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Jason Spezza tried his best to keep track.
The Ottawa Senators forward kept an eye on NHL transactions during the off-season but conceded during a recent interview that he wasn’t sure exactly who ended up where.
"There’s so much movement," said Spezza. "I picked up the Hockey News a couple weeks ago, you look and it’s like, `Oh, this guy’s there, this guy’s there.’
"A lot of guys switched teams and some fly under the radar."
With training camps opening this week around the NHL, we’ve put together a primer to try and help Spezza (and each of you) get a better handle on which players will be wearing new uniforms this season.
Eastern Conference
Atlanta Thrashers
Summer Splash — New coach John Anderson inherits a team still looking for its first playoff win.
Welcome — F Jason Williams; F Marty Reasoner; F Junior Lessard; D Ron Hainsey.
So Long — F Bobby Holik; F Mark Recchi; D Steve McCarthy; D Marc Popovic; D Alexei Zhitnik.
Boston Bruins
Summer Splash — A healthy Patrice Bergeron bolsters the Bruins forward core.
Welcome — F Michael Ryder; F Blake Wheeler; F Martin St. Pierre; D Johnny Boychuk.
So Long — F Glen Murray; F Glen Metropolit; D Bryan Allen; G Alex Auld.
Buffalo Sabres
Summer Splash — Best off-season moves were getting Ryan Miller and Jason Pominville to agree to long-term extensions.
Welcome — F Mathieu Darche; D Craig Rivet; G Patrick Lalime.
So Long — F Steve Bernier; F Mike Ryan; D Dmitri Kalinin; G Jocelyn Thibault.
Carolina Hurricanes
Summer Splash — Three new defencemen continue the changes that started at last year’s trade deadline.
Welcome — F Matt Murley; D Joni Pitkanen; D Josef Melichar; D Anton Babchuk.
So Long — F Erik Cole; F Trevor Letowski; F Keith Aucoin; F Jeff Hamilton; D Glen Wesley; D Bret Hedican; D David Tanabe; G John Grahame.
Florida Panthers
Summer Splash — Landing highly sought-after junior coach Peter DeBoer was quite a coup.
Welcome — F Cory Stillman; D Keith Ballard; D Nick Boynton; D Rory Fitzpatrick; G Chris Beckford-Tseu.
So Long — F Olli Jokinen; F Jozef Stumpel; F Garth Murray; D Mike Van Ryn; D Jassen Cullimore; D Steve Montador; D Branislav Mezei.
Montreal Canadiens
Summer Splash — Bringing in Alex Tanguay and Robert Lang to help with serious push for Stanley Cup in 100th season.
Welcome — F Alex Tanguay; F Robert Lang; F Georges Laraque; D Shawn Belle; G Marc Denis.
So Long — F Michael Ryder; F Mikhail Grabovski; F Bryan Smolinski; F Corey Locke; D Mark Streit.
New Jersey Devils
Summer Splash — What’s old is new again in Jersey, where Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik look to relive past glory.
Welcome — F Brian Rolston; F Bobby Holik; D Anssi Salmela; G Scott Clemmensen.
So Long — F Sergei Brylin; F Arron Asham; D Karel Rachunek.
New York Islanders
Summer Splash — Mark Streit should bolster the power play.
Welcome — F Doug Weight; D Mark Streit; G Yann Danis.
So Long — F Miroslav Satan; F Shawn Bates; F Josef Vasicek; F Ruslan Fedotenko; G Wade Dubielewicz.
New York Rangers
Summer Splash — Letting Jaromir Jagr walk away in favour of some younger forwards.
Welcome — F Markus Naslund; F Nikolai Zherdev; F Dan Fritsche; F Patrick Rissmiller; F Aaron Voros; D Wade Redden; D Dmitri Kalinin.
So Long — F Jaromir Jagr; F Martin Straka; F Sean Avery; F Brendan Shanahan (?); F Ryan Hollweg; D Fedor Tyutin; D Christian Backman; D Marek Malik.
Ottawa Senators
Summer Splash — Finally, the question about Ray Emery being a distraction has been answered.
Welcome — F Jarkko Ruutu; D Jason Smith; D Brendan Bell; G Alex Auld.
So Long — F Cory Stillman; F Randy Robitaille; F Brian McGrattan; D Wade Redden; D Mike Commodore; G Ray Emery.
Philadelphia Flyers
Summer Splash — Naming Mike Richards team captain — the future is now in Philly.
