# 2007–08 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2007–08 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.
The 2007–08 NHL trade deadline was on February 26, 2008. Players traded or claimed off waivers after that date were not be eligible to play in the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Free agency

Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.
| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| July 1, 2007 | Jeff Hamilton | Carolina Hurricanes | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 1, 2007 | Michel Ouellet | Tampa Bay Lightning | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 1, 2007 | Eric Perrin | Atlanta Thrashers | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 1, 2007 | Jason Blake | Toronto Maple Leafs | New York Islanders |
| July 1, 2007 | Viktor Kozlov | Washington Capitals | New York Islanders |
| July 1, 2007 | Tom Poti | Washington Capitals | New York Islanders |
| July 1, 2007 | Scott Hannan | Colorado Avalanche | San Jose Sharks |
| July 1, 2007 | Jon Sim | New York Islanders | Atlanta Thrashers |
| July 1, 2007 | Chris Drury | New York Rangers | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 1, 2007 | Scott Gomez | New York Rangers | New Jersey Devils |
| July 1, 2007 | Radek Dvorak | Florida Panthers | St. Louis Blues |
| July 1, 2007 | Richard Zednik | Florida Panthers | New York Islanders |
| July 1, 2007 | Brian Rafalski | Detroit Red Wings | New Jersey Devils |
| July 1, 2007 | Shawn Thornton | Boston Bruins | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 1, 2007 | Yanic Perreault | Chicago Blackhawks | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| July 1, 2007 | Mathieu Schneider | Anaheim Ducks | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 1, 2007 | Cory Sarich | Calgary Flames | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 1, 2007 | Brett McLean | Florida Panthers | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 1, 2007 | Todd White | Atlanta Thrashers | Minnesota Wild |
| July 1, 2007 | Daniel Briere | Philadelphia Flyers | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 1, 2007 | Jed Ortmeyer | Nashville Predators | New York Rangers |
| July 1, 2007 | Ryan Smyth | Colorado Avalanche | New York Islanders |
| July 1, 2007 | Paul Kariya | St. Louis Blues | Nashville Predators |
| July 2, 2007 | Petr Sykora | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 2, 2007 | Dany Sabourin | Pittsburgh Penguins | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 2, 2007 | Darryl Sydor | Pittsburgh Penguins | Dallas Stars |
| July 2, 2007 | Michael Nylander | Washington Capitals | New York Rangers |
| July 2, 2007 | Roman Hamrlik | Montreal Canadiens | Calgary Flames |
| July 2, 2007 | Todd Bertuzzi | Anaheim Ducks | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 2, 2007 | Ladislav Nagy | Los Angeles Kings | Dallas Stars |
| July 2, 2007 | Kyle Calder | Los Angeles Kings | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 2, 2007 | Tom Preissing | Los Angeles Kings | Ottawa Senators |
| July 2, 2007 | Michal Handzus | Los Angeles Kings | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 2, 2007 | Ken Klee | Atlanta Thrashers | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 2, 2007 | Robert Lang | Chicago Blackhawks | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 2, 2007 | Greg de Vries | Nashville Predators | Atlanta Thrashers |
| July 2, 2007 | Radek Bonk | Nashville Predators | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 2, 2007 | Bryan Smolinski | Montreal Canadiens | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 2, 2007 | Sheldon Brookbank | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nashville Predators |
| July 3, 2007 | Brad Isbister | Vancouver Canucks | New York Rangers |
| July 3, 2007 | Byron Ritchie | Vancouver Canucks | Calgary Flames |
| July 3, 2007 | Owen Nolan | Calgary Flames | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 3, 2007 | Dainius Zubrus | New Jersey Devils | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 3, 2007 | Karel Rachunek | New Jersey Devils | New York Rangers |
| July 3, 2007 | Curtis Sanford | Vancouver Canucks | St. Louis Blues |
| July 3, 2007 | Eric Belanger | Minnesota Wild | Atlanta Thrashers |
| July 3, 2007 | Brad Stuart | Los Angeles Kings | Calgary Flames |
| July 3, 2007 | Brad Lukowich | Tampa Bay Lightning | New Jersey Devils |
| July 4, 2007 | Tom Kostopoulos | Montreal Canadiens | Los Angeles Kings |
| July 4, 2007 | Ruslan Fedotenko | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 5, 2007 | Anders Eriksson | Calgary Flames | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 5, 2007 | Kevin Weekes | New Jersey Devils | New York Rangers |
| July 5, 2007 | Jamie Rivers | Montreal Canadiens | St. Louis Blues |
