With the acquisitions earlier in the day of Jussi Jokinen and Jeff Halpern, Jan Hlavac became expendable in Tampa Bay.
The Lightning sent Hlavac to Nashville for a seventh-round pick in 2008. The Predators had earlier required Brandon Bochenski from Anaheim.
Hlavac hasn't provided much scoring in his first year in the NHL since 2004, with nine goals and 13 assists in 62 games, and a minus-10 rating.
The Anaheim Ducks have acquired goalie Jean-Sebastien Aubin from nearby Los Angeles for a seventh-round draft pick.
Aubin had a 5-6-1 record and 3.19 average in 19 games with the Kings. He hasn't played with L.A. since Feb. 2, and was recently sent down to the AHL.
Anaheim also shipped well-travelled Brandon Bochenski to Nashville for future considerations. Bochenski has played for Boston, Chicago and Ottawa since 2005. Bochenski has 10 points in 32 games with the Bruins and Ducks this season.
Chris Simon, who just returned to the NHL last week after serving a 30-game suspension, has been dealt by the New York Islanders to the Minnesota Wild for a sixth-round pick.
SImon has 305 points (144-161) in 772 NHL games.
He has played in two games since his suspension was served. Simon, 36, was also banned for 25 games after cross-checking Ryan Hollweg of the New York Rangers in a game last March.
The Anaheim Ducks have added Marc-Andre Bergeron to their stacked blueline. The power-play specialist was acquired from the New York Islanders for a third-round pick.
Bergeron, dealt last year to Long Island from Edmonton, again found himself in the doghouse this season.
He has nine goals, all but on the power play, with nine assists in 46 games with a minus-14 rating.
Brad Stuart is on the move again, heading from Los Angeles to Detroit for second- and fourth-round draft pick. The second rounder is from this year, the other pick next year.
Stuart has been on four teams within the span of a year, going from Boston to Calgary last year before signing with LA.
MORRISON ANALYSIS
The Red Wings learned last year and are seeing again now how injuries can pile up and how devastating they are on the back end. Stuart can help offensively and is abrasive when necessary.
Winner: Detroit.
Marian Hossa's brother, Marcel, has been dealt along with former first-round goaltending pick Al Montoya to Phoenix for Josh Gratton, David LeNeveu and Fred Sjostrom.
Hossa has a goal and seven assists in 36 games this season with the Rangers.
Montoya was selected sixth overall by NYR in the 2004 draft and is currently playing with Hartford of the AHL.
Sjostrom has 10 goals and nine helpers in 51 games.
Gratton has played in the NHL with Phoenix and Philadelphia but has spent most of this season in the AHL.
LeNeveau has played 21 gamse with Phoenix in recent years but also been with San Antonio in the minors.
For the second time today, Toronto traded a veteran to Florida, sending Chad Kilger to the Panthers for a third-round pick.
Kilger has 10 goals and 7 assists in 53 games this season and has led Toronto in hits. Kilger, 31, spent four seasons with Toronto after playing with Montreal, Edmonton, Chicago, Phoenix, and Anaheim.
He has 107 goals and 111 assists in 714 games in his career.
The draft pick is from this year's draft.
Update: Interim Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher discussed the team's moves today.
Marian Hossa is headed to Pittsburgh with Pascal Dupuis for a package that includes Erik Christensen, Colby Armstrong and first-round draft pick from last year, Angelo Esposito, and a 2008 first-round pick.
One of the most prized players ahead of the deadline, Hossa has 26 goals and 30 assists in 60 games this season, with eight power-play goals and two short-handed markers. The speedy Dupuis has 15 points in 62 games.
Christensen has 20 points (9-11) in 49 games, Armstrong with 24 (9-15) in 54 games. Esposito in his third junior season with the Quebec Remparts.
MORRISON ANALYSIS
Wow. The Penguins have plenty of offence with Crosby, Malkin and now Hossa. Do they have enough grit? Can Hossa play in the playoffs? Interesting questions. Getting a prospect and a first pick is good for Atlanta, while Armstrong and Christensen upgrade up front. They would have liked to have received a work horse defenceman but made the most of the situation.
Winner: Pittsburgh, for now.
The New York Rangers have acquired Christian Backman from the St. Louis Blues for a fourth-round pick according to the New York Post.
The Swedish defenceman has one goal and nine assists in 45 games and is a minus-4. Backman was a first round pick of St. Louis in 1999 and has spent just over four seasons with the Blues.
Big defenceman Hal Gill has been traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Toronto will get a 2nd round pick this year and a 5th round pick in the 2009 draft.
Gill has two goals and 18 assists this season, during which he makes $2.1 million US.
MORRISON ANALYSIS
Gill has been a good penalty killer for the Leafs and if not over-used can be effective. Leafs had to clear the decks somehow and have a lot of defencemen in the system. It's a pretty decent return for the Leafs.
Winner: Pittsburgh
