2010–11 NHL transactions

Retirement

Free agency

Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.

Trades

July

1. Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade that sent Anders Lindback, Kyle Wilson and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Sebastien Caron, a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft, a third-round pick in the 2013 entry draft and this pick.
2. The condition was the third-round pick was the Islander's choice to send either their own pick or the pick previously acquired from Colorado on June 26, 2010, until June 1, 2011. The selection was for the Islander's own third-round pick.

August

1. The conditions to this pick are unknown.

September

October

November

December

1. Conditions of this draft pick are unknown. Boston made no pick selection belonging to Florida in the 2011 entry draft.
2. The conditions of this pick were the Islanders would receive a fifth-round pick if Montreal made the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and Wisniewski plays in at least 50% of Montreal's playoff games or a fourth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft if these conditions were not met. Although both conditions were met, Montreal made no pick selection belonging to the Islanders in the 2012 entry draft or 2013 entry draft.
3. Anaheim's fifth-round pick was re-acquired from Montreal as the result of a trade on February 16, 2011, that sent Paul Mara to Montreal in exchange for this pick.

January

1. The condition of the pick was if Dallas re-sign Langenbrunner after July 1st, Dallas would receive this pick. The condition was not met when Langenbrunner signed with St. Louis on July 6th, 2011.
2. The conditions of the pick was if New Jersey would receive a second-round pick if Dallas won a playoff round in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs or if Dallas re-sign Langenbrunner before June 25th, 2011, Dallas would receive this pick. New Jersey would receive a third-round pick if these conditions were not met. The conditions for a second-round pick were not met when Dallas missed the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and Langenbrunner signed with St. Louis on July 6th, 2011.
3. The condition of the pick was if Dallas re-sign Langenbrunner after July 1st, New Jersey would receive this pick. The condition was not met when Langenbrunner signed with St. Louis on July 6th, 2011.

February

1. The condition of this pick was Toronto would receive a fourth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft if Lupul was on Toronto's roster for 40 or more games during the 2012–13 NHL season or a sixth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft if the condition was not met. The condition for a fourth-round pick was converted on April 10, 2013.
2. Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a fourth-round pick (#111 overall) in the 2013 entry draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2014 entry draft to Chicago in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft and this pick.
3. : Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Dave Bolland to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 entry draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2014 entry draft and this pick.
4. The condition of this pick was Nashville would receive a third-round pick in the 2012 entry draft if they won one round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs or a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft if they won more than one series. The condition of the third-round pick was converted on April 24, 2011 but did not win another round.
5. The condition of this pick was Anaheim would receive this pick if Voros re-signs with Toronto prior to the 2011 entry draft. The condition was not met.
6. Toronto's acquired first-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick (#22 overall) in the 2011 entry draft to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2011 entry draft and this pick.
7. The conditions were that Toronto would receive this pick if Boston reached the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals or that Kaberle re-signs with Boston after 2010–11 NHL season. One of the conditions was met when Boston reached the finals on May 27, 2011.
8. Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Mike Ribeiro to Washington in exchange for Cody Eakin and this pick.
9. : Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011, that sent Semyon Varlamov to Colorado in exchange for a first round pick in the 2012 entry draft and a Washington choice of a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft (this pick) or 2013 entry draft. Washington opted to take this pick on June 15, 2012.
10. :: Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent John-Michael Liles to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
11. The condition of this pick was for a first-round pick in the 2011 entry draft unless St. Louis pick was a top 10 pick in which case St. Louis has the option to defer the pick to the 2012 entry draft.
12. The condition of this pick was for a second-round pick in the 2011 entry draft unless St. Louis pick was a top 10 pick in which case St. Louis has the option to defer the pick to the 2012 entry draft.
13. Montreal's fourth-round pick was re-acquired from Winnipeg as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a third-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a fourth-round pick (#97 overall) in the 2011 entry draft and this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
14. The conditions of the pick were Ottawa would receive a sixth-round pick if Pittsburgh advance to the second-round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and that Kovalev plays at least 50% of games in the first-round. If these conditions were not met, Ottawa would receive a seventh-round pick. The conditions of a sixth-round pick were not met as Pittsburgh were eliminated in the first-round of the playoffs on April 27, 2011.
15. Winnipeg's acquired fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2011 entry draft and this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
16. : Atlanta previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2011, that sent Niclas Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to Florida in exchange for Radek Dvorak and this pick.
17. The condition was Nashville would received this pick if Sulzer re-signs with Florida. The condition was not met when Sulzer signed with Vancouver as a free agent on July 7, 2011.
18. Winnipeg's acquired seventh-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2011 entry draft and this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
19. Winnipeg's acquired fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 25, 2011, that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2011 entry draft and this pick. The Atlanta franchise relocated to Winnipeg on June 21, 2011.
20. The condition was Chicago would get this pick if Potulny spends at least one day on Ottawa's roster during the 2011–12 NHL season. The condition was not met when Potulny signed with Washington as a free agent on July 1, 2011.
21. The condition of this pick was that Chicago had until 48 hours before the start of the 2011 entry draft to determine if they send their own second-round pick or one of the picks acquired from Atlanta or Calgary to Ottawa. Chicago selected their own pick to transfer to Ottawa on June 23, 2011.
22. Ottawa's acquired second-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 24, 2011, that sent a first-round pick in the 2011 entry draft to Ottawa in exchange for a second-round pick (#35 overall) in the 2011 entry draft and this pick.
23. Vancouver's third-round pick was re-acquired from Florida as the result of a trade on October 22, 2011, that sent Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm to Florida in exchange for David Booth, Steven Reinprecht and this pick.
24. The condition of this pick was that Edmonton would receive a second round if Los Angeles won the 2011 Stanley Cup and a third round Los Angeles didn't win. The condition of a third-round pick was met when Los Angeles were eliminated on April 25, 2011.
25. New Jersey's second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on February 24, 2012, that sent Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey in exchange for Kurtis Foster, Nick Palmieri, Stephane Veilleux, a conditional third-round pick in the 2013 entry draft and this pick.

