Hard to imagine the Canucks can't get at least a draft pick for Radim Vrbata. Although his playoff numbers have been pretty poor.

Appears Bryan Murray did make one move today. Senators have sent Shane Prince and a seventh-round pick to the New York Islanders for a third-round selection in the upcoming draft. Prince, a native of Rochester, was in and out of the lineup and never seemed to meet expectations.

Bryan Murray expected to meet media at 3:45 p.m. EST

Shane Prince says he learned of the deal from Senators assistant GM Randy Lee. Hasn't had a chance to talk to anyone from the Islanders just yet. Looking forward to a new opportunity.

The package coming to Calgary for Russell includes Finnish defenceman Jyrki Jokipakka, 24, who is in his sophomore season with the Stars. The 6-3, 215 pounder has six points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 40 games this season. Last year he had 10 assists in 50 games as a rookie. The Flames also pick up centre Brett Pollock, who was the Stars second round pick, 45th overall, in 2014. Pollock, 19, is in his fourth season with Edmonton (WHL). In 63 games, he has 67 points (25 goals, 42 assists). The native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 200 pounds.

The final piece headed to Calgary is a conditional 2016 second round draft pick. The condition is if the Stars reach the Western Conference finals and Russell plays 50 percent of the games in the first two rounds, that pick becomes a first round pick.

Hamhuis will now address the media at Rogers Arena this afternoon.

Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff told reporters the marketplace isn’t one of simple deals, but rather situations that have ripple effects on future contracts and rosters.

He noted keeping salary-cap space for pending restricted free agents such as centre Mark Scheifele and defenceman Jacob Trouba is important.

And he again stressed his draft-and-develop approach as a way to build a Stanley Cup contender.

“You don’t do it through free agency, you don’t do it through trade-deadline acquisitions when you’re in a situation like we are in right now,” Cheveldayoff said.

“There really is only several ways to do it, and the tried-and-true method is through the draft.”

Tough winger Mike Brown, claimed off waivers by Montreal from San Jose, said he expected something to happen because he hadn't been playing much lately and was placed on waivers. He had only to switch dressing rooms as the Sharks play host to the Canadiens tonight.

Bryan Murray says he spoke to Tampa GM Steve Yzerman a couple times today regarding Jonathan Drouin, but said Yzerman was looking for someone who could help them immediately and in the future. The Senators also spoke to Dale Talon about Brandon Pirri, but by the time they got back to Talon Pirri had been moved.

Brad Treliving on Kris Russell. "Nobody laid it on the line as much as Kris Russell did for us. This is a special guy. Dallas is getting a real warrior and we want to thank him for everything he did for us.


For those that watched him, you know he lived and breathed the Calgary Flames. He bled the Flames red and we wish him nothing but the best and thank him for everything that he did for us here in Calgary."

"I would think that would be a fair comment to make," Benning on if Dallas chose Chris Russell over Dan Hamhuis.

That ends our coverage of the 2016 NHL trade deadline. It was a relatively quiet day without a blockbuster deal, but Canada's teams were active as they build for the future. See you next year!