| July 5, 2007 | Bill Guerin | New York Islanders | San Jose Sharks |
| July 5, 2007 | Mike Comrie | New York Islanders | Ottawa Senators |
| July 5, 2007 | Jocelyn Thibault | Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 6, 2007 | Shane Hnidy | Anaheim Ducks | Atlanta Thrashers |
| July 6, 2007 | Sean Hill | Minnesota Wild | New York Islanders |
| July 6, 2007 | Scott Clemmensen | Toronto Maple Leafs | New Jersey Devils |
| July 6, 2007 | Dan Jancevski | Tampa Bay Lightning | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 6, 2007 | Dan Ellis | Nashville Predators | Dallas Stars |
| July 6, 2007 | Shane Willis | Nashville Predators | Carolina Hurricanes |
| July 8, 2007 | Joey MacDonald | New York Islanders | Boston Bruins |
| July 9, 2007 | Dallas Drake | Detroit Red Wings | St. Louis Blues |
| July 9, 2007 | Mike York | Phoenix Coyotes | Philadelphia Flyers |
| July 9, 2007 | Aaron Miller | Vancouver Canucks | Los Angeles Kings |
| July 9, 2007 | Todd Fedoruk | Dallas Stars | Philadelphia Flyers |
| July 10, 2007 | Vitaly Vishnevskiy | New Jersey Devils | Nashville Predators |
| July 10, 2007 | Joe Motzko | Washington Capitals | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 12, 2007 | Aaron Johnson | New York Islanders | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 12, 2007 | Sheldon Souray | Edmonton Oilers | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 13, 2007 | Alexandre Giroux | Atlanta Thrashers | Washington Capitals |
| July 13, 2007 | Jeff Taffe | Pittsburgh Penguins | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 18, 2007 | Brad Norton | San Jose Sharks | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 18, 2007 | Dan LaCouture | Anaheim Ducks | New Jersey Devils |
| July 19, 2007 | Ty Conklin | Pittsburgh Penguins | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 19, 2007 | David Aebischer | Phoenix Coyotes | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 24, 2007 | Ian Moran | New Jersey Devils | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 26, 2007 | Martin Gelinas | Nashville Predators | Florida Panthers |
| July 27, 2007 | Alexei Semenov | San Jose Sharks | Florida Panthers |
| July 27, 2007 | Wade Flaherty | Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks |
| August 2, 2007 | Dustin Penner | Edmonton Oilers | Anaheim Ducks |
| August 3, 2007 | Patrice Brisebois | Montreal Canadiens | Colorado Avalanche |
| August 7, 2007 | Arron Asham | New Jersey Devils | New York Islanders |
| August 7, 2007 | Kris Beech | Columbus Blue Jackets | Washington Capitals |
| August 8, 2007 | Luke Richardson | Ottawa Senators | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| August 8, 2007 | Mike Weaver | Pittsburgh Penguins | Los Angeles Kings |
| August 8, 2007 | Karel Pilar | Atlanta Thrashers | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| August 10, 2007 | Andy Sutton | New York Islanders | Atlanta Thrashers |
| August 13, 2007 | Alex Auld | Phoenix Coyotes | Florida Panthers |
| August 15, 2007 | Josef Vasicek | New York Islanders | Carolina Hurricanes |
| August 20, 2007 | Wyatt Smith | Colorado Avalanche | Minnesota Wild |
| August 20, 2007 | Serge Payer | Minnesota Wild | Ottawa Senators |
| August 20, 2007 | Jon Klemm | Los Angeles Kings | Dallas Stars |
| August 21, 2007 | Michael Peca | Columbus Blue Jackets | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| August 28, 2007 | Jean-Sebastien Aubin | Los Angeles Kings | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| August 30, 2007 | Joel Kwiatkowski | Atlanta Thrashers | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| August 31, 2007 | Tony Salmelainen | Toronto Maple Leafs | Montreal Canadiens |
| September 4, 2007 | Jeremy Roenick | San Jose Sharks | Phoenix Coyotes |
| September 4, 2007 | Josh Langfeld | Nashville Predators | Detroit Red Wings |
| September 28, 2007 | Mark Smith | Calgary Flames | San Jose Sharks |
| September 28, 2007 | Brent Sopel | Chicago Blackhawks | Vancouver Canucks |
| October 1, 2007 | Adam Hall | Pittsburgh Penguins | Minnesota Wild |
| October 3, 2007 | Glen Metropolit | Boston Bruins | St. Louis Blues |
| October 4, 2007 | Mike Johnson | St. Louis Blues | Montreal Canadiens |
| October 7, 2007 | Jim Dowd | Philadelphia Flyers | New Jersey Devils |
| October 9, 2007 | Rory Fitzpatrick | Philadelphia Flyers | Vancouver Canucks |
| November 1, 2007 | Nolan Pratt | Buffalo Sabres | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| January 17, 2008 | Curtis Joseph | Calgary Flames | Phoenix Coyotes |
| February 25, 2008 | Darren McCarty | Detroit Red Wings | Calgary Flames |
| February 25, 2008 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | Nashville Predators |
| February 2, 2008 | Brian Boucher | San Jose Sharks | Columbus Blue Jackets |

