Golden Knights Place Jeremy Lauzon On IR, Reassign Tanner Laczynski
Nov. 19th: It appears that Laczynski’s recall was largely precautionary. According to a team announcement, the Golden Knights have reassigned Laczynski to AHL Henderson.
Nov. 18th: The Vegas Golden Knights have placed defenseman Jeremy Lauzon on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, per Danny Webster of the Veags Review Journal. Head coach Bruce Cassidy told Webster that the team doesn’t know how long Lauzon will need to sit out. This move will force him out until at least November 22nd, a full week after he left Vegas’ November 15th game early.
It wasn’t entirely clear when Lauzon sustained his injury, though he did manage to briefly return to the ice after leaving the bench. Now, perhaps out of precaution, Vegas will move him to the sideline through their next two games, at least. Lauzon has had a tough time adjusting to a new role with Vegas. He has four points, a plus-three, and 28 penalty minutes in 17 games this season – while receiving third-pair minutes. Lauzon has stepped up as a bruiser for Vegas. He leads the team with three fights on the year, while no other Golden Knight has recorded more than one. He also leads the Golden Knights in hits (57).
Lauzon may be struggling to keep opponents at bay, but his hard-nosed presence is certainly what Vegas signed up for when they acquired him from the Nashville Predators this summer. He moved to Vegas alongside forward Colton Sissons, in the trade that sent Nicolas Hague and a 2027 third-round pick to Nashville. Lauzon was a historic physical presence for the Predators. He set the franchise record for most hits by a defenseman with 250 in the 2022-23 season, then followed it by breaking the record for all Predators with 383 hits in 2023-24.
Ben Hutton has drawn back into the lineup in Lauzon’s absence. Hutton has three assists, a minus-one, and 13 blocked shots in 11 games this season. He has stepped directly onto Lauzon’s third-pair role alongside Kaedan Korczak.
Meanwhile, Vegas will use Lauzon’s vacant roster spot as a chance to recall center Tanner Laczynski from the minor leagues, per SinBin Vegas. Laczynski ranks second on the Henderson Silver Knights in scoring, with 13 points in as many games. He is one of three Silver Knights scoring at a point-per-game pace. It’s no surprise to see him near the top of Henderson’s leaderboard. Laczynski led the club in scoring last season, with 37 points in 41 games. He was awarded eight games with the NHL club throughout the season as a result, but only managed one goal and six penalty minutes, bringing his career statline up to five points in 46 NHL games.
Laczynski will compete with winger Alexander Holtz for ice time on his recall. Both are operating as Vegas’ extra forwards, while rookie Braeden Bowman enjoys a top-line role next to Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel.
Islanders Place Alexander Romanov On IR, Recall Marshall Warren
The New York Islanders announced that they’ve placed defenseman Alexander Romanov on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Additionally, Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News reports that the Islanders have recalled Marshall Warren in a corresponding roster move.
Upper-body injuries are becoming a significant theme for Romanov. The 25-year-old blueliner missed 18 games due to upper-body ailments last season, and has already missed five this year for the same reason. It’s the second time that Romanov has been placed on the IR already in the current campaign.
It’s coming on the heels of a healthy long-term commitment made by the Islanders this past summer. In one of his first moves as New York’s General Manager, Mathieu Darche signed Romanov to an eight-year, $50MM contract, keeping him with the Islanders through the 2032-33 NHL season. If these upper-body injuries continue to plague Romanov, he won’t be available enough to warrant that contract.
Additionally, it’s led to some poor play on the ice when healthy. In the 15 games he’s appeared in this season, Romanov has tallied one assist while averaging 19:27 of ice time per night with a -7 rating. Furthermore, his 42.9% CorsiFor% at even strength and 89.2% on-ice save percentage at even strength are each the lowest marks of his career.
Regardless, Romanov’s injury designation affords another opportunity for Warren. The former sixth-round pick of the Minnesota Wild has already skated in two games for the Islanders this season, registering two assists.
