Traded C Chris Thorburn to the Atlanta Thrashers for 2007 3^rd round draft pick (78^th overall – D Robert Bortuzzo).

Traded C Stephen Dixon to the Anaheim Ducks for C Tim Brent.

Resigned Unrestricted Free Agents: LW Gary Roberts, RW Mark Recchi.

Signed Unrestricted Free Agents: D Daryl Sydor (Dallas), RW Petr Sykora (Edmonton), G Dany Sabourin (Vancouver), LW Chris Minard (New Jersey), G Ty Conklin (Buffalo), RW Jeff Taffe (Phoenix), C Nathan Smith (Vancouver).

Did Not Resign Unrestricted Free Agents: G Jocelyn Thibault (Buffalo), D Josef Melichar (Ceske), F Ronald Petrovicky (Trencin). F Nils Ekman, D Micki Dupont, D Joel Kwiatkowski.

Rnd.

Num.

Pos.

Player

Drafted From

1

20

C

Esposito, Angelo

Quebec (QMJHL)

2

51

C

Villeux, Keven

Victoriaville (QMJHL)

3

78

D

Bortuzzo, Robert

Kitchener (OHL)

3

80

W

Pierro-Zabotel, Casey

Merritt (BCHL)

4

111

W

Caputi, Luca

Mississauga (OHL)

4

118

D

Grant, Alex

Saint John (QMJHL)

5

141

D

Muzzin, Jacob

Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)

6

171

C

Jeffrey, Dustin

Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)

Sign C Adam Hall (previously in camp on tryout)

Place RW Mark Recchi on waivers, claimed by Atlanta Thrashers.

Claim C Kris Beech off waivers from Columbus Blue Jackets.

Traded RW Joe Jensen to Carolina Hurricanes for F David Cove.

Acquire D Hal Gill from Toronto Maple Leafs for 2008 2^nd Round draft pick and 2009 5^th round Draft Pick.

Traded RW Colby Armstrong, C Erik Christensen, C Angelo Esposito, and 2008 1^st round draft pick to Atlanta Thrashers for RW Marian Hossa and LW Pascal Dupuis.