AHL Shuffle: 3/8/24

It’s the NHL Trade Deadline and all attention is trained on which key assets will be moved around. But NHL teams will also have to keep their minor league rosters in mind, as players will need to be on an AHL roster by 2 p.m. CT to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs. That’s led to a long list of minor league loans and paper transactions, with teams keeping the shelves of their AHL rosters stocked. Most of these players have already been or will be recalled by their teams later. This listing of transactions is sourced from CapFriendly. As always, we’ll keep track of those transactions here:

• The Kraken recalled defenseman Cale Fleury from AHL Coachella Valley. He comes up in the wake of an upper-body injury to top-pairing blue-liner Vince Dunn and will remain on the roster as an extra defenseman until Dunn is ready to return. Ryker Evans was returned to Coachella Valley to make him eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Canucks reassigned and later recalled Vasily Podkolzin from AHL Abbotsford to make him eligible to play for the lower-level Canucks in the AHL postseason.
• The Flames assigned defenseman Jordan Oesterle to AHL Calgary after he cleared waivers Friday.
• The Bruins assigned Marc McLaughlin to AHL Providence to clear cap space necessary to acquire Pat Maroon and Andrew Peeke via trades today. Defenseman Mason Lohrei was also assigned to Providence, along with winger Justin Brazeau.
• The Lightning assigned Maxwell Crozier and Emil Martinsen Lilleberg to AHL Syracuse. They could be in for a more permanent stay after Tampa picked up Mathew Dumba from the Coyotes via trade today.
• The Kings assigned forwards Alex Turcotte and Samuel Fagemo, as well as defensemen Brandt Clarke and Jacob Moverare, to AHL Ontario to make them eligible to play for the Reign in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Turcotte and Moverare were later recalled.
• The Golden Knights assigned forwards Byron Froese and Mason Morelli to AHL Henderson to clear cap space for today’s acquisition of Tomáš Hertl from the Sharks.
• The Blackhawks assigned defensemen Louis Crevier and Isaak Phillips, as well as forward Zach Sanford, to AHL Rockford to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Rangers reassigned and later recalled forwards Adam Edstrom and Matt Rempe from AHL Hartford to make him eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Flyers assigned defenseman Adam Ginning to AHL Lehigh Valley after picking up veteran blue-liner Erik Johnson from the Sabres.
• The Devils assigned goaltenders Nico Daws and Akira Schmid to AHL Utica after acquiring Jake Allen and Kaapo Kähkönen in separate trades.
• The Flames assigned wingers Matthew Coronato and Jakob Pelletier to AHL Calgary to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Avalanche reassigned and later recalled goaltender Justus Annunen from AHL Colorado to make him eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Maple Leafs reassigned and later recalled winger Matthew Knies from AHL Toronto to make him eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Blue Jackets recalled forward Trey Fix-Wolansky from AHL Cleveland after trading Jack Roslovic to the Rangers.
• The Canadiens assigned forward Joshua Roy and defenseman Jayden Struble to AHL Laval to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Sabres recalled forward Tyson Jost and defenseman Kale Clague from AHL Rochester after trading away Johnson and Kyle Okposo. Winger Lukas Rousek and defenseman Ryan Johnson were assigned to Rochester to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Capitals reassigned and later recalled goaltender Hunter Shepard and forwards Hendrix Lapierre and Ivan Miroshnichenko from AHL Hershey to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Ducks sent forward Glenn Gawdin to AHL San Diego to make him eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Coyotes assigned winger Dylan Guenther and defenseman Michael Kesselring to AHL Tucson to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
• The Sharks assigned goaltender Magnus Chrona and center Thomas Bordeleau to AHL San Jose to make them eligible to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs.

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