# 2011–12 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2011–12 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed.

## Retirement

| Date | Last team | Name |
| July 19, 2011 | Chris Osgood | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 20, 2011 | Patrick Lalime | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 26, 2011 | Kris Draper | Detroit Red Wings |
| August 12, 2011 | Lee Sweatt | Ottawa Senators |
| August 19, 2011 | Chris Drury | New York Rangers |
| August 22, 2011 | Dave Scatchard | St. Louis Blues |
| September 2, 2011 | Shane Hnidy | Boston Bruins |
| September 6, 2011 | Jesse Boulerice | Edmonton Oilers |
| September 8, 2011 | Cory Stillman | Carolina Hurricanes |
| September 10, 2011 | Jason Bailey | Ottawa Senators |
| September 19, 2011 | John Grahame | Colorado Avalanche |
| September 23, 2011 | Mike Modano | Detroit Red Wings |
| October 15, 2011 | David Hale | Ottawa Senators |
| October 20, 2011 | Kris Chucko | Calgary Flames |
| December 1, 2011 | Mike Grier | Buffalo Sabres |
| February 7, 2012 | Owen Nolan | Minnesota Wild |
| February 13, 2012 | Mike Comrie | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| February 15, 2012 | Bryan McCabe | New York Rangers |
| March 13, 2012 | Sean Avery | New York Rangers |
| May 31, 2012 | Nicklas Lidstrom | Detroit Red Wings |
| June 12, 2012 | Ian Laperriere | Philadelphia Flyers |
| June 20, 2012 | Ethan Moreau | Los Angeles Kings |

