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 Colorado Avalanche have recalled Conor Timmins and Dan Renouf to the taxi squad, filling the last two spots. The Avalanche bolstered their depth at every position over the last week and were already one of the most impressive teams in the NHL.
- The Dallas Stars have returned Rhett Gardner to the taxi squad. The 25-year-old has a goal and assist in 20 games so far this season.
- The San Jose Sharks have flipped taxi squad goalies, assigning Alexei Melnichuk to AHL San Jose while recalling the recently-signed Zach Sawchenko, per the AHL’s transactions log. Melnichuk is likely to see some time with the Sharks down the stretch but only has made one appearance since March 20th in the minors so he needs some game action.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have sent Cody Glass to AHL Henderson. While he has spent most of the season in the NHL, yesterday’s acquisition of Mattias Janmark doesn’t leave them with enough cap room to keep Glass on the active roster. Rather than keep him on the taxi squad, he’ll get some playing time with the Silver Knights.
- The Los Angeles Kings have made several taxi squad moves per the AHL’s transactions log. Lias Andersson and Austin Strand were sent to AHL Ontario with Aidan Dudas and Cole Hults being recalled to the tax squad. The Reign are in action tonight giving Andersson and Strand a chance to play.
North Division
- The Montreal Canadiens have sent Jake Evans and Cayden Primeau back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Both players were in uniform on Monday and will likely be recalled for Wednesday’s game against Calgary.
- The Winnipeg Jets have returned Kristian Vesalainen to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. The 21-year-old has been recalled three times over the past week but hasn’t played in an NHL game since February.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have brought up Scott Sabourin and Martin Marincin from the taxi squad while assigning Michael Hutchinson back to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Sabourin is making his Maple Leafs debut tonight while Hutchinson is able to be sent back with David Rittich now on Toronto’s active roster.
Central Division
- The Detroit Red Wings have assigned Taro Hirose, Frans Nielsen, and Givani Smith to the taxi squad after yesterday’s win. The Red Wings continue to move players off the active roster between games in order to save some cash. Several, if not all three, will be up again in time for Thursday’s match. Later in the day, the team also moved Kaden Fulcher to the AHL from the taxi squad.
- The Florida Panthers have recalled Noah Juulsen from the AHL according to George Richards of Florida Hockey Now. The Panthers added Brandon Montour a few days ago but he has yet to make his Florida debut.
- With the Carolina Hurricanes off today, they’ve returned Jake Bean and Morgan Geekie to the taxi squad. Neither player is a stranger to this process as they’ve been on this list regularly this season.
- The Nashville Predators have recalled Michael McCarron, Rem Pitlick, and Tanner Jeannot from the taxi squad. Of that group, McCarron isn’t eligible to play as he serves the final game of his suspension.
East Division
- The Washington Capitals have recalled Paul LaDue from the AHL to the taxi squad, giving them an extra defenseman after trading Jonas Siegenthaler. LaDue, 28, has six points in 16 games for the Hershey Bears this season.
- The Boston Bruins returned Jack Ahcan to the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Mike Reilly’s acquisition allowed Boston to send Ahcan, who has played in just two NHL games this season, back down.
- The Buffalo Sabres recalled Arttu Ruotsalainen and Dustin Tokarski from the taxi squad, per CapFriendly. Ruotsalainen has a goal in two games this season while Tokarski has played in five games.
This page will be updated throughout the day.