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Connor McDavid Out 2-3 Weeks With Ankle Injury

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Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will miss “at least a couple of weeks” with the lower-body injury he sustained Monday against the Blue Jackets, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. It’s not expected to be an overly long-term absence, though, implying they’ve avoided the worst-case scenario of a left foot or lower-leg fracture. The team later confirmed it was an ankle injury and said he’ll be out for two to three weeks.

The Oilers haven’t yet placed McDavid on injured reserve, although with him safely ruled out for the next five days, there’s nothing stopping them from doing so. They had two open roster spots at the time of his injury, which they filled yesterday with the recalls of forwards Drake Caggiula and Noah Philp from AHL Bakersfield. They’re now at a full roster with ample cap flexibility thanks to Evander Kane’s LTIR placement but they could move McDavid to IR to open up another roster spot if necessary.

Still, any McDavid absence isn’t welcome news for Edmonton. They’re on their seemingly yearly tradition of underwhelming starts before going on a late-November or December tear. After being trounced 6-1 by Columbus earlier this week, they’re back below .500 with a 4-5-1 record, and their -13 goal differential is third-worst in the league, ahead of only the Penguins and Sharks. McDavid was caught in the mire, too, off to a slow start by his standards with three goals and 10 points in 10 games. He was still his usual dominant self in possession play, though, with the Oilers controlling 62.8% of shot attempts with McDavid on the ice at even strength.

A two-week timeline from today, which is likely the best-case scenario as outlined by Friedman, puts his earliest potential return on Nov. 14 against the Predators. The Oilers have six games between now and then. In the meantime, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is projected to shift from wing to center on the first line with Zach Hyman, while Jeff Skinner will move up from a middle-six role to ride shotgun with that pair.

2024-25 NHL In-Season Trades

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As with 2024’s offseason trades, we’ll keep track of all the NHL trades completed this season and update this article with each transaction. This post can be found anytime throughout the season on our desktop sidebar under “Pro Hockey Rumors Features” or our mobile menu under the Flame icon.

Trades are listed here in reverse chronological order, with the latest on top. So, if a player has been dealt multiple times, the first team listed as having acquired him is the one that ended up with him. Trades listed in italics have been agreed upon but are not yet official. For more details on each trade, click the date above it.

Here’s the full list of trades completed during the 2024-25 NHL season:

March 7

  • Maple Leafs acquire F Reese Johnson
  • Wild acquire future considerations

March 7

March 7

  • Bruins acquire D Henri Jokiharju.
  • Sabres acquire the Oilers’ 2026 fourth-round pick.

March 7

  • Panthers acquire F Brad Marchand.
  • Bruins acquire the Panthers’ 2027 second-round pick.
    • Condition: the Panthers’ pick will upgrade to their 2028 first-rounder if certain conditions are met.

March 7

March 7

March 7

  • Devils acquire F Daniel Sprong.
  • Kraken acquire the Devils’ 2026 seventh-round pick.

March 7

March 7

  • Hurricanes acquire F Mark Jankowski.
  • Predators acquire the Hurricanes’ 2026 fifth-round pick.

March 7

March 7

March 7

March 7

March 7

  • Blue Jackets acquire F Luke Kunin.
  • Sharks acquire the Blues’ 2025 fourth-round pick.

March 7

March 7

March 7

  • Jets acquire F Brandon Tanev.
  • Kraken acquire the Jets’ 2027 second-round pick.

March 7

  • Maple Leafs acquire F Scott Laughton (50% retained), the Flyers’ 2025 fourth-round pick, and the Flyers’ 2027 sixth-round pick.
  • Flyers acquire F Nikita Grebenkin and the Maple Leafs’ 2027 first-round pick.
    • Condition: the Maple Leafs’ 2027 first-rounder is top 10 protected and will slide to 2028 if it falls within that range.

March 7

  • Stars acquire F Mikko Rantanen.
  • Hurricanes acquire F Logan Stankoven, the Stars’ 2026 first-round pick, the Stars’ 2028 first-round pick, the Stars’ 2026 third-round pick, and the Stars’ 2027 third-round pick.
    • Conditions: the Stars’ first-round picks are top 10 protected.

