21.   The New York Rangers acquired hard-hitting defenseman Sean Gagnon from the Ottawa Senators on Friday for right wing Jeff Ulmer and defenseman Jason Doig.

22.   The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Kevin Hatcher from the Dallas Stars for defenseman Sergei Zubov.

23.   The Thrashers acquired defenseman Jiri Slegr in a trade with Philadelphia on Sunday.

24.   The St. Louis Blues acquired defenseman J.J. Daigneault from the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday for backup goalie Pat Jablonski.

25.   The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Wade Belak off waivers from the Calgary Flames on Friday.

26.   While he was on the injured list, the Coyotes gambled and waived him to make room to acquire defenseman Michel Petit.

27.   With their top two defensemen out indefinitely, the St. Louis Blues acquired veteran defenseman Alexei Gusarov from the New York Rangers Monday.