Originally Posted by tsn
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MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM -- ACQUIRED DEFENSEMAN TOMAS MALEC AND
A 2004 THIRD-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM THE CAROLINA HURRICANES FOR
GOALTENDER MARTIN GERBER; ACQUIRED DEFENSEMAN KURTIS FOSTER FROM
THE ATLANTA THRASHERS FOR DEFENSEMAN NICLAS HAVELID.
ATLANTA THRASHERS -- SIGNED DEFENSEMAN JAROSLAV MODRY, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE LOS ANGELES KINGS; ACQUIRED DEFENSEMAN NICLAS HAVELID
FROM THE MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM FOR DEFENSEMAN KURTIS FOSTER;
SIGNED DEFENSEMAN TRAVIS ROCHE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE MINNESOTA
WILD; SIGNED CENTER CORY LAROSE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE NEW YORK
RANGERS; SIGNED RIGHT WING SCOTT MELLANBY, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE
ST. LOUIS BLUES.
BOSTON BRUINS -- AGREED TO TERMS WITH RIGHT WING TOM FITZGERALD,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, ON A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
BUFFALO SABRES -- NONE.
CALGARY FLAMES -- SIGNED CENTER BYRON RITCHIE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH
THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED CENTER
JASON WIEMER, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE MINNESOTA WILD.
CAROLINA HURRICANES -- ACQUIRED GOALTENDER MARTIN GERBER FROM
THE MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM FOR DEFENSEMAN TOMAS MALEC AND A
2004 THIRD-ROUND DRAFT PICK; TRADED GOALTENDER ARTURS IRBE TO
THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS; TRADED LEFT
WING JAROSLAV SVOBODA TO THE DALLAS STARS FOR A 2005 FOURTH-ROUND
DRAFT PICK; AGREED TO TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN FRANTISEK KABERLE,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE ATLANTA THRASHERS, ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT;
AGREED TO TERMS WITH CENTER MATT CULLEN, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE
FLORIDA PANTHERS, ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS -- SIGNED RIGHT WING MATTHEW BARNABY, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE COLORADO AVALANCHE; SIGNED CENTER CURTIS BROWN,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE SAN JOSE SHARKS; SIGNED DEFENSEMAN JASSEN
CULLIMORE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING, TO A
MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT.
COLORADO AVALANCHE -- SIGNED LEFT WING ANTTI LAAKSONEN, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE MINNESOTA WILD, TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED
CENTER IAN LAPERRIERE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE LOS ANGELES KINGS,
TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED CENTER BRETT MCLEAN, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS; SIGNED CENTER ANDRE SAVAGE,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS; SIGNED LEFT WING
MATHIEU DARCHE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS -- ACQUIRED GOALTENDER ARTURS IRBE FROM
THE CAROLINA HURRICANES FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS; CLAIMED LEFT
WING GEOFF SANDERSON OFF WAIVERS FROM THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS;
ACQUIRED DEFENSEMAN RADOSLAV SUCHY AND A 2005 SIXTH-ROUND DRAFT
PICK FROM THE PHOENIX COYOTES FOR A 2005 FOURTH-ROUND DRAFT
PICK.
DALLAS STARS -- ACQUIRED THE RIGHTS TO DEFENSEMAN SHAWN BELLE
FROM THE ST. LOUIS BLUES FOR GOALTENDER JASON BACASHIHUA;
ACQUIRED LEFT WING JAROSLAV SVOBODA FROM THE CAROLINA HURRICANES
FOR A 2005 FOURTH-ROUND DRAFT PICK.
DETROIT RED WINGS -- AGREED TO TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN BRYAN HELMER,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE PHOENIX COYOTES; AGREED TO TERMS WITH CENTER
ERIC MANLOW, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS.
EDMONTON OILERS -- SIGNED CENTER TOBY PETERSEN, WHO HAD BEEN WITH
THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS, TO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
FLORIDA PANTHERS -- SIGNED GOALTENDER JAMIE MCLENNAN, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE NEW YORK RANGERS, TO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH A
CLUB OPTION FOR THE 2006-07 SEASON; AGREED TO TERMS WITH
DEFENSEMAN ERIC CAIRNS, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE NEW YORK
ISLANDERS; SIGNED DEFENSEMAN ALEXANDER KARPOVTSEV, WHO HAD BEEN
WITH THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS, TO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED
DEFENSEMAN SEAN HILL, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE CAROLINA HURRICANES,
TO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION FOR 2006-07; SIGNED
DEFENSEMAN JOEL KWIATKOWSKI, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE WASHINGTON
CAPITALS; AGREED TO TERMS WITH CENTER SERGE PAYER, WHO HAD BEEN
WITH THE OTTAWA SENATORS, ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT; AGREED TO
TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN BURKE HENRY, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS, ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT.
