2008–09 NHL transactions

none August 2023 The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable. The 2008–09 NHL trade deadline was on March 4, 2009. Players traded or claimed off waivers after that date were not be eligible to play in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. Retirement Date Team Name March 10, 2009 Gary Roberts Gary Roberts (ice hockey) Tampa Bay Lightning May 4, 2009 Markus Naslund Markus Näslund New York Rangers May 23, 2009 Bobby Holik Bobby Holík New Jersey Devils June 15, 2009 Derian Hatcher Philadelphia Flyers Free agency Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent. Date Player New team Previous team July 1, 2008 Radim Vrbata Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes July 1, 2008 Curtis Joseph Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames July 1, 2008 Andrew Brunette Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Kurt Sauer Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Jose Theodore José Théodore Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Andrew Raycroft Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2008 Ty Conklin Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins July 1, 2008 Todd Fedoruk Phoenix Coyotes Minnesota Wild July 1, 2008 Jeff Finger Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Adam Hall Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins July 1, 2008 Cory Stillman Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators July 1, 2008 Cristobal Huet Chicago Blackhawks Washington Capitals July 1, 2008 Eric Godard Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames July 1, 2008 Aaron Voros New York Rangers Minnesota Wild July 1, 2008 Darcy Tucker Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2008 Olaf Kolzig Olaf Kölzig Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals July 1, 2008 Alex Auld Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins July 1, 2008 Patrick Lalime Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks July 1, 2008 Brian Campbell Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks July 1, 2008 Mike Commodore Columbus Blue Jackets Ottawa Senators July 1, 2008 Sean Curry Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins July 1, 2008 Patrick Rissmiller New York Rangers San Jose Sharks July 1, 2008 Brian Rolston New Jersey Devils Tampa Bay Lightning July 1, 2008 Glen Metropolit Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins July 1, 2008 Nate Raduns Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks July 1, 2008 Darcy Hordichuk Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators July 1, 2008 Niklas Hagman Toronto Maple Leafs Dallas Stars July 1, 2008 Bobby Holik Bobby Holík New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers July 1, 2008 Wade Redden New York Rangers Ottawa Senators July 1, 2008 David Koci David Kočí Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks July 1, 2008 Craig Weller Minnesota Wild Phoenix Coyotes July 1, 2008 Mark Streit New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens July 1, 2008 Drew MacIntyre Nashville Predators Vancouver Canucks July 1, 2008 Michael Ryder Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens July 2, 2008 Ryan Johnson Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 1976) Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues July 2, 2008 Marian Hossa Marián Hossa Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins July 2, 2008 Curtis Glencross Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers July 2, 2008 Sean Avery Dallas Stars New York Rangers July 2, 2008 Peter Vandermeer Calgary Flames Phoenix Coyotes July 2, 2008 Graham Mink Washington Capitals San Jose Sharks July 2, 2008 Jarkko Ruutu Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins July 2, 2008 Ron Hainsey Atlanta Thrashers Columbus Blue Jackets July 2, 2008 Nolan Baumgartner Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars July 2, 2008 Doug Weight New York Islanders Anaheim Ducks July 2, 2008 Yann Danis New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens July 2, 2008 Kristian Huselius Columbus Blue Jackets Calgary Flames July 2, 2008 Drew Fata Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders July 3, 2008 Garrett Stafford Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings July 3, 2008 Alex Henry Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators July 3, 2008 Brett Skinner New York Islanders Boston Bruins July 3, 2008 Mike Iggulden New York Islanders San Jose Sharks July 3, 2008 Keith Aucoin Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes July 3, 2008 Georges Laraque Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins July 3, 2008 Markus Naslund Markus Näslund New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks July 3, 2008 Dimitri Kalinin New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres July 3, 2008 Antti Miettinen Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars July 3, 2008 David Hale David Hale (ice