## Free agency

| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| July 1, 2011 | Mathieu Garon | Tampa Bay Lightning | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 1, 2011 | Jamal Mayers | Chicago Blackhawks | San Jose Sharks |
| July 1, 2011 | Ben Eager | Edmonton Oilers | San Jose Sharks |
| July 1, 2011 | Jose Theodore | Florida Panthers | Minnesota Wild |
| July 1, 2011 | Adam Pardy | Dallas Stars | Calgary Flames |
| July 1, 2011 | Sean O'Donnell | Chicago Blackhawks | Philadelphia Flyers |
| July 1, 2011 | Jeff Halpern | Washington Capitals | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 1, 2011 | Radek Dvorak | Dallas Stars | Winnipeg Jets |
| July 1, 2011 | Scottie Upshall | Florida Panthers | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 1, 2011 | Mike Smith | Phoenix Coyotes | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 1, 2011 | Raffi Torres | Phoenix Coyotes | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 1, 2011 | Mark Mancari | Vancouver Canucks | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 1, 2011 | Boyd Gordon | Phoenix Coyotes | Washington Capitals |
| July 1, 2011 | Tim Brent | Carolina Hurricanes | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| July 1, 2011 | Ed Jovanovski | Florida Panthers | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 1, 2011 | Vernon Fiddler | Dallas Stars | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 1, 2011 | Andreas Lilja | Philadelphia Flyers | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 1, 2011 | Andrew Brunette | Chicago Blackhawks | Minnesota Wild |
| July 1, 2011 | Jan Hejda | Colorado Avalanche | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 1, 2011 | Marcel Goc | Florida Panthers | Nashville Predators |
| July 1, 2011 | Maxime Talbot | Philadelphia Flyers | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 1, 2011 | Derek Meech | Winnipeg Jets | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 1, 2011 | Brian Boucher | Carolina Hurricanes | Philadelphia Flyers |
| July 1, 2011 | Peter Budaj | Montreal Canadiens | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 1, 2011 | Michael Rupp | New York Rangers | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 1, 2011 | Mike Commodore | Detroit Red Wings | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 1, 2011 | Steve Sullivan | Pittsburgh Penguins | Nashville Predators |
| July 1, 2011 | Marty Reasoner | New York Islanders | Florida Panthers |
| July 1, 2011 | Joel Ward | Washington Capitals | Nashville Predators |
| July 1, 2011 | Roman Hamrlik | Washington Capitals | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 1, 2011 | Erik Cole | Montreal Canadiens | Carolina Hurricanes |
| July 1, 2011 | Darcy Hordichuk | Edmonton Oilers | Florida Panthers |
| July 1, 2011 | Cam Barker | Edmonton Oilers | Minnesota Wild |
| July 1, 2011 | Alex Auld | Ottawa Senators | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 1, 2011 | Michael Ryder | Dallas Stars | Boston Bruins |
| July 1, 2011 | Benoit Pouliot | Boston Bruins | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 1, 2011 | Ville Leino | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers |
| July 1, 2011 | Marco Sturm | Vancouver Canucks | Washington Capitals |
| July 1, 2011 | Alexei Ponikarovsky | Carolina Hurricanes | Los Angeles Kings |
| July 1, 2011 | Sheldon Souray | Dallas Stars | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 1, 2011 | Jim Vandermeer | San Jose Sharks | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 1, 2011 | Tomas Fleischmann | Florida Panthers | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 1, 2011 | Curtis Sanford | Columbus Blue Jackets | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 1, 2011 | Eric Belanger | Edmonton Oilers | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 1, 2011 | Chuck Kobasew | Colorado Avalanche | Minnesota Wild |
| July 1, 2011 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | Colorado Avalanche | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| July 1, 2011 | Brian Elliott | St. Louis Blues | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 1, 2011 | Ryan Potulny | Washington Capitals | Ottawa Senators |
| July 1, 2011 | Corey Potter | Edmonton Oilers | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 1, 2011 | Daniel Carcillo | Chicago Blackhawks | Philadelphia Flyers |
| July 1, 2011 | Tanner Glass | Winnipeg Jets | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 1, 2011 | Andrew Ebbett | Vancouver Canucks | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 1, 2011 | Michal Handzus | San Jose Sharks | Los Angeles Kings |
| July 1, 2011 | Sean Bergenheim | Florida Panthers | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 1, 2011 | Andrew Joudrey | Columbus Blue Jackets | Washington Capitals |
| July 1, 2011 | Nicholas Drazenovic | Columbus Blue Jackets | St. Louis Blues |
| July 1, 2011 | Mark Dekanich | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nashville Predators |
| July 1, 2011 | Jake Dowell | Dallas Stars | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 1, 2011 | Nolan Yonkman | Florida Panthers | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 1, 2011 | Colin McDonald | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 1, 2011 | J.T. Wyman | Tampa Bay Lightning | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 2, 2011 | Brad Richards | New York Rangers | Dallas Stars |