March

May

June

The 2011 NHL entry draft was held on June 24–25, 2011.

1. Nashville would receive this pick if Stefishen appears on Washington's reserve list as a signed NHL contracted player for 1 day or more during the 2011–12 or 2012–13 league years. Conditions were not met.
2. Phoenix would receive this pick if Philadelphia re-sign Bryzgalov before the 2011 entry draft. Condition was met when Bryzgalov re-signed with Philadelphia on June23, 2011.
3. Phoenix's acquired third-round pick went Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Zbynek Michalek to Phoenix in exchange for Marc Cheverie the rights to Harrison Ruopp and this pick.
4. Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on February 16, 2012, that sent Nicklas Grossmann to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 entry draft and this pick.
5. Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 2012, that sent Mike Ribeiro to Washington in exchange for Cody Eakin and this pick.
6. : Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011, that sent Semyon Varlamov to Colorado in exchange for a first round pick in the 2012 entry draft and a Washington choice of a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft (this pick) or 2013 entry draft. Washington opted to take this pick on June 15, 2012.
7. Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 15, 2012, that sent Anders Lindback, Kyle Wilson and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for Sebastien Caron, a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft, a third-round pick in the 2013 entry draft and this pick.
8. : Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 16, 2012, that sent Dominic Moore and a seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
9. Florida's acquired third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 1, 2011, that sent Kris Versteeg to Florida in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in either the 2012 Entry Draft or 2013 entry draft and this pick.
10. Los Angeles' acquired seventh-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent a seventh-round pick in the 2012 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
11. Dallas' acquired third-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on March 24, 2013, that sent Joe Morrow and a fifth-round pick in the 2013 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for Brenden Morrow and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Pittsburgh will receive the lower of either Edmonton or Minnesota's previously acquired third-round picks, via Dallas - was converted on April 21, 2013.
12. : Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 16, 2012, that sent Nicklas Grossmann to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.
13. Chicago's acquired seventh-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 29, 2011, that sent Steve Montador to Chicago in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition, which was carried over from an earlier trade between Chicago and Florida - Florida's seventh-round pick in 2012 would be available - was converted on July 7, 2011 when Alexander Sulzer was signed by the Vancouver Canucks, meaning that a condition of a trade between Florida and the Nashville Predators involving Sulzer and this pick did not come into effect.
14. Vancouver's acquired fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012, that sent Samuel Pahlsson to Vancouver in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 entry draft and this pick.
15. The condition - Wisniewski is signed by Columbus for the 2011–12 NHL season - was converted on July 1, 2011.
16. The condition, which was carried over from an earlier trade between Chicago and Florida - Florida's seventh-round pick in 2012 would be available - was converted on July 7, 2011 when Alexander Sulzer was signed by the Vancouver Canucks, meaning that a condition of a trade between Florida and the Nashville Predators involving Sulzer and this pick did not come into effect.

Waivers

Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.

References

• TSN transactions
• Official NHL Free Agent signings
• The Hockey News transactions

References

1. "Penguins Acquire Forward Brenden Morrow and a 2013 Third-Round Draft Pick from Dallas in Exchange for Joe Morrow and a 2013 Fifth-Round Draft Pick".
2. Kimelman, Adam. "Stars trade Grossman to Flyers for draft picks". [[National Hockey League]].
3. (June 30, 2011). "Blackhawks acquire defenseman Steve Montador". [[Chicago Blackhawks]].
4. (June 27, 2011). "Panthers Acquire Negotiating Rights To Tomas Kopecky". [[Florida Panthers]].
5. "Canucks ink G Climie, D Sulzer to one-year deals". [[Total Sports Network]].
6. (February 25, 2011). "Nashville Predators Acquire a Conditional Seventh-Round Pick from Florida". [[Nashville Predators]].
7. TSN. (February 27, 2012). "Canucks acquire Pahlsson from Blue Jackets for picks". TSN.ca.
8. "Defenceman Wisniewski Inks Six-Year Deal With Blue Jackets". [[Total Sports Network]].
9. "Canucks ink G Climie, D Sulzer to one-year deals". [[Total Sports Network]].
10. (February 25, 2011). "Nashville Predators Acquire a Conditional Seventh-Round Pick from Florida". [[Nashville Predators]].