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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:

Central Division

• The Blue Jackets have shuffled up their taxi squad, per a team release. Scott Harrington, Kole Sherwood, and Zac Dalpe have all been recalled to the active roster while Columbus has promoted Gavin Bayreuther and Andrew Peeke to the taxi squad.
• The Hurricanes have recalled Spencer Smallman to the taxi squad from AHL Chicago, per the AHL’s transactions log. The 24-year-old has played in three AHL games this season plus eight more with ECHL Fort Wayne.
• The Panthers made a few moves before their game against Dallas this afternoon. George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports that Kevin Connauton was recalled to Florida’s active roster with Brady Keeper and Spencer Knight being sent to the taxi squad.

North Division

• As expected, Alex Formenton is back up with Ottawa as the Senators announced that they’ve recalled him from the taxi squad. The winger has two goals in seven games since being recalled in late March.
• The Montreal Canadiens have recalled Lukas Vejdemo to the taxi squad, per the AHL’s transactions log. Vejdemo is currently injured but his recall was needed to keep the taxi squad at the minimum of four players with Cayden Primeau, Jake Evans, and Otto Leskinen expected to be recalled for their game against Winnipeg.
• The Maple Leafs have recalled Michael Hutchinson from the taxi squad and Martin Marincin from AHL Toronto, per CapFriendly. Hutchinson will continue to serve as the backup goalie with Frederik Andersen retroactively placed on LTIR while Marincin gives them an extra blueliner to carry on the active roster.  With the team in LTIR, they can afford to carry reserves instead of a minimum-sized group.

East Division

• The Sabres announced that they have recalled Jean-Sebastien Dea to the taxi squad from AHL Rochester while assigning Steven Fogarty to the Americans. Dea has played just once so far with Buffalo while Fogarty has suited up in eight games, notching a goal and two assists.
• The Devils have shuffled up their taxi squad, sending Ben Street to AHL Binghamton while promoting Marian Studenic, per the AHL’s transactions log. Studenic has seven points in 19 minor league games so far this season.

West Division

 

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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 Los Angeles Kings have recalled Austin Strand and Christian Wolanin from the taxi squad, adding them to the active roster in time for tonight’s game against San Jose. Wolanin would be making his Kings debut if he gets into the lineup this evening.
• The Anaheim Ducks have made their typical gameday recalls.  Per CapFriendly, David Backes, Chase De Leo, and Sam Carrick have all been recalled from the taxi squad.  Carrick has a point (one goal, one assist) in his two games since being promoted earlier this month.
• The Arizona Coyotes have recalled Michael Bunting from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The 25-year-old had a hat trick on Monday and has four goals and an assist in five games this season.
• The Colorado Avalanche have promoted Kyle Burroughs, Keaton Middleton, and Liam O’Brien from the taxi squad on an emergency basis, per CapFriendly.  Middleton is expected to make his NHL debut tonight.
• The Minnesota Wild have recalled Luke Johnson and Kyle Rau from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The two have been shuffled back and forth routinely in recent days to save some cap room.
• The San Jose Sharks have recalled Antti Suomela and Jeffrey Viel from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Viel has ten penalty minutes in five games this season while Suomela has suited up in four NHL contests thus far.
• The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Nicolas Hague from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The 22-year-old has picked up 14 points in 32 games this season while logging just over 16 minutes per contest.

North Division

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have added Joseph Duszak to the taxi squad, filling the sixth available spot with the young defenseman. Duszak, 23, was an undrafted free agent signing by the Maple Leafs in 2019 and split last season between the ECHL and AHL. This season he has eight points in 19 games for the Toronto Marlies.
• The Ottawa Senators have re-assigned Alex Formenton to the taxi squad, a normal off-day move as they prepare for action tomorrow night. Formenton has two goals in seven games for the Senators this season.
• The Montreal Canadiens have sent Cayden Primeau and Jake Evans back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Both were up on emergency recalls the last two days and will likely be promoted again tomorrow.
• The Winnipeg Jets have sent Kristian Vesalainen back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The 2017 first-rounder has just an assist in eight games this season while averaging just 7:35 per outing.

Central Division

• The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned Zac Dalpe to the taxi squad, moving Liam Foudy to the AHL in the process. Foudy, one of the team’s top prospects, has just three points in 18 games this season and is still looking for his first NHL goal. The 21-year-old still has a very high offensive ceiling but hasn’t been able to find much consistency at the highest level so far.
• The Detroit Red Wings have brought Mathias Brome and Taro Hirose straight up from the AHL to the active roster, moving Evgeny Svechnikov to the taxi squad in the process. Gustav Lindstrom has also been re-assigned to the taxi squad from the AHL.
• The Carolina Hurricanes are off today which means Jake Bean is once again back on the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Bean has 11 points in 29 games this season and will almost certainly be recalled for tomorrow’s game against Detroit.
• The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled Brandon Pirri from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  It’s his fourth recall in just over three weeks although he only has played once in the NHL this season.  Alec Regula was also sent to AHL Rockford.
• The Nashville Predators have sent David Farrance and Tyler Lewington to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Farrance logged nearly 14 minutes in his NHL debut yesterday while Lewington had an assist in his Nashville debut in that game as well.