## Trades
### July

| Jun1 1, 2007 | To Boston BruinsManny Fernandez | To Minnesota WildPetr Kalus 4th-round pick in 2009 (#116 - Alexander Fallstrom) |
| July 1, 2007 | To Edmonton OilersJoni Pitkanen Geoff Sanderson 3rd-round pick in 2009 (#82 - Cameron Abney) | To Philadelphia FlyersJoffrey Lupul Jason Smith |
| July 4, 2007 | To Tampa Bay Lightningrights to Bryce Lampman | To New York Rangersrights to Mitch Fritz |
| July 5, 2007 | To Edmonton OilersAllan Rourke 3rd-round pick in 2008 (#73 - Kirill Petrov) | To New York Islanders2nd-round pick in 2008 (#53 - Travis Hamonic) |
| July 17, 2007 | To Boston Bruins Peter Schaefer | To Ottawa Senators Shean Donovan |
| July 17, 2007 | To Carolina HurricanesMatt Cullen | To New York RangersAndrew Hutchinson Joe Barnes 3rd-round pick in 2008 (#75 - Evgeny Grachev) |
| July 23, 2007 | To St. Louis BluesHannu Toivonen | To Boston BruinsCarl Soderberg |

### August

| August 1, 2007 | To Vancouver CanucksZack Fitzgerald | To St. Louis BluesFrancois-Pierre Guenette |
| August 11, 2007 | To Chicago BlackhawksKevyn Adams | To Phoenix CoyotesRadim Vrbata |

### September

| September 11, 2007 | To Boston BruinsPetteri Nokelainen | To New York IslandersBen Walter conditional 2nd-round pick in 2009$^1$ (CBJ - #56 - Kevin Lynch)$^2$ |
| September 24, 2007 | To Anaheim DucksMark Mowers | To Boston BruinsNathan Saunders Brett Skinner |
* The conditions of this pick were if Nokelainen plays 50 games in the 2007-08 NHL Season or 90 total games in the 2008-09 NHL Season with the Bruins. The conditions were met on March 22, 2008 when Nokelainen played his 50th game of the season with the Bruins.
* The Islanders' acquired second-round pick went to the Columbus as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009 that sent a third-round and fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.

### October

| October 11, 2007 | To New York Rangersrights to P.A. Parenteau | To Chicago Blackhawksconditional 7th-round pick in 2008$^1$ |
* The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.

### November

| November 8, 2007 | To Colorado AvalancheJason Bacashihua | To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations |
| November 15, 2007 | To Anaheim DucksGeoff Platt Bruno St. Jacques | To Columbus Blue JacketsAaron Rome Clay Wilson |
| November 19, 2007 | To Dallas StarsBryce Lampman | To Tampa Bay LightningMario Scalzo |
| November 19, 2007 | To Anaheim Ducks Brian Sutherby | To Washington Capitals2nd-round pick in 2009 (ATL - #45 - Jeremy Morin)$^1$ |
* Montreal's acquired second-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on February 16, 2009 that sent Mathieu Schneider and a conditional third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Montreal in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft and this pick.
    Montreal previously acquired this pick in a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Cristobal Huet to Washington in exchange for this pick.

### December

| December 6, 2007 | To Boston BruinsAlex Auld | To Phoenix CoyotesNate DiCasmirro 5th-round pick in 2009 (OTT - #146 - Jeff Costello)$^1$ |
| December 10, 2007 | To Dallas StarsJussi Timonen | To Philadelphia Flyersconditional pick in 2009$^2$ |
| December 10, 2007 | To Los Angeles Kings6th-round pick in 2008 (CHI - #179 - Braden Birch)$^3$ | To Dallas Stars Yevgeny Fyodorov |
| December 14, 2007 | To St. Louis BluesAndy McDonald | To Anaheim DucksDoug Weight Michal Birner 7th-round pick in 2008 (STL - #185 - Paul Karpowich)$^4$ |
| December 18, 2007 | To Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager | To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Vandermeer |
* Phoenix's acquired fifth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 25, 2008, that sent Brian McGrattan to the Phoenix for this pick.
* Conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Los Angeles' acquired sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2008 that sent Jean-Sebastien Aubin to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.

