Flyers claim Oduya off waivers from Senators

The Philadelphia Flyers claimed defenseman Johnny Oduya off waivers from the Ottawa Senators on Monday.

Oduya had eight points in 51 games with the Senators after agreeing to a one-year deal with Ottawa last July.

The 36-year-old is a pending unrestricted free agent with a $1-million cap hit.

It could cost the Flyers a bit more than that, too:

Oduya is a 12-year veteran who won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.

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Blackhawks trade Hartman to Predators for 1st-round pick

The Chicago Blackhawks traded forward Ryan Hartman to Nashville on Monday, the Predators announced.

Chicago is also sending a fifth-round 2018 pick to Nashville, and is receiving a 2018 first-round pick, a 2018 fourth-round pick, and forward Victor Ejdsell.

Hartman, 23, is in his second full NHL season after being drafted 30th overall in 2013. He recorded 19 goals and 12 assists in 76 appearances as a rookie in 2016-17, but has managed only eight goals and 17 assists in 57 games this season.

He's set to become a restricted free agent this summer.

The Predators no longer own a first- or second-round pick in this year's draft, while the Blackhawks are now well stocked to fill the pipeline:

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Flames claim Stewart off waivers from Wild

The Calgary Flames claimed forward Chris Stewart off waivers from the Minnesota Wild on Monday, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.

With the move, the Wild are absolved of Stewart's $1.15-million cap hit.

Meanwhile, the Flames add a depth option to the left side of the ice. The 30-year-old has nine goals and 13 points in 47 games and 39 games of playoff experience.

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Predators officially sign Fisher for remainder of season

Mike Fisher is officially back with the Nashville Predators.

The club has signed the former captain to a one-year, $1-million contract for the balance of the 2017-18 season, general manager David Poile announced Monday.

Fisher declared his intent to come out of retirement for the stretch run back on Jan. 31, and rejoins a team that advanced to the Stanley Cup Final a year ago.

In 72 games last season, Fisher recorded 18 goals and 24 assists, but contributed only four assists in 20 playoff games.

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The 5 biggest deals between the Maple Leafs and Canadiens

For all the encounters the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens have had in their century-old NHL rivalry, being on the same trade call hasn't happened nearly as often as you might think.

Sunday's trade that saw the Maple Leafs acquire forward Tomas Plekanec from the Canadiens in a four-player deal was the first between the teams in nearly a decade - and is only the third swap the franchises have made this century.

Here's a look at the five biggest trades between the franchises since the league's inception, listed in chronological order:

Goalie swap! (Oct. 1, 1933)

Maple Leafs acquire: G George Hainsworth
Canadiens acquire: G Lorne Chabot

Whens the last time you saw a good old-fashioned goalie swap? This one was monumental at the time, as it meant Hainsworth and Chabot were the first players in history to suit up for both the Leafs and Habs.

Hainsworth, who was 38 at the time, led the league in wins his first two seasons in Toronto; Chabot spent one season in Montreal before being traded to Chicago, where he promptly won the Vezina Trophy in 1935.

Teeder to Toronto (Sept. 10, 1943)

Maple Leafs acquire: F Ted Kennedy
Canadiens acquire: Rights to D Frank Eddolls

This is easily the most lopsided trade between the two teams. The Maple Leafs initially acquired the rights to Eddolls - a Quebec native playing in the Ontario Hockey Association at the time - in exchange for the rights to Joe Benoit in June 1940.

Toronto opted to return him to Montreal just over three years later - and in exchange, the Leafs got a future Hart Trophy winner and Hall of Fame forward who led the Maple Leafs to five Stanley Cup titles in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Eddolls spent three seasons with Montreal before being traded to the New York Rangers.

Habs land an iron man (June 26, 1975)

Maple Leafs acquire: F/D Greg Hubick
Canadiens acquire: F Doug Jarvis

The Leafs didn't know what they had in Jarvis, whom they drafted 24th overall in 1975 based on a resume that included a bronze medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship and OMJHL First-Team All-Star honors. Just over three weeks after selecting him, the Leafs traded him to the Canadiens for Hubick, who had spent the previous three seasons in the AHL.

