The Deadline Passes
by Zippy, Wonder Chimp

At 3:00 p.m. ET time the NHL trading deadline came to pass, but not before several NHL teams completed deals for the playoff hunt. The following is a list of trades that have reportedly gone down:

• The Florida Panthers acquired Kirk Muller, c, in exchange for prospect Jason Podollan, rw.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Glen Murray, rw, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Eddie Olczyk, c.
• Pittsburgh also traded Richard "Dickie" Park, c, to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in exchange for Roman Oksiuta, rw.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs sold the contract of Larry Murphy, d, to the Detroit Red Wings. The Leafs also acquired Kelly Chase, rw, from the Hartford Whalers for an eighth-round draft pick in 1998.
• The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Frantisek Kucera, d, from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for their seventh-round pick in the 1997 draft.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Josef Beranek, c, from the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations.
• The Buffalo Sabres acquired Miroslav Satan, rw, from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Barrie Moore, lw, and Craig Millar, d.
• The Hartford Whalers acquired Derek King, rw, from the NY Islanders in exchange for a 1997 fifth-round draft pick.
• The Whale also traded Mark Janssens, c, to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in exchange for Bates Battaglia and a 1997 fourth-round draft pick.
• The Montreal Canadiens traded Pat Jablonski, g, to the Phoenix Coyotes for minor-league defenseman Steve Cheredaryk.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning traded Drew Bannister, d, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Jeff Norton, d.
• The Vancouver Canucks claimed Steve Staois, d, off waivers from the Boston Bruins.

For a complete recap of today's moves in the NHL please read Issue 65 of LCS Guide to Hockey. It is scheduled to be published this evening.

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