### January

| January 2, 2008 | To Boston BruinsShane Hnidy 6th-round pick in 2008 (#173 - Nicholas Tremblay)$^1$ | To Anaheim DucksBrandon Bochenski |
| January 9, 2008 | To New York Islanders Matt Keith | To Anaheim Ducks Darryl Bootland |
| January 10, 2008 | To Florida PanthersMagnus Johansson | To Chicago Blackhawks7th-round pick in 2009 (#195 - Paul Phillips) |
| January 15, 2008 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Junior Lessard | To Dallas Stars Dan Jancevski |
| January 17, 2008 | To Chicago BlackhawksCraig Adams | To Carolina Hurricanesconditional 7th-round pick in 2009$^2$ |
| January 22, 2008 | To Columbus Blue JacketsMark Rycroft | To Colorado AvalancheDarcy Campbell Philippe Dupuis |
| January 29, 2008 | To San Jose SharksJody Shelley | To Columbus Blue Jackets6th-round pick in 2009 (CHI - #177 - David Pacan)$^3$ |
| January 31, 2008 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDavid Gove | To Carolina HurricanesJoe Jensen |
* Also included in the trade: Anaheim relinquished their previously acquired option to swap fourth-round picks in the 2008 entry draft.
* The condition was if Chicago re-sign Adams before his contract expired at the end of the 2008-09 NHL Season. The condition was not met when Adams was claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Chicago on March 4, 2009.
* Atlanta's acquired sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2010 entry draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
    Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 14, 2009, that sent Jason Williams to Columbus in exchange for Clay Wilson and this pick.