March 7

  • Jets acquire D Luke Schenn.
  • Penguins acquire the Jets’ 2026 second-round pick and the Jets’ 2027 fourth-round pick.

March 7

  • Kings acquire F Andrei Kuzmenko (50% retained) and the Flyers’ 2025 seventh-round pick.
  • Flyers acquire the Kings’ 2027 third-round pick.

March 7

March 7

  • Capitals acquire F Anthony Beauvillier.
  • Penguins acquire the Capitals’ 2025 second-round pick.

March 6

  • Oilers acquire D Jake Walman.
  • Sharks acquire the Oilers’ 2026 first-round pick and F Carl Berglund.
    • Condition: If the Oilers’ pick falls in the top 12, they can elect to transfer their 2027 first-rounder to San Jose instead. If Edmonton trades their 2027 first prior to the 2026 trade deadline, their 2026 first transfers to the Sharks unprotected.

March 6

  • Avalanche acquire F Brock Nelson (50% retained) and F William Dufour.
  • Islanders acquire F Calum Ritchie, the Avalanche’s 2026 first-round pick, and the Avalanche’s 2028 third-round pick.
    • Condition I: If the Avalanche’s 2026 first-rounder transfers to the Flyers – they owe Philly a 2025 first but it’s top-ten protected – or if it’s top 10 in 2026, the Islanders receive the Avs’ 2027 first-round pick instead.
    • Condition II: The 2028 third-rounder transfers only if the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2025 and Nelson plays in 50% of their playoff games.
  • Ducks acquire D Oliver Kylington.

March 6

March 6

  • Rangers acquire D Carson Soucy.
  • Canucks acquire the Sharks’ 2025 third-round pick.

March 6

March 6

March 6

  • Panthers acquire F Nico Sturm and the Sharks’ 2027 seventh-round pick.
  • Sharks acquire the Panthers’ 2026 fourth-round pick.

March 6

  • Devils acquire D Brian Dumoulin (50% retained).
  • Ducks acquire a conditional 2025 second-round pick and the signing rights to F Herman Träff.
    • Condition: the Ducks will receive the better of the Oilers’ or Jets’ 2025 second-round pick.

March 5

March 5

  • Sharks acquire D Vincent Desharnais.
  • Penguins acquire the Sharks’ 2028 fifth-round pick.

March 5

  • Lightning acquire F Yanni Gourde (75% retained), F Oliver Bjorkstrand, the signing rights to D Kyle Aucoin, and the Kraken’s 2025 fifth-round pick.
  • Kraken acquire F Michael Eyssimont, a conditional 2026 first-round pick, a conditional 2027 first-round pick, the Maple Leafs’ 2025 second-round pick, and retain 50% of Gourde’s contract.
  • Red Wings acquire a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick and retain 25% of Gourde’s contract.
    • Note I: The Kraken retain 50% of Gourde’s initial $5.166MM cap hit before trading him to the Red Wings as the intermediary. Detroit retained the maximum 50% of the remaining balance before trading him to Tampa Bay. Gourde will cost $1.29MM against Tampa Bay’s cap for the remainder of the season while costing $2.58MM for Seattle and $1.29MM for Detroit. 
    • Note II: Both first-round picks headed to Seattle are top-10 protected. If either picks fall in the top-10, they slide back one year. If that happens to either draft selection, the Lightning will send a third-round pick to the Kraken for any year it happens. 
    • Note III: Detroit will acquire the higher of Tampa Bay or Edmonton’s 2025 fourth-round pick. 

March 5

March 4

  • Oilers acquire F Trent Frederic (75% retained), F Max Jones, and the signing rights to F Petr Hauser.
  • Devils acquire the signing rights to F Shane Lachance and retain 25% of Frederic’s contract.
  • Bruins acquire D Maximus Wanner, the Blues’ 2025 second-round pick, and the Oilers’ 2026 fourth-round pick.
    • Note: the Bruins retained 50% of Frederic’s initial $2.3MM cap hit before trading him to the Devils as the intermediary. New Jersey retained the maximum 50% of the remaining balance before trading him to Edmonton. Frederic will cost $1.15MM against Boston’s cap for the remainder of the season while costing $575K for Edmonton and New Jersey.

