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    The Winnipeg Jets have traded Drew Stafford to the Boston Bruins for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.   The Jets get: cap space and a draft pick.   The Bruins get: a player who was at one time a good fit as a second-line complimentary winger, but Stafford never fulfilled his potential and [...]

  The Pittsburgh Penguins cleared some cap space by trading Steve Oleksy, Eric Fehr and a fourth-round pick to Toronto for Frank Corrado. They then grabbed Mark Streit from Tampa Bay (a team that just acquired him) for a draft pick.   The Penguins get: a lot of depth on defense. Corrado is a sneaky [...]

  The Philadelphia Flyers trade defenseman Mark Streit to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Valtteri Filppula, a fourth-round pick and a conditional seventh-round pick   The Flyers get: an experienced centerman who can kill penalties and play on the power play. They had excess puck-moving defensemen and a shortage of experienced two-way forwards.   The [...]

The Colorado Avalanche traded Andreas Martinsen to the Montreal Canadiens for winger Sven Andrighetto   The Canadiens get: size. More size! In the past day or two they have added a 200-pound shot-blocker in Jordie Benn, a 210-pound two way defenseman in Brandon Davidson, a veteran agitator in Steve Ott and a 230-pound checker in [...]

Fantasy Impact: Sharks Acquire Jannik Hansen   The San Jose Sharks have acquired winger Jannik Hansen from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for prospect Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round draft pick.   The Sharks get: a complementary winger who can line up on any of the top three lines. Hansen has been a steady [...]