| July 2, 2011 | Matt Gilroy | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Rangers |
| July 2, 2011 | Tim Connolly | Toronto Maple Leafs | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 2, 2011 | Anthony Stewart | Carolina Hurricanes | Winnipeg Jets |
| July 2, 2011 | Simon Gagne | Los Angeles Kings | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 2, 2011 | Alexandre Bolduc | Phoenix Coyotes | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 2, 2011 | Ian White | Detroit Red Wings | San Jose Sharks |
| July 2, 2011 | Tomas Vokoun | Washington Capitals | Florida Panthers |
| July 2, 2011 | Randy Jones | Winnipeg Jets | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 2, 2011 | Kent Huskins | St. Louis Blues | San Jose Sharks |
| July 2, 2011 | Rick Rypien | Winnipeg Jets | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 2, 2011 | Ben Walter | Calgary Flames | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 2, 2011 | Clay Wilson | Calgary Flames | Florida Panthers |
| July 2, 2011 | Justin Soryal | Carolina Hurricanes | New York Rangers |
| July 2, 2011 | Richard Petiot | Tampa Bay Lightning | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 2, 2011 | Andrew Gordon | Anaheim Ducks | Washington Capitals |
| July 2, 2011 | Matt Bradley | Florida Panthers | Washington Capitals |
| July 2, 2011 | Greg Rallo | Florida Panthers | Dallas Stars |
| July 3, 2011 | Mark Flood | Winnipeg Jets | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 3, 2011 | Josh Green | Edmonton Oilers | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 3, 2011 | Niclas Bergfors | Nashville Predators | Florida Panthers |
| July 3, 2011 | Steve Pinizzotto | Vancouver Canucks | Washington Capitals |
| July 3, 2011 | Boris Valabik | Pittsburgh Penguins | Boston Bruins |
| July 4, 2011 | Brett Sterling | St. Louis Blues | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 4, 2011 | Curtis McElhinney | Phoenix Coyotes | Ottawa Senators |
| July 4, 2011 | Danny Richmond | Washington Capitals | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| July 4, 2011 | Guillaume Desbiens | Calgary Flames | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 4, 2011 | Alexandre Giroux | Columbus Blue Jackets | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 4, 2011 | Ryan Keller | Edmonton Oilers | Ottawa Senators |
| July 4, 2011 | Tyler Eckford | Phoenix Coyotes | New Jersey Devils |
| July 4, 2011 | Aaron Gagnon | Winnipeg Jets | Dallas Stars |
| July 5, 2011 | Scott Nichol | St. Louis Blues | San Jose Sharks |
| July 5, 2011 | Zenon Konopka | Ottawa Senators | New York Islanders |
| July 5, 2011 | Aaron Johnson | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nashville Predators |
| July 5, 2011 | Alexandre Picard | Pittsburgh Penguins | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 5, 2011 | Tomas Kaberle | Carolina Hurricanes | Boston Bruins |
| July 5, 2011 | Nathan Lawson | Montreal Canadiens | New York Islanders |
| July 5, 2011 | Jamie Tardif | Boston Bruins | Detroit Red Wings |
| July 5, 2011 | Garnet Exelby | Detroit Red Wings | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 5, 2011 | Jeff Taffe | Minnesota Wild | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 5, 2011 | Kyle Wilson | Nashville Predators | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 5, 2011 | Zack Stortini | Nashville Predators | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 5, 2011 | Trevor Frischmon | New York Islanders | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 5, 2011 | Trevor Smith | Tampa Bay Lightning | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 5, 2011 | Bryan Rodney | Anaheim Ducks | Carolina Hurricanes |
| July 6, 2011 | Jamie Langenbrunner | St. Louis Blues | Dallas Stars |
| July 6, 2011 | Jason Arnott | St. Louis Blues | Washington Capitals |
| July 6, 2011 | Tom Pyatt | Tampa Bay Lightning | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 6, 2011 | Radek Martinek | Columbus Blue Jackets | New York Islanders |
| July 6, 2011 | Jean-Francois Jacques | Anaheim Ducks | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 6, 2011 | Philippe Dupuis | Toronto Maple Leafs | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 6, 2011 | Nathan Oystrick | Phoenix Coyotes | St. Louis Blues |
| July 6, 2011 | Dean Arsene | Phoenix Coyotes | St. Louis Blues |
| July 6, 2011 | Matt Pelech | San Jose Sharks | Calgary Flames |
| July 7, 2011 | Drew MacIntyre | Buffalo Sabres | Montreal Canadiens |
| July 7, 2011 | Matt Climie | Vancouver Canucks | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 7, 2011 | Brian Willsie | Montreal Canadiens | Washington Capitals |
| July 7, 2011 | Alexander Sulzer | Vancouver Canucks | Florida Panthers |
| July 7, 2011 | Ryan Shannon | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ottawa Senators |
| July 7, 2011 | Chris Conner | Detroit Red Wings | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 7, 2011 | Alexandre Picard | Tampa Bay Lightning | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 8, 2011 | Jeff Deslauriers | Anaheim Ducks | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 8, 2011 | Evan Brophey | Colorado Avalanche | Chicago Blackhawks |
