NHL TRADE DEADLINE:LIVE BLOG

8:00 AM: NHL Network is on, Kids are running around, TSN feed on NHL Network reporting Hossa to either Ottawa or Montreal.

8:09 AM:Trade Proposal, Brad Richards to Vancouver for... Minor Leaguers. The returns for Hossa's proposal respectively, Vermette and prospects from ottawa. Higgins, Lapierre and, Ryder.

8:27 AM: One negative about having the TSN broadcast on NHL network is the Canadian slant. They've just spent 15 minutes talking about Mats Sundin and his refusal to waive his NTC.

8:40 AM: Trade Proposal, Richards to Dallas for Smith, Halpern and Jussi Jokinen. Goaltending help in Smith could be the deal maker here.

9:02 AM: Marcel Hossa is already in Montreal. The Thrashers are playing the Habs tonight. Still no mention of any team south of the Canadian Border. It's all Habs, Leafs and Sens.

9:10 AM: I'm starting to understand how Geraldo felt. Darren Pang's top 5 cup favorites. Anaheim,Detroit, New Jersey, Montreal, Dallas Pittsburgh. John Buccigross, Ducks, Devils, Wings, Sens, Stars. Millbury, Red Wings, Stars, Ducks, Devils, Habs. Pierre McGuire, Ducks, Stars, Wild, Pens, Rangers.

9:27 AM: This Just In!!! The Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to have a team workout on the beach in Florida. They even have a guy live outside the hotel on the beach reporting. Holy Hell guys this is airing in the US, how about a little love for the US teams.

10:07AM: Guys on TSN mentioning there will be fewer trades. Reasons, Parity in the NHL, Teams looking for large returns, Not wanting to trade young cheap talent. WOW where have I heard that before. These guys are geniuses.

10:33AM: Trade: New Jersey Devils acquire Bryce Salvador from St. Louis for Cam Janssen.

10:45AM: Janssen being interviewed on TSN, Happy to be heading to St. Louis apparently his hometown.

11:00AM: Doomsday alert set to 5hrs. TSN/NHL network is turning into THN, The Hossa network. Earthshattering news out of Montreal, Hossa will not skate with the Thrashers in the morning skate. At this point I hope Hossa goes anywhere other than Montreal. It would be great to see the looks on these broadcasters faces. No news as to what he had for breakfast or what color underwear he is wearing,if any.

11:18AM: Spoke too soon. TSN reporter"Marcel Hossa is sitting in his hotel room with a beautiful view of Montreal having a nice Brunch."

11:20AM: Trade: Toronto Maple Leafs trade Wade Belak to the Florida Panthers for a 5th round draft pick.

11:26AM:Trade: Brian Campbell to the San Jose Sharks, return unstated as of yet.

11:35: The return on the Campbell deal is Steve Bernier and a First Round pick.

I must admit I thought Campbell would fetch more than that.

11:38AM: Brad Richards to Dallas, terms have been approved by both sides, Richards has to waive his NTC.

11:44am: Trade: Brad Richards has waived his No Trade Clause and is headed to Dallas, along with Johan Holmqvist for Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen and Jeff Halpern.

11:50am: Trade: Montreal trades Cristobal huet to the Caps for a 2nd Rnd pick.

Strange move by the Habs unless they have another deal set up. Hard to believe they'd bail on their #1 goalie now. Maybe Hedberg will be part of a deal with Hossa to MTL.

12:05pm: Deadline less than 3 hrs: Well three hours to go and one big name remains. Marian Hossa. This past hour has flown by with the activity. This live blogging stuff is fun. Fast paced, mind going in 20 different directions at once, feeding kids lunch. Craziness.

12:16pm: Trade: Florida has traded Ruslan Salei to Colorado for Dmitri Skrastins and a 3rd round pick.

12:22pm: Trade: Chicago Blackhawks trade Tuommo Ruttu for Carolina's Andrew Ladd.

12:47PM: Just dropped my daughter off at school, now I get to play catch up.

12:49PM:Trade: At 12:36 Matin Lapointe was traded from Chicago to Ottawa for a 6th round pick. My guess is this is to add some grit and depth with Chris Neil being injured.

1:00PM: 2hrs left until trade deadline.

1:03PM: Trade: Adam Foote has been traded to Colorado from Columbus for a First round pick. Rob Blake also rumored to head back to the Mountains, no word on if Roy and Borque will come out of retirement to have a reunion of the '02 cup winners.

1:12PM: Trade rumor, Sergei Fedorov to Washington for ??? Fedorov with Ovechkin will be alot of fun to watch.

1:26pm: Trade:Fedorov to Washington is confirmed for Theo Ruth? Freshman at Notre Dame. Way to cash in Columbus.

1:37pm: Trade: Vancouver has traded Matt Cooke for Matte Pettinger, Washington is going to make a run at the Southeast title. Good trade for them.

1:40pm: Trade rumor, Davidson from San Jose to The Islanders. for a possible 7th rounder. No confirmation yet.

2:00PM: 1 Hour until trade deadline.

2:06PM: Trade: Rob Davison D from San Jose to the Islanders for the Isles 7th round pick. Special thanks to TSN's trade tracker crapping out and their site running at the pace of a Marek Malik wrist shot.

2:32PM: I'm starting to get really antsy here. I want an upgrade on the blueline for the Rangers. An upgrade over Malik and Strudwick would bode well, the clock is ticking though. I'm expecting a flurry of deals to go down to the wire with the announcements not occuring until later in the afternoon. I'll do my best to keep up.

All is clear on the mail front.

2:45PM: 15 minutes until deadline.

2:50PM: 10 minutes and the crickets are still chirping.

2:53PM: Trade: Rangers Acquire Christian Backman for a fourth round pick
2:53PM: Trade:Penguins acquire Hal Gill from Toronto for 2nd round pick and 5th round pick

2:58PM: Trade: Penguins acquire Marian Hossa and Pascal Dupuis for Eric Christiansen, Colby Armstrong , Angleo Esposito.

3:11PM: Trade:Chris Simon traded to the Minnesota Wild for a 6th round pick.

3:14PM: Trade: Detroit Red Wings acquire Brad Stuart from LA Kings for a 2nd round pick and a 4th round pick.

3:20PM: Trade: Rangers acquire Fredrick Sjostrom, and prospects for Al Montoya and Marcel Hossa.
3:21PM:Trade: Anaheim acquires Marc-Andre Bergeron for a 3rd Round Pick
3:21PM: Trade: Florida acquires Chad Kilger for a 3rd Round pick.