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 Anaheim Ducks have recalled Adam Henrique from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly, while sending Vinni Lettieri down to the taxi squad. Henrique cleared waivers last weekend and is in the midst of a tough season with just three goals and an assist in 16 games.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have assigned Patrick Brown back to AHL Henderson. He was recalled to the taxi squad on Thursday but hasn’t played in the NHL this season. He has a goal and an assist in four games with the Silver Knights this season.
North Division
- The Ottawa Senators have kicked things off with their daily roster move, re-assigning Erik Brannstrom to the taxi squad. The young defenseman will be joined there by Filip Gustavsson, who is taking over the taxi squad goaltender from Kevin Mandolese for the time being. Brannstrom scored another goal last night for the Senators and will likely be back up by their next game.
- The Calgary Flames have assigned Glenn Gawdin and Zac Rinaldo to their taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Gawdin made his NHL debut last weekend and has played in four games since while Rinaldo has played just once this season, logging only 2:04 of ice time.
- The Montreal Canadiens returned Paul Byron to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The move extends Byron’s waiver exemption and saves a bit of cap space although he’ll likely be recalled in advance of Saturday’s game against Winnipeg.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs returned Joseph Woll to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. He has been dressing as the backup goalie this week on an emergency recall although with Jack Campbell being close to returning, Woll may just remain with the taxi squad until Frederik Andersen returns.
Central Division
- The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled Veini Vehvilainen from the AHL, sending Gavin Bayreuther and Matiss Kivlenieks back in his stead. The Cleveland Monsters play a back-to-back against the Rockford IceHogs over the weekend.
- The Dallas Stars have moved Landon Bow and Rhett Gardner back onto the taxi squad after Bow served as the backup last night. The 25-year-old goaltender hasn’t appeared in an NHL game since the 2018-19 season.
- The Nashville Predators have recalled Tanner Jeannot to the taxi squad, rewarding a young player that is off to a blistering start in the minor leagues. Jeannot has eight points through his first six games for the Chicago Wolves. The team has also sent Sean Malone back to the AHL, while moving Eeli Tolvanen and Ben Harpur to the taxi squad for the time being.
- The Chicago Blackhawks made several roster moves today, sending Nicolas Beaudin from the NHL roster to AHL Rockford along with Wyatt Kalynuk and Reese Johnson, who were loaned from the taxi squad. Brad Morrison, Mikael Hakkarainen, and Matt Tomkins were all recalled to the taxi squad from the IceHogs, the latter being required with Collin Delia being sent to Rockford on a conditioning assignment. He will officially remain on Chicago’s roster while he’s down there.
- The Detroit Red Wings continued their daily Mathias Brome moves, assigning the winger back to the taxi squad. He has been sent there on ten separate occasions this season but has played in all but two games with Detroit this season.
- The Carolina Hurricanes assigned Jake Bean and Steven Lorentz to their taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players suited up on Thursday against Tampa Bay and could be brought back with the team set to play Florida tomorrow.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning returned Gemel Smith to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. He played just over nine minutes versus Carolina and will likely be brought back up on Saturday.
East Division
- The Washington Capitals have sent Ilya Samsonov back to the AHL, where the Hershey Bears have a game tonight against the Binghamton Devils. Samsonov has played three AHL games as he works his way back, but hasn’t fared all that well, posting an .859 save percentage.
- The New Jersey Devils have assigned Matt Tennyson to the AHL, recalling Joshua Jacobs in his place. Jacobs, 25, played in two games for the Devils last season but has been in the minor leagues for the vast majority of his professional career.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins shuffled up their taxi squad, sending Jordy Bellerive to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while sending Josh Currie down to the taxi squad. Both had been up on the taxi squad since last Friday but hadn’t seen any game action with Currie getting a one-day stint on the NHL roster yesterday.
- The Buffalo Sabres have returned Rasmus Asplund and Jacob Bryson to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players were brought up on Thursday and could be recalled again with a pair of games against Philadelphia on tap this weekend.
- The New York Islanders have sent Oliver Wahlstrom back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. It’s a familiar assignment for the 20-year-old who has four points in a dozen games so far this season.
- The New York Rangers made another large series of roster moves, recalling Colin Blackwell, Libor Hajek, and Jonny Brodzinski from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Tarmo Reunanen and Tim Gettinger were recalled to the taxi squad from AHL Hartford.
- With Jakub Voracek, Oskar Lindblom, and Scott Laughton all being instated, the Philadelphia Flyers returned Connor Bunnaman and Andy Andreoff to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Meanwhile, Isaac Ratcliffe was assigned to Lehigh Valley of the AHL.
This page will be updated throughout the day.