Both Canada and the U.S. were knocked out of the men’s Olympic hockey event during the quarterfinal round, meaning names like Eric Staal, Joshua Ho-Sang, and Strauss Mann may now find themselves negotiating NHL contracts in the coming weeks. In the meantime, the league has four excellent matchups on the docket for this evening. Yes, that includes Jack Eichel‘s Vegas Golden Knights debut but also features a matchup between the Panthers-Hurricanes, Flames-Ducks, and Wild-Jets. As teams prepare for action, we’ll keep track of all the minor league shuffling.
Atlantic Division
- The Tampa Bay Lightning re-assigned Darren Raddysh to the minor leagues, after failing to get into the game last night. Raddysh, 25, has played in four games this season, averaging just under 11 minutes of ice time.
- The Ottawa Senators have re-assigned Mark Kastelic to the AHL, while recalling Filip Gustavsson and Dillon Heatherington. Matt Murray left last night’s game with an injury, meaning Gustavsson may get a little run with the NHL squad depending on how serious it turns out to be.
Metropolitan Division
Central Division
- The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled Arvid Soderblom, who will make his third NHL appearance tomorrow night when the team takes on the Blue Jackets. The 22-year-old netminder has been outstanding for the Rockford IceHogs and catapulted himself up the Chicago depth chart. He’s coming up with Alec Regula, while Cale Morris has been sent back down.
Pacific Division
- With Mikko Koskinen out of the COVID protocol, the Edmonton Oilers have sent Stuart Skinner back to the AHL. The young netminder posted his first career shutout earlier this week when he stopped all 20 shots the San Jose Sharks took.
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