It’ll be interesting to see if New York gives Warren a longer stay in the NHL should he continue his upward development. The main reason he’s earned the recall, as opposed to other options, is from his excellent play with the AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders this season. The 24-year-old defenseman has scored two goals and nine points in 10 AHL contests to start the 2025-26 season.
Lightning Reassign Scott Sabourin
The Lightning announced Wednesday that they’ve reassigned forward Scott Sabourin to AHL Syracuse. Forwards Pontus Holmberg and Nick Paul are eligible to come off IR and LTIR, respectively, before tomorrow’s game against the Oilers, and one of them will presumably get Sabourin’s roster spot.
Sabourin, 33, has only played three games and has been rostered for 11 days since last clearing waivers, so he doesn’t need them to return to the minors today. He was summoned on multiple short-term occasions in October to serve a four-game suspension he was assessed in the preseason, meaning he didn’t make his season debut until his latest recall, which came on Nov. 12. The depth enforcer managed to rattle off a goal and an assist in his first two games – his first NHL points since April 2022 – before racking up 16 penalty minutes (three minors and a misconduct) and going pointless against the Canucks last Sunday. He was then scratched for Tuesday’s 5-1 loss to the Devils to make way for Dominic James‘ return to the lineup, making it apparent he’d be the odd man out when Tampa needed to open its next roster spot at forward.
It was still a much better offensive showing than expected from the 6’4″, 207-lb fighter, who’s now up to a 3-7–10 scoring line in 50 career NHL appearances. While his NHL resume doesn’t offer much more than his fights, he’s had enough offensive utility in the AHL in the past to work his way into a middle-six role there. This season, Sabourin’s logged three goals and two assists for five points in 11 contests.
After spending his last two seasons in the Sharks organization, this is Sabourin’s first in Tampa after they signed him to a two-way deal with a $350,000 guarantee last summer. It’s the 14th season of Sabourin’s professional career, which began as a free agent signing by the AHL’s now-defunct Manchester Monarchs.
Panthers Recall Jack Devine
Nov. 19: The Panthers made Devine’s recall official this morning and placed winger Jonah Gadjovich on injured reserve in the corresponding move, per PuckPedia. Gadjovich won’t be back anytime soon after undergoing surgery to address an upper-body injury earlier this month, putting him out through early February.
Nov. 18: The Florida Panthers have recalled top prospect Jack Devine and could award him his NHL debut in Thursday’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now. Devine currently leads the Charlotte Checkers in scoring with 12 points in 13 games.
Devine has continued the hot start to his pro career that began when he scored seven points in his first 10 AHL games at the end of last season. It continues a streak of scoring that stretches back to his days with the U.S. National Team Development Program in 2019-20 and 2020-21. He scored 34 points in 42 games in the USHL, but had his U18 season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. That gave him little runway into a quiet freshman year at the University of Denver. He recorded 19 points and a plus-12 in 36 games while operating from the fourth line of a Pioneers squad that’d run all the way to a National Championship. Still, that performance flew under the radar enough for Florida to land Devine with the third-to-final pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
He took off after the draft, climbing to 31 points in 38 games as a sophomore, then emerging as Denver’s star in his junior year. Devine posted Denver with 27 goals, 56 points, and a plus-29 in 44 games – leading the Pioneers in scoring en route to their second National Championship in three years. He led the team again last year, with 57 points in 44 games.
Devine has had the arc of a draft gem and will get his first chance to prove it on Thursday. He’s a true playmaker with a strong build and sharp thinking under pressure. That could be an X-factor addition to the Panthers, who have posted a 3-2-0 record across their last five games.
Bruins Recall Michael Callahan
The Boston Bruins have recalled forward Michael Callahan from the AHL. This is Callahan’s second call-up of the season. He played three games in his first stint and posted no scoring, three hits, and six blocked shots. He recorded one goal, a minus-five, and seven penalty minutes in 17 NHL games last season.
Callahan attended Providence College from 2018 to 2022, and captained the school in his final three years. He moved across town to join the Providence Bruins in 2022, and has emerged as a core piece of the blue-line in five years since. The AHL Bruins even awarded Callahan with an alternate captaincy in 2023. He has only scored 38 points across 197 games in the AHL, but stands out at a fundamental defender who uses a strong stick and physical presence to close out opponents.