Welcome — F Glen Metropolit; F Arron Asham; D Ossi Vaananen; D Steve Eminger; G J.S. Aubin.
So Long — F R.J. Umberger; F Sami Kapanen; F Vaclav Prospal; F Patrick Thoresen; D Jason Smith; D Jaroslav Modry.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Summer Splash — Placing faith in Miroslav Satan to be a poor man’s Marian Hossa.
Welcome — F Miroslav Satan; F Ruslan Fedotenko; Matt Cooke; F Eric Godard.
So Long — F Marian Hossa; F Ryan Malone; F Gary Roberts; F Jarkko Ruutu; F Georges Laraque; F Adam Hall; G Ty Conklin.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Summer Splash — Where to start? New owners, new front office, new coaches, tons of new players and No. 1 draft pick Steven Stamkos. Oh, and Vincent Lecavalier’s signature on an 11-year contract extension.
Welcome — F Ryan Malone; F Gary Roberts; F Mark Recchi; F Radim Vrbata; F Vaclav Prospal; F Steven Stamkos; F Evgeny Artyukhin; F Brandon Bochenski; F Adam Hall; F David Kochi; D Andrej Meszaros; D Matt Carle; D Andrew Hutchinson; G Olaf Kolzig.
So Long — F Andreas Karlsson; F Karl Stewart; F Andre Roy; F Tim Taylor; F Craig MacDonald; D Filip Kuba; D Alexandre Picard; D Dan Boyle; D Brad Lukowich; D Doug Janik; G Marc Denis.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Summer Splash — Interim GM Cliff Fletcher has the Maple Leafs in an obvious rebuilding mode for the first time in more than a decade.
Welcome — F Jamal Mayers; F Niklas Hagman; F Mikhail Grabovski; F Ryan Hollweg; D Jeff Finger; D Jonas Frogren; D Mike Van Ryn; G Curtis Joseph.
So Long — F Mats Sundin (?); F Darcy Tucker; F Kyle Wellwood; F John Pohl; D Bryan McCabe; D Andy Wozniewski; G Andrew Raycroft.
Washington Capitals
Summer Splash — Signing Jose Theodore to replace the departed Cristobal Huet in goal.
Welcome — F Keith Aucoin; G Jose Theodore.
So Long — F Matt Cooke; F Ben Clymer; D Steve Eminger; G Cristobal Huet; G Olaf Kolzig.
Western Conference
Anaheim Ducks
Summer Splash — Retained GM Brian Burke, although speculation of a potential departure to Toronto continues.
Welcome — F Brendan Morrison; F Josh Green; D Steve Montador.
So Long — F Todd Bertuzzi; F Teemu Selanne (?); F Doug Weight; D Marc-Andre Bergeron.
Calgary Flames
Summer Splash — Added longtime nemesis Todd Bertuzzi.
Welcome — F Mike Cammalleri; F Todd Bertuzzi; F Rene Bourque; F Andre Roy; F Jamie Lundmark; F Curtis Glencross.
So Long — F Alex Tanguay; F Stephane Yelle; F Kristian Huselius; F Owen Nolan; F Eric Godard; D David Hale; G Curtis Joseph.
Chicago Blackhawks
Summer Splash — Threw big money at coveted blue-liner Brian Campbell.
Welcome — F Tim Brent; D Brian Campbell; D Matt Walker; D Aaron Johnson; D Doug Janik; G Cristobal Huet.
So Long — F Robert Lang; F Yanic Perreault; F Rene Bourque; F Kevyn Adams; F Jason Williams; D Andrei Zyuzin; G Patrick Lalime.
Colorado Avalanche
Summer Splash — Brought back Tony Granato as head coach after firing the man who took over from him three seasons ago — Joel Quenneville.
Welcome — F Darcy Tucker; F Brian Willsie; F Per Ledin; D Daniel Tjarnqvist; G Andrew Raycroft.
So Long — F Andrew Brunette; F Peter Forsberg; F Brad Richardson; D Kurt Sauer; D Jeff Finger; G Jose Theodore.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Summer Splash — Rebuilt forward core may finally give star Rick Nash some support.
Welcome — F Kristian Huselius; F Raffi Torres; F R.J. Umberger; F Mike York; F Craig MacDonald; D Mike Commodore; D Christian Backman; D Fedor Tyutin.
