One might think, given that the NHL season is over and playoffs are about to begin, that most clubs will be finished their minor league shuffling. Well, that quite transaction wire will likely start tomorrow, as today several clubs out of the postseason have sent players back to help with the AHL playoffs. Only players who were on the AHL roster (or quickly sent down and then recalled) at the NHL trade deadline are eligible to join their minor league clubs. As always, we’ll cover those moves right here.
Atlantic Division
- Mathias Brunet of La Presse reports that Mattias Norlinder will join the Laval Rocket for the playoffs, after his Swedish season came to an end. The young defenseman played six games with the Montreal Canadiens and six games with the Rocket before heading overseas, but will return to help chase down a Calder Cup.
Metropolitan Division
Central Division
- The Winnipeg Jets have reassigned Dylan Samberg and Morgan Barron to the Manitoba Moose, giving them two huge pieces for their playoff run. The Moose will go right to the Central Division semi-finals against the Milwaukee Admirals, a series that starts Friday.
- Now that his OHL season is over, Oskar Olausson has been assigned to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. The 19-year-old first-round pick had 49 points in 55 games during his first (and likely only) OHL season, but was unable to help the Oshawa Generals advance in the playoffs.
Pacific Division
- The Seattle Kraken have sent Dennis Cholowski to the Charlotte Checkers, who won’t know their opponent for another few days after receiving a bye to the second round. Cholowski had 18 points in 31 games for the Checkers this season, the best output of his career.
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