March 1

  • Panthers acquire D Seth Jones (26.3% retained) and the Blackhawks’ 2026 fourth-round pick.
  • Blackhawks acquire G Spencer Knight and the Panthers’ 2026 first-round pick.
    • Condition: the Blackhawks will receive the Panthers’ 2027 first-round pick if they trade away their 2026 selection.

March 1

  • Wild acquire F Gustav Nyquist (50% retained).
  • Predators acquire the Wild’s 2026 second-round pick.

March 1

  • Avalanche acquire D Ryan Lindgren (50% retained), F Jimmy Vesey, and the signing rights to D Hank Kempf.
  • Rangers acquire F Juuso Pärssinen, D Calvin de Haan, a conditional 2025 second-round pick, and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick.
    • Note: the Rangers will receive the better of their own or the Hurricanes’ 2025 second-rounder and the better of the Avalanche’s or Canucks’ 2025 fourth-rounder.

February 26

February 25

February 24

  • Ducks acquire G Ville Husso.
  • Red Wings acquire future considerations.

February 18

  • Predators acquire F Grigori Denisenko.
  • Golden Knights acquire future considerations.

February 13

February 7

  • Predators acquire D Mark Friedman.
  • Canucks acquire future considerations.

February 3

  • Utah acquires F Samuel Walker.
  • Wild acquire future considerations.

February 1

  • Stars acquire F Mikael Granlund and D Cody Ceci.
  • Sharks acquire the Stars’ 2025 first-round pick and the Jets’ 2025 fourth-round pick.
    • Condition: If the Stars make the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, the 2025 fourth-rounder upgrades to a third.

January 31

January 31

January 30

January 27

  • Islanders acquire D Scott Perunovich.
  • Blues acquire the Islanders’ 2026 fifth-round pick (conditional).

January 25

January 24

  • Hurricanes acquire F Mikko Rantanen (50% retained), F Taylor Hall, and signing rights to F Nils Juntorp.
  • Avalanche acquire F Martin Nečas, F Jack Drury, the Hurricanes’ 2025 second-round pick, and the Hurricanes’ 2026 fourth-round pick.
  • Blackhawks acquire their own 2025 third-round pick and retain 50% of Rantanen’s salary.

January 22

January 15

January 3

December 28

  • Avalanche acquire F Juuso Pärssinen and the Rangers’ 2026 seventh-round pick.
  • Predators acquire F Ondrej Pavel and the Avalanche’s 2027 third-round pick.

December 18

December 18

December 18

  • Kraken acquire F Kaapo Kakko.
  • Rangers acquire D William Borgen, the Kraken’s 2025 third-round pick and the Kraken’s 2025 sixth-round pick.

December 14

  • Blues acquire D Cam Fowler (38.5% retained) and the Ducks’ 2027 fourth-round pick.
  • Ducks acquire D Jérémie Biakabutuka and the Blues’ 2027 second-round pick.

December 9

December 6

December 6

  • Ducks acquire D Jacob Trouba.
  • Rangers acquire D Urho Vaakanainen and the Ducks’ 2025 fourth-round pick (conditional).
    • Condition: The Rangers will receive the lowest of the Ducks’ 2025 fourth-round pick or the Red Wings’ 2025 fourth-round pick.

November 30

  • Wild acquire D David Jiříček and the Blue Jackets’ 2025 fifth-round pick.
  • Blue Jackets acquire D Daemon Hunt, the Wild’s 2025 first-round pick (conditional), the Avalanche’s 2026 third-round pick, the Maple Leafs’ 2026 fourth-round pick, and the Wild’s 2027 second-round pick.
    • Condition: If the Wild’s 2025 first-round pick falls within the top five, it slides to 2026.

