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 San Jose Sharks have recalled Christian Jaros from the AHL, his first recall of the season. Jaros was acquired from the Ottawa Senators in January and has two points in ten games for the San Jose Barracuda this season.
- The Anaheim Ducks have returned Josh Mahura to the AHL, while recalling Kodie Curran and Andrew Agozzino. The Ducks got quite the performance out of rookie Jamie Drysdale in his NHL debut, potentially launching him into the roster full-time.
- The Los Angeles Kings have sent Matthew Villalta back to the Ontario Reign, leaving them with Troy Grosenick as the taxi squad goaltender.
Central Division
- The Detroit Red Wings have recalled Dennis Cholowski from the minor leagues for the first time this season. The 23-year-old defenseman has played 11 games in the AHL, scoring eight points so far.
- Detroit also recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions. This would indicate that the injury suffered by Jonathan Bernier will leave him sidelined for at least a short amount of time.
- In their daily move, the Nashville Predators have recalled Michael McCarron from the taxi squad, while moving Alexandre Carrier and Ben Harpur back to it. The Predators continue to flip players back and forth to save cap and salary on off days.
East Division
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have sent Josh Currie and Josh Maniscalco to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, while moving Anthony Angello, Colton Sceviour, and Radim Zohorna to the taxi squad.
North Division
This page will be updated throughout the day.
Have any players spoken about their experiences on the taxi squad? It has to be frustrating to be in a status of limbo between AHL and NHL and not playing competitive hockey at all.