The Penguins acquired Marian Hossa and winger Pascal Dupuis from the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect Angelo Esposito, forwards Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen and a first-round pick.

Don Waddell, the Thrashers' general manager and head coach, says that the team's highest priority is to re-sign All-Star forward Marian Hossa, according to the Associated Press.

The Atlanta Thrashers will be without Ilya Kovalchuk Tuesday when they host the visiting Philadelphia Flyers, according to ESPN.

The Thrashers on Monday assigned center Brett Sterling to Chicago of the AHL, according to Yahoo.