The Ducks have acquired Michael Sgarbossa from the Avalanche for Mat Clark.
Sgarbossa, 22, will report to Norfolk (AHL). He has 23 points (4G / 19A) in 40 games with Lake Erie. In nine career NHL games Sgarbossa has registered one assist.
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The Flyers have signed Pierre Edouard Bellemare to a two-year contract extension.
Bellemare, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, will now make $712,500 per season through the 2016-17 season. The 29-year-old has eight points (4G / 4A) in 62 games with the Flyers.
The Islanders have acquired Mark Louis from the Coyotes for David Leggio.
Louis, 27, is an undrafted defenseman who had three assists in 34 games with Portland (AHL) prior to being traded. He will report to Bridgeport (AHL).
Trade
The Coyotes have acquired David Leggio from the Islanders for Mark Louis.
Leggio, 30, you might remember as the goalie who dislodged the net on a breakaway in the AHL earlier this season, is heading back to the Portland Pirates (AHL). He has gone 7-13-0 with a 3.93 GAA and .861 SV% with Bridgeport (AHL) this season.
The Avalanche have acquired Jordan Caron from the Bruins for Max Talbot.
Caron, 23, is set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason. He is a former first round pick, 25th overall in 2009, but has only tallied 28 points (12G / 16A) in 134 career NHL games with the Bruins. He has shown some scoring prowess at the AHL level this season, but hasn’t been able to translate that to the big leagues.
Trade
The Bruins have acquired Max Talbot from the Avalanche for Jordan Caron.
Talbot, 31, is a hard-working bottom-6 forward who will kill penalties. He lacks speed, so he should fit right in with the Bruins, but has loads of playoff experience. He has 15 points (5G / 10A) in 63 games this season.
The Blue Jackets have acquired William Karlsson, Rene Bourqe and a 2015 2nd round pick from the Ducks for James Wisniewski and a 2015 2nd round pick.
Karlsson, 22, was a second round-pick (53red overall) in the 2011 NHL draft. He has registered 24 points (8G / 16A) in 37 games with Norfolk (AHL) this season—He has three points (2G / 1A) in 18 games with the Ducks. He will report to Springfield (AHL).
The Blue Jackets have acquired Rene Bourqe, William Karlsson and a 2015 2nd round pick from the Ducks for James Wisniewski and a 2015 2nd round pick.
Bourque, who just cleared waivers, will report to Springfield. He was part of the trade to make the money work, but he is having a terrible season. Bourque has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 43 games between the Canadiens and Ducks.
The Ducks have acquired James Wisniewski and a 2015 3rd round pick from the Blue Jackets for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a 2015 2nd round pick.
Wisniewski, who reportedly suffered a foot injury last night, must have received a good prognosis on that front. The 31-year-old has a ton of offence, bringing a bomb to the Ducks power-play. He joins Cam Fowler, Sami Vatanen, Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin on the Ducks blue line—all of which have offensive capabilities.
The Habs have acquired Torrey Mitchell from the Sabres for Jack Nevins and a 7th round pick.
Mitchell, 30, is from Montreal and in an interview with TSN, he sounded elated to be heading home. He is a strong skater, forechecker and penalty killer, who adds more depth to the Habs forward ranks. He had six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 51 games with the Sabres.
Parenteau (concussion) will be back in the Habs lineup on Monday.
Parenteau has missed the last six weeks and a half weeks with a concussion, but will return to the lineup tonight vs.the Sharks. He is expected to start on the Habs fourth line in his first game since mid-January. Parenteau has 15 points (6G / 9A) in 40 games this season.
The Canucks have acquired Sven Baertschi from the Flames for a 2nd round pick.
Baertschi, 21, is a former first round pick (13th overall) in 2011, but he never panned out in Calgary. He is set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason, but he let the Flames know that he would not be re-signing, so they had to move him. He is a speedy winger, who fits better into the Canucks system, but will report to Utica (AHL) for now.
Marchenko has an oblique strain; will miss about one week.
Marchenko is expected to miss at least the next seven days or three games with an oblique strain, which GM Ken Holland doesn’t believe is serious. Marchenko has one goal and one assist in 12 games and the Red Wings have been very impressed with the 23-year-old blue liner. He is expected to be replaced by Marek Zidlicky, who was acquired today.
Helm has an oblique strain; will miss about one week.
Helm is expected to miss at least the next three games with an oblique strain. However, Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Helm’s injury is not serious. He will be replaced by the recently acquired Erik Cole.
The Ducks have acquired Simon Despres from the Penguins for Ben Lovejoy.
Despres, 23, was a first round pick (30th overall) in 2009. He has recorded 17 points (2G / 15A) and was leading the Penguins in hits (184) and third in blocked shots (85) in 59 games this season. He will likely slot in on the Ducks third pair.
The Penguins have acquired Ben Lovejoy from the Ducks for Simon Despres.
Lovejoy, 31, does everything pretty well, but does nothing great. He returns to the team that he started his career with. He had four goals and 21 assists (25 points) in 98 games with the Penguins from 2008-13. This season he has 11 points (1G / 10A) in 40 games with the Ducks. He should fill Despres spot on the Penguins third pair.
The Wild have acquired Chris Stewart from the Sabres for a 2017 2nd round draft pick.
Stewart will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, so the Sabres unloaded him to the Wild for a 2nd round draft choice. Stewart has 11 goals and 14 assists (25 points) in 61 games. The Wild are hoping that leaving an ugly scene in Buffalo and coming to a potential playoff team will spark some more offence from the 6-foot-2, 228 lbs. winger.
The Blue Jackets have signed Cam Atkinson to a three-year, $10.5M contract extension.
Atkinson was believed to be a potential trade target at the deadline, but the Blue Jackets have locked the 25-year-old up for the next three years at $3.5 million per year. He has 13 goals and 12 assists (25 points) in 58 games this season.
Helm (upper-body) missed Monday's practice.
Helm was not on the ice for practice on Monday after suffering an upper-body injury on Saturday. Monitor his status leading up to Wednesday.
Zetterberg (head) practiced on Monday; expected to play Wednesday.
Zetterberg was at practice this afternoon, and is hopeful that he will be back on Wednesday after missing that last four games with a head injury. Monitor his status leading up to their matchup with the Rangers at Joe Louis Arena.
