The Nashville Predators sold off two more assets, defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak, and acquired another draft pick.

GM Barry Trotz says his deal with Pittsburgh began as a swap for Tommy Novak and Michael Bunting then increased to include Luke Schenn, draft pick.

The Boston Bruins made multiple roster moves on March 5. The Original Six club recalled Patrick Brown, Riley Tufte, Ian Mitchell, and Vinni Lettieri (under emergency conditions) from the Providence Bruins. They also sent Georgii Merkulov and Jeffrey Viel back down to Providence.