### February

| February 1, 2008 | To Edmonton OilersCurtis Glencross | To Columbus Blue JacketsDick Tärnström |
| February 7, 2008 | To San Jose SharksJ.D. Forrest | To Carolina Hurricanesfuture considerations |
| February 8, 2008 | To Montreal CanadiensBrett Engelhardt | To Detroit Red WingsFrancis Lemieux |
| February 11, 2008 | To Ottawa SenatorsCory Stillman Mike Commodore | To Carolina HurricanesPatrick Eaves Joe Corvo |
| February 19, 2008 | To Philadelphia FlyersJaroslav Modry | To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2008 (#88 - Geordie Wudrick) |
| February 20, 2008 | To Calgary FlamesJim Vandermeer | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-round pick in 2009 (#81 - Adam Morrison) |
| February 25, 2008 | To Philadelphia FlyersVaclav Prospal | To Tampa Bay LightningAlexandre Picard conditional pick in 2009$^1$ (2nd-round - #52 - Richard Pánik) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Minnesota WildChris Simon | To New York Islanders6th-round pick in 2008 (#175 - Justin DiBenedetto) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Atlanta ThrashersJoe Motzko | To Washington CapitalsAlexandre Giroux |
| February 26, 2008 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMarian Hossa Pascal Dupuis | To Atlanta ThrashersColby Armstrong Erik Christensen Angelo Esposito 1st-round pick in 2008 (#29 - Daultan Leveille) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Dallas StarsBrad Richards Johan Holmqvist | To Tampa Bay LightningMike Smith Jussi Jokinen Jeff Halpern 4th-round pick in 2009 (EDM - #99 - Kyle Bigos)$^1$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To New York IslandersRob Davison | To San Jose Sharks7th-round pick in 2008 (#186 - Jason Demers) |
| February 26, 2008 | To San Jose SharksBrian Campbell 1st-round pick in 2008 (#26 - Tyler Ennis) | To Buffalo SabresSteve Bernier 7th-round pick in 2008 (#194 - Drew Daniels) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Ottawa SenatorsMartin Lapointe | To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2008 (#169 - Ben Smith) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Detroit Red WingsBrad Stuart | To Los Angeles Kings2nd-round pick in 2008 (COL - #61 - Peter Delmas)$^2$ 4th-round pick in 2009 (ATL - #120 - Ben Chiarot)$^3$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To New York RangersChristian Backman | To St. Louis Blues4th-round pick in 2008 (NYR - #111 - Dale Weise)$^4$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To Phoenix CoyotesAl Montoya Marcel Hossa | To New York RangersFredrik Sjostrom Josh Gratton David LeNeveu conditional 5th-round pick in 2009$^5$ (#127 - Roman Horak) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Nashville PredatorsBrandon Bochenski | To Anaheim Ducksfuture considerations |
| February 26, 2008 | To Nashville PredatorsJan Hlavac | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2008 (PHI - #196 - Joacim Eriksson)$^6$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsHal Gill | To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd-round pick in 2008 (#60 - Jimmy Hayes) 5th-round pick in 2009 (PIT - #151 - Andy Bathgate)$^7$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To Colorado AvalancheRuslan Salei | To Florida PanthersKarlis Skrastins 3rd-round pick in 2008 (#80 - Adam Comrie) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Florida PanthersWade Belak | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-round pick in 2008 (#130 - Jerome Flaake) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Florida PanthersChad Kilger | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 2008 (STL - #70 - James Livingston)$^8$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To Anaheim DucksJay Leach | To Tampa Bay LightningBrandon Segal 7th-round pick in 2008 (#203 - David Carle) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Anaheim DucksJean-Sebastien Aubin | To Los Angeles Kings7th-round pick in 2008 (STL - #185 - Paul Karpowich)$^9$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To Anaheim DucksMarc-Andre Bergeron | To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2008 (#73 - Kirill Petrov) |
| February 26, 2008 | To Chicago BlackhawksAndrew Ladd | To Carolina HurricanesTuomo Ruutu |
| February 26, 2008 | To New Jersey Devils Bryce Salvador | To St. Louis Blues Cam Janssen |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington CapitalsSergei Fedorov | To Columbus Blue Jacketsrights to Theo Ruth |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington CapitalsCristobal Huet | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round pick in 2009 (ATL - #45 - Jeremy Morin)$^{10}$ |
| February 26, 2008 | To Washington CapitalsMatt Cooke | To Vancouver CanucksMatt Pettinger |
| February 26, 2008 | To Colorado AvalancheAdam Foote | To Columbus Blue Jacketsconditional 1st-round pick in 2008 in 2009$^{11}$ (PHI - #19 - Luca Sbisa)$^{12}$ conditional 4th-round pick in 2009$^{13}$ (#94 - David Savard) |
| February 28, 2008 | To Phoenix CoyotesSteven Goertzen | To Columbus Blue JacketsNate DiCasmirro |
* The condition of this pick was Tampa Bay would receive a second-round pick if Philadelphia made the 2008 Eastern Conference Final otherwise the pick would be a third-round pick. The condition of a second-round pick was met on May 3, 2008.
* Minnesota's acquired fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent Kyle Brodziak and a sixth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Minnesota in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick.
    Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2008, that sent Brian Rolston to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of trade). The conditions – Ryan Malone is signed by Tampa Bay, Brian Rolston is not – have been verified on June 30, 2008.
* Los Angeles' acquired second-round pick went to Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent Brad Richardson to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fourth-round pick (#95 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#117 overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick.
* Nashville's acquired fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2008 entry draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
    Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent Chris Mason to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are if David LeNeveu is not signed by Rangers and Al Montoya plays less than 15 games for the Coyotes in the 2008-09 NHL Season. The conditions were met when LeNeveu signed with Anaheim as a free agent on July 7th, 2008 and Montoya played in 5 games for the Coyotes.
* Tampa Bay's acquired seventh-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 18, 2008 that sent Václav Prospal to Tampa Bay in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick.
* Pittsburgh re-acquired their fifth-round pick from the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent Chad Johnson to New York in exchange for this pick.
    The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 14, 2008, that sent Ryan Hollweg to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
* Toronto's acquired third-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 19, 2008 that sent Jamal Mayers to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
* St. Louis' seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008 that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
* Montreal's acquired second-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on February 16, 2009 that sent Mathieu Schneider and a conditional third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Montreal in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft and this pick.
* The condition of this pick was if Colorado made the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, Columbus would receive a first-round pick in the 2008 entry draft otherwise Columbus would receive a first-round pick in the 2009 entry draft. Colorado made the playoff so the pick was for the 2008 entry draft.
* Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008 that sent R.J. Umberger and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2008 entry draft and this pick.
* The condition of this pick was if Colorado re-sign Foote. The condition was met when Foote re-signed with Colorado on June 30th, 2008.

### May

| May 27, 2008 | To Columbus Blue JacketsJonathan Sigalet | To Boston BruinsMatt Marquardt |

