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The first trade on NHL Trade Deadline Day may well be the biggest, with the defending Art Ross Trophy winner getting moved. Buccaneers Gerald McCoy Womens Jersey. Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Martin St. Louis and Ryan Callahan swapping places. The Rangers Get: RW Martin St. Louis. St. Louis, 38, is the highest scoring player in the league since 2009-2010, tallying 388 points (131 G, 257 A) in 351 games and led the league in scoring last season, with 60 points in 48 games. Theres no reason, despite his age, to believe that St. Louis suddenly wont be able to keep producing offensively. While St. Louis has never been an exceptional possession player, hes thrived alongside Steven Stamkos, one of the premier finishers in the game, which has resulted in a consistently high high on-ice shooting percentage. There arent a lot of players that can maintain those percentages but St. Louis has been able to produce an on-ice shooting percentage above 10% every season, including the current season, during which hes spent most of his year skating with rookies Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. So, if St. Louis gets re-united with former Lightning linemate Brad Richards, there is a fair chance for that line -- with Carl Hagelin on the left side -- to be productive, definitely more productive than they have been with Callahan in that spot. St. Louis is under contract for one more season, at a cap hit of $5.625-million, but there is an advantage built in for the Rangers when it comes to signing him to an extension. Since New York was St. Louis preferred destination, its reasonable enough to think that the Blueshirts will be able to keep him as long as he keeps scoring. The Lightning Get: RW Ryan Callahan, a second-round pick, a 2015 first-round pick and an additional conditional pick. While Callahan, 28, is universally praised for his heart, work ethic and determination, those are qualities that are awfully difficult to put a value on and, in the Rangers case they were more inclined to deal Callahan for St. Louis more tangible benefits. This isnt to say that Callahan doesnt provide his own tangible value -- he has 120 goals since 2008-2009, which ranks 50th -- but he tends towards middling puck possession numbers, including this year even though hes starting a career-high 60.4% shifts in the offensive zone this year. With St. Louis moving on, there are some interesting opportunities available for Lightning forwards. While Callahan is one player who could benefit, anyone that ends up with Stamkos is obviously in a good situation. Teddy Purcell, Alex Killorn, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov are other wingers that could get a turn on Stamkos wings. Indications, leading up to this trade, were that Callahan was looking at a six-year deal worth more than $6-million per season. Its entirely understandable that the Lightning wont be inclined to pay that price to keep Callahan long-term, which would effectively make him a rental and therefore make the draft picks a more important facet of the deal. The second-round pick this year could be a first-round pick if the Rangers reach the Eastern Conference Final, the Lightning also get the Rangers first-round pick in 2015. If Callahan re-signs in Tampa Bay, the Rangers would get Tampa Bays second-round pick while sending a seventh-round pick to New York. The accumulated value of a mid-first and a second-round pick yields, on average, about a 95% chance of landing an NHL player, so its reasonable to see that the Lightning should get some long-term benefit out of St. Louis departure, but thats trying to making the most out of a bad situation, a situation that reached a breaking point when stories started to take hold that St. Louis had asked to be moved out of Tampa Bay. St. Louis is a rare talent, an elite point producer, and no matter how much depth the Lightning are accumulating throughout their organization -- and they have a great crop of young forwards -- its tough to make up for losing a player of St. Louis calibre, particularly in the short-term. If the Lightning were committed to making a run in a relatively open Eastern Conference, perhaps riding a career season from goaltender Ben Bishop, it might have made more sense to wait until summer to make this deal, but maybe the situation behind the scenes just wasnt tenable. Scott Cullen can be reached at [e-mail] and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Buccaneers Alterraun Verner White Jersey . -- Jeff Francis appeared to be in for a brief night after labouring through 66 pitches in the first three innings. Buccaneers Alterraun Verner Authentic Jersey . -- The Oakland Raiders have signed offensive lineman Ed Wang to a contract. Nelson Cruz seems to be a perfect fit for the Texas Rangers with his potent bat and big personality. With hopes of staying together even longer, Cruz and the two-time defending AL champion Texas avoided arbitration by agreeing Thursday to a US$16 million, two-year contract. "Nelson is a cornerstone of our team for what really marks the whole turnaround of the franchise. He been part of the winning core, hes a huge part of that," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "Hes been big-time performer in the post-season. Hes part of the personality of this team, he plays the game with a ton of energy, a very dynamic player, true five-tool athlete." The deal with the AL championship series MVP came eight days before a scheduled arbitration hearing. It includes another potential $500,000 in performance bonuses and takes the 31-year-old slugging outfielder through his final two season of salary-arbitration eligibility. Cruz and Levine both said there were talks of a longer deal going into his first seasons of potential free agency. They said there could be further conversations, but that the two-year agreement was the best way to settle things at this point. "This was the priority right now," Cruz said. "Like Ive said before, I would like to stay with the Rangers." The deal for Cruz came a day after slick-fielding shortstop Elvis Andrus completed a $14.4 million, three-year contract on the eve of his scheduled arbitration hearing. Cruz, who made $3.65 million last season, had asked for $7.5 million in arbitration and the team had offered $5.5 million. In last years six-game AL championship series against Detroit, Cruz had six home runs and 13 RBIs, both major league records for a post-season series. That included the first game-ending grand slam in post-season history. Cruz became the first player with extra-inning homers in two games of one series. In 33 career playoff games, all over the last two years when the Rangers made their first two World Series appearances, Cruz has hit .270 with 14 homers and 27 RBIs. Cruz is also a .270 career hitter over seven major league seasons and has hit 84 of hiis 106 career homers over the past three years despite six stays on the disabled list during that span.http://www.buccaneersstore.us.com/Black-93-Gerald-Mccoy-Womens-Jersey/. Most of the DL stints have been because of leg issues, but he said he is feeling good after changes in his off-season routine, including his workouts and diet. "Ive been working a lot in the off-season to ensure I stay healthy the whole season," said Cruz, whose workouts the past month have been at a Miami facility with teammate Mike Napoli and college players preparing for the NFL combine. "Its definitely different from what Ive done before. I feel like its a better situation and Im in better shape." Cruz missed 29 games last season because of two DL trips caused by a left hamstring strain and a strained right quadriceps muscle. That was after he missed 51 games with three separate DL stints in 2010 because of problems with both hamstrings. Even though he played only 108 games in 2010, he matched a major league record with five extra-innings homers, three being game-ending shots. In the playoffs that year, he had 13 extra-base hits (six homers), a record for a single post-season. The Rangers acquired Cruz in a trade deadline deal in July 2006, when he came from Milwaukee with Carlos Lee. At the end of spring training in 2008, the Rangers put Cruz on waivers. But he cleared waivers and was sent outright to triple-A Oklahoma, where he had an MVP season in the Pacific Coast League. He rejoined the Rangers for the final six weeks, hitting .330 with seven homers and 26 RBIs in 31 games. Texas, which hasnt had an arbitration hearing since winning its case against Lee Stevens in 2000, still is in talks with Napoli. Napoli set career highs by hitting .320 with 30 homers and 75 RBIs in 113 games in his first season with Texas, when the catcher made $5.8 million after spending his first five seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. He asked for $11.5 million, and Texas offered $8.3 million. "Clearly at this juncture, were going to turn 100 per cent of our attention toward working with Napoli and explore all the alternatives there to avoid going to a hearing if possible," Levine said. ' ' '