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 reassigned Gerald Mayhew to the AHL and Joseph Cramarossa to the taxi squad, ahead of their game this evening against the Predators. Mayhew, 28, has been a dynamic minor league scorer but has just three points in 17 career NHL games.
- After announcing that Calvin Petersen is off the COVID Protocol list and Olli Maatta is on it, the Los Angeles Kings made several other transactions. Troy Grosenick, Lias Andersson, Tobias Bjornfot, and Daniel Brickley have all been recalled from the taxi squad. Matthew Villalta has been moved to the taxi squad, and Jonathan Quick has been moved to injured reserve.
- The Anaheim Ducks have recalled Andy Welinski, per the AHL’s transactions log. The 27-year-old played in two games on his brief minor league assignment after spending most of the season so far on Anaheim’s taxi squad.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Dylan Coghlan from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The move was certainly expected after the rookie defenseman scored the first three goals of his career on Wednesday against Minnesota.
- The Colorado Avalanche have brought up Logan O’Connor and Greg Pateryn from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. O’Connor has frequently been shuffled back and forth while Pateryn has played in two straight games as the Avs have been hit hard on the injury front when it comes to their defense.
- The San Jose Sharks have recalled Fredrik Claesson, Fredrik Handemark, Antti Suomela, and John Leonard from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. To maintain the minimum taxi squad size, Joel Kellman and Nick DeSimone were sent to the taxi squad.
- The St. Louis Blues recalled Dakota Joshua and Steven Santini from the taxi squad in advance of their game against Vegas, per CapFriendly. Joshua has played in five games with the Blues this season while Santini has yet to play.
North Division
- Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced several transactions before their game against the Jets. Interestingly, Nicholas Robertson’s recall was not included. Robertson has joined the Maple Leafs taxi squad once again, perhaps a sign he could get back in the NHL lineup soon. After getting hurt just a few minutes into his first NHL game this season, Robertson has since returned and recorded nine points in 10 AHL games. Joseph Woll was also re-assigned to the minors while Kenny Agostino was dropped to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
- The Calgary Flames have recalled Dominik Simon from the taxi squad while sending Derek Ryan and Zac Rinaldo to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The exact opposite moves were made in advance of Thursday’s game against Montreal and could all be reversed tomorrow for the rematch as well.
- The Montreal Canadiens have assigned Nick Suzuki to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The move is simply for cap-saving purposes and the 21-year-old will be recalled on Saturday. Paul Byron, who had been shuffling back and forth in recent weeks, is now waiver-eligible again and will need to clear before going back to the taxi squad.
- The Ottawa Senators have recalled Clark Bishop from the taxi squad. Bishop, who was acquired back in January just before the season started, will make his Ottawa debut tonight.
- The Winnipeg Jets have sent Logan Stanley to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. He played just over 11 minutes against Toronto on Thursday and will likely be recalled for Saturday’s contest, also against the Maple Leafs.
Central Division
- The Dallas Stars have recalled Jerad Rosburg from the AHL, sending Taylor Fedun down in his place. Rosburg joins the Stars taxi squad for the first time (in fact, it is the first recall of his career) after signing out of Michigan State last spring. The 24-year-old defenseman has one point in ten games as a rookie for the Texas Stars this season.
- The Detroit Red Wings have sent Evgeny Svechnikov back to the AHL after scoring four points in four games this season in the NHL. The 24-year-old first-rounder has barely received a sniff at the highest level, appearing in just 24 games for the Red Wings since they picked him 19th overall in 2015. Mathias Brome was also sent back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
- The Nashville Predators have moved Michael McCarron, Alexandre Carrier, and Ben Harpur back to the taxi squad, now that it is an off day. The Predators were pummeled again by the Hurricanes last night, giving up three goals in the first 12 minutes of the game.
- With the Carolina Hurricanes not in action tonight, they’ve assigned Alex Nedeljkovic, Jake Bean, and Morgan Geekie back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The three have frequently been shuffled back and forth over the past several weeks.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning assigned Ross Colton to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly while Alex Barre-Boulet returned to the minors. Colton has a goal in three games so far this season while Barre-Boulet is pointless in his first two career NHL contests.
East Division
- The Boston Bruins sent both Greg McKegg and Anton Blidh to the AHL today in order to get them into a game for the Providence Bruins. The P-Bruins take on Hartford this afternoon and since McKegg has played just a single game at any level this season, he’ll be in the lineup to stay fresh. Jack Studnicka, Urho Vaakanainen, and Daniel Vladar were all assigned to the taxi squad while Callum Booth joined McKegg and Blidh in getting sent to Providence, per CapFriendly.
- Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins have sent Josh Currie to the AHL. The 28-year-old forward has been bouncing up and down all season, getting to just five total games between the two levels. Colton Sceviour and Anthony Angello were also sent to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
- The Philadelphia Flyers have sent Andy Andreoff back to the taxi squad while assigning Wade Allison to the AHL. Andreoff has played in four games with Philadelphia this season while Allison was just activated off season-opening injured reserve.
- The New York Islanders have moved Austin Czarnik to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The winger has played in just two NHL games so far this season.
- The New York Rangers continued their trend of daily roster movement. Per CapFriendly, Kaapo Kaako, K’Andre Miller, and Keith Kinkaid were sent to the taxi squad with Austin Rueschhoff being sent to the AHL to accommodate those three assignments.
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