2011 NHL trade deadline deals
Jason Arnott traded to the Capitals for David Steckel and a second round draft pick in next year's entry draft and Arnott can be a good second or third line center and is the second Capital who has a Stanley Cup ring. The Devils get 28 year old David Steckel who has 5 goals and 11 assists in 57 games as a Capital this season which means the Devils get a second round draft pick for an unrestricted free agent.
Dennis Wideman traded to the Capitals from the Panthers who got prospect Jake Hauswirth and a third round draft pick in this summer's entry draft. Dennis Wideman has been brought in to better 20th best power play of the Capitals that was the best power play in the league last season.
The Vancouver Canucks went out and got Maxim Lapierre and MacGregor Sharp (probably headed to the AHL) from the Ducks for Joel Perreault and a third round draft pick while getting Chris Higgins from Panthers and gave up Evan Oberg and another third round draft pick so that the Canucks added depth for their hopeful long run into the playoffs.
The Panthers were done yet as they traded Bryan McCabe for long forgotten Sergei Samsonov (yes the other first round draft pick when the Boston Bruins drafted Joe Thorton) to the Hurricanes which is a head scratcher because why would the Panthers really want Sergei Samsonov anyways as he is not anywhere near a upcoming player as he is more like a player who has never reached his full abilities.
Dustin Penner traded to the LA Kings and in return the Oilers got back defensive prospect Colten Teubert (1 round draft pick in 2009), the Kings first round draft pick in this summer's entry draft and a conditional second round draft pick in next years entry draft. The LA Kings in Dustin Penner get a player with 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points in 62 games and they have Penner for not season too and for the Kings lets hope he gets more points with more scoring opportunities.
Chris Campoli and a conditional 7th round draft pick in next summer's entry draft traded to the Chicago Blackhawks from the Ottawa Senators for Ryan Potulny and a conditional second round draft pick in this summer's entry draft. Chris Campoli a puck moving defenseman who may better the Blackhawks defense as they are having a hard time keeping the puck out of their own net while Ryan Potulny is a 26 year old who has spent as much time in AHL as the NHL in his career and maybe get a good chance with the Senators the rest season as the Senators are fighting for the first draft pick in their season's entry draft.
The Coyotes traded some of their offense which is not the best already in Scotty Upshall and defenseman Sami Lepisto to the Blue Jackets for defensive help in veteran defenseman Rostislav Klesla and a minor league forward Dane Byers and the Coyotes want to be a stronger defensive team in the playoffs and go farther than they did in last year's playoff.
Now let the race for the final playoff spots begin
Tom Mehegan
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