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 returned Dereck Baribeau to the AHL, leaving Andrew Hammond as the taxi squad goaltender for the team. Baribeau is still waiting to make his NHL debut but does have a .920 save percentage in five AHL games this season. Nico Sturm and Luke Johnson were also sent back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
- The Los Angeles Kings have returned Lias Andersson, Sean Durzi, and Matt Luff to the AHL, recalling Mark Alt to the taxi squad in the process. The Ontario Reign will play later this evening, meaning all three can get some added game action. Drake Rymsha was also recalled to the Kings with Austin Strand and Kale Clague being dropped to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
- The Anaheim Ducks have recalled Simon Benoit and Benoit-Olivier Groulx from the AHL to the taxi squad, giving the youngsters a taste of the NHL life for the time being. The team notably moved Trevor Zegras back to the AHL yesterday to begin his transition to center, leaving them with just 20 players on the roster and three skaters on the taxi squad before today’s moves. Sam Carrick and David Backes were later recalled to the active roster, per CapFriendly.
- The Arizona Coyotes sent Jordan Gross back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The defenseman has three assists in six games so far this season.
- The Colorado Avalanche returned Kyle Burroughs and Liam O’Brien to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Burroughs made his NHL debut on Monday while O’Brien has played in three games since being converted to an NHL contract last month.
- The San Jose Sharks have recalled Christian Jaros and Noah Gregor from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Jaros is expected to make his San Jose debut with Marc-Edouard Vlasic injured while Gregor has three goals in 15 games.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have returned Nicolas Hague and Cody Glass to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players were recalled under roster emergency cap-exempt recalls on Monday.
North Division
- The Ottawa Senators have made several moves, including recalling Marcus Hogberg and Jack Kopacka to the taxi squad. Alex Formenton has been moved to the taxi squad from the active roster, and Filip Gustavsson is going all the way down to the AHL. With Hogberg back and healthy, it appears he will return to his role as one of the three goaltenders at the NHL level.
- The Montreal Canadiens loaned Paul Byron to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The move, which has been made frequently as of late, banks them a bit of cap space with the trade deadline looming. Brandon Baddock was sent back to the AHL in a corresponding move.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent Alex Galchenyuk, Veini Vehvilainen, and Michael Hutchinson to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Those moves resulted in Ian Scott and Martin Marincin being sent from the taxi squad to the minors.
Central Division
- Vinnie Hinostroza has been added to the Chicago Blackhawks active roster after making the drive up from Florida following his trade. To make room, Lucas Wallmark has been moved to the taxi squad after clearing waivers earlier today.
- The Detroit Red Wings have made several transactions including recalling Mathias Brome, Dennis Cholowski, and Gustav Lindstrom to the taxi squad. Frans Nielsen, Michael Rasmussen, Givani Smith, Evgeny Svechnikov, and Alex Biega have all been recalled from the taxi squad to the active roster ahead of tonight’s game against the Nashville Predators.
- Those Predators have recalled Rem Pitlick from the taxi squad after head coach John Hynes said that Viktor Arvidsson will not play tonight. Arvidsson continues to deal with his upper-body injury and is nearing a return, with “significant progress” made in his recovery.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have promoted Morgan Geekie from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The 22-year-old has two goals in 17 games this season.
- Following the placement of Riley Nash on IR, the Columbus Blue Jackets recalled Liam Foudy and Zac Dalpe from the taxi squad. Foudy has three assists in 16 games this season while Dalpe has been held off the scoresheet in his three contests.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled Luke Schenn from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Schenn, despite making many appearances on this list, has still managed to play in 23 games this season. Daniel Walcott was recalled in a corresponding move.
East Division
- The Boston Bruins have recalled Jack Ahcan and Callum Booth from the AHL, placing them on the taxi squad for the time being. The Bruins are dealing with an injury to Tuukka Rask and a positive coronavirus test for Jaroslav Halak, greatly depleting their NHL goaltending depth in the short term. Zach Senyshyn was also sent to the taxi squad while Jack Studnicka was sent to AHL Providence, per CapFriendly.
- The Buffalo Sabres brought up Jacob Bryson and Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Asplund has three goals in nine games this season while Bryson has averaged over 19 minutes a night on the back end in 19 contests.
- The New York Islanders are back in action tonight which means that Oliver Wahlstrom and Kieffer Bellows are up from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Grant Hutton was recalled to the taxi squad as well.
- Kaapo Kakko is back on the roster for the New York Rangers after being recalled from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. He has frequently been shuffled down on off days to save some cap room. Vitali Kravtsov was also recalled.
- The Philadelphia Flyers have sent Tanner Laczynski to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The center has played in two games with the Flyers so far this season.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled Radim Zohorna, Frederick Gaudreau, and Drew O’Connor from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. To keep the taxi squad at the minimum four players, Josh Currie was promoted there from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
This page will be updated throughout the day.