hockey) Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames July 3, 2008 Miroslav Satan Miroslav Šatan Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders July 3, 2008 Ruslan Fedotenko Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders July 3, 2008 Rob Blake San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings July 3, 2008 Chris Beckford-Tseu Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues July 3, 2008 Rory Fitzpatrick Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers July 3, 2008 Matt Walker Matt Walker (ice hockey) Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues July 3, 2008 Marc Denis Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning July 3, 2008 Mitch Fritz New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning July 3, 2008 Wyatt Smith Tampa Bay Lightning Colorado Avalanche July 4, 2008 Mark Cullen Mark Cullen (ice hockey) Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings July 5, 2008 Matt Cooke Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals July 6, 2008 Owen Nolan Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames July 6, 2008 Jesse Schultz Minnesota Wild Atlanta Thrashers July 7, 2008 Todd Bertuzzi Calgary Flames Anaheim Ducks July 7, 2008 Arron Asham Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils July 7, 2008 Mark Recchi Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers July 7, 2008 Brendan Morrison Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks July 7, 2008 David LeNeveu Anaheim Ducks New York Rangers July 7, 2008 Ryan Flinn Ryan Flinn (ice hockey) Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers July 8, 2008 Joe Callahan Joe Callahan (ice hockey) New York Islanders Anaheim Ducks July 8, 2008 Jason Smith Jason Smith (ice hockey) Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers July 8, 2008 John Vigilante Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators July 8, 2008 T.J. Kemp T. J. Kemp Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers July 8, 2008 Brandon Bochenski Tampa Bay Lightning Nashville Predators July 9, 2008 Junior Lessard Atlanta Thrashers Tampa Bay Lightning July 9, 2008 Josh Gratton Nashville Predators New York Rangers July 9, 2008 Matt Foy St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild July 9, 2008 Steve Regier St. Louis Blues New York Islanders July 9, 2008 Mike Hoffman Mike Hoffman (ice hockey, born 1980) Atlanta Thrashers Anaheim Ducks July 9, 2008 Grant Stevenson Atlanta Thrashers Calgary Flames July 9, 2008 Andrew Hutchinson Andrew Hutchinson (ice hockey) Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers July 10, 2008 Aaron Johnson Aaron Johnson (ice hockey) Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders July 10, 2008 Nathan Smith Nathan Smith (ice hockey, born 1982) Colorado Avalanche Pittsburgh Penguins July 10, 2008 Jason Strudwick Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers July 10, 2008 Scott Clemmensen New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs July 10, 2008 Joey Mormina Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes July 10, 2008 Brad Winchester St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars July 10, 2008 Mike Weaver Mike Weaver (ice hockey) St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks July 10, 2008 Zenon Konopka Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets July 10, 2008 Rob Davison Vancouver Canucks New York Islanders July 10, 2008 Pavol Demitra Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild July 11, 2008 Steve Montador Anaheim Ducks Florida Panthers July 11, 2008 Brendan Bell Brendan Bell (ice hockey) Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes July 11, 2008 Brennan Evans Anaheim Ducks San Jose Sharks July 14, 2008 Jason Williams Jason Williams (ice hockey) Atlanta Thrashers Chicago Blackhawks July 14, 2008 Craig MacDonald Craig MacDonald (ice hockey, born 1977) Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning July 14, 2008 Joel Ward Joel Ward (ice hockey) Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild July 14, 2008 Jason Krog Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Thrashers July 14, 2008 Matt Foy St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild July 15, 2008 Brian Willsie Colorado Avalanche Los Angeles Kings July 15, 2008 Doug Janik Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning July 15, 2008 Carl Corazzini Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings July 15, 2008 Jeff Hoggan Phoenix Coyotes Boston Bruins July 15, 2008 Ryan Lannon Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins July 15, 2008 Bill Thomas William Thomas (ice hockey) Pittsburgh Penguins Phoenix Coyotes July 15, 2008 Brendan Buckley Brendan Buckley (ice hockey) San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings July 16, 2008 Steve Kelly Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild July 16, 2008 Mike Glumac Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues July 17, 2008 Marty Reasoner Atlanta Thrashers