November 30

November 27

  • Predators acquire F Ryder Rolston.
  • Blackhawks acquire future considerations.

November 25

  • Penguins acquire F Philip Tomasino.
  • Predators acquire the Rangers’ 2027 fourth-round pick.

November 12

  • Capitals acquire F Lars Eller.
  • Penguins acquire the Capitals’ 2027 third-round pick and the Blackhawks’ 2025 fifth-round pick.

November 8

  • Kraken acquire F Daniel Sprong.
  • Canucks acquire future considerations.

November 4

October 30

  • Sharks acquire D Timothy Liljegren.
  • Maple Leafs acquire D Matt Benning, a 2025 third-round pick and the Sharks’ 2026 sixth-round pick.
    • Condition: The Maple Leafs will receive the higher of the Avalanche’s or Oilers’ 2025 third-round pick, both of which the Sharks previously acquired.

October 29

  • Utah acquires D Olli Määttä.
  • Red Wings acquire the Rangers’ 2025 third-round pick.

October 6

Penguins Place Bryan Rust On Injured Reserve

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The Penguins placed right winger Bryan Rust on injured reserve Tuesday due to his lower-body injury, according to the NHL’s media site. They haven’t made a corresponding transaction yet, but with an open roster spot, they could make a recall ahead of tomorrow’s game against the Ducks. Rust’s IR placement is retroactive to Oct. 26, so he won’t be eligible to return until Nov. 2, but he will likely miss more time than that after being labeled week-to-week yesterday.

Rust already missed yesterday’s 5-3 loss to the Wild and has now been officially ruled out for tomorrow’s game. He left Saturday’s loss to the Canucks after getting awkwardly tangled up with Vancouver winger Nils Höglander and did not return. His absence caused Pens head coach Mike Sullivan to reshape his top line completely, bumping up Evgeni Malkin to play left wing alongside Sidney Crosby at even strength and promoting Rickard Rakell from second-line duties.

In eight games this season, the veteran Rust has scored three goals and added an assist for four points. He’s sitting on uncharacteristically poor possession metrics, logging a career-low 46.3 CF% and 41.0 xGF%. He also missed the first two games of the season with a different lower-body injury.

With Rust on the shelf for the next little while, the Penguins will rely even more heavily on that new-look top line to turn things around defensively. Primarily, they’ve performed up to expectations offensively or outperformed them entirely. Malkin has turned back the clock with 14 points in 11 games, while Rakell leads the team in goals with six. Crosby has been underwhelming with just one goal but has added nine assists for 10 points in 11 games. But the Penguins are allowing a league-worst 4.27 goals per game. While suspect goaltending shoulders some blame, Pittsburgh has also controlled just 38.2% of expected goals when their usual top line of Crosby, Rust and Anthony Beauvillier are on the ice together, per MoneyPuck. Crosby has never logged an expected goal share under 50% since the stat’s been tracked – marking a sharp drop-off in his defensive effectiveness, at least in the early going this season.

The 32-year-old Rust is in the third season of a six-year, $30.75MM contract that runs through his age-35 season. His offensive performance has been up and down over its beginning, posting an underwhelming 46 points in 81 games in 2022-23, but he rebounded last season with 28 goals and 56 points in only 62 appearances.

Utah Acquires Olli Määttä From Red Wings

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Utah has acquired defenseman Olli Määttä from the Red Wings in a late-night trade, the team announced. They’re sending a 2025 third-round pick, previously acquired from the Rangers, to Detroit to complete the deal.

It’s no surprise to see the first-year franchise swing a deal for a defenseman. They’ll be without a pair of top-four defenders, Sean Durzi and John Marino, for most of the season after they both underwent surgeries in the past couple of weeks. Durzi could miss the rest of the regular season after having a procedure to repair his right shoulder, while Marino will likely be out until the 4 Nations Face-Off in February while recovering from lower back surgery.