East Division

• The Buffalo Sabres have recalled Arttu Ruotsalainen from the taxi squad, moving Steven Fogarty back in his place. Ruotsalainen is expected to make his NHL debut tonight after playing 13 games for the Rochester Americans in his first year of North American pro hockey.
• The Boston Bruins have sent Anton Blidh to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The winger has a goal in six games this season, four of which have come over the past two weeks.
• The New Jersey Devils have promoted Ben Street from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The veteran has 14 points in as many games with AHL Binghamton but hasn’t suited up in the NHL this year.
• The Philadelphia Flyers have sent Shayne Gostisbehere to the taxi squad while recalling Derrick Pouliot, per CapFriendly, a move that frees up a bit of extra cap space for the day.  Tanner Laczynski was also sent to AHL Lehigh Valley.

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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 Los Angeles Kings have assigned Christian Wolanin to the taxi squad now that he has cleared the protocol following his March trade. He’ll skate with the team for the first time today.
• The Arizona Coyotes have assigned Hudson Fasching to the AHL, moving him off the roster and giving him a chance to get his game going at the minor league level. The 25-year-old forward hasn’t scored in four games for the Coyotes this season.

North Division

• The Ottawa Senators have recalled Michael Amadio and Erik Brannstrom from the taxi squad, sending Braydon Coburn back to it in their place. Amadio was acquired from the Kings just over a week ago and has yet to make his Senators debut.

Central Division

• The Carolina Hurricanes have recalled Drew Shore to the taxi squad, giving them an extra forward ahead of their game tonight against Florida. Shore has failed to score a single goal at any level this season, with just one point in seven AHL games.
• The Florida Panthers have recalled some very interesting names to the active roster, bringing up Brady Keeper and young goaltending prospect Spencer Knight. Knight, the 13th overall pick in 2019, recently ended his college career and turned pro with the Panthers.
• The Nashville Predators have done a similar move, recalling David Farrance and Tyler Lewington from the taxi squad. Farrance, 21, was one of the best players in college hockey the last two seasons and could quickly step into the NHL with the Predators.
• As usual, the Detroit Red Wings have made a number of transactions, starting with a recall of Michael Rasmussen, Givani Smith, and Evgeni Svechnikov from the taxi squad. The team has moved Frans Nielsen, Calvin Pickard, and Dennis Cholowski–the latter from the AHL–to the taxi squad in their place.
• The Dallas Stars have made their regular forward shuffle. Today, the move is promoting Justin Dowling and Joel L’Esperance from the taxi squad to the active roster.

East Division

• After clearing waivers, Richard Panik has been moved to the Washington Capitals taxi squad according to Samantha Pell of the Washington Post. Daniel Carr has been promoted to the active roster in his place. Panik has recorded just three goals and nine points in 36 games this season and now finds himself on the outside looking in.
• As expected, both A.J. Greer and Mason Jobst have been immediately loaned to the AHL after the New Jersey Devils acquired them last night. The pair of minor league forwards were part of the return for Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, but don’t look to have big futures in New Jersey and were likely included for contractual reasons.
• After sending them down yesterday, the Buffalo Sabres have brought C.J. Smith and Brandon Davidson back up from the AHL and added them to the taxi squad. The pair played but couldn’t help Rochester topple the Syracuse Crunch yesterday.

This page will be updated throughout the day.

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 Arizona Coyotes have recalled forwards Michael Chaput and Lane Pederson from the taxi squad. Pederson has only played in two games with the ’Yotes this season but has recorded a point, while Chaput is scoreless through ten games.

North Division

• The Ottawa Senators have recalled Alex Formenton from the taxi squad, an expected move with the team back in action later today. The 21-year-old Formenton has two points in five games for the Senators this season.
• The Winnipeg Jets have recalled Kristian Vesalainen from the AHL to the taxi squad. Vesalainen has actually played eight games for the Jets this season, but is still looking for his first NHL goal.

Central Division

• The Columbus Blue Jackets have moved Liam Foudy and Alexandre Texier to the taxi squad for their off day, as they prepare to take on the Lightning in a rematch tomorrow night. The Blue Jackets downed their divisional rival last night with both youngsters in the lineup. Columbus continues to move players off the roster between games in order to bank cap space and save some salary.
• The Dallas Stars have re-assigned Justin Dowling to the taxi squad after he played in yesterday’s game against the Blackhawks. Dowling, 30, has played 16 of his 65 career NHL games this season.
• As usual, the Detroit Red Wings have made several moves, assigning Michael Rasmussen, Givani Smith and Evgeny Svechnkiov to the taxi squad. Mathias Brome, Dennis Cholowski and Gustav Lindstrom have been moved back to the AHL to make room.

East Division

• The New York Islanders have returned Grant Hutton to the AHL after using him for taxi squad purposes this week. The 25-year-old defenseman has never played in an NHL game and has just two points in 14 contests for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers this season.
• The Buffalo Sabres have sent C.J. Smith and Brandon Davidson to the Rochester Americans in time for the Amerks game this evening. Smith, 26, has seven points in six AHL games this season.

This page will be updated throughout the day

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.

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