There has been plenty of roster movement between NHL teams and the taxi squad on a daily basis this season. Although some major names may be highlighted in separate articles, this is where you’ll find the majority of that shuffle news each day.
West Division
- The Colorado Avalanche have recalled a number of minor league veterans, bringing up Kyle Burroughs, Dennis Gilbert, Jayson Megna, Dan Renouf, Miikka Salomaki, and T.J. Tynan today. The Colorado Eagles start their season tomorrow and will apparently have plenty of young talent in the lineup.
- The Los Angeles Kings have moved Lias Andersson, Tobias Bjornfot, and Austin Strand to the taxi squad while sending Mark Alt, Mikey Eyssimont, and Tyler Madden back to the AHL. This rotation will continue for most of the season, as long as the Kings want to save some cash and cap.
- The Arizona Coyotes have recalled Hudson Fasching from the taxi squad, moving Michael Chaput down in his place. Fasching, 25, scored 35 points in 57 games for the Tucson Roadrunners last season and brings good size on the wing.
- The Anaheim Ducks have made another series of moves, per CapFriendly. Max Jones and Andy Welinski were shifted to the taxi squad while Olle Eriksson Ek was recalled from AHL San Diego to the taxi squad. Heading to the Gulls from the taxi squad are Anthony Stolarz, Andrew Agozzino, and Vinni Lettieri.
- With the St. Louis Blues in action tonight, they’ve promoted Mackenzie MacEachern and Jacob de la Rose to the NHL roster, per CapFriendly. The two have been shuffled back and forth recently and while St. Louis isn’t banking cap space from it since they’re well into LTIR, they’re extending the waiver exemption for both players each time they do it.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have returned Oscar Dansk and Dylan Coghlan to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players were up on an emergency recall last night and will likely be promoted back for Saturday’s game.
North Division
- The Winnipeg Jets assigned Ville Heinola and Dylan Samberg to the AHL earlier this morning, allowing the two defense prospects to get in some game action in the minor leagues. The Manitoba Moose kick off their season against the Toronto Marlies on Monday. Later on, the Jets also moved Kristian Vesalainen to the taxi squad as they prepare for their afternoon tilt against the Ottawa Senators tomorrow.
- The Calgary Flames have reversed yesterday’s roster moves, per CapFriendly. That means that Brett Ritchie is back on the NHL roster while Byron Froese and Connor Mackey are back on the taxi squad.
- The Edmonton Oilers assigned Dylan Wells and Devin Shore to the taxi squad. Wells was promoted on Thursday to serve as Mike Smith’s backup while Shore has played in ten games this season, notching a goal and an assist.
Central Division
- The Detroit Red Wings did their usual transaction, moving Givani Smith and Mathias Brome to the taxi squad. This will continue to happen between games as the Red Wings try to save cash and cap space.
- The Chicago Blackhawks have returned Evan Barratt to the AHL, where he is playing in his first professional season after three years at Penn State. The 21-year-old center had an assist in his first two games for the Rockford IceHogs. Madison Bowey was also sent back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
- The Nashville Predators have sent Eeli Tolvanen to the taxi squad for their off day, not the first time he’s been swapped back and forth over the last week. Tolvanen, 21, has just one goal in five games this season.
- The Dallas Stars have sent Ty Dellandrea and Nicholas Caamano to the taxi squad, moving Rhett Gardner down to the AHL to make room. Dellandrea, who was the 13th overall pick in 2018, has two points in nine games so far this season.
- As they’ve done after several games lately, the Carolina Hurricanes have returned Morgan Geekie and Alex Nedeljkovic to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The two will likely be summoned in time for Carolina’s next game on Saturday against Dallas.
- With the Tampa Bay Lightning off tonight, they’ve returned Cal Foote to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. He played a little over nine minutes last night and will likely be recalled again in time for their next game on Saturday.
East Division
- Dustin Tokarski has been recalled to the Buffalo Sabres taxi squad, with C.J. Smith going back down. The Sabres performed the opposite transaction yesterday but will give Smith another chance to play tonight for the Rochester Americans.
- The Boston Bruins have recalled Karson Kuhlman from the taxi squad on an emergency basis, per CapFriendly. He has played in two games so far this season with Boston, logging just under nine minutes per game.
- The New York Islanders have once again loaned Oliver Wahlstrom to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Despite being shuffled back and forth so frequently for cap reasons, the 20-year-old has played in five games this season, notching one assist.
- It was a busy transaction day for the New York Rangers who made no fewer than seven roster moves, per CapFriendly, as they shuffled up their taxi squad and added to their roster. Kaapo Kakko. K’Andre Miller, and Libor Hajek were all recalled from the taxi squad while Keith Kinkaid, Tarmo Reunanen, and Austin Rueschoff were all recalled to the taxi squad; Adam Huska was also sent to AHL Hartford.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned Frederick Gaudreau back to their taxi squad, per CapFriendly. He was on the NHL roster for the first time this season on Thursday but didn’t suit up.