Initial reports suggested Utah would likely lean on internal solutions to fill the void. They recalled 2022 first-round pick Maveric Lamoureux from AHL Tucson and have gotten solid hockey out of 24-year-old Michael Kesselring, who’s now averaging over 20 minutes per night and has five points and a team-leading +5 rating through 10 games. But losses have kept piling up for the Utahns, who remain at .500 with a 4-4-2 record after yesterday’s third-period collapse to the Sharks, which resulted in a 5-4 overtime defeat. A report from Pierre LeBrun of TSN last week suggested Utah had at least checked in on the availability of Blue Jackets defender Ivan Provorov, but they’ll end up netting a much cheaper player in Määttä in terms of both contract and acquisition cost.

Määttä, 30, is in the second year of a two-year, $6MM extension he signed with the Wings in 2023. The Finnish stay-at-home defender has called Detroit home since signing there as a free agent in 2022. He’s inexplicably been pushed down the lineup in recent days, sitting as a healthy scratch in two of the Wings’ last four games despite controlling 57.8% of expected goals when he’s on the ice at even strength. That number jumps out in a big way on a Detroit team that’s again struggled to maintain possession at 5-on-5 this year, controlling 42.5% of shot attempts, 43.7% of scoring chances, and 41.9% of high-danger chances. He’d yet to get on the scoresheet this season and was averaging a career-low 15:52 per game, but his 44.4 CF% was second among Wings defenders only to Simon Edvinsson.

Detroit’s loss is Utah’s gain. Määttä should post better results on a Utah club that’s actually been one of the league’s better 5-on-5 teams this season despite their roller-coaster record. He’s a left-shot but has played on the right side frequently throughout his 12-year NHL career, a task he’ll likely be asked to replicate in Salt Lake City. Whether he immediately steps into a top-four role with Durzi and Marino out remains to be seen, but at the very least, he’s a demonstrable upgrade on either of their current third-pairing options, Robert Bortuzzo and Vladislav Kolyachonok. He had 18 points and a +14 rating in 72 appearances for Detroit last season.

For the Wings, it’s the second time in a few months that general manager Steve Yzerman has traded away one of the more effective defenders on a blue line that has struggled to prevent quality scoring chances. He dealt Jake Walman to the Sharks in a somewhat similar cap-dump move back in June, although that transaction required him to offload a second-round pick to get San Jose to take his entire contract. He’s at least receiving an asset back for Määttä here with no salary retention, but it’s still a puzzling move for a team looking to push for a playoff spot.

Detroit does at least free up a roster spot and a fair amount of cap space with the move. They now have a comfortable $3.58MM in current cap space, per PuckPedia. The flurry of paper transactions to conserve cap space and juggle a full roster should now calm down, and the Red Wings do have far more in-season maneuverability to perhaps address other roster weaknesses in a more cost-effective manner.

Evening Notes: Chychrun, Kapanen, Bastian

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The Washington Capitals have announced that defenseman Jakob Chychrun won’t return to tonight’s game after suffering an upper-body injury. Chychrun suffered the injury in a game against the New York Rangers after he had played for just one minute and 50 seconds. Chychrun was +1 tonight in his limited appearance.

It’s a tough break for the 26-year-old, who is in his first season with Washington after a trade this past summer that saw Nick Jensen and a 2026 third-round pick head back to Ottawa. Chychrun has been solid to start the year, posting two goals and two assists in seven games. Chychrun can ill afford to be out long term as his in the final year of his current contract with a cap hit of $4.6MM.

In other evening notes:

  • The St. Louis Blues have announced that forward Kasperi Kapanen is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not return to tonight’s game. Kapanen took a high hit in a game against the Ottawa Senators and appeared to hit his face on the boards. Kapanen did get to the bench under his own power but did not return. The 28-year-old was dressing in his first game since playing just 8:57 on October 24th against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kapanen has struggled this season, with a single goal in seven games.
  • Forward Nathan Bastian will return to the New Jersey Devils lineup tomorrow night when the team takes on the Vancouver Canucks (as per Devils reporter Amanda Stein). Bastian hasn’t played since October 24th, as he has been a healthy scratch for the last two games. New Jersey has opted to use Kurtis MacDermid in Bastian’s place the past few days, but now the 26-year-old will have an opportunity to draw back into the lineup and add to the two goals and two assists that he has posted so far this season in ten games.