LOS ANGELES KINGS -- ACQUIRED GOALTENDER MATHIEU GARON AND A
2004 THIRD-ROUND DRAFT PICK AS PART OF A THREE-WAY TRADE
INVOLVING THE OTTAWA SENATORS AND MONTREAL CANADIENS; AGREED TO
TERMS WITH CENTER CRAIG CONROY, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE CALGARY
FLAMES, ON A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT; AGREED TO TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN
MIKE WEAVER, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE ATLANTA THRASHERS, ON A
ONE-YEAR CONTRACT.
MINNESOTA WILD -- SIGNED RIGHT WING KIRBY LAW, WHO HAD BEEN WITH
THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS; SIGNED DEFENSEMAN RAYMOND GIROUX, WHO
HAD BEEN WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS; SIGNED CENTER BRIAN
ROLSTON, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE BOSTON BRUINS, TO A MULTI-YEAR
CONTRACT.
MONTREAL CANADIENS -- ACQUIRED CENTER RADEK BONK AND GOALTENDER
CRISTOBAL HUET FROM THE LOS ANGELES KINGS AS PART OF A THREE-WAY
TRADE INVOLVING THE OTTAWA SENATORS; SIGNED RIGHT WING GAVIN
MORGAN, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE DALLAS STARS, TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT
WITH A CLUB OPTION FOR 2005-06.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS -- AGREED TO TERMS WITH CENTER CAM SEVERSON,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM; AGREED TO TERMS
WITH CENTER JERRED SMITHSON, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE LOS ANGELES
KINGS; SIGNED DEFENSEMAN ANDREAS LILJA, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE
FLORIDA PANTHERS.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS -- SIGNED LEFT WING DARREN LANGDON, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE MONTREAL CANADIENS; SIGNED DEFENSEMAN RICHARD
MATVICHUK, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE DALLAS STARS; SIGNED LEFT WING
KRZYSZTOF OLIWA, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS -- NONE.
NEW YORK RANGERS -- AGREED TO TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN JASON
STRUDWICK, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS; AGREED TO
TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN JEFF MACMILLAN, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE
DALLAS STARS.
OTTAWA SENATORS -- TRADED GOALTENDER PATRICK LALIME TO THE ST.
LOUIS BLUES FOR A CONDITIONAL 2005 DRAFT PICK; TRADED CENTER
RADEK BONK TO THE MONTREAL CANADIENS FOR A 2004 SECOND-ROUND
DRAFT PICK IN A THREE-WAY DEAL INVOLVING THE LOS ANGELES KINGS;
SIGNED GOALTENDER DOMINIK HASEK, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE DETROIT
RED WINGS, TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED RIGHT WING PAT
KAVANAGH, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS, TO A MULTI-YEAR
CONTRACT.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS -- SIGNED RIGHT WING MIKE KNUBLE, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE BOSTON BRUINS, TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED
RIGHT WING TURNER STEVENSON, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE NEW JERSEY
DEVILS, TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED RIGHT WING ERIC
MELOCHE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS.
PHOENIX COYOTES -- SIGNED CENTER BOYD DEVEREAUX, WHO HAD BEEN
WITH THE DETROIT RED WINGS, TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT; ACQUIRED A
2005 FOURTH-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS FOR
DEFENSEMAN RADOSLAV SUCHY AND A 2005 SIXTH-ROUND DRAFT PICK;
SIGNED DEFENSEMAN SEAN O'DONNELL, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE BOSTON
BRUINS, TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED CENTER MIKE RICCI, WHO
HAD BEEN WITH THE SAN JOSE SHARKS, TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT;
SIGNED RIGHT WING SHELDON KEEFE, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE TAMPA
BAY LIGHTNING, TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED RIGHT WING BRETT
HULL, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE DETROIT RED WINGS, TO A TWO-YEAR
CONTRACT.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS -- AGREED TO TERMS WITH RIGHT WING MARK
RECCHI, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS, ON A
MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED RIGHT WING RYAN VANDENBUSSCHE, WHO
HAD BEEN WITH THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS.
ST. LOUIS BLUES -- ACQUIRED GOALTENDER PATRICK LALIME FROM THE
OTTAWA SENATORS FOR A CONDITIONAL 2005 DRAFT PICK; ACQUIRED
GOALTENDER JASON BACASHIHUA FROM THE DALLAS STARS FOR THE RIGHTS
TO DEFENSEMAN SHAWN BELLE.
SAN JOSE SHARKS -- NONE.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING -- SIGNED CENTER CRAIG DARBY, WHO HAD BEEN
WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS; SIGNED CENTER JARROD SKALDE, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE DALLAS STARS, TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT; SIGNED
DEFENSEMAN STEVE MCLAREN, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE ST. LOUIS BLUES,
TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS -- NONE.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS -- SIGNED GOALTENDER WADE FLAHERTY, WHO HAD
BEEN WITH THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS; SIGNED RIGHT WING LEE GOREN,
WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE FLORIDA PANTHERS; SIGNED DEFENSEMAN
JOHNATHAN AITKEN, WHO HAD BEEN WITH THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS -- SIGNED DEFENSEMAN JEFF PAUL, WHO HAD BEEN
WITH THE NEW YORK RANGERS, TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT.