### June

The 2008 NHL entry draft was held on June 20–21, 2008.
| June 4, 2008 | To St. Louis Bluesrights to T.J. Fast | To Los Angeles Kings5th-round pick in 2009 (FLA - #138 - Wade Megan)$^1$ |
| June 6, 2008 | To Edmonton OilersRyan Potulny | To Philadelphia FlyersDanny Syvret |
| June 10, 2008 | To Anaheim Ducks3rd-round pick in 2008 (#85 - Brandon McMillan) | To Minnesota WildMarc-André Bergeron |
| June 10, 2008 | To Dallas Starsconditional pick in 2009$^1$ | To Colorado AvalancheMarty Sertich |
| June 18, 2008 | To Tampa Bay LightningVaclav Prospal | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-round pick in 2008 (#196 - Joacim Eriksson) conditional 4th-round pick in 2009$^2$ (TBL - #93 - Alex Hutchings)$^3$ |
| June 19, 2008 | To Nashville Predators5th-round pick in 2009 (TBL - #148 - Michael Zador)$^4$ | To Carolina Hurricanesrights to Darcy Hordichuk conditional 5th-round pick in 2009 in 2010$^5$ (PHX - #138 - Louis Domingue)$^6$ |
| June 19, 2008 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJamal Mayers | To St. Louis Blues3rd-round pick in 2008 (#70 - James Livingston) |
| June 20, 2008 | To Toronto Maple Leafs1st-round pick in 2008 (#7 - Luke Schenn) | To New York Islanders1st-round pick in 2008 (NSH - #7 - Colin Wilson)$^1$ conditional pick in 2008 (3rd-round - CHI - #68 - Shawn Lalonde)$^2$ in 2009$^3$ conditional pick in 2008 in 2009$^3$ (2nd-round - ANA - #37 - Mat Clark)$^4$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To Nashville Predators1st-round pick in 2008 (#7 - Colin Wilson) | To New York Islanders1st-round pick in 2008 (#9 - Josh Bailey) 2nd-round pick in 2008 (#40 - Aaron Ness) |
| June 20, 2008 | To Calgary FlamesMichael Cammalleri 2nd-round pick in 2008 (#48 - Mitch Wahl) | To Los Angeles Kings1st-round pick in 2008 (ANA - #17 - Jake Gardiner)$^5$ 2nd-round pick in 2009 (CAR - #51 - Brian Dumoulin)$^6$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To Los Angeles Kings1st-round pick in 2008 (BUF - #12 - Tyler Myers)$^7$ | To Anaheim Ducks1st-round pick in 2008 (#17 - Jake Gardiner) 1st-round pick in 2008 (PHX - #28 - Viktor Tikhonov)$^8$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To Buffalo Sabres1st-round pick in 2008 (#12 - Tyler Myers) | To Los Angeles Kings1st-round pick in 2008 (#13 - Colten Teubert) 3rd-round pick in 2009 (CGY - #74 - Ryan Howse)$^9$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To Nashville Predators1st-round pick in 2008 (#18 - Chet Pickard) 3rd-round pick in 2009 (#70 - Taylor Beck) | To Ottawa Senators1st-round pick in 2008 (#15 - Erik Karlsson) |
| June 20, 2008 | To Columbus Blue JacketsR.J. Umberger 4th-round pick in 2008 (#118 - Drew Olson) | To Philadelphia Flyers1st-round pick in 2008 (#19 - Luca Sbisa) 3rd-round pick in 2008 (#67 - Marc-Andre Bourdon) |
| June 20, 2008 | To St. Louis BluesChris Mason | To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2008 (NYR - #111 - Dale Weise)$^{10}$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To Phoenix CoyotesOlli Jokinen | To Florida PanthersKeith Ballard Nick Boynton 2nd-round pick in 2008 (PHX - #49 - Jared Staal)$^{11}$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To New Jersey Devils1st-round pick in 2008 (MIN - #23 - Tyler Cuma)$^{12}$ 2nd-round pick in 2008 (#54 - Patrice Cormier) | To Washington Capitals1st-round pick in 2008 (#21 - Anton Gustafsson) |
| June 20, 2008 | To New Jersey Devils1st-round pick in 2008 (#24 - Mattias Tedenby) 3rd-round pick in 2009 (#73 - Alexander Urbom) | To Minnesota Wild1st-round pick in 2008 (#23 - Tyler Cuma) |
| June 20, 2008 | To Montreal CanadiensAlex Tanguay 5th-round pick in 2008 (#138 - Maxim Trunev) | To Calgary Flames1st-round pick in 2008 (#25 - Greg Nemisz) 2nd-round pick in 2009 (COL - #49 - Stefan Elliott)$^{13}$ |
| June 20, 2008 | To Washington Capitals1st-round pick in 2008 (#27 - John Carlson) | To Philadelphia FlyersSteve Eminger 3rd-round pick in 2008 (#84 - Jacob DeSerres) |
| June 20, 2008 | To Phoenix Coyotes1st-round pick in 2008 (#28 - Viktor Tikhonov) | To Anaheim Ducks2nd-round pick in 2008 (#35 - Nicolas Deschamps) 2nd-round pick in 2008 (#39 - Eric O'Dell) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Phoenix Coyotes2nd-round pick in 2008 (FLA - #46 - Colby Robak)$^1$ 3rd-round pick in 2008 (#76 - Mathieu Brodeur) | To Nashville Predators2nd-round pick in 2008 (#38 - Roman Josi) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Phoenix Coyotes2nd-round pick in 2008 (#49 - Jared Staal) 4th-round pick in 2009 (#105 - Justin Weller) | To Florida Panthers2nd-round pick in 2008 (#46 - Colby Robak) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Los Angeles KingsBrad Richardson | To Colorado Avalanche2nd-round pick in 2008 (#61 - Peter Delmas) |
| June 21, 2008 | To San Jose Sharks3rd-round pick in 2008 (#62 - Justin Daniels) | To Tampa Bay Lightning4th-round pick in 2008 (#117 - James Wright) 5th-round pick in 2008 ( #147 - Kyle DeCoste) 3rd-round pick in 2009 (PHI - #87 - Simon Bertilsson)$^2$ |
| June 21, 2008 | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2008 (#68 - Shawn Lalonde) | To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2008 (#72 - Jyri Niemi) 4th-round pick in 2008 ( #102 - David Ullström) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Buffalo Sabres3rd-round pick in 2008 (#81 - Corey Fienhage) 4th-round pick in 2008 (#101 - Justin Jokinen) | To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2008 (#74 - Andrew Campbell) |
| June 21, 2008 | To New York Rangers3rd-round pick in 2008 (#90 - Tomáš Kundrátek) | To Phoenix CoyotesAlex Bourret |
| June 21, 2008 | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2008 (#92 - Samuel Groulx) | To Los Angeles Kings4th-round pick in 2009 (ATL - #117 - Edward Pasquale)$^3$ 5th-round pick in 2010 (#148 - Kevin Gravel) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Boston Bruins4th-round pick in 2008 (#97 - Jamie Arniel) | To Columbus Blue Jackets4th-round pick in 2008 (#107 - Steven Delisle) 5th-round pick in 2008 (#137 - Brent Regner) |
| June 21, 2008 | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2008 (#106 - Harri Sateri) | To Nashville Predators7th-round pick in 2008 (#207 - Anders Lindbäck) 4th-round pick in 2009 (#98 - Craig Smith) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Nashville Predators7th-round pick in 2008 (#201 - Jani Lajunen) 4th-round pick in 2009 (#110 - Nick Oliver) | To New York Rangers4th-round pick in 2008 (#111 - Dale Weise) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Los Angeles Kings6th-round pick in 2009 (#179 - Brandon Kozun) | To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2008 (#179 - Braden Birch) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Los Angeles Kings7th-round pick in 2009 (#198 - Nic Dowd) | To Chicago Blackhawks7th-round pick in 2008 (#185 - Paul Karpowich) |
