The Ottawa Senators dealt Vladimir Tarasenko to the Florida Panthers for a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a third-round selection in 2025, his former club announced Wednesday.

The conditional pick will become a 2026 third-rounder if the Panthers win the Stanley Cup, and Ottawa is retaining 50% of the forward's $5-million cap hit.

The Russian is a pending unrestricted free agent and had a no-trade clause he would've had to waive to approve the swap, per CapFriendly.

Tarasenko was one of the top players available ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. The 32-year-old winger has proven he can still produce offensively, notching 17 goals and 24 assists in 57 games with the Senators this season.

Ottawa signed Tarasenko to a one-year contract last July. He finished last season with the New York Rangers, who acquired him from the St. Louis Blues. He represented the Blues, who drafted him 16th overall in 2010, for parts of 11 campaigns.

Tarasenko's best years came between 2014 and 2019. He scored at least 33 goals in each of those five seasons, racking up 40 in 2015-16. However, shoulder injuries (and three separate surgeries) hindered him until he bounced back with 34 goals and a career-high 82 points in 2021-22.

The Panthers entered Wednesday with the league's best record at 43-16-4.

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The Washington Capitals inked defenseman Rasmus Sandin to a five-year contract extension at an average annual value of $4.6 million, the club announced Wednesday.

Sandin would've been a restricted free agent with arbitration rights at season's end. The Swede, who turns 24 on Thursday, has 20 points - including 17 assists - in 52 games with the Capitals in 2023-24.

He also posted 20 points in 52 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season before being traded to Washington in February 2023.

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Sat Shah and Bik Nizzar breakdown the Canucks 2-1 OT win over the LA Kings. Hear from Head Coach Rick Tocchet (39:20), JT Miller (52:05) and Elias Pettersson (1:12:00) post game. Plus Randip Janda and Iain McIntyre (1:18:39) provide their analysis. 

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Dan and Sat are joined by Canucks Insider Irfaan Gaffar to discuss the latest on Jake Guentzel, the Penguins ask, and whether or not the Canucks could move Elias Lindholm. Also, hear from Sportsnet's Justin Bourne (47:30) with his thoughts on potentially flipping Lindholm, Jim Rutherford's approach, and other headlines from around the NHL.

This podcast was produced by Josh Elliott-Wolfe.

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The Arizona Coyotes are keeping winger Jason Zucker out of the lineup for Tuesday's tilt with the Chicago Blackhawks for trade-related reasons, the team announced.

Zucker is drawing interest from multiple teams leading up to the March 8 deadline.

The 32-year-old has recorded 25 points in 51 games this season. He joined the Coyotes on a one-year, $5.3-million deal last summer.

Zucker spent parts of nine years with the Minnesota Wild and four with the Pittsburgh Penguins before landing in Arizona. He boasts six 20-goal seasons and has 46 games of playoff experience under his belt.

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It's The Open on Canucks Central as Dan and Sat get into everything surrounding Elias Lindholm potentially being flipped and how Jake Guentzel fits into all of this. They also discuss who could be available on the Canucks side to make this all happen.

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Deadline Day minus 3! The trade targets are coming fast and furious for the Canucks, and around the league, and today Matt and Blake wonder how far the team is ready to go before Friday. Is there a player that would peel free Jonathan Lekkerimäki? Or Tom Willander?” Or even a soon-to-be 20-goal scorer in Nils Höglander?

The Globe and Mail’s Gary Mason stops by for a walk down memory lane on the last time the Canucks were in this position, plus after years of losing, is ownership pushing an aggressive deadline week?

John Shannon has his take on the trade pace around the league, and gives us his player choice for the Canucks to acquire before the end of the week. 

All that, plus a crazy day of moves around the NFL as well! Presented by Applewood Auto Group.

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The Washington Capitals traded winger Anthony Mantha to the Vegas Golden Knights, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

The return is not yet known.

Mantha is in the midst of a resurgent campaign. He recorded 20 goals and 14 assists in 56 games with the Capitals this season.

The Golden Knights' search for help on the wing has been no secret since it was reported that captain Mark Stone will miss the remainder of the regular season and is questionable for the playoffs.

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