AHL Shuffle: 12/01/21

It’s December and the NHL schedule has six games set to open the month this evening. That includes the league’s rookie of the month for November, Lucas Raymond of the Detroit Red Wings, who took home the award after scoring 12 points in 14 games. That’s consecutive awards for Red Wings youngsters after Moritz Seider won it for October. The Red Wings will take on the Seattle Kraken this evening.

As they and other teams prepare for action, we’ll keep track of all the minor shuffling:

Atlantic Division

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Michael Hutchinson from the minor leagues once again, a curious move given that Jack Campbell and Joseph Woll appeared healthy. Perhaps it is just a paper move while Petr Mrazek joins the AHL club for a conditioning stint. (Update: Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet tweets that Woll is “banged up” and will not dress tonight).

Metropolitan Division

• The Philadelphia Flyers have sent Max Willman to the AHL, but he isn’t going alone. Wade Allison has also been activated from injured reserve and will head to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the time being. Allison, 24, played in 14 games for the Flyers last season and had seven points, but has been injured to start the year.

Central Division

• Pavel Francouz has been officially added to the Colorado Eagles, as he works his way back from injury. The 31-year-old netminder hasn’t played yet this season and miss all of 2020-21. The last time he did play, during 2019-20 he was excellent, with a .923 save percentage in 34 appearances.
• The Arizona Coyotes have moved Hudson Fasching back to the AHL, after seven games with the NHL squad this year. The 26-year old forward failed to score a point in those games, but does have 10 in 10 appearances for the Tucson Roadrunners.
• After coming up yesterday, down goes Michael McCarron, who appears to be headed for the yo-yo treatment this season with the Nashville Predators. McCarron has already been involved in seven transactions since clearing waivers at the beginning of the year.

Pacific Division

• The Anaheim Ducks have recalled Buddy Robinson from the AHL, where he has played 15 games for the San Diego Gulls. The 30-year-old forward has just four points in those games, but offers a big body for the Ducks to plug into the lineup if necessary.