Taxi Squad

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 Michael Chaput and Ivan Prosvetov from the taxi squad, moving Hudson Fasching back to it. Prosvetov will serve as the backup to Adin Hill tonight as Antti Raanta deals with a lower-body injury.
• After clearing waivers today, Dan Renouf has been sent to the taxi squad by the Colorado Avalanche, per CapFriendly.  Logan O’Connor was recalled to the NHL roster in a corresponding move.
• The Anaheim Ducks didn’t just bring up Jamie Drysdale today.  Goaltender Lukas Dostal was also brought up to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly, with John Gibson being transferred to injured reserve.

North Division

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have added Nic Petan to the taxi squad, as Alex Galchenyuk and Wayne Simmonds were once again practicing with the main group. Petan has played in seven games for the Maple Leafs this season, recording a single point.
• The Ottawa Senators have sent Erik Brannstrom and Matthew Peca back to the AHL to play this weekend, while re-assigning Clark Bishop, Filip Gustavsson, and Artem Zub to the taxi squad. The Senators don’t play again until Monday, meaning their young defenseman can get in some more game action at the minor league level to continue his development.
• The Edmonton Oilers have recalled Joakim Nygard from the taxi squad, sending Evan Bouchard down in a corresponding move.  Nygard last played two weeks ago while Bouchard has been out a bit longer, last seeing game action on March 1st.
• The Calgary Flames have made their typical non-gameday move, sending Derek Ryan and Oliver Kylington to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Dominik Simon has been recalled to the active roster.
• The Montreal Canadiens sent Paul Byron and Xavier Ouellet to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Having cleared waivers Wednesday, Byron figures to be a regular in the daily shuffle for the next few weeks.

Central Division

• The Columbus Blue Jackets are dealing with several injuries, so Mikhail Grigorenko’s time on the taxi squad has been short-lived. The recently waived forward has been recalled to the roster along with Stefan Matteau and Ryan MacInnis after the team moved Emil Bemstrom to injured reserve. The team is already without Alexandre Texier thanks to the COVID protocols after he was unable to travel with the team due to a different illness.
• The Chicago Blackhawks have moved Brandon Pirri back to the Rockford IceHogs, another transaction in what must be a frustrating season for the 29-year-old forward. Pirri has played just three total games, two in the AHL and one for the Blackhawks.  Reese Johnson was also sent to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly, with Dylan Strome being activated off injured reserve.
• For game day, the Detroit Red Wings have recalled both Frans Nielsen and Evgeny Svechnikov from the taxi squad. The two were placed there just yesterday in order to save some salary and cap.
• In their daily move, the Nashville Predators have recalled Alexandre Carrier and Ben Harpur from the taxi squad, moving Michael McCarron back in the process.
• The Dallas Stars have brought up Ty Dellandrea and Tanner Kero from the taxi squad while sending Rhett Gardner down to the taxi squad.  Dellandrea has a goal and two assists in 15 games this season while Kero has a pair of assists in 11 games.
• As they’ve regularly done on game days, the Carolina Hurricanes have recalled Alex Nedeljkovic, Jake Bean, and Morgan Geekie from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  To make room on the roster, Jake Gardiner was sent to the taxi squad.

East Division

• The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled Radim Zohorna from the AHL, as Jared McCann and Evgeni Malkin will both not play tonight. Zohorna, the 6’6″ behemoth signed out of the Czech Republic last year, has nine points in 11 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season.
• The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled Alex Lyon, Nate Prosser and Carsen Twarynski from the taxi squad, placing Robert Hagg on injured reserve in the process. The Flyers were absolutely demolished last night by the Rangers, who scored seven goals in the second period and won 9-0.  Connor Bunnaman and Andy Andreoff were assigned to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• The Buffalo Sabres have recalled Jacob Bryson from the taxi squad, loaning Brandon Davidson back to it in the process. Bryson, 23, has one goal in 11 games this season for the Sabres.
• In their pregame notes, the Boston Bruins indicated that Greg McKegg and Jack Ahcan would play tonight, meaning they’ve been recalled from the taxi squad.  McKegg played 53 NHL games this season but has played just once this year while Ahcan is making his NHL debut.  Oskar Steen was also recalled from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• The New Jersey Devils recalled Mikhail Maltsev and Michael McLeod from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Their promotions opened a pair of taxi squad spots which were used on David Quenneville and Marian Studenic.
• The New York Islanders recalled Oliver Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows, and Thomas Hickey from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  That resulted in Grant Hutton being recalled to the taxi squad from AHL Bridgeport.
• The New York Rangers made their usual long list of non-gameday roster moves.  Per CapFriendly, Keith Kinkaid and Kaapo Kakko were sent to the taxi squad while Tarmo Reunanen was sent to the minors.  Adam Huska was recalled from the taxi squad.

