With the AHL All-Star break now in effect, we could see an influx of paper transactions as teams look to bank an extra little bit of cap space. We’ll keep track of today’s minor moves here.
- The Hurricanes continue their daily roster movement. They announced that they’ve assigned forward Ryan Suzuki to AHL Chicago while recalling blueliner Riley Stillman; the two have been trading places in recent days. Despite the numerous recalls, Stillman has only suited up once this season with Carolina. Suzuki, meanwhile, played his first two NHL games earlier this week. It wouldn’t be surprising to see one or both of these players in another transaction in the near future.
- The Lightning have returned goaltender Matt Tomkins to AHL Syracuse, per a team release. He has been recalled recently with Jonas Johansson banged up and could be back up if Johansson can’t return on Tuesday versus Ottawa. The 30-year-old has a 2.87 GAA with a .900 SV% in 17 games with the Crunch this season.
- The Bruins have assigned center Matthew Poitras and winger Vinni Lettieri to AHL Providence, per the AHL’s transactions log. This move is likely just a paper one to bank a bit of cap space with the two likely to be recalled for Tuesday’s game against Minnesota. Poitras has a goal and eight assists in 23 games with Boston this season while Lettieri has two goals in eight outings at the NHL level.
- The Jets announced (Twitter link) that they have assigned wingers Brad Lambert and Parker Ford to AHL Manitoba. Lambert has been up and down a fair bit lately but is still looking for his first NHL point after being held off the scoresheet in his four games with Winnipeg this season. As for Ford, he scored in his NHL debut on Thursday so it won’t be surprising if he’s recalled before Tuesday’s contest against Carolina.