With the playoffs underway for almost everyone, the taxi squad shuffle has ended. The unique season that saw more daily transactions than ever before is coming to an end, hopefully never to return. Still, there are going to be some moves from teams preparing for their first-round matchups, or players signing overseas. We’ll keep track of the notable minor moves right here.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Martin Marincin from the AHL, giving them another defenseman while Ben Hutton deals with a non-COVID illness. The Maple Leafs will start their first-round series tomorrow and appear to have Zach Bogosian healthy and ready to return to the lineup.
- The Minnesota Wild have recalled their “Black Aces,” bringing up Calen Addison, Louis Belpedio, Matthew Boldy, Connor Dewar, Brandon Duhaime and Hunter Jones from the AHL. Boldy, the 12th overall pick from 2019, made the transition from college hockey to pro seamlessly this season, stepping into a major role with the Iowa Wild and scoring 18 points in 14 games. The 20-year-old should be a contender for a full-time roster spot next season, but doesn’t appear to be getting a look this postseason (at least not yet).
- The Calgary Flames brought up Matthew Phillips for their season finale against Vancouver, per his agency Roy Hockey Group. The 23-year-old has spent the last three seasons with Stockton of the AHL but hadn’t had an NHL opportunity until today.
- On the other end of that game, the Vancouver Canucks brought up Jonah Gadjovich and Kole Lind from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Arturs Silovs was sent back down in a corresponding move. Both wingers have made their NHL debuts in recent weeks but have yet to record a point.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Cody Glass and Dylan Sikura, per CapFriendly. Glass has been in and out of the lineup all season long due to their salary cap troubles, something that isn’t the case now with the regular season now over. As for Sikura, he had two goals in six games this season.
- The Winnipeg Jets have also brought up more “Black Aces”, as CapFriendly reports that Cole Kehler, Nelson Nogier, Joona Luoto, and C.J. Suess were all recalled. All but Kehler have suited up for Winnipeg at some point in their careers but none of those appearances came this season.
Further transactions will be added throughout the day