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 Los Angeles Kings, always one of the busiest taxi squad shufflers, have completed several transactions today. Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Tobias Bjornfot have both been added to the active roster, while Bobo Imama and Drake Rymsha have been added to the taxi squad from the AHL.
- The Minnesota Wild have recalled Calen Addison, Louis Belpedio, and Gerald Mayhew from the taxi squad as they return to the ice for the first time in two weeks. Addison, a key part of last year’s Jason Zucker trade, is expected to make his NHL debut.
- After being recalled to the taxi squad just yesterday, the Anaheim Ducks have returned Chase De Leo to AHL San Diego, per the AHL’s transactions log. The 25-year-old is averaging a point per game so far this season with the Gulls. Defenseman Andy Welinski was also sent down by the Ducks to San Diego.
North Division
- The Montreal Canadiens have made a change to their taxi squad as they’ve recalled Cam Hillis from AHL Laval, sending down Hayden Verbeek, per the AHL’s transactions log. Both players have shuffled between the taxi squad and the minors in recent days to ensure compliance with the minimum roster size of the taxi squad.
Central Division
- The Detroit Red Wings have moved Mathias Brome to the taxi squad today, like every other day this month. Brome (and usually Givani Smith with him) has continued to move back and forth on a daily basis in order for the Red Wings to save some cash and cap space. Smith was later sent from the taxi squad to the minor leagues with Evgeny Svechnikov coming up from Grand Rapids to take his place.
- The Nashville Predators have recalled Ben Harpur from the taxi squad, moving Michael McCarron and Eeli Tolvanen down in his place. The Predators no longer have a game tonight after it was postponed due to inclement weather, meaning they can save some money by moving a couple of two-way contracts off the books.
East Division
- The New Jersey Devils have assigned Jesper Boqvist to the AHL while recalling Colton White to their taxi squad. Boqvist, 22, has played in five games for the Devils this season but appears somewhat overmatched, registering just three shots on goal and no points during that time. Later in the day, the team also recalled Nick Merkley and Mikhail Maltsev from the taxi squad and added Evan Cormier and Jeremy Groleau to the taxi squad from AHL Binghamton.
- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad, giving them another forward option for tonight. Meanwhile, Steven Fogarty and Brandon Davidson have been loaned back to the taxi squad with several other names coming off the COVID list today.
- The New York Rangers recalled Tim Gettinger and Brandon Crawley to their taxi squad, per the AHL’s transactions log. That paved the way for them to recall Igor Shesterkin, Kaapo Kakko, Libor Hajek, and Anthony Bitetto back to the active roster for tonight’s game.
This page will be further updated throughout the day.