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Cole’s Notes From Around the League: 1/24/15-1/30/15

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim reassigned defenceman Colby Robak to AHL Norfolk.

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona recalled winger Lucas Lessio and defenceman Andrew Campbell from AHL Portland. They recalled centre Brendan Shinnimin.

Boston Bruins

Boston has placed winger Simon Gagne on unconditional waivers. They recalled goaltender Malcolm Subban from AHL Providence and reassigned goaltender Niklas Svedberg for conditioning.

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo recalled winger Matt Ellis and goaltender Matt Hackett from AHL Rochester. Defenceman Nikita Zadorov was suspended by the team for not reporting to the first post-All-Star practice, but will return during the team’s road trip this week. Centre Zenon Konopka, who last played in the NHL for Buffalo late in the 2013/14 season, signed in Poland with KH Sanok.

Calgary Flames

Calgary recalled wingers Sven Baertschi and David Wolf, and defenceman Tyler Wotherspoon from AHL Adirondack.

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina recalled defenceman Ryan Murphy from AHL Charlotte. Winger Radek Dvorak, who last played in the NHL for Carolina in 2013/14, has retired from the NHL.

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago recalled centre Dennis Rasmussen from AHL Rockford. Defenceman Theo Peckham, who was last in the Blackhawks organization in 2013/14, signed with Denmark’s Rødovre Mighty Bulls. They acquired defenceman Gustav Forsling from Vancouver in exchange for defenceman Adam Clendening.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado recalled winger Dennis Everberg and goaltender Reto Berra from AHL Lake Erie. They recalled defenceman Stefan Elliott.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus recalled winger Josh Anderson and goaltender Anton Forsberg from AHL Springfield, Forsberg on an emergency basis. They reassigned Anderson.

Dallas Stars

Dallas recalled defencemen Jamie Oleksiak and Jyrki Jokipakka from AHL Texas. They reassigned Jokipakka.

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit recalled defenceman Alexey Marchenko from AHL Grand Rapids and reassigned defenceman Xavier Ouellet. They placed defenceman Brian Lashoff on waivers.

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton made no moves this week.

Florida Panthers

Florida recalled defenceman Alex Petrovic from AHL San Antonio. They reassigned defenceman Dylan Olsen.

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles recalled centre Nick Shore from AHL Manchester. They reassigned centre Mike Richards.

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota recalled defenceman Stu Bickel from AHL Iowa. They reassigned goaltender Darcy Kuemper for conditioning. They recalled defenceman Matt Dumba and reassigned Bickel.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal recalled winger Christian Thomas from AHL Hamilton. Montreal recalled centre Gabriel Dumont.

Nashville Predators

Nashville recalled goaltender Marek Mazanec from AHL Milwaukee. They loaned winger Patrick Cehlin to the SHL’s Leksnad.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey reassigned centre Tim Sestito to AHL Albany.

New York Islanders

The Islanders recalled winger Colin McDonald from AHL Bridgeport on an emergency basis. Winger Cal Clutterbuck has been fined $2000 for diving.

New York Rangers

The Rangers made no moves this week.

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa signed centre Brad Mills to a one-year two-way contract. They reassigned Mills and winger Colin Greening to AHL Binghamton. They recalled goaltender Andrew Hammond on an emergency basis.

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia recalled centre Ryan White from AHL Lehigh Valley. They recalled winger Petr Straka. They reassigned goaltender Rob Zepp. Winger Zac Rinaldo was suspended eight games by the NHL for boarding Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh acquired centre Maxim Lapierre from St. Louis in exchange for centre Marcel Goc.

San Jose Sharks

San Jose signed winger Nikita Jevpalovs to an entry-level contract. They recalled centres Tomas Hertl and Barclay Goodrow and defenceman Mirco Mueller from AHL Worcester, the latter from a conditioning stint. They recalled winger Daniil Tarasov.

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis acquired centre Marcel Goc from Pittsburgh in exchange for centre Maxim Lapierre. They recalled winger Ty Rattie from AHL Chicago. Goaltender Martin Brodeur has announced his retirement. He will take a front-office role as an adviser to the GM.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay made no moves this week.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto recalled winger Josh Leivo and defenceman Petter Granberg from AHL Toronto.

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver acquired defenceman Adam Clendening from Chicago in exchange for defenceman Gustav Forsling. They recalled winger Ronalds Kenins from AHL Utica.

Washington Capitals

Washington recalled defenceman Cameron Schilling from AHL Hershey.

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg reassigned winger TJ Galiardi to AHL St. John's and recalled him hours later.

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