| June 21, 2008 | To Anaheim Ducks7th-round pick in 2008 (#208 - Nick Pryor) | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-round pick in 2008 (#196 - Oliver Lauridsen) |
| June 24, 2008 | To Philadelphia FlyersJanne Niskala | To Nashville PredatorsTriston Grant 7th-round pick in 2009 (STL - #202 - Maxwell Tardy)$^1$ |
| June 24, 2008 | To Colorado AvalancheMatt Hendricks | To Boston BruinsJohnny Boychuk |
| June 25, 2008 | To Phoenix CoyotesBrian McGrattan | To Ottawa Senators5th-round pick in 2009 (#146 - Jeff Costello) |
| June 28, 2008 | To Tampa Bay LightningGary Roberts rights to Ryan Malone | To Pittsburgh Penguinsconditional pick in 2009$^2$ (3rd-round - #63 - Ben Hanowski) |
| June 29, 2008 | To Edmonton OilersLubomir Visnovsky | To Los Angeles KingsJarret Stoll Matt Greene |
| June 29, 2008 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Rolston | To Minnesota Wildconditional pick in 2009$^3$ (STL - 4th-round - #99 - Kyle Bigos)$^4$ |
| June 30, 2008 | To Philadelphia FlyersTim Ramholt | To Calgary FlamesKyle Greentree |
| June 30, 2008 | To Tampa Bay LightningJanne Niskala | To Philadelphia Flyers6th-round pick in 2009 (#153 - Dave Labrecque) |
* Los Angeles' acquired fifth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 27, 2008, that sent a third-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to the Los Angeles in exchange for a fifth-round pick (#107 overall) in the 2009 entry draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The condition of this pick was if Prospal is re-signed by Tampa Bay prior to the 2008–09 NHL season. The condition was met on June 30, 2008.
* Tampa Bay re-acquired the pick as the result of a trade on November 7, 2008, that sent Matt Carle and a third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Steve Downie, Steve Eminger and this pick.
* Nashville's acquired fifth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 2008, that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* The condition of this pick was if Hordichuk is re-signed by Carolina prior to the 2008–09 NHL season the pick would be in the 2009 entry draft and if not, the pick would be in the 2010 entry draft. The condition was not met when Hordichuk signed with Vancouver on July 1, 2008.
* Carolina's acquired fifth-round pick went to Phoenix as a result of a trade on May 13, 2010, that sent Jared Staal to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* The Islanders' acquired first-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent a first-round pick (9th overall) and a second-round pick in the 2008 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* The Islanders' acquired third-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008, that sent a third-round pick (#72 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft to Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* The condition was the Islanders would receive a second-round pick in the 2008 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft or a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2008 entry draft, at the Islanders choice – was converted on June 21, 2008.
* Columbus' acquired second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round pick (#21 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Columbus in exchange for a first-round pick (#26 overall) in the 2009 entry draft and this pick.
    Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2009, that sent a first-round (#16 overall) and a third-round pick (#77 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the New York Islanders in exchange for first-round pick (#26 overall), a third-round (#62 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent a first-round pick (#12 overall) in the 2008 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick (#28 overall) in the 2008 entry draft and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired second-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Justin Williams to Los Angeles in exchange for Patrick O'Sullivan and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired first-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent a first-round pick (#13 overall) in 2008 entry draft and a third-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
* Anaheim's acquired first-round pick went to the Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent two second-round picks (#35 & #39 overall) in the 2008 entry draft to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a third-round pick (#84 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
* The Rangers' fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2008 entry draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* Phoenix's second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008, that sent a second-round pick (#46 overall) in the 2008 entry draft to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft and this pick.
* New Jersey's acquired first-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent a first-round pick (#24 overall) in the 2008 entry draft and a third-round pick in 2009 entry draft to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
* Calgary's acquired second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009, that sent Jordan Leopold to Calgary in exchange for Lawrence Nycholat, Ryan Wilson and this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 21, 2008, that sent a second-round pick (#49 overall) in the 2008 entry draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
* Tampa Bay's acquired third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on November 7, 2008, that sent Steve Downie, Steve Eminger, and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Matt Carle and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a fourth-round pick (#95 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#120 overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick.
* Nashville's acquired seventh-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick were Pittsburgh will receive Tampa Bay's third-round pick if Tampa Bay is able to sign Malone or they will receive a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft, if Tampa Bay is not able to sign Malone. The condition of a third-round pick was met when Malone signed with Tampa Bay on June 30, 2008.
* The conditions of this pick were Minnesota will receive Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft if Tampa Bay is not able to sign Rolston or they will receive a fourth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft, if Tampa Bay is able to sign Rolston. The condition of a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft was met when Rolston signed with New Jersey on July 1, 2008.
* Minnesota's acquired fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent the rights to Kyle Brodziak and a sixth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Minnesota in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2009 entry draft and this pick.