While Hubick played just 74 games with Toronto, Jarvis made an immediate impact in Montreal - winning the Stanley Cup in each of his first four seasons with the team and not missing a game in seven years with the club. Jarvis, who was traded to Washington in a blockbuster deal in 1982, still holds the NHL record for consecutive regular-season games played (964).

Kordic for Courtnall (Nov. 7, 1988)

Maple Leafs acquire: F John Kordic, sixth-round pick in 1989
Canadiens acquire: F Russ Courtnall

If you're a fan of a team whose general manager expresses a need to acquire toughness, be afraid. That's what Maple Leafs GM Gord Stellick said was the inspiration for this one-sided deal that saw the Leafs ship winger Courtnall to Montreal for noted rabble-rouser Kordic and a late-round pick.

Courtnall was a serviceable forward for the Canadiens in the late 1980s and early 1990s, scoring a career-high 76 points in 1990-91. Kordic did as he was asked - racking up 446 penalty minutes in 104 regular-season games - before being traded to Washington in 1991. He struggled with drug addiction and died of complications from an overdose in 1992 at age 27.

Grabovski gets a fresh start (July 3, 2008)

Maple Leafs acquire: F Mikhail Grabovski
Canadiens acquire: D Greg Pateryn, second-round pick in 2010

Grabovski, drafted 150th overall in 2004, couldn't crack the Montreal lineup as a regular. The Maple Leafs were more than willing to give him that opportunity, so they pulled the trigger on the teams' first deal in more than five years - in the middle of the league's free-agent frenzy, no less.

Grabovski was much-maligned during his time with the Leafs, but did produce three 20-goal campaigns over parts of five seasons in Toronto. Pateryn had just 13 points in 83 games over parts of four years with the Canadiens before he was traded to Dallas for Jordie Benn in February 2017.

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Report: Penguins not in on Evander Kane

The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't actively pursuing Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane, a team source told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Trading for Kane would require some heavy lifting from Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, as the team has just over $434,000 in cap space, and Kane has a cap hit of $5.25 million.

The team acquired Derick Brassard from the Ottawa Senators on Friday in a three-way deal with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Kane remains a hot commodity on the trade market, having put up 20 goals and 20 assists this season on a struggling Sabres team.

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Report: Penguins not in on Evander Kane

The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't actively pursuing Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane, a team source told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Trading for Kane would require some heavy lifting from Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, as the team has just over $434,000 in cap space, and Kane has a cap hit of $5.25 million.

The team acquired Derick Brassard from the Ottawa Senators on Friday in a three-way deal with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Kane remains a hot commodity on the trade market, having put up 20 goals and 20 assists this season on a struggling Sabres team.

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Report: Jets, Preds, Lightning among teams with ‘strong interest’ in Maroon

The Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, and Tampa Bay Lightning are among the teams showing "strong interest" in Edmonton Oilers forward Patrick Maroon, according to Fox Sports Midwest's Andy Strickland.

It was reported Sunday that as many as seven teams had contacted the Oilers regarding Maroon.

The trade speculation surrounding the 29-year-old had the Oilers make him a healthy scratch Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks.

After putting up a respectable 27 goals and 42 points last season, Maroon has struggled to replicate those numbers, with 14 goals and 30 points in 57 games this season.

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Senators trade Ian Cole to Blue Jackets for 3rd-round pick

The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Ian Cole to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a third-round pick in 2020 and forward prospect Nick Moutrey, the Senators announced Monday.

Cole was recently acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins as part of the Derick Brassard deal and did not suit up for the Senators, who apparently planned to flip him.

In Moutrey, Ottawa gets a 22-year-old forward who was drafted 105th overall (fourth round) in 2013. He has three goals and three assists in 22 games for the AHL's Cleveland Monsters this season, and will be assigned to the Senators' minor-league affiliate in Belleville.

Cole is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

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