Fantasy Impact Deadline Deals

Washington sends David Steckel and a 2nd round pick in 2011 to New Jersey for the Devils' Jason Arnott. Fantasy Impact - this is a solid deal, fantasy wise, for both teams. Arnott will likely be the Caps at least 3rd line pivot, and likely 2nd line center, feeding the likes of Alexander Semin. If he plays 2nd line, his fantasy value will increase for sure. He's a better option than Mathieu Perreault. He's likely gone at the end of the season, but if the Caps get to the Cup, it will be a risk worth taking. for teh Devils, Steckel will get a long look to see is he can supplant Danius Zubris as the Devils 2nd line center. Steckel is awesome at FOWs and if he can let his skills catch up to his big frame, he could be a diamond in the rough for the offensively challenged Devils.

Washington sends Jake Hauswirth and a 3rd round pick to Florida for Dennis Wideman. Fantasy Impact - Wideman gives the Caps some peice of mind and a more viable option on defence assuming that the horrible season for Mike Green continues. Wideman should help the Caps and he is under-rated defensively. For the Panthers, they get a long-shot prospect in Hauswirth, who is a converted defenceman now forward, who can score a little.

Edmonton sends Dustin Penner to LA for the Kings Colten Teubert, a 2011 1st rounder and a conditional 2nd round pick in 2012. Fantasy Impact - Penner is likely to gain a significant amount of relief from leaving hockey-crazed Edmonton where his periodic lacklustre play drove fans a little bananas for a guy that with his type of frame. Despite all that, Penner has managed to be a pretty consistent scorer, scoring 20+ goals in 4 of his last 5 seasons. He's likely to thrive as a part of the success story in LA rather than being the focal point of offense as he was in Edmonton. Penner should maintain his current 29 goals clip for the Kings. For the Oilers, Teubert fits the persona of a tough, physical defencemen that they hope to accompany a back end that will consist of Petry, Chorney and Maricin. If this core can grow together, the Oilers will have a terrific defence 3 years from now. To get a propsect like Teubert and a 1st rounder for Penner is a nice return on the enigmatic Penner.

Anaheim sends Maxim Lapierre and MacGregor Sharp to Vancouver for the Canucks Joel Perreault and a 3rd round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact: Lapierre assumes a 4th line role with the Canucks. He is a high energy, robust player that can be undisciplined at times. He's not there to score goals. He is there to provide depth and to put pressure on the opposition's defence during the fore-check. If you count hits, you might take him. Sharp is a project prospect for the Canucks who was a scorer in college, but at 25 - his window to play in the NHL is closing. For the Ducks, Joel Perrault is a solid face off guy and depth center, but it will be hard for him to crack the Ducks line-up.

Florida sends Chris Higgins to Vancouver for the Canucks' Evan Oberg and a 3rd round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact - Higgins is a nice addition to a Canucks team. He can kill penalties and has the ability to play as high as the 2nd line (are you listening Mason Raymond). He's a UFA in the summer. With both Higgins and LaPierre in the fold, the Canucks are likely to send Cody Hodgson and Victor Oreskovich back to the minors. For the Panthers, Oberg is a solid puck moving defencemen that will get a shot to crack the line-up next year. He projects as a 4-5 defencemen.

Phoenix sends Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto to Columbus for the Blue Jackets' Rotislav Klesla and Dane Byers. Fantasy Impact - At first blush, this is a hands down win for the Blue Jackets as Upshall has 16 goals and is a high energy player and great in the room. Upshall is a UFA in the summer and Jakcets management hopes that they can convince him to stay. In Lepisto, The Jackets get an offensive minded defenceman that has struggled to find success at the NHL level. He'll get a long look with the Jackets. For the 'Yotes they get a solid defenceman that was a very high draft pick for the Jackets, who is signed for the next few years, who can replace Jovonosvski in the off-season. He's not had his offensive junior success translate to the NHL, and at 28, likely will not, but he has developed into a shutdown defenceman. Byers is a long shot to make the club, but has proved himself adept at scoring and scrapping in the minors.

Atlanta send Niclas Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to Florida for Radek Dvorak and a 5th round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact - Radek Dvorak has had some success in the NHL, while Niclas Bergfors never really seemed to get the required consistency for the Thrashers. Dvorak is an average fantasy forward in almost all pool formats at best. Bergfors was a former Devils 1st round pick that was part of the package sent to the Thrashers from the Devils last year when the Devils acquired Kovolchuk last year. Jury is still out, but he'll get every opportunity to play in Florida. Rissmiller is a sandpaper forward with limited upside.

St. Louis sends Brad Winchester to Anaheim for the Ducks 3rd round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact - Winchester is a rough and tumble winger that will crash the net and is a load in front of the opposing zone. He's not got the best hands so his fantasy output will be limited.

Ottawa sends Chris Campoli and a conditional 7th round pick in 2011 to the Chicago Blackhawks for Ryan Potulny and a 2nd round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact - Campoli is an upgrade at least offensively from the departed Nick Boynton, but he'll be playing behind Keith, Seabrook and Campbell. He'll get 6th defenceman minutes on the Hawks for the remainder of the season. For the Senators, they get to see if Potulny will ever be a regular NHL center for the next 20 games, while stock-piling another decent draft pick.

Atlanta sends Fredrik Modin to Calgary for the Flames' conditional 7th round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact - Modin's fantasy contribution is going to be limited. He's a decent depth guy, but hard to imagine that he'll play on the Flames top 6 forward units. Thrasher's dump some salary while Modin adds some depth.

St. Louis sends Brad Boyes to Buffalo for a 2nd round pick in 2011. Fantasy Impact: it was evident with the Blues' acquisition of Chris Stewart that Boyes' playing time and spot on the depth chart would be moving lower. The Sabres are hoping that Boyes, who will play in their top 6, and could even play center, will re-ignite some of his past offensive glory. The bet is he'll discover a bit more of his scoring touch with the move to Buffalo and additional ice time but it's likely not that sustainable. Tyler Ennis is the likely odd man out on the Sabres top 6 to make room for Boyes.