Alright guys... I'm covering the NHL Trade Deadline for work today, so for those of you who are unable to follow the Trade Deadline... come on here and I'll keep all updated the instant deals get done!

So here we go... it's 11:36am EST... deadline is 3pm EST

Here are the trades up to this moment...

To New Jersey - (D) Bryce Salvador
To St. Louis - (F) Cam Janssen

To Florida - (D) Wade Belak
To Toronto - 2008 5th Round Draft Pick

To San Jose - (D) Brian Campbell
To Buffalo - (F) Steve Bernier, 2008 1st Round Draft Pick

No big surprise with the Belak deal to Florida. Cliff Fletcher is trying to free up cap space so they can try and fix this massive problem in T-O. In the meantime, Florida picks up a decent defenceman that will certainly add some size to your lineup.

Great move by San Jose in picking up a stud defenceman like Brian Campbell. That improves their blueline... gotta feel for Sabres fans who have seen their team ripped apart in the last little bit here.

BREAKING NEWS

Brad Richards has waived his no trade clause, and will be joining the Dallas Stars (11:43am EST)

To Dallas - (F) Brad Richards, (G) Johan Holmqvist
To Tampa Bay - (G) Mike Smith, (F) Jussi Jokinen, (F) Jeff Halpern

The Dallas Stars may have become a favorite to win the Stanley Cup. Brad Richards is a HUGE pick up and as long as Marty Turco can hold his own, the Stars could be lifting Lord Stanley's Cup high above their heads.

With that said, I'm a little surprised at the Jussi Jokinen move... afterall, the dude is clutch in shootouts which is always a nice advantage to have. But in the end, if it means getting Brad Richards, it's a move you definitely have to do.

BREAKING NEWS (11:51am EST)

To Washington - (G) Cristobal Huet
To Montreal - 2009 2nd Round Draft Pick

A shocking move to say the least. I thought Montreal had a great thing going with a "dynamic duo" in between the pipes with Huet and Carey Price. Very intriguing move...

BREAKING NEWS (12:17pm EST)

To Colorado - (D) Ruslan Salei
To Florida - (D) Karlis Skrastins, 2008 3rd Round Draft Pick

To Carolina - (F) Tuomo Ruutu
To Chicago - (F) Andrew Ladd

BREAKING NEWS (12:38pm EST)

To Ottawa: (F) Martin Lapointe
To Chicago: 2008 6th Round Draft Pick

According to reports, the Columbus Blue Jackets are in talks with the Colorado Avalanche... it appears Adam Foote will return to the Avs for a draft pick... we'll see what happens

BREAKING NEWS (1:04pm EST)

To Colorado: (D) Adam Foote
To Columbus: 2008 1st Round Draft Pick

BREAKING NEWS (1:14pm EST)

To Washington: (F) Sergei Fedorov
To Columbus: (D) Ted Ruth

UPDATE (1:27pm EST)

To Colorado: (D) Adam Foote

To Columbus:

- If the Avs make the playoffs, it'll be a 2008 1st Round Draft Pick
- If the Avs miss the playoffs, it'll be a 2009 1st Round Draft Pick
- If the Avs sign Foote at the end of the season, they will throw in another draft pick

Just wanted to say good job keeping up with everything.

BREAKING NEWS (1:38pm EST)

To Washington: (F) Matt Cooke
To Vancouver: (F) Matt Pettinger

Washington is really making a strong push this year... I'm impressed with their moves so far...

UPDATE (1:41pm EST)

I've spoken to one of my sources... it appears it's down to a three team race to land Marion Hossa... San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings, and Montreal Canadiens.

Should be interesting to see what happens...

ONE HOUR REMAINING IN THE 2008 NHL TRADE DEADLINE DAY

BREAKING NEWS (2:14pm EST)

To New York Islanders: (D) Rob Davison
To San Jose Sharks: 7th Round Draft Pick

Great job Enigma. this is my first chance all day to log on to the web.

I see my Leafs are all set now. A 5th round draft pick - look out NHL! Although that should be enough reason for MLSE to raise ticket prices by 10% next season!

Oh - did that sound just a wee bit bitter? What can I say Belak was fairly useless but at least he was hot to look at. http://www.wadebelak.com/

I think the Leafs are in shock that someone would even give up a draft pick for Belak. I hope someone told Belak that they'll be using him as their new mascot from now on...

TEN MINUTES REMAINING IN THE NHL's TRADE DEADLINE

A reminder that some deals come down after the deadline passes... so stay tuned...

Washington is 5 points out of a playoff spot and they're going for it.

Columbus is 5 points out of a playoff spot and they're selling. You'd think the Blue Jackets might want to make the playoffs for a change. I wonder what Ken Hitchcock thinks of this.

TSN just reported Hal Gill goes from Toronto to Pittsburgh.

