The Dallas Stars have announced the trade of forward Lauri Korpikoski to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenseman Dillon Heatherington.

In Korpikoski, the Blue Jackets add a winger capable of providing some depth scoring, while the Stars add a budding young defenseman.

Korpikoski was in his first season with the Stars where he had eight goals and 20 points in 60 games. As for Heatherington, he's spent the year with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters where - in his second professional season - he has one goals and six points.

The 30-year-old Korpikoski will become an unrestricted free agent in July, while Heatherington remains under contract through next season.

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The Winnipeg Jets have traded winger Drew Stafford to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

Before head coach Bruce Cassidy took over for Claude Julien on Feb. 7, the Bruins were unfathomably snakebitten in terms of scoring goals, and adding Stafford provides some depth to the roster.

Stafford will likely serve as a rental, as he becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1.

The 32-year-old has missed time with injuries this season, and is experiencing a down year in terms of production, only recording four goals and nine assists in 40 games.

Still, Stafford has reached the 20-goal mark four times in his career, with a personal best of 31 coming in 2010-11 as a Buffalo Sabre.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly sent defenseman Mark Streit to the Pittsburgh Penguins shortly after acquiring him from the Philadelphia Flyers:

Tampa Bay will retain 50 percent of Streit's salary over the remainder of the season, LeBrun reports.

Streit spent the past four seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, and had five goals and 16 assists in 49 games this season.

The 39-year-old, who brings added skill and depth to a banged-up Pittsburgh blue line, will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

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One of the most talked about names heading up to the NHL trade deadline is staying put.

Arizona Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata - set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year - wasn't traded ahead of the 3:00 p.m. ET deadline, general manager John Chayka confirmed to AZ Sports' Craig Morgan.

Despite the lack of a deal, the hours leading up to the deadline saw much speculation of a potential transaction.

Eyes were on Coyotes practice Wednesday afternoon, especially after Vrbata participated in practice.

Meanwhile, it was reported earlier in the day that the Calgary Flames were in on Vrbata, by Sportsnet's John Shannon, before they acquired Curtis Lazar from the Ottawa Senators,

In keeping Vrbata, the Coyotes keep their hottest player. The 35-year-old is riding a 10-game point streak where he's posted 12 points.

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Frank Corrado is finally free.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded the defenseman to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Eric Fehr, blue-liner Steve Oleksy, and a 2017 fourth-round pick, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

Corrado was never able to carve out consistent playing time with the Leafs, who waived him in early February. He appeared in only two NHL games this season after making 39 appearances with Toronto in 2015-16.

Fehr is on the books for $2 million this season and another $2 million in 2017-18, while Oleksy is a pending unrestricted free agent with a cap hit of $575,000.

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The Calgary Flames have reportedly acquired forward Curtis Lazar from the Ottawa Senators.

Defenseman Michael Kostka will also go to Calgary.

Lazar has been mentioned in trade talks for some time now, based mostly on the fact he's mustered one assist in 33 games this season.

The 22-year-old was fighting a bout of mononucleosis during training camp, and never seemed to find his stride under new head coach Guy Boucher, who gave Lazar only 8:49 ice time on average.

He was selected 17th overall by the Senators in 2013, and the Flames seem to believe this season is a bump on the road, albeit a large one.

Jokipakka, by the way, has recorded three goals and 25 assists in 147 career games at the NHL level after being drafted with the 195th pick in 2011.

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The New Jersey Devils have traded forward P.A. Parenteau to the Nashville Predators for a sixth-round draft pick, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

The Predators will be Parenteau's third team this season, after signing with the Islanders in the summer, before surprisingly being waived and consequently claimed by the Devils.

Parenteau can slot in the wing in Nashville's top or bottom six, as well as on the power play.

In 59 games with the Devils this season, Parenteau, 33, has recorded 13 goals and added 14 assists.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenseman Mark Streit from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Valtteri Filppula, a fourth-round draft pick in 2017, and a conditional seventh-round selection in 2017, the Flyers announced.

Streit is a veteran of 765 regular-season games and has 428 career points.

Meanwhile, the Lightning free up some cap space for next season. While Streit holds a more expensive cap hit at $5.25 million - compared to Filppula's $5 million - the blue-liner will become an unrestricted free agent at season's end, while Filppula remains under contract for one more season.

The deal comes shortly after Filppula reportedly vetoed a trade to join the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Streit has chipped in five goals and 21 points this season, while Filppula has been slightly more productive with seven goals and 34 points in 59 games.

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The Vegas Golden Knights can now officially wheel and deal with their NHL counterparts.

While 30 franchises were occupied by Wednesday's trade deadline, the NHL's 31st team submitted its final league payment, and as a result, can start making deals, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

"On behalf of the Board of Governors, I am delighted to officially welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to the NHL," Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "Congratulations to Bill Foley, the Foley family, the Maloof family, the city of Las Vegas and the Golden Knights’ fans as the team embarks on its exciting journey."

Of course, the Golden Knights can't trade for any roster players, given they'll have nowhere to play, but Vegas can begin to make pre-expansion trades for prospects, as well as sign college free agents.

The official expansion draft is set for June 21.

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The Montreal Canadiens have traded Sven Andrighetto to the Colorado Avalanche for Andreas Martinsen, the Canadiens announced Wednesday.

Andrighetto managed only eight points in 27 games for the Canadiens this season, and chipped in just 28 points in 83 career contests. He was a third-round pick of the Canadiens in 2013.

He was once one of Montreal's most promising prospects, but never managed to earn consistent top-six NHL minutes in parts of four seasons in the organization. Andrighetto is a pending unrestricted free agent carrying a cap hit of $650,000.

Martinsen collected only 18 points in 110 games in parts of two campaigns with the Avalanche, who signed him out of Germany in 2015. He's a pending UFA with a $640,000 cap hit this season.

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