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There have been a number of notable trades made at the trade deadline featuring draft picks that would turn into star players.

1980-81 Season
March 10, 1981 - Los Angeles Kings obtained LW Rick Martin from Buffalo for Los Angeles' third-round choice in 1981 Entry Draft (D Colin Chisholm) and first-round choice in the 1983 Entry Draft (G Tom Barrasso). The Kings received Martin, who posted eight seasons of 30-or-more goals and was a member of the Sabres' famous "French Connection" line with Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert. Buffalo used the future first-round draft pick to select another high school phenom, goaltender Tom Barrasso of Acton-Boxboro (Massachusetts).

1994-95 Season
March 23, 1995 - Hartford obtained D Glen Featherstone, D Michael Stewart and a first-round pick in the 1995 Entry Draft (Jean-Sebastien Giguere) and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft for RW Pat Verbeek. Giguere led Anaheim to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy after posting a 1.62 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage.

1997-98 Season
March 24, 1998 - Tampa Bay traded D Bryan Marchment and D David Shaw and a first round draft choice (later traded to Nashville) to San Jose for F Andrei Nazarov and a first round draft choice in 1998 (C Vincent Lecavalier). Lecavalier helped Tampa win its first-ever Stanley Cup in 2004 and has emerged as an elite plaer in the National Hockey League.

1997-98 Season
March 24, 1998 - Tampa Bay obtained RW Sandy McCarthy, a third-round draft pick in 1998 (F Brad Richards) and a fifth-round choice from Calgary for C Jason Weimer. Richards has developed into a pivotal centre for the Lightning. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2004 after he totaled 26 points in the post season, including seven game-winning goals. Richards also won the Lady Byng trophy in 2004.

1999-2000 Season
March 23, 1999 - Buffalo obtained a fifth-round pick (G Ryan Miller) and D Rhett Warrener from Florida for D Mike Wilson. Miller has become a money goalie with Buffalo, helping the Sabres tie an NHL record by winning their first 10 games of the season in 2006-07.
2000-01 Season

March 13, 2001 - Los Angeles obtained Adam Mair and a second-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft (Mike Cammalleri) from Toronto for Aki Berg. Cammalleri has become one of the young cornerstones for a rebuilding team in L.A. and has all the makings of a solid scorer.