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Cole’s Notes From Around the League: 1/10/15-1/16/15

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim made no moves this week. Defenceman Sami Vatanen was fined $3393.82 for elbowing Toronto’s David Booth. Winger Brandon Yip, whose last NHL action came at training camp with Anaheim, was reassigned by AHL Norfolk to ECHL Utah. Winger Steve MacIntyre, who also last saw NHL action in training camp with Anaheim, was also reassigned from AHL Norfolk to ECHL Utah.

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona recalled defenceman Philip Samuelsson from AHL Portland. They placed centre Brandon McMillan and defenceman Chris Summers on waivers. They acquired a third-round pick in 2015 in exchange for goaltender Devan Dubnyk. They recalled goaltender Mike Lee from ECHL Gwinnett.

Boston Bruins

Boston reassigned forward Seth Griffith to AHL Providence.

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo reassigned centres Mikhail Grigorenko, Philip Varone, and Tim Schaller to AHL Rochester. They recalled Varone and winger Zac Dalpe. They recalled winger Matt Ellis. They reassigned Dalpe.

Calgary Flames

Calgary reassigned winger Brian McGrattan to AHL Adirondack. They recalled centre Drew Shore.

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina recalled winger Andrej Nestrasil from his conditioning stint with AHL Charlotte.

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago made no moves this week.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado reassigned goaltender Reto Berra to AHL Lake Erie. They recalled winger Dennis Everberg from AHL Lake Erie and reassigned centre Ben Street.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus recalled winger Josh Anderson from AHL Springfield.

Dallas Stars

Dallas made no moves this week.

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit recalled goaltender Thomas McCollum from AHL Grand Rapids.

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton made no moves this week.

Florida Panthers

Florida reassigned defenceman Shane O'Brien to AHL San Antonio.

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles recalled centre Nick Shore from AHL Manchester.

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota recalled defenceman Matt Dumba from AHL Iowa. They acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk from Arizona for a third-round pick in 2015. They reassigned goaltender John Curry. Defenceman Ryan Suter was suspended two games by the NHL for elbowing Pittsburgh’s Steve Downie.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal reassigned winger Sven Andrighetto to AHL Hamilton. They recalled goaltender Joey MacDonald.

Nashville Predators

Nashville recalled goaltender Marek Mazanec from AHL Milwaukee. They loaned defenceman Mikko Vainonen to SaiPa of Finland’s Liiga. Nashville recalled winger Kevin Fiala from HV71 and reassigned him to AHL Milwaukee. Forward Simon Moser, who last played in the NHL during 2013/14 for Nashville, has signed a three-year extension with Switzerland’s SC Bern. He has an NHL out clause for 2015 and 2016.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey recalled defenceman Joe Whitney from AHL Albany and reassigned defenceman Seth Helgeson. They signed centre Joseph Blandisi, who was drafted by Colorado in 2012 but re-entered and went unselected, to a presumably three-year entry-level contract.

New York Islanders

The Islanders made no moves this week.

New York Rangers

The Rangers made no moves this week.

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa made no moves this week.

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia recalled goaltender Rob Zepp from AHL Lehigh Valley.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh reassigned defenceman Derrick Pouliot to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They recalled defenceman Taylor Chorney. They reassigned Chorney and winger Bryan Rust. They claimed forward Mark Arcobello off waivers from Nashville. They recalled defenceman Scott Harrington. They reassigned centre Scott Wilson.

San Jose Sharks

San Jose made no moves this week.

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis made no moves this week.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay recalled centre Vladislav Namestnikov from AHL Syracuse. They reassigned Namestnikov and recalled defenceman Luke Witkowski.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto recalled William Nylander from Sweden’s MODO Hockey, reassigning him to AHL Toronto. They recalled winger Matt Frattin.

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver made no moves this week.

Washington Capitals

Washington recalled defenceman Steven Oleksy from AHL Hershey and reassigned Nate Schmidt. They recalled goaltender Justin Peters and reassigned goaltender Pheonix Copley.

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg reassigned winger Patrice Cormier and defenceman Keaton Ellerby to AHL St. John’s.

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