Edmonton Oilers July 17, 2008 Andy Wozniewski St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs July 17, 2008 Jon DiSalvatore New Jersey Devils Phoenix Coyotes July 17, 2008 Jay Leach Jay Leach (ice hockey, born 1979) New Jersey Devils Anaheim Ducks July 17, 2008 Matt Kinch San Jose Sharks Ottawa Senators July 18, 2008 Garth Murray Phoenix Coyotes Florida Panthers July 20, 2008 Andre Roy André Roy Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning July 23, 2008 Darren Haydar Detroit Red Wings Atlanta Thrashers July 24, 2008 Mathieu DarcheTo Buffalo SabresFrom Tampa Bay Lightning July 25, 2008 Mike York Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes September 3, 2008 Stephane Yelle Stéphane YelleTo Boston BruinsFrom Calgary Flames September 4, 2008 Brad Isbister Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks October 14, 2008 Marek Malik Marek Malík Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers December 17, 2008 Claude Lemieux San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars December 18, 2008 Mats Sundin Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs January 14, 2009 Brendan Shanahan New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Trades July July 1, 2008 To Minnesota WildMarek Zidlicky To Nashville PredatorsRyan Jones2nd-round pick in 2009(#42 - Charles-Olivier Roussel) July 1, 2008 To Columbus Blue JacketsRaffi Torres To Edmonton OilersGilbert Brule July 1, 2008 To Carolina HurricanesJoni Pitkanen To Edmonton OilersErik Cole July 1, 2008 To Los Angeles KingsDenis Gauthier2nd-round pick in 2010(MIN - #59 - Jason Zucker)1 To Philadelphia FlyersPatrik HersleyNed Lukacevic July 1, 2008 To Calgary FlamesRene Bourque To Chicago Blackhawksconditional 2nd-round pick in 2009or 2010 entry draft2(TOR - #43 - Brad Ross)3 July 2, 2008 To New York RangersNikolay ZherdevDan Fritsche To Columbus Blue JacketsFedor TyutinChristian Backman July 3, 2008 To Toronto Maple LeafsMikhail Grabovski To Montreal CanadiensGreg Pateryn2nd-round pick in 2010(BOS - #32 - Jared Knight)4 July 4, 2008 To San Jose SharksDan BoyleBrad Lukowich To Tampa Bay LightningMatt CarleTy Wishart1st-round pick in 2009(ANA - #26 - Kyle Palmieri)54th-round pick in 2010(#118 - James Mullin) July 4, 2008 To Buffalo SabresCraig Rivet7th-round pick in 2010(#208 - Riley Boychuk) To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2009(#43 - William Wrenn)2nd-round pick in 2010(CAR - #53 - Mark Alt)6 July 4, 2008 To Vancouver CanucksSteve Bernier To Buffalo Sabres3rd-round pick in 2009(#66 - Brayden McNabb)2nd-round pick in 2010(CBJ - #55 - Petr Straka)7 July 11, 2008 To Minnesota WildCorey Locke To Montreal CanadiensShawn Belle July 14, 2008 To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Hollweg To New York Rangers5th-round pick in 2009(PIT - #151 - Andy Bathgate)8 July 15, 2008 To Anaheim DucksJoakim Lindstrom To Columbus Blue Jacketsconditional pick in 20109(4th-round - #102 - Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault) July 17, 2008 To Chicago BlackhawksTim Brent To Pittsburgh PenguinsDanny Richmond July 21, 2008 To Dallas StarsLauri Tukonen To Los Angeles KingsRichard Clune July 24, 2008 To Boston BruinsMartin St. Pierre To Chicago BlackhawksPascal Pelletier Florida's acquired second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2010 entry draft to Florida in exchange for this pick. Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent a first-round pick (#15 overall) in the 2010 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick (#19 overall) in the 2010 entry draft and this pick. The condition of this pick was at Calgary choice of the draft year. The condition was converted on March 4, 2009, when Calgary traded their second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Colorado making the pick for the 2010 entry draft. Chicago's acquired second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Jimmy Hayes to Chicago in exchange for this pick. Toronto's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for first-round picks in the 2010 entry draft and the 2011 entry draft along with this pick. Toronto re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick. Chicago previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on September 12, 2008, that sent Robert Lang to Montreal in exchange for this pick. Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#21 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#16 overall) and a third-round pick (#77 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for a second-round pick, a third-round pick (#62 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick. The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 2009, that sent Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli to Ottawa in exchange for Dean McAmmond and this pick. Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 2008, that sent Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bay in exchange for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and this pick. San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on February 7, 2010, that sent Niclas Wallin and a fifth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick. Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Raffi Torres to Buffalo in exchange for Nathan Paetsch and this pick. Pittsburgh re-acquired their original fifth-round pick from the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent Chad Johnson to the Rangers in exchange for this pick. The condition of this pick was if Lindstrom appeared in more than 40 regular season or 15 playoff games with Anaheim or another team during the 2008–09 season, Columbus would receive a fourth-round pick. Columbus would receive a seventh-round pick if less. The conditions was converted on April 1, 2009. August August 29, 2008 To Tampa Bay LightningAndrej Meszaros To Ottawa SenatorsFilip KubaAlexandre Picard1st-round pick in 2009(ANA - #26 - Kyle Palmieri)1 Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#21 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#16 overall) and a third-round pick (#77 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for a second-round pick, a third-round pick (#62 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick. The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 2009, that sent Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli to Ottawa in exchange for Dean McAmmond and this pick. September September 2, 2008 To Ottawa SenatorsRyan Shannon To Vancouver CanucksLawrence Nycholat September 2, 2008 To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Van Ryn To Florida PanthersBryan McCabe4th-round pick in 2010(#92 - Sam Brittain) September 12, 2008 To Phoenix CoyotesSean Zimmerman To New Jersey DevilsKevin Cormier September 12, 2008 To Montreal CanadiensRobert Lang To Chicago Blackhawks2nd-round pick in 2010(BOS - #32 - Jared Knight)1 September 26, 2008 To Atlanta Thrashers Mathieu Schneider To Anaheim Ducks Ken KleeBrad LarsenChad Painchaud September 29, 2008 To Nashville PredatorsNick Tarnasky To Tampa Bay Lightningconditional pick in 20092(6th-round - #162 - Jaroslav Janus) September 30, 2008 To Los Angeles KingsSean O'Donnell To Anaheim Ducksconditional 3rd-round pick in 20093 Toronto's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for first-round picks in the 2010 entry draft and the 2011 entry draft along with this pick. Toronto re-acquired its original pick as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick. The conditions of this pick were Tampa Bay receives a fifth-round pick if Tarnasky plays more than 55 games Nashville in the 2008–09 NHL season or a sixth-round pick if less than 55 games. The condition of the sixth-round pick was met on November 27, 2008, when Tarnasky was traded to the Florida Panthers. The condition of this pick was Anaheim would receive this pick if Los Angeles trades O'Donnell before the 2009 trade deadline. The condition was not met as O'Donnell finish the season with Los Angeles. October October 1, 2008 To Tampa Bay LightningMichal Sersen To Pittsburgh Penguins5th-round pick in 2009(#123 - Alex Velischek) October 6, 2008 To Tampa Bay LightningLukas KrajicekJuraj Simek To Vancouver CanucksShane O'BrienMichel Ouellet October 8, 2008 To Dallas StarsDoug Janik To Chicago Blackhawksconditional 7th-round pick in 2010(#191 - Macmillian Carruth)1 October 9, 2008 To Pittsburgh PenguinsMichael Zigomanis To Phoenix Coyotesfuture considerations October 13, 2008 To Philadelphia FlyersAndrew Alberts To Boston BruinsNed Lukacevicconditional pick in 2009(4th-round - #112 - Lane MacDermid)2 October 30, 2008 To Nashville PredatorsHugh Jessiman To New York Rangersfuture considerations October 30, 2008 To Nashville PredatorsTim Ramholt To Philadelphia FlyersJosh Gratton The conditions of this pick are unknown. The conditions of this pick were if Philadelphia re-signs Alberts after the end of the 2008–09 NHL season but prior to the 2009 entry draft, Boston would receive a third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft. If Philadelphia does not re-sign Alberts Boston would receive a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft. Alberts did not re-sign with Philadelphia so Boston received the fourth-round pick. November November 3, 2008 To Ottawa SenatorsDrew Fata To Phoenix CoyotesAlexander Nikulin November 7, 2008 To Philadelphia FlyersMatt Carle3rd-round pick in 2009(#87 - Simon Bertilsson) To Tampa Bay LightningSteve DownieSteve Eminger4th-round pick in 2009(#93 - Alex Hutchings) November 16, 2008 To Dallas StarsDarryl Sydor To Pittsburgh PenguinsPhilippe Boucher November 24, 2008 To St. Louis BluesCarlo ColaiacovoAlexander Steen To Toronto Maple LeafsLee Stempniak November 25, 2008 To Phoenix CoyotesWyatt Smith To Tampa Bay Lightningfuture considerations November 27, 2008 To Nashville PredatorsWade Belak To Florida PanthersNick Tarnasky November 30, 2008 To Dallas StarsAndrew Hutchinson To Tampa Bay Lightningrights to Lauri Tukonen