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 San Jose Sharks have recalled Fredrik Handemark and Antti Suomela from the AHL, sending Joachim Blichfeld back in their place. Blichfeld recently completed his two-game suspension and played on Monday for the Sharks, but is still scoreless through five NHL appearances.
North Division
- The Winnipeg Jets have recalled Logan Stanley from the practice squad after moving Nathan Beaulieu to injured reserve. Beaulieu is expected to miss “weeks” with an upper-body injury that is likely from his shot block against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Stanley, 22, has played in 12 games this season but is still looking for his first NHL point.
- With Christian Wolanin joining the Ottawa Senators lineup, Erik Brannstrom has been moved to the taxi squad. Brannstrom, one of the team’s top prospects, has five points in 14 games but has looked overmatched defensively at times.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to use the AHL to keep their taxi squad players warm as today they sent Alexander Barabanov, Mikko Lehtonen, Timothy Liljegren, and Nic Petan to the Toronto Marlies. Martin Marincin, Calle Rosen and Joseph Woll have been recalled to the taxi squad to fill it out.
- Before their game tonight, the Calgary Flames brought up Derek Ryan and Zac Rinaldo from the taxi squad. Dominik Simon has been moved to the taxi squad to make room.
Central Division
- The Nashville Predators have recalled Michael McCarron, Rem Pitlick, Mathieu Olivier, Alexandre Carrier and Ben Harpur from the taxi squad as they continue to deal with injuries. Roman Josi and Brad Richardson are the latest two headed to injured reserve, joining five other players there. Because the taxi squad is suddenly empty, Frederic Allard has been recalled from the AHL.
- The Dallas Stars have recalled Rhett Gardner from the taxi squad as they prepare for action this evening. The team will take on the Blackhawks in a rematch of Tuesday’s 6-1 win. Gardner didn’t play in that game but could get into his fifth match of the season tonight.
East Division
- The New Jersey Devils have recalled Jesper Boqvist from the AHL and placed him on the taxi squad, filling one of the two spots they had open. Boqvist, 22, played in five games earlier this season but failed to record a point. The 36th overall pick in 2017, he has just four goals and no assists in 40 career games.
- The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled Andy Andreoff from the taxi squad and are expected to put him into the lineup tonight. The team is going back to six defensemen with Philippe Myers coming out. The Flyers have also flip-flopped Alex Lyon and Felix Sandstrom between the taxi squad and AHL as they attempt to keep both fresh.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled Josh Currie from the AHL and placed him on the taxi squad. Currie has been up for a good chunk of this season and has only managed to play five combined games between the two leagues.
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