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 Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Oscar Dansk to the taxi squad while sending both Dylan Ferguson and Logan Thompson back to the minor leagues. The Golden Knights are getting Robin Lehner back to once again give them one of the most impressive goaltending tandems in the league.
• The Los Angeles Kings have activated Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Jonathan Quick from injured reserve, meaning Troy Grosenick is on his way back to the taxi squad. Tobias Bjornfot has also been recalled from the taxi squad as the team prepares for action tonight.
• Ivan Prosvetov has been reassigned to the taxi squad by the Arizona Coyotes. The move implies that Antti Raanta’s injury absence will be short-lived.

North Division

• The Winnipeg Jets have reassigned Eric Comrie and Ville Heinola from the AHL to the taxi squad, now that Anton Forsberg has been lost to waivers. The team needed another goaltender and Comrie is the perfect option as a number three.
• Though they aren’t playing for another few days, the Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Alex Galchenyuk, Timothy Liljegren and Alexander Barabanov to the taxi squad. Kenny Agostino and Calle Rosen have both been assigned to the AHL.
• The Ottawa Senators have recalled Filip Gustavsson from the taxi squad on an emergency basis, while Matt Murray remains injured. Until Forsberg gets to Ottawa and through the COVID protocols (likely seven days, depending on how his travel plans and testing go), the team will be going with a very young and very inexperienced tandem.
• With Zack Kassian activated from the injured reserve, fellow forwards James Neal and Patrick Russell have been reassigned to the taxi squad by the Edmonton Oilers. Young defenseman Evan Bouchard has also been recalled to the active roster.

Central Division

• After clearing waivers earlier today Mikhail Grigorenko has been moved to the taxi squad by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 26-year-old forward has seemingly lost his spot in the lineup, last playing on February 23.
• The Detroit Red Wings have assigned Frans Nielsen and Evgeny Svechnikov back to the taxi squad, given they don’t play tonight. The team won yesterday against the Carolina Hurricanes, one of the more impressive results of the season.

East Division

• The New Jersey Devils have returned Nicholas Merkley and Jesper Boqvist to the AHL for the time being. The Devils don’t play today after securing their ninth win of the season last night but have three in a row against the surging Pittsburgh Penguins coming up.
• The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled Andy Andreoff and Connor Bunnaman from the taxi squad, an interesting move on game day. It seems likely that at least one of them will be in the lineup tonight, though it’s not entirely clear who will be coming out.

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 Anaheim Ducks were once again busy on the shuffling front today.  Per CapFriendly, Anthony Stolarz was recalled on an emergency basis with John Gibson dealing with a lower-body injury while Trevor Zegras, Sam Steel, and Andy Welinski were also recalled.  To make room on the roster, David Backes, who cleared waivers yesterday, was sent to the taxi squad.
• With Antti Raanta being unavailable to play tonight due to a lower-body injury that has him listed as day-to-day, the Arizona Coyotes recalled Ivan Prosevtov from the taxi squad.  Also being brought up to the active roster was Hudson Fasching with Michael Chaput being sent to the taxi squad.
• The Colorado Avalanche have recalled Greg Pateryn and Logan O’Connor from the taxi squad on an emergency basis, per CapFriendly.  This has been a frequent pair of moves on recent game days with the duo likely to appear here tomorrow as being sent down.
• The San Jose Sharks have sent several players to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  John Leonard, Fredrik Claesson, and Fredrik Handemark are all on the reserve group while Stefan Noesen has been sent to AHL San Jose.

North Division

• The Ottawa Senators have re-assigned Clark Bishop, Filip Gustavsson, and Matthew Peca to the team’s taxi squad while moving Kevin Mandolese back to the AHL. The Senators are off today after their overtime loss against the Canucks and will likely recall several of these players tomorrow.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs have moved Scott Sabourin and Joseph Woll back to the AHL while they enjoy a four-day break between games. Given that they waived Jimmy Vesey earlier today, he might be headed to the taxi squad to fill at least one of the vacant spots. Alex Galchenyuk and Timothy Liljegren were also recalled to the taxi squad with Calle Rosen going to the minors, per CapFriendly.
• The Calgary Flames have recalled Dominik Simon from the taxi squad while sending Derek Ryan and Oliver Kylington down, per CapFriendly.  It’s a move they’ve made on non-game days recently and they will likely reverse it before Wednesday’s game against Edmonton.
• The Montreal Canadiens have loaned Alexander Romanov and Xavier Ouellet to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The two will likely be recalled for Wednesday’s contest against Winnipeg.  Meanwhile, Hayden Verbeek was loaned back to AHL Laval.
• The Winnipeg Jets have loaned Logan Stanley back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  He will likely be recalled for tomorrow’s game against Montreal.  Winnipeg also sent Mikhail Berdin to AHL Manitoba.

