2012–13 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the lockout shortened 2012–13 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been officially released by, traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player or draft pick, if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed.
The 2012–13 trade deadline was set for April 3, 2013, at 3 pm EST. Players involved in any trades after this deadline are ineligible to participate in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement
Contract terminations
At any time, a team and a player can mutually agree to terminate a player's contract.For more details on contract terminations:
Teams may buy out player contracts for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.
- If the player was under the age of 26 at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 2/3 over the extended period.
- If the player was 26 or older at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 1/3 over the extended period.
- If the player was 35 or older at the time of signing the contract the player's pay will be reduced by a factor of 1/3, but the cap hit will not be reduced over the extended period.
† - Following the 2012–13 NHL lockout each team was granted two compliance buyouts. The player's cap hit is applied in full to the team's salary cap for the 2012–13 season, but for no season after, regardless of contract length.
| Date | Name | Last team | Notes |
| Dallas Stars | Buyout | ||
| New Jersey Devils | Buyout | ||
| Florida Panthers | Buyout | ||
| Carolina Hurricanes | Buyout | ||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Buyout | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Buyout | ||
| Ottawa Senators | Buyout | ||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Mutual termination | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | Mutual termination | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | Accelerated compliance buyout‡ | ||
| New York Rangers | Accelerated compliance buyout‡ | ||
| Anaheim Ducks | Mutual termination | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | Mutual termination | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Compliance buyout† | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Compliance buyout† | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | Compliance buyout† | ||
| Chicago Blackhawks | Compliance buyout† | ||
| Chicago Blackhawks | Compliance buyout† | ||
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Compliance buyout† |
Free agency
Offer sheets
An offer sheet is a contract offered to a restricted free agent by a team other than the one for which he played during the prior season. If the player signs the offer sheet, his current team has seven days to match the contract offer and keep the player or else he goes to the team that gave the offer sheet, with compensation going to his first team.| Date Offered | Player | Original Team | Offer Team | Date Resolved | Result | Compensation |
| Nashville Predators | Philadelphia Flyers | July 24, 2012 | matched | none | ||
| Colorado Avalanche | Calgary Flames | February 28, 2013 | matched | none |
Trades
* - Following the 2012–13 NHL lockout each team was granted to have up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade. Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.June
July
August to December
No trades due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.January
February
March
April
June (2013)
For details concerning conditional draft picks see the appropriate Entry Draft pages.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, that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| New York Islanders | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| New York Islanders | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Nashville Predators | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Winnipeg Jets | St. Louis Blues | ||
| New York Islanders | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| New York Islanders | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Winnipeg Jets | Florida Panthers | ||
| Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | San Jose Sharks | ||
| Colorado Avalanche | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Calgary Flames | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Washington Capitals | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Vancouver Canucks | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Nashville Predators | New Jersey Devils | ||
| Nashville Predators | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| New York Rangers | Washington Capitals | ||
| New Jersey Devils | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Carolina Hurricanes | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Carolina Hurricanes | Nashville Predators | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | New York Rangers | ||
| Boston Bruins | Ottawa Senators | ||
| Winnipeg Jets | Florida Panthers | ||
| Philadelphia Flyers | Tampa Bay Lightning |