| July 8, 2011 | Cedrick Desjardins | Colorado Avalanche | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 8, 2011 | Ben Guite | San Jose Sharks | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 9, 2011 | Mike Lundin | Minnesota Wild | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 9, 2011 | Mike McKenna | Ottawa Senators | New Jersey Devils |
| July 9, 2011 | Mark Parrish | Ottawa Senators | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 9, 2011 | Patrick Rissmiller | Colorado Avalanche | Florida Panthers |
| July 10, 2011 | Christian Hanson | Washington Capitals | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| July 11, 2011 | Lee Sweatt | Ottawa Senators | Vancouver Canucks |
| July 11, 2011 | Tim Conboy | Ottawa Senators | Buffalo Sabres |
| July 11, 2011 | Dane Byers | Columbus Blue Jackets | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 11, 2011 | Cody Bass | Columbus Blue Jackets | Ottawa Senators |
| July 12, 2011 | Eric Godard | Dallas Stars | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 12, 2011 | Tyson Strachan | Florida Panthers | St. Louis Blues |
| July 12, 2011 | Steve MacIntyre | Pittsburgh Penguins | Edmonton Oilers |
| July 13, 2011 | Derek Smith | Calgary Flames | Ottawa Senators |
| July 13, 2011 | Shane O'Brien | Colorado Avalanche | Nashville Predators |
| July 14, 2011 | Matt Smaby | Anaheim Ducks | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 14, 2011 | Bracken Kearns | Florida Panthers | Phoenix Coyotes |
| July 15, 2011 | Chris Durno | Carolina Hurricanes | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| July 15, 2011 | Sami Lepisto | Chicago Blackhawks | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 16, 2011 | Cam Janssen | New Jersey Devils | St. Louis Blues |
| July 17, 2011 | Eric Boulton | New Jersey Devils | Winnipeg Jets |
| July 18, 2011 | Jason Jaffray | Winnipeg Jets | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 19, 2011 | Kyle Chipchura | Phoenix Coyotes | Anaheim Ducks |
| July 19, 2011 | Andrew Murray | San Jose Sharks | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| July 19, 2011 | Jason Bacashihua | Philadelphia Flyers | Colorado Avalanche |
| July 20, 2011 | Ty Conklin | Detroit Red Wings | St. Louis Blues |
| July 21, 2011 | Tim Wallace | New York Islanders | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| July 23, 2011 | Vaclav Prospal | Columbus Blue Jackets | New York Rangers |
| July 25, 2011 | Byron Bitz | Vancouver Canucks | Florida Panthers |
| July 26, 2011 | Jason Williams | Pittsburgh Penguins | Dallas Stars |
| July 26, 2011 | Justin Pogge | Phoenix Coyotes | Carolina Hurricanes |
| July 28, 2011 | Tyler Sloan | Nashville Predators | Washington Capitals |
| August 3, 2011 | Colin White | San Jose Sharks | New Jersey Devils |
| August 5, 2011 | Patrick O'Sullivan | Phoenix Coyotes | Minnesota Wild |
| August 8, 2011 | Jack Hillen | Nashville Predators | New York Islanders |
| August 8, 2011 | Sean Backman | New York Islanders | Dallas Stars |
| August 9, 2011 | Paul Szczechura | Buffalo Sabres | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| August 9, 2011 | Michael Ryan | Buffalo Sabres | Philadelphia Flyers |
| August 9, 2011 | Danny Syvret | St. Louis Blues | Philadelphia Flyers |
| August 13, 2011 | Scott Hannan | Calgary Flames | Washington Capitals |
| August 15, 2011 | Jeff Woywitka | Montreal Canadiens | Dallas Stars |
| August 20, 2011 | Ethan Moreau | Los Angeles Kings | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| August 22, 2011 | Peter Harrold | New Jersey Devils | Los Angeles Kings |
| September 2, 2011 | Brandon Segal | Chicago Blackhawks | Dallas Stars |
| September 10, 2011 | Kyle Wellwood | Winnipeg Jets | San Jose Sharks |
| September 14, 2011 | Mathieu Roy | Carolina Hurricanes | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| September 23, 2011 | Mike Modano | Dallas Stars | Detroit Red Wings |
| September 26, 2011 | Chris Campoli | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Blackhawks |
| September 30, 2011 | Steve Staios | New York Islanders | Calgary Flames |
| September 30, 2011 | Trent Hunter | Los Angeles Kings | New Jersey Devils |
| October 3, 2011 | Ray Emery | Chicago Blackhawks | Anaheim Ducks |
| October 3, 2011 | Brad Winchester | San Jose Sharks | Anaheim Ducks |
| October 3, 2011 | Fabian Brunnstrom | Detroit Red Wings | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| October 7, 2011 | Joe Callahan | Montreal Canadiens | Florida Panthers |
| October 12, 2011 | Troy Bodie | Anaheim Ducks | Carolina Hurricanes |
| November 4, 2011 | Anton Stralman | New York Rangers | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| December 12, 2011 | Antti Miettinen | Tampa Bay Lightning | Minnesota Wild |
| January 4, 2012 | John Madden | Florida Panthers | Minnesota Wild |
| January 19, 2012 | Brett Lebda | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nashville Predators |
| January 30, 2012 | Steve Bernier | New Jersey Devils | Florida Panthers |
| March 5, 2012 | Marty Turco | Boston Bruins | Chicago Blackhawks |

