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25 NHL deals at deadline tie record

Guerin, Smyth, Bertuzzi moved as teams make trading frenzy

Oilers Islanders Trade HockeyJay Laprete / AP
The New York Islanders paid a heavy price to acquire Edmonton captain Ryan Smyth on Tuesday.

The New York Rangers, on the outside of the Eastern playoff race, made two deals Tuesday. They sent Aaron Ward to the Boston Bruins for fellow defenseman Paul Mara, and traded newly acquired forward Pascal Dupuis to the Atlanta Thrashers for a third-round draft pick and prospect Alex Bourret.

Ward, a member of the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes last season, was in the first year of a two-year deal with New York that pays him $2.75 million in each season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins took steps to win now, adding veteran leadership and muscle to their young forward lineup.

Joining blossoming stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, are 40-year-old Gary Roberts and noted fighter Georges Laraque.

To land Roberts, who waived a no-trade clause, Pittsburgh sent defenseman Noah Welch to Florida. Forward prospect Daniel Carcillo and a 2008 third-round pick were shipped to Phoenix for Laraque. The Penguins then dealt Dominic Moore to Minnesota for a third-round pick and acquired defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski from Florida for a fourth-round choice.

“We want to win,” coach Michel Therrien said. “We want to be part of the playoffs. That was our plan, and right now we’ve put ourselves in a position to be there.”

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