I love this time of year, but I'm so happy it's over -- I get to sleep again!

Hi Brock,

Thanks for the kind words. To answer your question, the Bruins were involved in the Marian Hossa sweepstakes heading into this morning. By around mid-day, the Thrashers had a few offers on the table, and were returning calls with counter offers. At that point, the Thrashers asked for Phil Kessel to be inserted into a package and Chiarelli said 'no thanks.'

As for the other player, I know the Bruins were scouted Chicago and Los Angeles last week, but I'm can't speculate as to who the other guy might be, simply because it could be anybody. The Bruins were looking for a second-line scorer and a defenseman, but came up short.

Philadelphia was looking to bolstering both ends of the ice.

The Flyers tried to bring in a goal-scoring forward and a top-three defenseman. They were dangling Jeff Carter as trade bait, but came up empty. Philly has been hit with the injury bug and that had GM Paul Holmgren itching to pull the trigger, but he wasn't able to finalize a trade that made sense for the organization. After Tomas Kaberle refused to waive his no-trade clause last week, the Flyers did ask about Kubina. However, it was San Jose that had a deal in place for Kubina. After originally telling GM Cliff Fletcher he'd waive his no-trade, he quickly changed his mind.

The Predators inquired about Vaclav Prospal before he was dealt to Philly on Monday, as well as the Islanders' Ruslan Fedotenko, but I didn't get any indication that Nashville was a team looking to make a big splash for a big name guy.

Thanks for the props. Glad you enjoyed it. With regards to the Sabres... they were primarily focused on Brian Campbell and getting the best return for him. I really like what Buffalo did in getting Steve Bernier and a 1st rounder pick. Bernier's a very solid young kid who will help the Sabres down the road once he has more experience under his belt. Look for the Sabres to retool over the off-season. The Campbell move had to be made and GM Darcy Regier will focus on reshaping his roster over the summer. We could see the likes of Tim Connolly and Maxim Afinogenov not in the lineup come October.

As for the Blue Jackets, they tried to sign Adam Foote to a two-year extension, but they were unable to finalize a deal. From what I'm told, the two sides weren't that far off on a new contract, but time was running out and Columbus opted to move Footer to Colorado.

They also looked at Rob Blake, but he wasn't going to waive his no-trade clause for an Eastern Conference team.

With regards to Marc-Andre Bergeron, he fell out of favor in Long Island from an internal standpoint and the Isles wanted to get rid of him. As for Rob Davison, he was primarily brought in to replace Chris Simon's physical game. He's a big, bruising defenseman and can throw 'em down. He's a solid 5-6 defenseman.

Brad Stuart definitely gives the Wings much depth on the blueline and a body they needed back there. Detroit was looking to bring in a second-line scorer, but their options were limited. GM Ken Holland has zero interest in moving their young studs and high draft picks and that kept them from being a big player. The Wings are still a very strong team and they'll battle through any issues in time for the playoffs. Every team goes through its problems. It's the champions that overcome them.

Chicago had a trade in place for Lang. From my understanding, Minnesota was very interested, as was New Jersey. From what I'm told from a Chicago-based source, the deal fell apart at the last minute and Lang's still a Blackhawk.

The amount of emails I've received on this was almost overwhelming! A lot of people are looking for answers on why the Habs weren't busier, and I'll do my best to address all your questions here.

With regards to Crisotbal Huet, the Canadiens weren't planning on signing him this summer. He's a UFA at season's end and GM Bob Gainey wanted to get something for him, rather than lose him for nothing. At the time, however, the market wasn't entirely set and Gainey may have jumped the gun - he probably could've received a little extra from the Capitals. Nevertheless, the Canadiens plan on going with Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak down the stretch.

It appeared as if the Habs were banking on another trade, or two. Yes, Gainey was extremely involved in the Marian Hossa sweepstakes, but lost out in the final hour. Pittsburgh increased their efforts around 1pm ET and then upped their offer even further. At that point, Gainey pulled himself out of the race... and I can't really blame him. There's talk the Thrashers wanted Chris Higgins, Mikhail Grabovski and Kyle Chipchura, and Gainey wasn't going to give that up for a potential free agent. If Hossa's available July 1, they'll try to sign him then.

Thanks again for all the emails from everyone! I'll keep trying to reply via email, but please keep in mind I can't get back to everyone. Thanks again!