December December 3, 2008 To Anaheim DucksLogan Stephenson To Phoenix CoyotesJoakim Lindstrom December 9, 2008 To Chicago BlackhawksJim Sharrow To Vancouver Canucksfuture considerations December 14, 2008 To Dallas StarsBrian Sutherby To Anaheim Ducksrights to David McIntyreconditional 6th-round pick in 2010(#161 - Andreas Dahlstrom)1 December 19, 2008 To St. Louis BluesJonathan Filewich To Pittsburgh Penguinsconditional 6th-round pick in 20102 December 30, 2008 To Vancouver CanucksJason LaBarbera To Los Angeles Kings7th-round pick in 2009(ATL - #203 - Jordan Samuels-Thomas)3 The condition of this pick was if Dallas re-signs Sutherby. The condition was met when Dallas re-signed Sutherby on March 9, 2009. The conditions of this pick are unknown. No selections was made from this trade. Los Angeles' acquired seventh-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fourth-round pick (#95 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for two fourth-round picks (#117 & 119 overall) in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. January January 5, 2009 To Montreal CanadiensT.J. Kemp To Pittsburgh Penguinsconditional 7th-round pick in 20101 January 7, 2009 To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad May To Anaheim Ducksconditional 6th-round pick in 20102 January 10, 2009 To Chicago BlackhawksAdam Pineault To Columbus Blue JacketsMichael Blunden January 13, 2009 To Atlanta ThrashersBrett Skinner To New York IslandersJunior Lessard January 14, 2009 To Columbus Blue JacketsJason Williams To Atlanta ThrashersClay Wilson6th-round pick in 2009(#177 - David Pacan)3 January 17, 2009 To Pittsburgh PenguinsMathieu Garon To Edmonton OilersDany SabourinRyan Stone4th-round pick in 2011(#114 - Tobias Rieder) January 21, 2009 To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Hamilton To Minnesota WildRobbie Earl January 29, 2009 To Minnesota Wild Dan Fritsche To New York Rangers Erik Reitz The conditions of this pick are unknown. No selections was made from this trade. The condition of this pick was if Toronto re-signs May. The condition was not met when May signed with Detroit on October 8, 2009. No selections was made from this trade. Atlanta's acquired sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick. February February 3, 2009 To New Jersey DevilsDavid McIntyre To Anaheim DucksSheldon Brookbank February 4, 2009 To Vancouver Canucks Nathan McIver To Anaheim Ducks Mike Brown February 7, 2009 To Carolina HurricanesJussi Jokinen To Tampa Bay LightningWade BrookbankJosef Melichar4th-round pick in 20091 February 16, 2009 To Montreal CanadiensMathieu Schneiderconditional pick in 20092(3rd-round - #65 - Joonas Nattinen) To Atlanta Thrashers2nd-round pick in 2009(#45 - Jeremy Morin)3rd-round pick in 2010(#87 - Julian Melchiori) February 20, 2009 To Ottawa SenatorsMike ComrieChris Campoli To New York IslandersDean McAmmond1st-round pick in 2009(ANA - #26 - Kyle Palmieri)3 February 26, 2009 To Dallas StarsSteve Begin To Montreal CanadiensDoug Janik February 26, 2009To Anaheim DucksRyan WhitneyTo Pittsburgh PenguinsChris KunitzEric Tangradi Toronto's acquired fourth-round pick was forfeited as punishment for the violation of Jonas Frogren's contract, under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Richard Petiot to Tampa Bay in exchange for Olaf Kolzig, Andy Rogers, Jamie Heward and this pick. The conditions of this pick was Montreal would receive a third-round pick if Montreal failed to reach the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs or a fourth-round pick if Montreal reaches the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs or a fifth-round pick if Montreal reaches the third round or further of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. The condition of a third-round pick was converted on April 22, 2009, when Montreal were eliminated in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#21 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#16 overall) and a third-round pick (#77 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for a second-round pick, a third-round pick (#62 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick. March March 2, 2009 To Atlanta ThrashersAnssi Salmela To New Jersey DevilsNiclas HavelidMyles Stoesz March 4, 2009 To Philadelphia FlyersKyle McLaren To San Jose Sharks6th-round pick in 20091 March 4, 2009 To Anaheim DucksErik Christensen To Atlanta ThrashersEric O'Dell March 4, 2009 To San Jose SharksTravis MoenKent Huskinsconditional 4th-round pick in 20112 To Anaheim Ducksrights to Nick BoninoTimo Pielmeierconditional 2nd-round pick in 200934th-round pick in 20124(#108 - Andrew O'Brien) March 4, 2009 To Columbus Blue JacketsAntoine Vermette To Ottawa SenatorsPascal Leclaire2nd-round pick in 2009(#46 - Robin Lehner) March 4, 2009 To Buffalo SabresMikael Tellqvist To Phoenix Coyotes4th-round pick in 2010(MTL - #113 - Mark MacMillan)5 March 4, 2009 To Los Angeles KingsJustin Williams To Carolina HurricanesPatrick O'Sullivan2nd-round