| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 30, 2013 | Signed F Colin Jacobs to a three-year contract. |
| May 20, 2013 | Re-signed F John Scott to a one-year contract. |
| May 9, 2013 | Fired assistant coaches James Patrick and Kevyn Adams. |
| May 7, 2013 | Promoted interim coach Ron Rolston to coach. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 27, 2013 | Announced the retirement of F Jochen Hecht. |
| April 14, 2013 | Signed D Chad Ruhwedel to a two-year contract. |
| April 3, 2013 | Traded RW Joel Pominville and a 2014 fourth-round draft pick to Minnesota for G Matt Hackett, F Johan Larsson, a 2013 first-round draft pick and a 2014 second-round draft pick. |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2013 | Traded D Jordan Leopold to the St. Louis Blues for a 2013 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2013 fifth-round draft pick. |
| March 17, 2013 | Recalled D Mark Pysyk from Rochester (AHL). |
| March 16, 2013 | Assigned C Mikhail Grigorenko to Quebec (QMJHL). Traded D T.J. Brennan to the Florida Panthers in for a 2013 fifth-round draft pick. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 20, 2013 | Fired coach Lindy Ruff. Waived F Cody McCormick. |
| February 10, 2013 | Activated D Robyn Regehr from injured reserve. Waived F Matt Ellis. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 19, 2013 | Signed general manager Darcy Regier to a contract extension. |
| January 18, 2013 | Placed F Nathan Gerbe and F Cody McCormick on injured reserve. Assigned F Kevin Porter, F Nick Tarnasky and D Adam Pardy to Rochester (AHL). |