Central Division

• The Carolina Hurricanes have recalled Joey Keane and Beck Warm from the AHL, bringing them up to the NHL taxi squad. Warm, 21, was just signed by the team earlier this month after impressing early with the Chicago Wolves as an undrafted free agent signing. Now in six games, Warm has posted a .944 save percentage with the Wolves, winning five times.  Alex Nedeljkovic, Jake Bean, and Morgan Geekie were all recalled from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly, with Jake Gardiner being sent down.
• The Dallas Stars have brought up Taylor Fedun from the taxi squad.  The 32-year-old played in 27 regular season games last season plus 11 games in the bubble but has yet to see NHL action so far in 2020-21.
• The Detroit Red Wings have recalled Evgeny Svechnikov and Frans Nielsen from the taxi squad.   Meanwhile, they also shuffled up their taxi squad goalies, sending Calvin Pickard to AHL Grand Rapids while recalling Kaden Fulcher to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• The Nashville Predators have brought back Michael McCarron from the taxi squad while returning Alexandre Carrier and Ben Harpur to the taxi squad.  McCarron has played in four games with Nashville so far this season.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled Ross Colton from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  To stay cap-compliant, Spencer Martin was sent down to the taxi squad.

East Division

• The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled Frederick Gaudreau from the taxi squad, moving John Marino to injured reserve to make room. Marino’s placement is retroactive to March 9, meaning he can come off whenever healthy. The team has also recalled Radim Zohorna to the taxi squad.
• The Buffalo Sabres have shuffled up their back end, recalling Brandon Davidson and Henri Jokiharju from the taxi squad.  Going down to make room were Jacob Bryson and forward Rasmus Asplund.
• The Boston Bruins recalled Oskar Steen from the taxi squad to make his NHL debut tonight, relays Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic. The 23-year-old was a sixth-round pick back in 2016 and has eight points in 12 AHL games this season.
• The New York Islanders have promoted Oliver Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows, and Austin Czarnik from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  All three have been frequently sent back and forth through the first half of the season.
• With the New York Rangers off tonight, they have made their usual long list of taxi squad assignments.  Going down are Kaapo Kakko, Tarmo Reunanen, and Jack Johnson while Jonny Brodzinski was sent to the minors, per CapFriendly.  They also swapped taxi squad goalies, sending Keith Kinkaid down while recalling Adam Huska.
• The Philadelphia Flyers have loaned Alex Lyon and Nate Prosser to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Prosser played just under 12 minutes on Monday against the Rangers while Lyon hasn’t seen any NHL action so far 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:

North Division

• The Ottawa Senators have recalled Filip Gustavsson to the taxi squad. Matt Murray was injured last night in the warm-up, and with Marcus Hogberg still on injured reserve, goaltending duties fell to Joey Daccord for his first NHL win.

West Division

• With an injury to Kyle Rau, the Minnesota Wild have recalled Connor Dewar to the taxi squad. The 21-year-old forward has eight points in 12 games for the Iowa Wild this season, his second professional campaign after being a third-round pick in 2018.
• The Arizona Coyotes have moved Dryden Hunt back to the taxi squad after he logged just nine minutes of ice time last night. Hunt, 25, has played in seven games so far for the Coyotes.

Central Division

• The Carolina Hurricanes have returned both Joakim Ryan and Antoine Bibeau to the AHL, moving both off the taxi squad for now. The Hurricanes won another game last night and now sit at 20-6-1 on the season, the second-best winning percentage in the entire NHL.
• The Dallas Stars have returned Colton Point and Jerad Rosburg to the AHL, while bringing up Landon Bow and Taylor Fedun to the taxi squad. Dallas has flipped their taxi squad players all season to keep them fresh and the Texas Stars will be in action tomorrow night.
• The Nashville Predators have recalled Alexandre Carrier and Ben Harpur from the taxi squad, moving Frederic Allard back to it. The Predators are dealing with massive injury concerns at this point in the season and have lost three in a row.
• The Detroit Red Wings have called up Evgeny Svechnikov and Kaden Fulcher to the taxi squad from the AHL, sending Calvin Pickard back in their place. Svechnikov has played in four games this season for Detroit, scoring four points.