So Long — F Nikholai Zherdev; F David Vyborny; F Gilbert Brule; F Dan Fritsche; D Ron Hainsey; D Dick Tarnstrom; D Duvie Westcott.
Dallas Stars
Summer Splash — Faceless team added a big dose of personality by signing uberpest Sean Avery.
Welcome — F Sean Avery; F Fabian Brunnstrom; F Landon Wilson.
So Long — F Niklas Hagman; F Antti Miettinen; F Stu Barnes; F Brad Winchester; D Mattias Norstrom; G Johan Holmqvist.
Detroit Red Wings
Summer Splash — Marian Hossa couldn’t beat the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup final with Pittsburgh, so he joined them.
Welcome — F Marian Hossa; F Ville Leino; G Ty Conklin.
So Long — F Dallas Drake; F Mark Hartigan; G Dominik Hasek.
Edmonton Oilers
Summer Splash — Three big deals involving a few longtime mainstays brought in Erik Cole, Gilbert Brule and Lubomir Visnovsky.
Welcome — F Erik Cole; F Gilbert Brule; D Lubomir Visnovsky; D Jason Strudwick.
So Long — F Raffi Torres; F Marty Reasoner; F Jarret Stoll; F Curtis Glencross; F Geoff Sanderson; D Joni Pitkanen; D Matt Greene.
Los Angeles Kings
Summer Splash — Named Terry Murray head coach to replace the fired Marc Crawford.
Welcome — F Jarret Stoll; F Brad Richardson; D Denis Gauthier; D Matt Greene.
So Long — F Mike Cammalleri; F Ladislav Nagy; F Scott Thornton; F Brian Willsie; D Rob Blake; D Lubomir Visnovsky; G Dan Cloutier; G J.S. Aubin.
Minnesota Wild
Summer Splash — Reacquired Andrew Brunette to ease sting from departures of Pavol Demitra and Brian Rolston.
Welcome — F Andrew Brunette; F Antti Miettinen; F Owen Nolan; F Corey Locke; F Krys Kolanos; D Marek Zidlicky; D Marc-Andre Bergeron.
So Long — F Brian Rolston; F Pavol Demitra; F Todd Fedoruk; F Chris Simon; F Aaron Voros; F Matt Foy; D Keith Carney; D Sean Hill; D Petteri Nummelin.
Nashville Predators
Summer Splash — Became frontline in developing battle between NHL and fledgling KHL when forward Alex Radulov bailed on his contract to join Ufa.
Welcome — F Josh Gratton; F Ryan Jones; G Drew MacIntyre.
So Long — F Alex Radulov (?); F Brandon Bochenski; F Martin Gelinas; F Darcy Hordichuk; D Marek Zidlicky; G Chris Mason.
Phoenix Coyotes
Summer Splash — Acquired Olli Jokinen in trade with Florida to help carry the load while youngsters develop.
Welcome — F Olli Jokinen; F Todd Fedoruk; F Brian McGrattan; D Kurt Sauer; D David Hale.
So Long — F Mike York; F Radim Vrbata; F Marcel Hossa; F Niko Kapanen; D Keith Ballard; D Nick Boynton.
San Jose Sharks
Summer Splash — Replaced longtime coach Ron Wilson with Todd McLellan and then overhauled defence corps in bid to push team over post-season hump.
Welcome — D Dan Boyle; D Rob Blake; D Brad Lukowich.
So Long — F Patrick Rissmiler; F Curtis Brown; D Brian Campbell; D Matt Carle; D Craig Rivet; D Alexei Semenov; D Sandis Ozolinsh.
St. Louis Blues
Summer Splash — Acquisition of Chris Mason more a ripple than a splash as youth movement continues in St. Louis.
Welcome — F Matt Foy; D Mike Weaver; D Andy Wozniewski; G Chris Mason.
So Long — F Jamal Mayers; C Ryan Johnson; F Mike Johnson; D Matt Walker; G Hannu Toivonen.
Vancouver Canucks
Summer Splash — Named Mike Gillis GM after firing Dave Nonis and then signed Pavol Demitra in revamping of forward core.
Welcome — F Pavol Demitra; F Kyle Wellwood; F Steve Bernier; F Ryan Johnson; F Darcy Hordichuk; F Jason Krog; D Rob Davison.
So Long — F Markus Naslund; F Brendan Morrison; F Trevor Linden; F Brad Isbister; F Byron Ritchie; D Mike Weaver; D Aaron Miller.
