The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 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 2008–09 NHL trade deadline was on March 4, 2009. Players traded or claimed off waivers after that date were not be eligible to play in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement Date Team Name Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers
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, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes July 1, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames July 1, 2008 Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2008 Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins July 1, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes Minnesota Wild July 1, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins July 1, 2008 Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators July 1, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks Washington Capitals July 1, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames July 1, 2008 New York Rangers Minnesota Wild July 1, 2008 Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals July 1, 2008 Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins July 1, 2008 Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks July 1, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks July 1, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets Ottawa Senators July 1, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins July 1, 2008 New York Rangers San Jose Sharks July 1, 2008 New Jersey Devils Tampa Bay Lightning July 1, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins July 1, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks July 1, 2008 Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators July 1, 2008 Toronto Maple Leafs Dallas Stars July 1, 2008 New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers July 1, 2008 New York Rangers Ottawa Senators July 1, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks July 1, 2008 Minnesota Wild Phoenix Coyotes July 1, 2008 New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens July 1, 2008 Nashville Predators Vancouver Canucks July 1, 2008 Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens July 2, 2008 Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues July 2, 2008 Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins July 2, 2008 Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers July 2, 2008 Dallas Stars New York Rangers July 2, 2008 Calgary Flames Phoenix Coyotes July 2, 2008 Washington Capitals San Jose Sharks July 2, 2008 Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins July 2, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers Columbus Blue Jackets July 2, 2008 Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars July 2, 2008 New York Islanders Anaheim Ducks July 2, 2008 New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens July 2, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets Calgary Flames July 2, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes New York Islanders July 3, 2008 Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings July 3, 2008 Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators July 3, 2008 New York Islanders Boston Bruins July 3, 2008 New York Islanders San Jose Sharks July 3, 2008 Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes July 3, 2008 Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins July 3, 2008 New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks July 3, 2008 New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres July 3, 2008 Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars July 3, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames July 3, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders July 3, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders July 3, 2008 San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings July 3, 2008 Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues July 3, 2008 Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers July 3, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues July 3, 2008 Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning July 3, 2008 New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning July 3, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Colorado Avalanche July 4, 2008 Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings July 5, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals July 6, 2008 Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames July 6, 2008 Minnesota Wild Atlanta Thrashers July 7, 2008 Calgary Flames Anaheim Ducks July 7, 2008 Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils July 7, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers July 7, 2008 Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks July 7, 2008 Anaheim Ducks New York Rangers July 7, 2008 Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers July 8, 2008 New York Islanders Anaheim Ducks July 8, 2008 Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers July 8, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators July 8, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers July 8, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Nashville Predators July 9, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers Tampa Bay Lightning July 9, 2008 Nashville Predators New York Rangers July 9, 2008 St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild July 9, 2008 St. Louis Blues New York Islanders July 9, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers Anaheim Ducks July 9, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers Calgary Flames July 9, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers July 10, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders July 10, 2008 Colorado Avalanche Pittsburgh Penguins July 10, 2008 Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers July 10, 2008 New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs July 10, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes July 10, 2008 St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars July 10, 2008 St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks July 10, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets July 10, 2008 Vancouver Canucks New York Islanders July 10, 2008 Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild July 11, 2008 