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 Minnesota Wild have moved Matt Bartkowski down to the AHL, after spending the last few weeks on the taxi squad without playing. Bartkowski has actually played just a single game at any level this season.
- The AHL’s Ontario Reign have lost a trio of their top players in one fell swoop. Top prospect forwards Akil Thomas and Samuel Fagemo have been promoted to the taxi squad while goaltender Troy Grosenick has been recalled directly to the Los Angeles Kings. Another top prospect, Rasmus Kupari, has also joined the Kings from the taxi squad. L.A. has reassigned defenseman Daniel Brickley from the taxi squad to Ontario.
Central Division
- The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated Elvis Merzlikins off injured reserve, meaning it’s back to the taxi squad for Veini Vehvilainen. The team has barely had Merzlikins at all this season, getting just nine appearances so far out of the 26-year-old.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled Taylor Raddysh and Spencer Martin from the AHL, adding them to the taxi squad. Gemel Smith and Christopher Gibson have been sent down in their place. Raddysh, who was a second-round pick in 2016, still hasn’t played an NHL game but is a strong contributor at the minor league level.
- The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled Collin Delia from his conditioning stint, while also recalling Nicolas Beaudin, Reese Johnson, and Brandon Pirri to the taxi squad. Matt Tomkins is on his way to the AHL to make room. Chicago
- Joel Kiviranta and Joel L’Esperance have been moved to the taxi squad by the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old Kiviranta has four points in 11 games this season after his breakout postseason performance in last year’s bubble, where he had five goals in 14 games.
- The Florida Panthers have reversed a recent move, recalling Riley Stillman from the taxi squad while replacing him with rookie Girgori Denisenko. Also headed down to the taxi squad is veteran defenseman Kevin Connauton.
East Division
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled Maxime Lagace and Frederick Gaudreau from the AHL to the taxi squad, sending Emil Larmi and Josh Currie the other way. The Penguins had a big win yesterday against the Rangers and today waived Colton Sceviour.
North Division
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