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\n" ); document.write( "NHL \n" ); document.write( "Roundup:\n" ); document.write( "Flames and Rangers Big Winners at the Trade Deadline
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The \n" ); document.write( "Stanley Cup won't be awarded until the late spring, but the Calgary Flames have \n" ); document.write( "already emerged as big winners in their own right after the NHL's trade \n" ); document.write( "deadline.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "According to the official word from the NHL, there were 22 trades made involving \n" ); document.write( "47 players and 21 draft picks. The last three seasons saw 25 deals done with \n" ); document.write( "(40, 44, 45 players changing teams respectively).
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "General \n" ); document.write( "Manager Darryl Sutter made the biggest splash of the day with two high-profile \n" ); document.write( "deals, acquiring centre Olli Jokinen from the Phoenix Coyotes and defenceman \n" ); document.write( "Jordan Leopold from the Colorado Avalanche.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The \n" ); document.write( "Flames picked up Jokinen, along with a third-round pick in 2009, from the \n" ); document.write( "Coyotes for centre Matthew Lombardi, forward Brandon Prust and a first-round \n" ); document.write( "pick in 2009 or 2010. Leopold - re-acquired after the Flames dealt him to \n" ); document.write( "Colorado three years ago in a package for Alex Tanguay - went back to Calgary \n" ); document.write( "for defenceman Lawrence Nycholat, defenceman Ryan Wilson and a second-round pick \n" ); document.write( "in 2009.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Not to \n" ); document.write( "be outdone by their provincial rivals down the road, the Edmonton Oilers were \n" ); document.write( "also big players - making a three-team deal with the Kings and Hurricanes. The \n" ); document.write( "trade saw Edmonton acquire centre Patrick O'Sullivan, Carolina re-acquire \n" ); document.write( "veteran winger Erik Cole and Los Angeles take in winger Justin Williams. The \n" ); document.write( "Oilers then added more firepower up front, picking up winger Ales Kotalik from \n" ); document.write( "the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round pick.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The New \n" ); document.write( "York Rangers - in a dogfight for a postseason berth in the Eastern Conference - \n" ); document.write( "also made a big wave picking up defenceman Derek Morris from the Coyotes for \n" ); document.write( "blueliners Dmitri Kalinin and forwards Nigel Dawes and Petr Prucha.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The \n" ); document.write( "sell-off in Phoenix finished off with a two more deals. The Coyotes sent winger \n" ); document.write( "Daniel Carcillo to Philadelphia for forward Scottie Upshall and a second-round \n" ); document.write( "pick and shipped goaltender Mikael Tellqvist to the Buffalo Sabres for a \n" ); document.write( "fourth-rounder.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The \n" ); document.write( "Toronto Maple Leafs, who were expected to jettison as many players as possible \n" ); document.write( "in an effort to acquire draft picks, made three moves. With just minutes \n" ); document.write( "remaining until the deadline, the club sent forward Dominic Moore to Buffalo for \n" ); document.write( "a second-round selection and Nik Antropov to the Rangers for a second-rounder \n" ); document.write( "and a conditional pick. The club then acquired injured goaltender Olaf Kolzig, \n" ); document.write( "defensemen Jamie Heward and Andy Rogers and a fourth-round draft pick from Tampa \n" ); document.write( "Bay for blueline prospect Richard Petiot.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In the \n" ); document.write( "nation's capital, the Ottawa Senators kicked off Deadline Day with a shakeup of \n" ); document.write( "their own, acquiring goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a second-round draft pick \n" ); document.write( "from the Columbus Blue Jackets for winger Antoine Vermette.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The \n" ); document.write( "Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins could end up facing each other in the \n" ); document.write( "first round of the playoffs and will have plenty of extra firepower and \n" ); document.write( "experience going in.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the \n" ); document.write( "second time in two years, general manager Ray Shero acquired another weapon for \n" ); document.write( "centre Sidney Crosby at the deadline, this time acquiring winger Bill Guerin \n" ); document.write( "from the New York Islanders for a conditional draft pick. The Bruins made \n" ); document.write( "upgrades of their own, getting winger Mark Recchi and a 2010 second-round pick \n" ); document.write( "from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenceman Matt Lashoff and winger \n" ); document.write( "Martins Karsums and sending forward Petteri Nokelainen to the Anaheim Ducks for \n" ); document.write( "defenceman Steve Montador.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The San \n" ); document.write( "Jose Sharks, considered by the odds-on favourite to hoist the Cup, improved \n" ); document.write( "their lineup by adding forward Travis Moen and defenceman Kent Huskins from the \n" ); document.write( "Ducks.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The \n" ); document.write( "resurgent Chicago Blackhawks also went to Anaheim for help, acquiring former \n" ); document.write( "Selke Trophy winner Sami Pahlsson for defenceman James Wisniewski.
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There \n" ); document.write( "was some thought the Panthers would try to move defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, who \n" ); document.write( "is set to become a free agent in the off-season. There were offers, but the team \n" ); document.write( "could not find a deal it liked.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- The \n" ); document.write( "St. Louis Blues traded defenceman Andy Wozniewski to Pittsburgh for blueliner \n" ); document.write( "Danny Richmond.
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document.write( "clubs made 22 trades, involving 47 players. It marked the sixth consecutive \n" );
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document.write( "Anaheim traded LW Travis Moen and D Kent Huskins to San Jose for G\n" );
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document.write( "Buffalo traded RW Ales Kotalik to Edmonton for Carolina's 2nd-round pick \n" );
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document.write( "Calgary traded C Matthew Lombardi, LW Brandon Prust and its \n" );
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document.write( "Carolina traded RW Justin Williams to Los Angeles for C Patrick \n" );
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document.write( "Carolina traded C Patrick O'Sullivan and its 2nd-round pick in the 2009 \n" );
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