More Leafs action - Hal Gill to the Pens for a 2nd and 5th round draft pick. Raise those ticket prices by 20% in toronto now!

BREAKING NEWS (2:54pm EST)

To Pittsburgh: (D) Hal Gill
To Toronto: 2nd Round Draft Pick, 5th Round Draft Pick

To New York Rangers: (D) Christian Backman
To St. Louis Blues: 4th Round Draft Pick

And Pittsburgh gets Marian Hossa from Atlanta.

BREAKING NEWS (2:58pm EST)

Angelo Esposito, Colby Armstrong, and Erik Christenson traded to Atlanta for Marion Hossa

And does that make Pittsburgh the favourite to win the East?

BREAKING NEWS (2:58pm EST)

To Pittsburgh: (F) Marion Hossa, (F) Pascal Dupuis

To Atlanta: (F) Angelo Esposito, (F) Colby Armstrong, (F) Erik Christenson, 1st Round Draft Pick

I'm very surprised by this move. The Penguins gave up a ridiculous amount for Marion Hossa... yikes... they better win the Cup this year, or they just made a tragic mistake.

BREAKING NEWS (3:11pm EST)

To Minnesota: (F) Chris Simon

To New York Islanders: 6th Round Draft Pick

Oh my God. The Wild have traded for Chris "Simple" Simon! Why? The Islanders must be secretly dancing in the aisles that they've gotten rid of this chump.

I can't believe anyone would want Simon!

PS - Joe, your thoughts on the Hossa deal since that kinda affects you as a Philly fan

BREAKING NEWS (3:15pm EST)

To Detroit: (D) Brad Stuart

To Los Angeles: 2nd Round Draft Pick, 4th Round Draft Pick

I'm more concerned about the Flyers not geting defensive help than what other teams have done. But Pittsburgh's really loaded up. On paper they ought to make a deep playoff run. A few days ago I thought Montreal was the favorite in the East. Now I'm not so sure, especially with their shocking trade of Huet.

BREAKING NEWS (3:19pm EST)

To New York Rangers: (F) Fredrik Sjostrom, (F) Josh Gratton, (G) David Leveneu

To Phoenix Coyotes: (G) Al Montoya, (F) Marcel Hossa


To Florida: (F) Chad Kilger

To Toronto: 3rd Round Draft Pick


To Anaheim: (D) Marc Andre Bergeron

To New York Islanders: 3rd Round Draft Pick

BREAKING NEWS (3:31pm EST)

To Anaheim: (G) J.S. Aubin

To Los Angeles: 7th Round Draft Pick

BREAKING NEWS (3:39pm EST)

To Atlanta: (F) Joe Motzko

To Washington: (F) Alexandre Giroux

BREAKING NEWS (3:51pm EST)

To Nashville: (F) Jan Hlavac

To Tampa Bay: Draft Pick

Trade Deadline Day 2K8 is officially in the books... lots of trades... a few big names were moved as well. What were your thoughts???

- Pittsburgh was one of the big winners yet one of the big losers. They certainly gained ground in getting Marion Hossa. The only problem with that is that Hossa has a tendancy to choke come playoff time. Then again, he's never played on a line with a guy like Sidney Crosby so we'll see how that pans out.

I think that unless the Pens make it to the Stanley Cup Finals or win the Cup, this trade was a bust as they gave up a LOT for a rental player. Esposito and Armstrong were guys you just shouldn't part with ... but time will tell.

- What the hell is going on in Columbus? They're FIVE points out of a playoff spot... they'll have over $30 Million in cap space next season... why not jump in and get some names now... very bizarre. I feel sorry for fans of the Blue Jackets.

- Washington made a strong push with the addition of Huet, and Fedorov.

- Dallas has quickly becoming a favorite to lift Lord Stanley's Cup with the addition of Brad Richards. Richards and Ribeiro will be leaders on that club... now they need Marty Turco to be strong in between the pipes.

- What the heck is going on in Montreal? They're having one of the best seasons in years... so much excitement surrounding the club... and instead of helping to improve their team, they hurt themselves by getting rid of Cristobal Huet. Heaven forbid that Carey Price gets injured... cuz Halak ssure as hell isn't ready to be a starter.

Many people here were hoping Fedorov was coming back to the Red Wings.Oh well.

Fedorov has 9 goals this year in 50 games. Assuming he plays in all 18 remaining Washington games, he's on a pace for 12. He scored 18 in 73 games last year and 12 in 67 games the year before. And this is post-lockout. He's well over the hill. Maybe he can provide some veteran leadership or a Russian buddy for Ovechkin or something, but he hasn't scored much in the last 3 years.

Sounds like the Sharks got one hell of a good and talented defenseman in Brian Campbell who is cute as a button as well. He can do it all, score goals and hit...they guys at Versus have been singing the praises for him Monday night and last night too...

His stock went way up because Dan Boyle was taken off the market when he signed his contract extension with Tampa Bay.