## Trades
### July

| July 1, 2011 | To Colorado AvalancheSemyon Varlamov | To Washington Capitals1st-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#11 - Filip Forsberg) conditional 2nd-rd pick$^1$ (2012 - DAL - #54 - Mike Winther)$^2$ |
| July 1, 2011 | To Florida PanthersKris Versteeg | To Philadelphia Flyersconditional 2nd-rd pick$^3$ (2012 - TBL - #53 - Mike Winther)$^4$ 3rd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#78 - Shayne Gostisbehere) |
| July 1, 2011 | To Anaheim DucksKurtis Foster | To Edmonton OilersAndy Sutton |
| July 2, 2011 | To Nashville PredatorsBrodie Dupont | To New York RangersAndreas Thuresson |
| July 3, 2011 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMatthew Lombardi Cody Franson conditional 4th-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^5$ | To Nashville PredatorsBrett Lebda Robert Slaney conditional 4th-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^5$ |
| July 3, 2011 | To Minnesota WildDany Heatley | To San Jose SharksMartin Havlát |
| July 5, 2011 | To Boston BruinsJoe Corvo | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#115 - Trevor Carrick) |
| July 7, 2011 | To Montreal CanadiensMike Blunden | To Columbus Blue JacketsRyan Russell |
| July 8, 2011 | To Winnipeg JetsEric Fehr | To Washington CapitalsDanick Paquette 4th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#100 - Thomas DiPauli) |
| July 9, 2011 | To Florida PanthersAngelo Esposito | To Winnipeg JetsKenndal McArdle |
| July 9, 2011 | To Florida PanthersSergei Shirokov | To Vancouver CanucksMike Duco |
| July 9, 2011 | To Calgary FlamesJordan Henry | To Florida PanthersKeith Seabrook |
| July 12, 2011 | To Anaheim DucksAndrew Cogliano | To Edmonton Oilers2nd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (#56 - Marc-Olivier Roy) |
| July 14, 2011 | To Calgary FlamesPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | To New Jersey Devils5th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#135 - Graham Black) |
| July 15, 2011 | To Anaheim DucksMathieu Carle | To Montreal CanadiensMark Mitera |
| July 28, 2011 | To New York IslandersBrian Rolston | To New Jersey DevilsTrent Hunter |
* The condition of this pick was a Washington choice in the 2012 or 2013. Washington opted to take this pick on June 15, 2012.
* Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Mike Ribeiro to Washington in exchange for Cody Eakin and this pick.
* The condition of this pick was a Florida choice in the 2012 or 2013. Florida opted to take this pick on June 23, 2012.
* Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on February 18, 2012, that sent Pavel Kubina to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013, Jon Kalinski and this pick.
* The condition of these picks was if Lombardi plays less than 60 regular-season games in the 2011-12 NHL season and 2012-13 NHL season. The condtion was not met when Lombardi played in his 60th game on April 3rd, 2012 during the 2011-12 NHL season.

### August

| August 6, 2011 | To San Jose SharksJames Sheppard | To Minnesota Wild3rd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (#81 - Kurtis Gabriel) |
| August 29, 2011 | To Phoenix CoyotesDaymond Langkow | To Calgary FlamesLee Stempniak |

### September

| September 8, 2011 | To Phoenix CoyotesMarc Cheverie | To Florida PanthersJustin Bernhardt |
| September 9, 2011 | To Chicago BlackhawksDavid Toews | To New York Islandersfuture considerations |

### October

| October 4, 2011 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Steckel | To New Jersey Devils4th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#96 - Ben Thomson) |
| October 8, 2011 | To Anaheim DucksKyle Cumiskey | To Colorado AvalancheJake Newton conditional pick$^1$ (2013 - SJS - 7th-rd - #207 - Emil Galimov)$^2$ |
| October 12, 2011 | To Los Angeles KingsStefan Legein 6th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#171 - Tomáš Hyka) | To Philadelphia Flyersfuture considerations |
| October 12, 2011 | To Dallas StarsEric Nystrom | To Minnesota Wildfuture considerations |
| October 22, 2011 | To Florida PanthersMikael Samuelsson Marco Sturm | To Vancouver CanucksDavid Booth Steven Reinprecht 3rd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (#85 - Cole Cassels) |
| October 23, 2011 | To Montreal CanadiensPetteri Nokelainen Garrett Stafford | To Phoenix CoyotesBrock Trotter 7th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#184 - Marek Langhamer) |
| October 28, 2011 | To Phoenix CoyotesCal O'Reilly | To Nashville Predators4th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#118 - Mikko Vainonen) |
* The condition was Colorado would receive a fifth-round pick in 2012 if Cumiskey plays 45 games or more or a seventh-round pick the 2013 if he plays in less than 45 games in the 2011–12 regular season games for Anaheim – was converted on January 4, 2012, when Cumiskey did not play in Anaheim's first 38 games of the season.
* Colorado's acquired seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Jamie McGinn, Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa to Colorado in exchange for Daniel Winnik, TJ Galiardi and this pick.

### November

| November 8, 2011 | To Washington CapitalsTomas Kundratek | To New York RangersFrancois Bouchard |
| November 8, 2011 | To Columbus Blue JacketsMark Letestu | To Pittsburgh Penguins4th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#92 - Matia Marcantuoni) |
| November 10, 2011 | To St. Louis BluesKris Russell | To Columbus Blue JacketsNikita Nikitin |