East Division

• The Boston Bruins have recalled Oskar Steen, Karson Kuhlman, and Jack Ahcan to the taxi squad as they prepare for action tonight. The Providence Bruins are actually going with just 16 skaters today because of the call-ups as they take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
• Rasmus Asplund has been recalled from the Buffalo Sabres taxi squad and will slot into the lineup tonight. Cody Eakin will be made a healthy scratch, while Brandon Davidson has been loaned back to the taxi squad. The Sabres still don’t have access to their AHL players who are quarantining thanks to a positive coronavirus test among the Rochester Americans.
• The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled Alex Lyon and Nate Prosser from the taxi squad. The goaltender will serve as the backup tonight as the Flyers will give Brian Elliott the full night off. Lyon, 28, has been in the Flyers organization for years, but mostly gets minor league action. In three appearances last season in the NHL, he posted an .890 save percentage.

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

• Dryden Hunt has been recalled from the Arizona Coyotes taxi squad, the first time he’s been back with the main roster since last month. The 25-year-old forward has two points in six games with the Coyotes this season.
• The Los Angeles Kings have made multiple moves, as has been the norm for the team this season, but it’s just one variety of transaction today. L.A. announced that forward Lias Andersson and defensemen Tobias Bjornfot and Daniel Brickley have all been recalled from the taxi squad.
• The San Jose Sharks have moved center Joel Kellman and winger Stefan Noesen to the minors, notes Curtis Pashelka of the Mercury News.  They have played in four and five games respectively this season and have yet to record a point.  Those assignments created extra taxi squad space which was used on forwards John Leonard, Fredrik Handemark, and Antti Suomela along with defenseman Fredrik Claesson, per CapFriendly.
• The Anaheim Ducks have returned goalie Olle Eriksson Ek to the minors, per the AHL’s transactions log.  Additionally, the Ducks sent defensemen Andy Welinski and Kodie Curran along with forward Vinni Lettieri to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• The Colorado Avalanche brought up defenseman Greg Pateryn and forward Logan O’Connor from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Both players were in the lineup against Los Angeles today.
• The Minnesota Wild recalled forward Luke Johnson from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  His presence was needed due to Marcus Johansson’s continued unavailability with the veteran remaining on IR a little longer.
• The St. Louis Blues assigned forward Dakota Joshua and Steven Santini to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Additionally, the Blues sent winger Sam Anas back to the minors.
• The Vegas Golden Knights sent defenseman Dylan Coghlan and winger Patrick Brown to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Just days after recording a hat trick, it’s expected that Coghlan will be recalled before Monday’s game against San Jose.

Central Division

• The Detroit Red Wings have recalled Mathias Brome from the taxi squad as they prepare for their early evening game against the Hurricanes. Detroit actually won their last game against the Lightning, scoring six goals in the process. Brome wasn’t part of that game, but it looks like he will draw back in today.  Following the game, he was sent back to the taxi squad.
• Alexander Radulov is back with the Dallas Stars. The team announced that the big scoring forward has been activated from the Injured Reserve. To make room for Radulov’s addition on the active roster, fellow forward Joel L’Esperance has been reassigned to the taxi squad.
• After clearing waivers, the Carolina Hurricanes sent defenseman Jake Gardiner to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly, while recalling forward Morgan Geekie and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic.  Both Geekie and Nedeljkovic have been making near-daily appearances on these lists this season.
• The Nashville Predators returned defensemen Ben Harpur and Alexandre Carrier to the taxi squad.  Carrier scored his first career NHL goal on Saturday while Harpur has played in nine games so far this season.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning sent defenseman Luke Schenn to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The move doesn’t bank them any extra cap space since they’re already in LTIR but it extends Schenn’s waiver exemption.