Anaheim Ducks Florida Panthers July 11, 2008 Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes July 11, 2008 Anaheim Ducks San Jose Sharks July 14, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers Chicago Blackhawks July 14, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning July 14, 2008 Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild July 14, 2008 Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Thrashers July 14, 2008 St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild July 15, 2008 Colorado Avalanche Los Angeles Kings July 15, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning July 15, 2008 Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings July 15, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes Boston Bruins July 15, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins July 15, 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Phoenix Coyotes July 15, 2008 San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings July 16, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild July 16, 2008 Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues July 17, 2008 Atlanta Thrashers Edmonton Oilers July 17, 2008 St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs July 17, 2008 New Jersey Devils Phoenix Coyotes July 17, 2008 New Jersey Devils Anaheim Ducks July 17, 2008 San Jose Sharks Ottawa Senators July 18, 2008 Phoenix Coyotes Florida Panthers July 20, 2008 Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning July 23, 2008 Detroit Red Wings Atlanta Thrashers July 24, 2008 To Buffalo SabresFrom Tampa Bay Lightning July 25, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes September 3, 2008 To Boston BruinsFrom Calgary Flames September 4, 2008 Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks October 14, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers December 17, 2008 San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars December 18, 2008 Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs January 14, 2009 New Jersey Devils New York Rangers
Trades July July 1, 2008 To Minnesota WildMarek Zidlicky To Nashville PredatorsRyan Jones2nd-round pick in 2009(#42 - Charles-Olivier Roussel) July 1, 2008 To Columbus Blue JacketsRaffi Torres To Edmonton OilersGilbert Brule July 1, 2008 To Carolina HurricanesJoni Pitkanen To Edmonton OilersErik Cole July 1, 2008 To Los Angeles KingsDenis Gauthier2nd-round pick in 2010(MIN - #59 - Jason Zucker)1 To Philadelphia FlyersPatrik HersleyNed Lukacevic July 1, 2008 To Calgary FlamesRene Bourque To Chicago Blackhawksconditional 2nd-round pick in 2009or 2010 entry draft2(TOR - #43 - Brad Ross)3 July 2, 2008 To New York RangersNikolay ZherdevDan Fritsche To Columbus Blue JacketsFedor TyutinChristian Backman July 3, 2008 To Toronto Maple LeafsMikhail Grabovski To Montreal CanadiensGreg Pateryn2nd-round pick in 2010(BOS - #32 - Jared Knight)4 July 4, 2008 To San Jose SharksDan BoyleBrad Lukowich To Tampa Bay LightningMatt CarleTy Wishart1st-round pick in 2009(ANA - #26 - Kyle Palmieri)54th-round pick in 2010(#118 - James Mullin) July 4, 2008 To Buffalo SabresCraig Rivet7th-round pick in 2010(#208 - Riley Boychuk) To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 2009(#43 - William Wrenn)2nd-round pick in 2010(CAR - #53 - Mark Alt)6 July 4, 2008 To Vancouver CanucksSteve Bernier To Buffalo Sabres3rd-round pick in 2009(#66 - Brayden McNabb)2nd-round pick in 2010(CBJ - #55 - Petr Straka)7 July 11, 2008 To Minnesota WildCorey Locke To Montreal CanadiensShawn Belle July 14, 2008 To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Hollweg To New York Rangers5th-round pick in 2009(PIT - #151 - Andy Bathgate)8 July 15, 2008 To Anaheim DucksJoakim Lindstrom To Columbus Blue Jacketsconditional pick in 20109(4th-round - #102 - Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault) July 17, 2008 To Chicago BlackhawksTim Brent To Pittsburgh PenguinsDanny Richmond July 21, 2008 To Dallas StarsLauri Tukonen To Los Angeles KingsRichard Clune July 24, 2008 To Boston BruinsMartin St. Pierre To Chicago BlackhawksPascal Pelletier Florida's acquired second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that send a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2010 entry draft to Florida in exchange for this pick. Florida previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010, that sent a first-round pick (#15 overall) in the 2010 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick (#19 overall) in the 2010 entry draft and this pick. The condition of this pick was at Calgary choice of the draft year. The condition was converted on March 4, 2009, when Calgary traded their second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft to Colorado making the pick for the 2010 entry draft. Chicago's acquired second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Jimmy Hayes to Chicago in exchange for this pick. Toronto's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for first-round picks in the 2010 entry draft and the 2011 entry draft along with this pick. Toronto re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 5, 2009, that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick. Chicago previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on September 12, 2008, that sent Robert Lang to Montreal in exchange for this pick. Columbus' acquired first-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 second-round pick 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 pick (#16 overall) and a third-round pick (#77 overall) in the 2009 entry draft to the Islanders in exchange for a second-round pick, a third-round pick (#62 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft along with this pick. The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 2009, that sent Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli to Ottawa in exchange for Dean McAmmond and this pick. Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 29, 2008, that sent Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bay in exchange for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and this pick. San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on February 7, 2010, that sent Niclas Wallin and a fifth-round pick in the 2010 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick. Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Raffi Torres to Buffalo in exchange for Nathan Paetsch and this pick.