### December

| December 2, 2011 | To Ottawa SenatorsRob Klinkhammer | To Chicago Blackhawksconditional 7th-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^1$ (CGY - #198 - John Gilmour)$^2$ |
| December 2, 2011 | To Florida PanthersJames Wright Michael Vernace | To Tampa Bay LightningMichael Kostka Evan Oberg |
| December 7, 2011 | To Florida PanthersKrys Barch 6th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (NSH - #164 - Simon Fernholm)$^3$ | To Dallas StarsJake Hauswirth 5th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#144 - Henri Kiviaho) |
| December 9, 2011 | To Montreal CanadiensTomáš Kaberle | To Carolina HurricanesJaroslav Špaček |
| December 12, 2011 | To New Jersey DevilsKurtis Foster Timo Pielmeier | To Anaheim DucksRod Pelley Mark Fraser 7th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#210 - Jaycob Megna) |
| December 16, 2011 | To Ottawa SenatorsKyle Turris | To Phoenix CoyotesDavid Rundblad 2nd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (PHI - #45 - Anthony Stolarz)$^4$ |
* The condition – Klinkhammer plays at least five 2011–12 regular season games for Ottawa – was converted on March 14, 2012, when Klinkhammer appeared in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.
* Chicago's acquired seventh-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on January 21, 2013, that sent Henrik Karlsson to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
* Florida's acquired sixth-round pick went to the Nashville as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012, that sent Jerred Smithson to Florida in exchange for this pick.
* Columbus' acquired second-round pick went to Philadelphia as a result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2012, a fourth round pick in 2013, and this pick.
    Columbus previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on February 22, 2012, that sent Antoine Vermette to Phoenix in exchange for Curtis McElhinney, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.

### January

| January 3, 2012 | To Anaheim DucksLuca Caputi | To Toronto Maple LeafsNicolas Deschamps |
| January 6, 2012 | To Tampa Bay LightningBrendan Mikkelson | To Calgary FlamesBlair Jones |
| January 12, 2012 | To Calgary FlamesMichael Cammalleri Karri Rämö 5th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#124 - Ryan Culkin) | To Montreal CanadiensRene Bourque Patrick Holland 2nd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (#36 - Zachary Fucale) |
| January 13, 2012 | To Dallas StarsAngelo Esposito | To Florida PanthersOndřej Roman |
| January 18, 2012 | To Carolina HurricanesEvgenii Dadonov A.J. Jenks | To Florida PanthersJon Matsumoto Mattias Lindström |
| January 20, 2012 | To New Jersey DevilsAlexei Ponikarovsky | To Carolina HurricanesJoe Sova 4th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#120 - Jaccob Slavin) |
| January 26, 2012 | To San Jose SharksTim Kennedy | To Florida PanthersSean Sullivan |
| January 27, 2012 | To Chicago BlackhawksBrendan Morrison | To Calgary FlamesBrian Connelly |
| January 30, 2012 | To Winnipeg JetsJohn Negrin | To Calgary FlamesAkim Aliu |