West Notes: Jiricek, Kesselring, Hague

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The St. Louis Blues have reassigned defenseman Adam Jiricek to the Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs (news release). Jiricek was the 16th overall pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft and will bring a wealth of experience to the Bulldogs, having already accumulated 31 games of professional experience in his native Czechia.

The younger brother of Columbus defenseman David Jiricek has played quite a bit internationally in the last few seasons, including appearances in the U17 World Hockey Challenge, U18 World Hockey Championships, Hlinka-Gretzky Cup & World Junior Hockey Championships.

In other Western Conference notes:

  • Utah Hockey Club defenseman Michael Kesselring is out with an illness and will be a game-time decision tomorrow night (as per Belle Fraser of the Salt Lake Tribune). Kesselring logged almost 23 minutes in ice time last night in a loss against the San Jose Sharks but woke up and was sick with a fever today. The 24-year-old has seen a huge increase in ice time this season, averaging over 20 minutes a night in the absence of top-four defensemen John Marino and Sean Durzi. Kesselring has filled in admirably, posting two goals and three assists in 10 games this season.
  • Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague has been officially ruled out for tomorrow night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings (as per Sin Bin Vegas). The 25-year-old skated by himself as he ramped up his efforts to get back into the lineup. Hague last played on October 25th and will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Kaedan Korczak will likely continue to fill in for Hague on the Golden Knights backend. Korczak has dressed in three games this season, posting a single assist while averaging over 16 minutes of ice time per game.

Canadiens Notes: Guhle, Slafkovsky, Harvey-Pinard

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Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle was a full participant in today’s morning skate as he donned a regular jersey (as per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports). Guhle was officially placed on injured reserve two days ago, but the 22-year-old has been out of the lineup since October 17th with an upper-body injury. Guhle is eligible to come off of IR at any time.

Guhle started the season well offensively, posting four points and a +4 rating in his first five games. The start was a bit of a surprise given that he missed almost all of the Canadiens training camp due to his recovery from appendectomy surgery. However, despite his impressive offensive numbers, Guhle had some major struggles away from the puck and was buoyed by a 113.2 PDO (as per Hockey Reference).

In other Montreal Canadiens notes:

  • Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky has dressed tonight after he declared himself pain-free and ready to play (as per Kenzie Lalonde of TSN). Slafkovsky clarified to the media that the issue plaguing him was in fact, not a shoulder injury but was a different issue that he called a “weird injury.” The 20-year-old missed three games with an upper-body injury and slotted in tonight on the second line alongside Alex Newhook and Joel Armia. The 2022 first-overall pick has had a strong start to the season with a goal and five assists in his first six games.
  • Montreal forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard practiced today for the first time since having surgery in July to repair a broken leg (as per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports). The 25-year-old was wearing a non-contact jersey as he took to the ice with his teammates, Harvey-Pinard was originally ruled out until late November but could return to the lineup sooner than that, depending on the next few weeks of practice. Harvey-Pinard had a disappointing 2023-24, posting just two goals and eight assists in 45 games.

East Notes: Rust, Dahlin, Romanov, Motte

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The Pittsburgh Penguins organization didn’t get a positive update on forward Bryan Rust’s injury. The team’s play-by-play commentator, Jeff Getzoff, shared that Rust is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury after evaluations.

Rust suffered the lower-body injury in the team’s most recent game against the Vancouver Canucks after receiving a hit from Nils Hoglander. The veteran forward was quickly ruled out of that game’s action after only 13:18 of ice time and missed the team’s practice yesterday.

