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AccuScore: Trade deadline evaluations
Who got helped and who got hurt at the trade deadline
Originally Published: March 4, 2009
By Tim Williams | AccuScore
Using advanced simulations, AccuScore evaluated some of the trade deadline's biggest deals to determine whether teams helped or hurt their chances at making the playoffs.
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2009 NHL TRADE DEADLINE

Here is all the news, analysis and intrigue from the March 4 NHL trade deadline:
KEY INFO
THE BIG DEALS
- Flames acquire Jokinen, Leopold
- Islanders send Bill Guerin to Pens
- Bolts send veteran Recchi to B's
- Rangers acquire Antropov, Morris
- Roundup: The rest of the day's deals
ANALYSIS
- Burnside/LeBrun: Winners? Losers? We grade the impact of Wednesday's top deals. Story | Watch

- Playoff outlook: Scott Burnside rates how Wednesday's trades impact the postseason push. Story
- LeBrun: Pronger, Bouwmeester, Smyth ... an inside look at the deals that didn't happen on deadline day, and why. Blog | Watch

- Podcast: E.J. Hradek and Barry Melrose look at the deadline moves and wonder whether the balance of power has shifted. Listen

- Insider Roundup: Evaluating the impact of Guerin, Cole, Vermette and more. Insider