### February

| February 2, 2012 | To Washington CapitalsKevin Marshall | To Philadelphia FlyersMatt Ford |
| February 2, 2012 | To Colorado AvalancheDanny Richmond | To Washington CapitalsMike Carman |
| February 3, 2012 | To New York RangersCasey Wellman | To Minnesota WildErik Christensen conditional 7th-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^1$ (#200 - Alexandre Belanger) |
| February 13, 2012 | To Anaheim DucksRiley Holzapfel | To Winnipeg JetsMaxime Macenauer |
| February 16, 2012 | To Anaheim DucksRyan O'Marra | To Edmonton OilersBryan Rodney |
| February 16, 2012 | To Philadelphia FlyersNicklas Grossmann | To Dallas Stars2nd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#61 - Devin Shore) 3rd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (PIT - #77 - Jake Guentzel)$^2$ |
| February 16, 2012 | To San Jose SharksDominic Moore 7th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (CHI - #191 - Brandon Whitney)$^3$ | To Tampa Bay Lightning2nd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (NAS - #37 - Pontus Åberg)$^4$ |
| February 17, 2012 | To Nashville PredatorsHal Gill conditional 5th-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^5$ | To Montreal CanadiensBlake Geoffrion Robert Slaney 2nd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#51 - Dalton Thrower) |
| February 18, 2012 | To Philadelphia FlyersPavel Kubina | To Tampa Bay LightningJon Kalinski conditional 2nd-rd pick$^6$ (2012 - #53 - Brian Hart) 4th-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (OTT - #102 - Tobias Lindberg)$^7$ |
| February 21, 2012 | To Colorado AvalancheSteve Downie | To Tampa Bay LightningKyle Quincey |
| February 21, 2012 | To Detroit Red WingsKyle Quincey | To Tampa Bay LightningSébastien Piché 1st-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#19 - Andrei Vasilevskiy) |
| February 21, 2012 | To Tampa Bay LightningBrandon Segal | To Chicago BlackhawksMatt Fornataro |
| February 22, 2012 | To Phoenix CoyotesAntoine Vermette | To Columbus Blue JacketsCurtis McElhinney 2nd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (PHI - #45 - Anthony Stolarz)$^8$ conditional pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^9$ (LAK - #103 - Justin Auger)$^{10}$ |
| February 23, 2012 | To Los Angeles KingsJeff Carter | To Columbus Blue JacketsJack Johnson conditional 1st-rd pick$^{11}$ (2013 - #27 - Marko Daňo) |
| February 24, 2012 | To Florida PanthersJerred Smithson | To Nashville Predators6th-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#164 - Simon Fernholm) |
| February 24, 2012 | To New Jersey DevilsMarek Židlický | To Minnesota WildKurtis Foster Nick Palmieri Stéphane Veilleux 2nd-rd pick - 2012 Entry Draft (#46 - Raphael Bussieres) conditional 3rd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft$^{12}$ (NYI - #70 - Eamon McAdam)$^{13}$ |
| February 25, 2012 | To Florida PanthersWojtek Wolski | To New York RangersMichael Vernace 3rd-rd pick - 2013 Entry Draft (PHO - #62 - Yan-Pavel Laplante)$^{14}$ |
| February 26, 2012 | To Ottawa SenatorsBen Bishop | To St. Louis Blues2nd-round draft pick in 2013 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Nashville PredatorsAndrei Kostitsyn | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-round draft pick in 2013 conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2013 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Tampa Bay LightningMike Commodore | To Detroit Red Wingsconditional 7th-round draft pick in 2013 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Edmonton OilersNick Schultz | To Minnesota WildTom Gilbert |
| February 27, 2012 | To Tampa Bay LightningKeith Aulie | To Toronto Maple LeafsCarter Ashton |
| February 27, 2012 | To San Jose SharksDaniel Winnik TJ Galiardi ANA 7th-round draft pick in 2013 | To Colorado AvalancheJamie McGinn Mike Connolly Michael Sgarbossa |
| February 27, 2012 | To Ottawa SenatorsMatt Gilroy | To Tampa Bay LightningBrian Lee |
| February 27, 2012 | To Vancouver CanucksSamuel Pahlsson | To Columbus Blue JacketsTaylor Ellington 4th-round draft pick in 2012 NYI 4th-round draft pick in 2012 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Chicago BlackhawksJohnny Oduya | To Winnipeg Jets2nd-round draft pick in 2013 3rd-round draft pick in 2013 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Boston BruinsBrian Rolston Mike Mottau | To New York IslandersYannick Riendeau Marc Cantin |
| February 27, 2012 | To Nashville PredatorsPaul Gaustad 4th-round draft pick in 2013 | To Buffalo Sabres1st-round draft pick in 2012 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Boston BruinsGreg Zanon | To Minnesota WildSteven Kampfer |
| February 27, 2012 | To New York RangersJohn Scott | To Chicago Blackhawks5th-round draft pick in 2012 |
| February 27, 2012 | To Toronto Maple LeafsMark Fraser | To Anaheim DucksDale Mitchell |
| February 27, 2012 | To Buffalo SabresCody Hodgson Alexander Sulzer | To Vancouver CanucksZack Kassian Marc-Andre Gragnani |
| February 27, 2012 | To Vancouver CanucksAndrew Gordon | To Anaheim DucksSebastian Erixon |
* The condition of this pick was if Christensen was re-signed by Minnesota for the 2012–13 NHL season - was converted on June 5, 2012, when Christensen signed with HC Lev Praha of the KHL.
* Dallas' acquired third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013, that sent Joe Morrow and a fifth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for Brenden Morrow and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Pittsburgh will receive the lower of either Edmonton or Minnesota's previously acquired third-round picks, via Dallas – was converted on April 21, 2013.
* San Jose's acquired seventh-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2012 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
* Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 15, 2012, that sent Anders Lindback, Kyle Wilson and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Sebastien Caron, a second-round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft, a third-round pick in the 2013 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The condition of this pick was if Geoffrion played 40 NHL games in the 2012–13 NHL season - was not converted when Geoffrion suffered a career ending injury playing in the AHL.
* Philadelphia had previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011, that sent Kris Versteeg to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in 2012 and a Florida's choice of a second-round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft (this pick) or 2013 Entry Draft. Florida opted to take this pick on on June 23, 2012.
* Tampa Bay's acquired fourth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Ben Bishop to Tampa Bay in exchange for Cory Conacher and this pick.
* Columbus' acquired second-round pick went to Philadelphia as a result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2012, a fourth round pick in 2013, and this pick.
* The condition - Phoenix wins at least one round in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - was converted on April 23, 2012.
* Philadelphia's acquired fourth-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on February 26, 2013, that sent Simon Gagné to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2013 if Philadelphia fails to make the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs – was converted on April 19, 2013.
    Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as a result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus in exchange for a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2012 along with this pick.
* The conditions of this pick was Columbus would get Los Angeles' first-round pick in the 2013 if Los Angeles don't make the playoffs in the 2011–12 NHL season. If Los Angeles makes the playoffs, Columbus gets the choice of the first-round pick in the 2012 or 2013. One condition was converted on April 5, 2012, when Los Angeles qualified for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, giving Columbus the right to choose between Los Angeles' first-round picks in either 2012 or 2013. The other condition was converted on June 22, 2012, when Columbus chose not to take Los Angeles' first round pick in 2012, giving them this pick.
* The conditions – New Jersey make the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Zidlicky plays in 75 percent of New Jersey's games in the first two rounds – were converted on May 9, 2012.
* Minnesota's acquired third-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Nino Niederreiter to Minnesota in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and this pick.
* San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Raffi Torres to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 2, 2013, that sent Ryane Clowe to the Rangers in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, a conditional second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.