The injury could be related to the lower-body injury that kept Rust from the ice at the beginning of the season. He missed Pittsburgh’s first two games of the regular season but has managed three goals and four points in eight straight games. The Penguins only have 12 healthy forwards on the roster meaning Valtteri Puustinen should garner more ice time if the organization doesn’t make a recall from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Other notes from the Eastern Conference:

  • Buffalo Sabres’ captain Rasmus Dahlin’s two-minute minor for high-sticking and two-minute minor for roughing in last night’s action has turned into more. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced they have fined Dahlin $5,000 for yesterday’s incident, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The play took place with seven minutes remaining of the third period when Dahlin swung his stick into the face of Florida Panthers’ forward Anton Lundell after positioning for the puck at the Sabres’ blue line.
  • The New York Islanders will be without defenseman Alexander Romanov for the second straight game. Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News reports Romanov is still considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury from one of the team’s recent games against the New Jersey Devils. There hasn’t been any indication up to this point that Romanov will be able to dress in tomorrow night’s action against the Columbus Blue Jackets, either.
  • Ansar Khan of MLive reports the Detroit Red Wings are still without forward Tyler Motte who is suffering from an upper-body injury. His unavailability will have a downstream effect on the roster with the organization keeping the ability to keep prospect Marco Kasper on the roster under emergency conditions for the time being. Kasper has skated in five games for the Red Wings during his emergency recall with one assist to show for it while averaging 15:22 of ice time. Once Motte can return, Detroit must make a roster move to comply with the emergency condition protocols.

Edmonton Oilers Recall Drake Caggiula, Noah Philp

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4:07 PM: According to a team announcement, the Oilers organization has confirmed the roster move.

4:00 PM: In light of Connor McDavid’s predicted absence over the next few days and potentially longer, the Edmonton Oilers are bringing some depth to their forward group. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shares the organization is calling up forwards Drake Caggiula and Noah Philp from their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.

One of the two is bound to enter the lineup as the Oilers only carried 11 healthy forwards before the transaction. There will be a learning curve for both with Philp having yet to make his NHL debut and Caggiula’s last time in the NHL being a four-game stretch with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2022-23 NHL season.

Caggiula is in his second stint with the Oilers organization after signing out of the University of North Dakota in 2016. He spent three years with Edmonton scoring 27 goals and 49 points in 156 regular-season contests before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks partway through the 2018-19 campaign.

He returned to the organization last season but spent the entire season with AHL Bakersfield. He scored 13 goals and 37 points in 43 AHL contests being good for fifth on the team in scoring. He’s off to a solid start in the 2024-25 AHL season with three goals and five points through his first five games.

Philp joined the organization in 2022 after finishing his career at the University of Alberta. He was a solid scorer in limited USports action but has struggled to produce in the AHL. He scored 19 goals and 37 points in 70 games for the Condors in 2022-23 but missed all last season due to personal reasons. Philp has suited up in all six games for the Condors this season scoring one goal and three points overall.

San Jose Sharks Recall Ethan Cardwell, Place Ty Dellandrea On IR

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With the ninth-youngest roster in the league, the San Jose Sharks are adding more youth to their lineup. The organization announced they recalled forward prospect Ethan Cardwell from their AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda while placing forward Ty Dellandrea on injured reserve.

The Sharks haven’t issued a formal update on Dellandrea’s injury status. Still, the current theory is that he’s dealing with an upper-body injury suffered in the team’s recent game against the Vegas Golden Knights on October 26th. Dellandrea managed 9:02 of ice time before leaving the contest and had previously been ruled out in the team’s win last night against the Utah Hockey Club.

Dellandrea skated in all nine games for San Jose before last night scoring one goal in total on the season. He’s kept his physicality up in his new stomping ground but his defensive play and possession metrics have declined with a weaker supporting cast compared to his time with the Dallas Stars.

On the other side of the roster move, Cardwell looks to make his NHL debut after one full season in the AHL. He scored 23 goals and 43 points in 71 games for the Barracuda in his rookie campaign and has gotten off to a solid start this year with one goal and five points through six contests.

The former 121st overall pick of the 2021 NHL Draft won’t crack many lists of top prospects in the Sharks system but could be a boon for the organization toward the bottom of the lineup. Cardwell is a 200-foot player with an aggressive tendency to jump into every battle on offense and defense.

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