East Division

• The Boston Bruins recalled forwards Karson Kuhlman and Oskar Steen as well as defenseman Jack Ahcan to the taxi squad, per the AHL’s transactions log.  The moves are dated for Monday which signifies that Boston will be recalling multiple players up from the taxi squad in advance of their game against Pittsburgh.  Some of those players will likely be defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, Anton Blidh, and Daniel Vladar who were all sent to the taxi squad today, per CapFriendly.
• The New York Rangers have returned forward Morgan Barron to AHL Hartford, per the AHL’s transactions log.  The 22-year-old has five goals in just eight games with the Wolf Pack in his first professional season.  They also assigned defensemen Libor Hajek and K’Andre Miller, forward Kaapo Kakko, and goalie Keith Kinkaid to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.
• The New York Islanders recalled forwards Leo Komarov and Austin Czarnik from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The veterans cleared waivers earlier in the year and have been shuffled back and forth with some regularity since then.
• With an off day, the Philadelphia Flyers returned defenseman Nate Prosser and forward Andy Andreoff to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  With their next game set for Monday, there’s a good chance one (if not both) will be recalled for that one.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins sent forwards Anthony Angello and Colton Sceviour to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Sceviour picked up his first point in nearly two months earlier in the week.

North Division

• The Ottawa Senators have recalled Clark Bishop and Matthew Peca from the taxi squad.  Bishop made his season and Ottawa debut on Friday against Edmonton while Peca has an assist in five games so far this season.
• The Calgary Flames recalled Dominik Simon from the taxi squad while sending forward Derek Ryan and defenseman Oliver Kylington to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  Both Ryan and Kylington were in the lineup in Saturday’s victory over Montreal.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs sent forward Kenny Agostino back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly.  The 28-year-old made his Toronto debut on Thursday, playing just over four minutes against Winnipeg.

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:

North Division

• The Maple Leafs announced (Twitter link) that they have recalled Scott Sabourin to the taxi squad. The winger was recently converted to an NHL two-way deal and made his season debut in the minors last night.  It was a short-lived one, however, as he was ejected in the first shift of the game after instigating a fight following a goalie interference penalty.
• The Senators announced (Twitter link) that they’ve assigned Clark Bishop back to their taxi squad.  Bishop made his Ottawa debut last night against Edmonton, picking up a pair of shots on goal in just under nine minutes of work.
• The Calgary Flames have announced a one-for-one swap, recalling defenseman Oliver Kylington from the taxi squad and replacing him with the demotion of forward Zac Rinaldo. Kylington is expected to draw into the lineup tonight for the Flames.

East Division

• The Bruins have recalled Anton Blidh, Greg McKegg, and Jeremy Swayman to the taxi squad, per the AHL’s Transactions log. Blidh and McKegg were sent down just yesterday to get a game in with Providence while Swayman is needed with starting goalie Tuukka Rask batting a minor injury.  Urho Vaakanainen, Jack Studnicka, and Steven Kampfer were also recalled from the taxi squad, per CBS’ transactions log.
• The Flyers announced (Twitter link) that they’ve brought up defenseman Nate Prosser and winger Andy Andreoff from the taxi squad.  Prosser has a goal in two games so far this season while Andreoff has yet to record a point in his four contests.
• The Rangers recalled Keith Kinkaid, Kaapo Kakko, and K’Andre Miller from the taxi squad, per CBS’ transactions log.  The three have frequently been shuffled back and forth in an effort to free up extra salary cap space.
• The Sabres announced (via Twitter) that they have recalled Brandon Davidson from the taxi squad while assigning Henri Jokiharju down to the taxi squad.  Davidson has played in four games with Buffalo so far this season, logging nearly 15 minutes a night of ice time.
• The Penguins announced that they’ve assigned defenseman Josh Maniscalco to the taxi squad.  The 22-year-old signed as an undrafted free agent last year and has played in two games with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.

Central Division

• The Stars announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled Rhett Gardner and Joel L’Esperance from the taxi squad while sending Ty Dellandrea to the taxi squad.  Gardner and L’Esperance have been held off the scoresheet in four games each this season while Dellandrea has a goal and two assists in 15 contests.
• The Panthers announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled Riley Stillman from the taxi squad.  The 23-year-old played in 34 games for Florida last season but has only gotten into one NHL game so far this season.

West Division

• Jamie Drysdale’s time on Anaheim’s taxi squad has ended again without the blueliner getting into his first NHL game as the Ducks have sent him back to AHL San Diego, per the AHL’s transactions log.  The 18-year-old defenseman has played quite well in his first taste of the pros, picking up nine points in a dozen games with the Gulls this season as he waits to see if the OHL will get up and running this season.  Goaltender Olle Eriksson Ek was also recalled to the taxi squad.
• The Sharks have flipped taxi squad goaltenders as Alexei Melnichuk has been recalled from AHL San Jose while Josef Korenar has been sent from the taxi squad to the Barracuda, per the AHL’s transactions log.  Melnichuk played in five games while on this particular assignment, allowing 16 goals on 119 shots.

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