## Waivers

Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.
| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| September 27, 2007 | Karel Pilar | Chicago Blackhawks | Atlanta Thrashers |
| October 2, 2007 | Mike Weaver | Vancouver Canucks | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| October 2, 2007 | Sheldon Brookbank | New Jersey Devils | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| October 2, 2007 | Karel Pilar | Atlanta Thrashers | Chicago Blackhawks |
| October 10, 2007 | Freddy Meyer | Phoenix Coyotes | New York Islanders |
| November 10, 2007 | Freddy Meyer | New York Islanders | Phoenix Coyotes |
| November 13, 2007 | Garth Murray | Florida Panthers | Montreal Canadiens |
| November 17, 2007 | Ilya Bryzgalov | Phoenix Coyotes | Anaheim Ducks |
| November 22, 2007 | Todd Fedoruk | Minnesota Wild | Dallas Stars |
| December 8, 2007 | Mark Recchi | Atlanta Thrashers | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| January 8, 2008 | Sergei Samsonov | Carolina Hurricanes | Chicago Blackhawks |
| January 10, 2008 | Kris Beech | Vancouver Canucks | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| January 11, 2008 | Dominic Moore | Toronto Maple Leafs | Minnesota Wild |
| January 23, 2008 | Kris Beech | Washington Capitals | Vancouver Canucks |
| January 27, 2008 | Kris Beech | Pittsburgh Penguins | Washington Capitals |
| February 21, 2008 | Matt Ellis | Los Angeles Kings | Detroit Red Wings |
| February 22, 2008 | Patrick Thoresen | Philadelphia Flyers | Edmonton Oilers |