Taxi Squad Shuffle: 04/02/21

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 have recalled Lias Andersson, Kale Clague, and Austin Strand from the taxi squad. The 22-year-old Andersson is trying to finally work his way to being a valuable NHL player and scored just his fifth career goal in a Kings win on Wednesday.  Matt Luff was sent to the taxi squad after clearing waivers while Sean Durzi was recalled to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• The Arizona Coyotes have brought up Lane Pederson and Jordan Gross from the taxi squad in advance of tonight’s game against Anaheim.  Gross has played in three games on Arizona’s back end while Pederson has yet to make his NHL debut but has 17 points in 16 AHL games this season.
• The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Cody Glass from AHL Henderson. Injuries and yesterday’s suspension to Chandler Stephenson caused Vegas to only dress 10 forwards on Thursday night. That now gives them a cap-exempt recall option which they’ve used on Glass who has 10 points in 25 games this season. Per CapFriendly, Nicolas Hague and Nick Holden were also recalled from the taxi squad, Dylan Coghlan was sent to the taxi squad, and Dylan Sikura was sent to the minors.
• The Anaheim Ducks made their usual large sequence of moves.  Per CapFriendly, Lukas Dostal and Kodie Curran were recalled to the taxi squad with Axel Andersson going to the minors after being recalled from his loan in Sweden.  Trevor Zegras and Anthony Stolarz were also recalled from the taxi squad.
• The Colorado Avalanche recalled Liam O’Brien, Dan Renouf, and Kiefer Sherwood from the taxi squad on an emergency basis, per CapFriendly.  O’Brien is expected to make his Colorado debut tonight after recently being converted to an NHL contract.
• With the Minnesota Wild off tonight, they’ve sent Kyle Rau and Luke Johnson to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players were on the fourth line in Thursday’s game against Vegas.
• The San Jose Sharks have recalled Christian Jaros and Antti Suomela from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Suomela has been held without a point in four games this year while Jaros has yet to debut with the Sharks.
• The St. Louis Blues have recalled Jake Walman from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The 25-year-old has seen limited action this season and has spent time both on the back end and up front.

North Division

• The Montreal Canadiens have sent Laurent Dauphin and Xavier Ouellet to AHL Laval to get them into a game after spending most of the last couple of weeks on their taxi squad.  Cole Caufield and Lukas Vejdemo were recalled in corresponding moves to keep the tax squad at four players; Caufield is currently ineligible while quarantining while Vejdemo is injured.
• The Ottawa Senators have made several roster moves. Artem Anisimov has been recalled from the taxi squad with Clark Bishop and Alex Formenton going from Ottawa to the taxi squad. Additionally, Logan Shaw and Olle Alsing were recalled from AHL Belleville to the taxi squad.
• After clearing waivers, the Edmonton Oilers assigned Tyler Ennis to the taxi squad.  Additionally, Alex Stalock was activated from IR, giving them three goalies on the active roster which allowed them to send Dylan Wells from the taxi squad back to the minors.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Alex Galchenyuk from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Timothy Liljegren was moved back to the taxi squad in a corresponding move.  Galchenyuk has three assists in six games so far with Toronto.

Central Division

• After placing Evgeny Svechnikov on waivers, the Detroit Red Wings have moved Frans Nielsen, Michael Rasmussen, and Givani Smith to the taxi squad. The team continues to swap players in and out to maximize cap and salary savings.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have sent Mitchell Stephens and Taylor Raddysh to the Syracuse Crunch, the former on a conditioning loan. Stephens hasn’t played since suffering an injury in January but is close to a return.  Ben Thomas was also recalled from the taxi squad with Andreas Borgman being sent to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• Just before trading for Vinnie Hinostroza, the Chicago Blackhawks made several roster moves. Brandon Pirri, Mikael Hakkarainen and Alec Regula were re-assigned to the taxi squad, while Reese Johnson, Mackenzie Entwistle, Nicolas Beaudin, Ian Mitchell and Lucas Carlsson were all assigned to the AHL. Phillip Kurashev was also sent to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• After playing on a conditioning stint, Petr Mrazek and Max McCormick were recalled from the minors, per CapFriendly, with McCormick going to the taxi squad.  Carolina will now carry three goalies for the time being which allowed them to send Beck Warm back to the AHL.
• The Dallas Stars have sent Justin Dowling and Tanner Kero back to the taxi squad.  Both players have a goal and three assists so far this season.
• The Nashville Predators returned Mathieu Olivier to the taxi squad. The 24-year-old has five points in 26 games this season.

East Division

• The New Jersey Devils have sent Matt Tennyson to the AHL, recalling Joshua Jacobs in the process. Nikita Gusev also cleared waivers today and was moved to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly, along with Tyce Thompson.  Mikhail Maltsev and Jesper Boqvist were recalled to the active roster.
• The Buffalo Sabres have assigned C.J. Smith and Brandon Davidson to the AHL. The Rochester Americans play tonight and tomorrow and will apparently get some reinforcements.  Rasmus Asplund and Steven Fogarty were also assigned to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• With the Boston Bruins off tonight, they returned Trent Frederic and Zach Senyshyn to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players are quite used to the daily shuffle now and will likely be recalled for tomorrow’s game against Pittsburgh.
• The New York Islanders have sent Oliver Wahlstrom and Austin Czarnik to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Wahlstrom has 16 points in 30 games this season and is certain to be recalled for Saturday’s game against Philadelphia.
• With the New York Rangers not in action, they’ve sent Kaapo Kakko to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The sophomore has five goals and two assists in 29 games this season.

This page will be updated throughout the day.