pick in 2009(#51 - Brian Dumoulin) March 4, 2009 To Carolina HurricanesErik Cole5th-round pick in 2009(#131 - Matt Kennedy) To Edmonton OilersPatrick O'Sullivan2nd-round pick in 2009(TOR - #58 - Jesse Blacker)6 March 4, 2009 To Edmonton OilersAles Kotalik To Buffalo Sabres2nd-round pick in 2009(TOR - #58 - Jesse Blacker)7 March 4, 2009 To Buffalo SabresDominic Moore To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd-round pick in 2009(#58 - Jesse Blacker) March 4, 2009 To New York RangersDerek Morris To Phoenix CoyotesDmitri KalininNigel DawesPetr Prucha March 4, 2009 To New York RangersNik Antropov To Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd-round pick in 2009(#50 - Kenny Ryan)conditional 4th-round pick in 20108 March 4, 2009 To Pittsburgh PenguinsAndy Wozniewski To St. Louis BluesDanny Richmond March 4, 2009 To Pittsburgh PenguinsBill Guerin To New York Islandersconditional pick in 20099(PHX - 3rd-round - #91 - Mike Lee)10 March 4, 2009 To Florida PanthersSteve Eminger To Tampa Bay LightningNoah Welch3rd-round pick in 2009(DET - #75 - Andrej Nestrasil)11 March 4, 2009 To Tampa Bay LightningRichard Petiot To Toronto Maple LeafsOlaf KolzigAndy RogersJamie Heward4th-round pick in 200912 March 4, 2009 To Boston BruinsMark Recchi2nd-round pick in 2010(FLA - #36 - Alexander Petrovic)13 To Tampa Bay LightningMatt LashoffMartins Karsums March 4, 2009 To Philadelphia FlyersDaniel Carcillo To Phoenix CoyotesScottie Upshall2nd-round pick in 2011(#56 - Lucas Lessio) March 4, 2009 To Calgary FlamesJordan Leopold To Colorado AvalancheLawrence NycholatRyan Wilson2nd-round pick in 2009(#49 - Stefan Elliott) March 4, 2009 To Columbus Blue JacketsKevin Lalande To Calgary Flames4th-round pick in 2009(FLA - #107 - Garrett Wilson)14 March 4, 2009 To Calgary FlamesOlli Jokinen3rd-round pick in 2009(FLA - #67 - Josh Birkholz)15 To Phoenix CoyotesMatthew LombardiBrandon PrustCalgary's option of1st-round pick in 2009 or2010 entry draft(#13 - Brandon Gormley) March 4, 2009 To Anaheim DucksJames WisniewskiLogan Stephenson To Chicago BlackhawksSamuel PahlssonPetri Kontiolafuture considerations March 4, 2009 To Boston Bruins Steve Montador To Anaheim Ducks Petteri Nokelainen Trade nullified on March 9, 2009, after McLaren failed his physical. The conditions were San Jose would receive this pick if Anaheim signs either Huskins or Moen as free agents after the 2008-09 NHL season. The condition was not met when Huskins re-signed with San Jose on July 1, 2009, and Moen signed with Montreal on July 9, 2009. No selections was made from this trade. The condition was that Anaheim would receive this pick if San Jose reached the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. The condition was not met when San Jose were eliminated on April 27, 2009, in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. The conditions were Anaheim would receive this pick if San Jose re-signs either Huskins or Moen as free agents after the 2008-09 NHL season. The condition was met when Huskins re-signed with San Jose on July 1, 2009. Phoenix's acquired fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent a first-round pick (27th overall) and a second-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a first-round pick (22nd overall) in the 2010 entry draft and this pick. Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Dominic Moore to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Ales Kotalik to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Dominic Moore to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. The condition was that Toronto would receive this pick if the Rangers reached the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. The condition was not met when the Rangers were eliminated on April 28, 2009, in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. The conditions of this pick was the Islanders would receive a third-round pick if Pittsburgh advance to the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs or a fourth-round pick if Pittsburgh qualified for the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs or a fifth-round pick if Pittsburgh missed the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. The condition of a third-round pick was converted on April 25, 2009, when Pittsburgh advanced to the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Islanders' acquired third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick. Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Toronto's acquired fourth-round pick was forfeited as punishment for the violation of Jonas Frogren's contract, under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Boston's acquired second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski to Boston in exchange for Craig Weller, Byron Bitz and this pick. Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick (#74 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick (#84 overall) in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. The Calgary's third-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Leopold and this pick. June The 2009 NHL entry draft was held on June 26–27, 2009. June 26, 2009 To New York Islanders1st-round pick in 2009(MIN - #16 - Nick Leddy)13rd-round pick in 2009(MIN - #77 - Matt Hackett)3 To Columbus Blue Jackets1st-round pick in 2009(ANA - #26 - Kyle Palmieri)22nd-round pick in 2009(ANA - #37 - Mat Clark)43rd-round pick in 2009(NYI - #62 - Anders Nilsson)54th-round pick in 2009(NYI - #92 - Casey Cizikas)6 June 26, 2009 To New York Islanders1st-round pick in 2009(#12 - Calvin de Haan) To Minnesota Wild1st-round pick in 2009(#16 - Nick Leddy)3rd-round pick in 2009(#77 - Matt Hackett)7th-round pick in 2009(#182 - Erik Haula) June 26, 2009 To New Jersey Devils1st-round pick in 2009(#20 - Jacob Josefson) To Calgary Flames1st-round pick in 2009(#23 - Tim Erixon)3rd-round pick in 2009(LAK - #84 - Nicolas Deslauriers)7 June 26, 2009 To Philadelphia FlyersChris ProngerRyan Dingle To Anaheim DucksJoffrey LupulLuca Sbisa1st-round pick in 2009(CBJ - #21 - John Moore)81st-round pick in 2010(#29 - Emerson Etem)conditional 3rd-round pick in 2010or 20119 June 26, 2009 To Columbus Blue Jackets1st-round pick in 2009(#21 - John Moore) To Anaheim Ducks1st-round pick in 2009(#26 - Kyle Palmieri)2nd-round pick in 2009(#37 - Mat Clark) June 26, 2009 To Tampa Bay Lightning1st-round pick in 2009(#29 - Carter Ashton) To Detroit Red Wings2nd-round pick in 2009(#32 - Landon Ferraro)3rd-round pick in 2009(#75 - Andrej Nestrasil) June 27, 2009 To Phoenix CoyotesStefan Meyer To Florida Panthersrights to Steven Reinprecht June 27, 2009 To Columbus Blue Jackets2nd-round pick in 2009(#56 - Kevin Lynch) To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2009(#62 - Anders Nilsson)4th-round pick in 2009(#92 - Casey Cizikas) June 27, 2009 To Phoenix CoyotesJim Vandermeer To Calgary FlamesBrandon Prust June 27, 2009 To Calgary Flamesrights to Jay Bouwmeester To Florida Panthersrights to Jordan Leopold3rd-round pick in 2009(#67 - Josh Birkholz) June 27, 2009 To Calgary Flames3rd-round pick in 2009(#74 - Ryan Howse) To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2009(#84 - Nicolas Deslauriers)4th-round pick in 2009(FLA - #107 - Garrett Wilson)1 June 27, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2009(#91 - Mike Lee) To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2010(#82 - Jason Clark) June 27, 2009 To New York RangersBrian Boyle To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2010(#70 - Jordan Weal) June 27, 2009 To Los Angeles Kings4th-round pick in 2009(#95 - Jean-Francois Berube) To Atlanta Thrashers4th-round pick in 2009(#117 - Edward Pasquale)4th-round pick in 2009(#120 - Ben Chiarot)7th-round pick in 2009(#203 - Jordan Samuels-Thomas) June 27, 2009 To Minnesota Wildrights to Kyle Brodziak6th-round pick in 2009(#161 - Darcy Kuemper) To Edmonton Oilers4th-round pick in 2009(#99 - Kyle Bigos)5th-round pick in 2009(#133 - Olivier Roy) June 27, 2009 To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2010(TBL - #63 - Brock Beukeboom)2 To Florida Panthers4th-round pick in 2009(#107 - Garrett Wilson)5th-round pick in 2009(#138 - Wade Megan) June 27, 2009 To Tampa Bay Lightning5th-round pick in 2009(#148 - Michael Zador) To Nashville Predators5th-round pick in 2010(#126 - Patrick Cehlin) June 27, 2009 To New York RangersChad Johnson To Pittsburgh Penguins5th-round pick in 2009(#151 - Andy Bathgate) June 27, 2009 To Phoenix CoyotesSami Lepisto To Washington Capitals5th-round pick in 2010(#142 - Caleb Herbert) June 27, 2009 To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2009(#177 - David Pacan) To Atlanta Thrashers5th-round pick in 2010(#150 - Yasin Cisse) June 27, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotesrights to Shaun Heshka To Vancouver Canucks7th-round pick in 2009(#187 - Steven Anthony) June 27, 2009 To San Jose Sharks7th-round pick in 2009(#189 - Marek Viedensky) To Dallas Stars6th-round pick in 2010(OTT - #178 - Mark Stone)3 June 27, 2009 To Ottawa Senators7th-round pick in 2009(#191 - Michael Sdao) To Edmonton Oilers6th-round pick in 2010(#166 - Drew Czerwonka) June 27, 2009 To St. Louis Blues7th-round pick in 2009(#202 - Maxwell Tardy) To Nashville Predators7th-round pick in 2010(#194 - David Elsner) June 27, 2009 To Montreal Canadiens7th-round pick in 2009(#211 - Petteri Simila) To Pittsburgh Penguins6th-round pick in 2010(ANA - #177 - Kevin Lind)4 June 30, 2009 To Montreal CanadiensScott GomezTom PyattMichael Busto To New York RangersChris HigginsDoug JanikRyan McDonaghPavel Valentenko June 30, 2009 To New York Islandersrights to Tony Romano To New Jersey DevilsBen Walterfuture considerations The Islanders' acquired first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#12 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for a third-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick. Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#21 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. The Islanders' acquired third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#12 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for a first-round pick (#16 overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along this pick. Columbus' acquired second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#21 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a first-round pick (#26 overall) in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. The Islanders' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. The Islanders' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Calgary's acquired third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick (#74 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Calgary in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Anaheim's acquired first-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#26 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Anaheim in exchange for this pick. The conditions of this pick are that Anaheim would receive a choice of a third-round pick in either 2010 entry draft or 2011 if Philadelphia wins the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. The conditions were not met when Philadelphia lost in the finals on June 9, 2010, against Chicago. Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick. Los Angeles' acquired third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Jeff Halpern to Los Angeles in exchange for Teddy Purcell and this pick. Dallas' acquired sixth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on July 8, 2009, that sent Alex Auld to Dallas in exchange for this pick. Pittsburgh's acquired sixth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on May 28, 2010, that sent Mattias Modig to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick. Waivers Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate. Date Player New team Previous team June 25, 2008 Kyle Wellwood Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs September 29, 2008 Thomas Pock Thomas Pöck New York Islanders New York Rangers September 30, 2008 Steve MacIntyre Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers October 1, 2008 Matt Ellis Matt Ellis (ice hockey) Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings October 2, 2008 Doug Janik Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks October 3, 2008 Joakim Lindstrom Joakim Lindström Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks October 4, 2008 Nathan McIver Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks October 7, 2008 Joakim Lindstrom Joakim Lindström Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks October 8, 2008 Nate Thompson New York Islanders Boston Bruins October 8, 2008 Doug Janik Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars October 13, 2008 Kyle Quincey Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings October 21, 2008 David Koci David Kočí St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning October 21, 2008 Matt Pettinger Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks October 28, 2008 Ken Klee Phoenix Coyotes Anaheim Ducks November 11, 2008 Jesse Boulerice Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche November 18, 2008 B.J. 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Crombeen St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars November 20, 2008 David Koci David Kočí Tampa Bay Lightning St. Louis Blues January 10, 2009 Rich Peverley Atlanta Thrashers Nashville Predators January 17, 2009 Wade Dubielewicz Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders January 19, 2009 Cory Murphy Cory Murphy (ice hockey) Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers February 6, 2009 Staffan Kronwall Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs February 21, 2009 Chris Gratton Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning February 25, 2009 Mark Bell Mark Bell (ice hockey) New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs February 27, 2009 Glen Metropolit Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers February 27, 2009 Ossi Vaananen Ossi Väänänen Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers March 3, 2009 Lawrence Nycholat Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks March 3, 2009 Sean Avery New York Rangers Dallas Stars March 4, 2009 Erik Reitz Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers March 4, 2009 Martin Gerber Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators March 4, 2009 Brendan Morrison Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks March 4, 2009 Craig Adams Craig Adams (ice hockey) Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks See also 2008 NHL entry draft 2008 in sports 2009 in sports 2007–08 NHL transactions 2009–10 NHL transactions References November 2024 tsn.ca Free Agent signings https://web.archive.org/web/20081217033842/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11353 December 17, 2008 sportsnet.ca Free Agent signings Category:NHL transactions Trans