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky to Anaheim for defenseman Ryan Whitney and a 2010 sixth-round draft pick; traded defenseman Steve Staios to Calgary for defenseman Aaron Johnson and a 2010 or 2011 third-round draft pick; claimed forward Ryan Jones off waivers from Nashville.
  • The Florida Panthers traded defensemen Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski to Boston for forwards Byron Bitz and Craig Weller and a 2010 second-round draft pick.
  • The Minnesota Wild traded center Eric Belanger to Washington for a 2010 second-round draft pick.
  • The Montreal Canadiens traded forward Matt D'Agostini to St. Louis for forward Aaron Palushaj.
  • The New York Rangers traded goalie Miika Wiikman and a 2011 seventh-round draft pick to Phoenix for defenseman Anders Eriksson.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes acquired defenseman Derek Morris from Boston for a conditional 2011 draft pick; traded forwards Peter Mueller and Kevin Porter to Colorado for left wing Wojtek Wolski; traded defenseman Sean Zimmerman and a 2010 conditional draft pick to Vancouver for defenseman Mathieu Schneider.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins traded defemseman Chris Peluso to Toronto for a 2010 conditional sixth-round draft pick.
  • The St. Louis Blues traded center Yan Stastny to Vancouver for left wing Pierre-Cedric Labrie.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning traded center Jeff Halpern to Los Angeles for forward Teddy Purcell and a 2010 third-round draft pick.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenseman Martin Skoula to New Jersey for a 2010 fifth-round draft pick; traded right wing Lee Stempniak to Phoenix for defenseman Matt Jones and a 2010 fourth-round and seventh-round draft pick; traded goalie Joey MacDonald to Anaheim for a 2011 seventh-round draft pick.

Mar 2, 2010

  • The Anaheim Ducks traded defenseman Nick Boynton to Chicago for future considerations.
  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Chris Chelios and assigned to Chicago (AHL).
  • The Edmonton Oilers acquired forward Matt Marquardt from Boston for defenseman Cody Wild.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Marek Zidlicky to a three-year contract extension and Clayton Stoner to a two-year contract extension.
  • The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Andy Sutton from the New York Islanders for a 2010 second-round draft pick.

Mar 1, 2010

  • The Atlanta Thrashers acquired forward Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for defenseman Nathan Oystrick and a conditional 2011 draft choice.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks acquired goalie Hannu Toivonen and defenseman Danny Richmond from St. Louis for goalie Joe Fallon and assigned both players to Rockford (AHL).
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired center Greg Moore from the New York Islanders for defenseman Dylan Reese and assigned Moore to Syracuse (AHL).
  • The Dallas Stars signed forward Steve Ott to a four-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season.
  • The Florida Panthers traded defenseman Jordan Leopold to Pittsburgh for a 2010 second-round draft pick.