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Written by J.P. Hoornstra   
Thursday, March 04, 2010 02:29
With the blockbuster deals all completed before the Olympic break, Wednesday's trade deadline was a time for housekeeping for the NHL's 30 general managers.

Turns out there was plenty of housekeeping to be done. A total of 55 players changed teams in the course of 31 trades – both deadline-day records. The busiest of the general managers was Don Maloney of the Phoenix Coyotes, and even he was startled by the flurry of activity.

"I got up this morning at about 5 and thought, I wasn't going to do a deal today," Maloney told the team's Web site.

By the time the noon deadline had passed, Maloney had acquired Wojtek Wolski, Derek Morris, Petteri Nokelainen, Mathieu Schneider, Lee Stempniak, Alexandre Picard, Miikka Wikman and a 2011 draft pick.

The biggest trade saw Wolski go from Colorado to Phoenix in exchange for former Hobey Baker winner Kevin Porter and former first-round draft pick Peter Mueller – who scored a goal for the Avalanche in Anaheim on Wednesday night.

The day's other big swap involved a pair of Olympic defensemen. Anaheim sent Ryan Whitney, who won a silver medal for Team USA in Vancouver, to the Edmonton Oilers along with a draft pick for Slovakian sniper Lubomir Visnovsky.

Most teams atop the NHL standings either stood pat or traded for depth.

The Washington Capitals acquired Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo and forward Scott Walker, Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Milan Jurcina, and Minnesota Wild forward Eric Belanger. The Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks, the two best teams in the Western Conference, made no acquisitions at all.

Here is a complete list of the day's activity, according to the NHL Players' Association Web site:
  • ANA deals forward, Petteri Nokelainen to PHX for a conditional 6th round draft pick
  • NYR trade goaltender, Miika Wiikman & a 7th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft to PHX for defenceman, Anders Eriksson
  • CBJ deals forward, Alexandre Picard to PHX for forward, Chad Kolarik
  • CAR trades forwards Stephane Yelle & Harrison Reed to COL for forward, Cedric Lalonde-McNicholl & a conditional 6th round pick
  • EDM sends defenceman, Steve Staios to CGY for defenceman, Aaron Johnson & a conditional 3rd round pick
  • CGY deals forward, Dustin Boyd to NSH for a conditional 4th round pick
  • PIT trades defenceman, Chris Peluso to TML for a conditional 6th round pick
  • ANA trades defenceman, Ryan Whitney & 6th round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to EDM for defenceman, Lubomir Visnovsky
  • FLA deals defenceman, Mathieu Roy to CBJ for forward, Matt Rust
  • CAR trades defenceman, Andrew Alberts to VAN for a conditional 3rd round pick
  • TML trade goaltender, Joey MacDonald to ANA for a 7th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  • CBJ trade forward, Fredrik Modin to LOS for future considerations
  • CAR ships defenceman, Joe Corvo to WSH for defenceman, Brian Pothier, forward Oskar Osala & a conditional 2nd round pick
  • TML trade forward, Lee Stempniak to PHX for 4th & 7th round picks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • CBJ deal defenceman, Milan Jurcina to WSH for a conditional 6th round pick
  • BUF trades forward, Clarke MacArthur to ATL for a 3rd & a 4th round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • BUF deals forward, Nathan Paetsch & a conditional 2nd round pick to CBJ for forward, Raffi Torres
  • CGY trades goaltender Curtis McElhinney to ANA in return for goaltender, Vesa Toskala
  • MIN trades forward, Eric Belanger to WSH for a 2nd round pick in 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • TB trades forward, Jeff Halpern to LOS for forward, Ted Purcell & 3rd round pick (TBD) in the NHL Entry Draft
  • VAN sends defenceman, Mathieu Schneider to PHX for prospect forward, Sean Zimmerman & a conditional 6th round pick
  • DET sends forward, Kris Newbury to NYR for forward Jordan Owens
  • PHX deals forwards, Peter Mueller & Kevin Porter to COL for forward, Wojtek Wolski
  • STL trades forward, Yan Stastny to VAN for forward Pierre-Cedric Labrie
  • CAR sends forward, Scott Walker to WSH for a 7th round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • CAR trades defenceman, Aaron Ward to ANA for goaltender, Justin Pogge & a 4th round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • FLA trades defenceman, Dennis Seidenberg & prosect forward, Matthew Bartowski to BOS for forwards, Byron Bitz & Craig Weller, along with a 2nd round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • TOR trades defenceman, Martin Skoula to NJ for 5th round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft
  • BOS trades defenceman, Derek Morris to PHX for 4th round pick in 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  • MTL trades forward, Matt D’Agostini to STL for forward, Aaron Palushaj

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