Now entering him prime years, the 26-year-old Callahan has stepped up as a go-to call-up for the Bruins. He’ll offer a more mobile alternative to rookie Jonathan Aspirot, who has yet to score a point through his first eight NHL games. Neither defender have played many minutes in the NHL ice time they’ve received, though Boston has leaned slightly more on Callahan, who has averaged 16 minutes of ice time this season to Aspirot’s 14.
Flyers, Senators Swap Dennis Gilbert, Max Guenette
11/18/25: The Flyers placed Guenette on waivers today, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Since the 24-year-old hasn’t played in the NHL since 2023-24 and has just eight games of NHL experience, that was always the likeliest outcome after yesterday’s trade. Now, all 31 other clubs will have the chance to claim Guenette, and if he goes unclaimed, the Flyers will be able to assign him to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, their AHL affiliate.
11/17/25: The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they’ve traded defenseman Dennis Gilbert to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenseman Max Guenette. Philadelphia also announced that they’ve signed Guenette, who was an RFA, to a one-year, two-way deal.
It becomes the second trade in as many seasons to the Senators for Gilbert. The 29-year-old native of Buffalo, NY, was traded to Ottawa during the 2024-25 season as part of the Dylan Cozens and Joshua Norris swap with the Buffalo Sabres.
Still, Gilbert didn’t earn much runway with the Senators after the trade. Despite the trade taking place in early March, Gilbert only appeared in four games for Ottawa down the stretch, registering one assist while averaging 13:02 of ice time. In Buffalo, he tallied five assists in 25 games while averaging 10:04 of ice time.
Gilbert has spent the entire season up to this point with the Flyers’ AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He’s added one assist in six games with a +1 rating and is expected to join the AHL’s Belleville Senators.
Unlike Gilbert, Guenette will play for his first professional team outside the Senators organization. The former 187th overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft has spent the last five years within the Senators organization, scoring 27 goals and 116 points in 236 AHL games, with zero points in eight NHL contests.
Despite the freshly signed two-way contract for Guenette, there’s no indication he’ll join the Flyers’ active roster immediately. Whenever he suits up, whether with the Flyers or the Phantoms, it’ll be his first appearance of the 2025-26 campaign.
Seattle Kraken Activate Joey Daccord From IR
The Seattle Kraken announced that they’ve activated netminder Joey Daccord from their injured reserve. Additionally, the Kraken shared that goaltender Matt Murray would miss the next six weeks due to a lower-body injury, though they didn’t indicate if they had placed him on the IR.
It’s been nearly two weeks since Daccord last played for Seattle. He suffered an upper-body injury in a blowout loss to the San Jose Sharks on November 5th after playing in just over two periods.
Before exiting the lineup with the upper-body ailment, Daccord was again a quality netminder for the Kraken, though not as solid as in recent years. He’s managed a 6-2-3 record in 11 starts this season with a .900 SV% and 2.83 GAA. It’s slightly below the .910 SV% and 2.61 GAA he’s averaged over the last two years, though there’s plenty of time to rediscover those numbers.
Regardless, the team hasn’t suffered as much as expected without Daccord, winning three out of five contests. The common denominator in those three wins was Philipp Grubauer, who stopped 58 of 64 shots (.906 SV%) throughout his three appearances.
Consequently, the only Kraken netminder without a win will likely be out until the calendar turns over to 2026. Murray, the two-time Stanley Cup champion, had appeared in five games for Seattle this year, managing a 0-2-1 record with a .921 SV% and 2.21 GAA.
Interestingly, like Daccord, Murray was also injured in a game against the Sharks. Murray’s current injury appears to be non-contact in nature, as he left late in the first period after being scored on by Sharks’ forward Alexander Wennberg. Notably, Murray has experienced long-standing ankle and groin injuries throughout his career.
Penguins Place Ville Koivunen On IR, Recall Samuel Poulin
According to a team announcement, the Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Samuel Poulin from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Additionally, Pittsburgh has placed forward Ville Koivunen on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
There’s no questioning that Poulin has earned another opportunity at the NHL level. The former 21st overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft is currently the leading scorer on the AHL Penguins with seven goals and 15 points in 16 games with a +8 rating.