### March

| March 20, 2012 | To New York IslandersYuri Alexandrov | To Boston Bruinsfuture considerations |

### May

| May 26, 2012 | To Boston BruinsChris Bourque | To Washington CapitalsZach Hamill |

### June

| June 4, 2012 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTomas Vokoun | To Washington Capitals7th-round pick in 2012 |
| June 10, 2012 | To San Jose SharksBrad Stuart | To Detroit Red WingsAndrew Murray conditional 7th-round pick in 2014 |
| June 15, 2012 | To Tampa Bay LightningAnders Lindback Kyle Wilson 7th-round pick in 2012 | To Nashville PredatorsSebastien Caron MIN 2nd-round pick in 2012 PHI 2nd-round pick in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2013 |

## 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 29, 2011 | Nick Johnson | Minnesota Wild | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| October 4, 2011 | Dale Weise | Vancouver Canucks | New York Rangers |
| October 5, 2011October 9, 2011 | Blair Bettsclaim reversed | Montreal CanadiensPhiladelphia Flyers | Philadelphia FlyersMontreal Canadiens |
| October 6, 2011 | Jeff Woywitka | New York Rangers | Montreal Canadiens |
| October 6, 2011 | Brett MacLean | Winnipeg Jets | Phoenix Coyotes |
| October 11, 2011 | Taylor Chorney | St. Louis Blues | Edmonton Oilers |
| October 11, 2011 | Brian McGrattan | Nashville Predators | Anaheim Ducks |
| October 26, 2011 | Ryan Carter | New Jersey Devils | Florida Panthers |
| October 29, 2011 | Brett MacLean | Phoenix Coyotes | Winnipeg Jets |
| November 10, 2011 | Ben Maxwell | Anaheim Ducks | Winnipeg Jets |
| November 10, 2011 | Taylor Chorney | Edmonton Oilers | St. Louis Blues |
| November 14, 2011 | Niklas Hagman | Anaheim Ducks | Calgary Flames |
| November 25, 2011 | Blake Comeau | Calgary Flames | New York Islanders |
| November 29, 2011 | Andreas Nodl | Carolina Hurricanes | Philadelphia Flyers |
| December 6, 2011 | Ben Maxwell | Winnipeg Jets | Anaheim Ducks |
| December 13, 2011 | Antti Miettinen | Winnipeg Jets | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| January 10, 2012 | Gilbert Brule | Phoenix Coyotes | Edmonton Oilers |
| January 14, 2012 | Colton Gillies | Columbus Blue Jackets | Minnesota Wild |
| January 19, 2012 | Brandon Yip | Nashville Predators | Colorado Avalanche |
| February 1, 2012 | Cal O'Reilly | Pittsburgh Penguins | Phoenix Coyotes |
| February 23, 2012 | Tim Wallace | Tampa Bay Lightning | New York Islanders |
| February 25, 2012 | Darryl Boyce | Columbus Blue Jackets | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| February 27, 2012 | Grant Clitsome | Winnipeg Jets | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| February 27, 2012 | Brad Staubitz | Montreal Canadiens | Minnesota Wild |
    a.^ The Montreal Canadiens cancelled the waiver claim on Betts and returned him to the Philadelphia Flyers, after he failed his physical.