Surprise deal moves Callahan for St. Louis

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In a surprising move just hours before the trade deadline, the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off a major deal Wednesday, swapping captains Ryan Callahan and Martin St. Louis in a blockbuster.

The Rangers had been trying to sign Callahan, who can become an unrestricted free agent this summer, but weren't able to reach an agreement with the gritty forward. Instead of risking losing him for nothing on the open market, New York dealt him, a second-round pick in this year's draft (#28 Josh Ho-Sang), and a first-rounder next year (#28 Anthony Beauvillier) to Tampa Bay for St. Louis, a disgruntled two-time NHL scoring champion, and a second-round pick in 2015 (#60 Oliver Kylington).

In 62 games this season, St. Louis has 29 goals and 32 assists with a plus-12 rating. He is fifth in the league in goals and eighth in points.

Callahan, who will turn 29 later this month, has 11 goals and 14 assists in 45 games this season.