Factoring in last year’s performance, in which he scored 19 goals and 43 points in 57 games, Poulin could provide additional offense to Pittsburgh’s bottom-six. Unfortunately, he has yet to show any flashes of offense at the NHL level, registering two assists in 13 games since the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
Still, it’s an inspiring recovery from a prospect that nearly left the game entirely during the 2022-23 season. Poulin took a leave of absence from the AHL Penguins early into that campaign, citing mental health concerns after suffering from a panic attack during a game. Coming off the best AHL performance of his career and starting the 2025-26 campaign with nearly a point-per-game, Poulin may have finally turned a corner in his development.
Meanwhile, the Penguins noted in their announcement that Koivunen’s lower-body injury will likely keep him out of the lineup for the next few weeks. The former draft pick of the Carolina Hurricanes had skated in 11 games for Pittsburgh this season, tallying two assists while averaging 12:34 of ice time per game.
Montreal Canadiens Reassign Marc Del Gaizo
Nov. 18th: Montreal announced they’ve returned Del Gaizo to AHL Laval. He did not suit up in last night’s contest. Per the new league rules regarding paper transactions, Del Gaizo must play in at least one game for the Rocket before he’s eligible to return to the Canadiens’ active roster.
Nov. 17th: The Montreal Canadiens have brought up some injury insurance ahead of tonight’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Canadiens announced earlier today that they’ve recalled defenseman Marc Del Gaizo from the AHL’s Laval Rocket.
Although he’s expected to draw into the lineup this evening, Montreal only has six healthy defenseman on the active roster. As an away game, teams typically ensure they have an additional forward and defenseman on hand in case of an unexpected absence.
The former Nashville Predators draft pick is in his first season with the Canadiens, registering four assists in 11 games with AHL Laval with a +4 rating. Despite being recalled by Montreal on two separate occasions this season, he has yet to suit up for the Canadiens.
Before this season, the New Jersey native and University of Massachusetts alumnus had spent the first five years of his professional career with the Predators organization. He was drafted by the Predators with the 109th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft and signed with the organization after his junior collegiate campaign.
Throughout his time with the Predators organization, much of Del Gaizo’s time had been spent with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals. He scored 25 goals and 105 points in 248 games with the Admirals with a +24 rating, and two goals and 12 points in 55 games with Nashville as a depth defenseman.
Tampa Bay Lightning Make Multiple Roster Moves
There are hardly any teams currently dealing with as many injuries as the Tampa Bay Lightning. Needing additional depth for their contest tonight against the New Jersey Devils, the Lightning announced they’ve recalled defenseman Declan Carlile and Steven Santini from the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch.
Additionally, Tampa Bay has swapped two players around its injured reserve, albeit an expected one. Erik Erlendsson of Lightning Insider reports that Tampa Bay has activated forward Dominic James from the injured reserve and placed defenseman Maxwell Crozier on it.
After all the movement on the active roster, it leaves Tampa Bay with 13 forwards and eight defensemen available for tonight’s contest. It’s expected that one of Carlile or Santini will suit up tonight, though there’s no guarantee either defenseman will participate.
If Carlile plays, it’ll be his fifth career performance in the NHL. The former undrafted collegiate free agent is in his fifth season with the Lightning organization and has primarily played for the Crunch since the 2021-22 season.
For the first few years of his career, Carlile had been expected to put up between 20 and 30 points in the AHL with a relatively high +/-. However, this season, his offensive game has taken a significant jump, scoring two goals and 10 points in 15 games. He’s the highest-scoring defenseman on the team by a four-point margin and the fifth-highest scorer overall.
Meanwhile, Santini has far more NHL experience from his playing days, although it has been limited in recent years. Since the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign, Santini has appeared in 10 NHL games. Before then, from 2016 to 2019, Santini had suited up in 113 regular-season contests for the New Jersey Devils. He’s spent the last two years in the Lightning organization, scoring six goals and 21 points in 71 games.