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Cole’s Notes From Around the League: 2/21/15-2/27/15

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim recalled goaltender Jason LaBarbera from AHL Norfolk. They acquired winger Jiri Sekac from Montreal in exchange for winger Devante Smith-Pelly. They reassigned goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to AHL Norfolk and recalled centre William Karlsson. They reassignedd Karlsson and recalled winger Chris Wagner. They reassigned LaBarbera.

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona reassigned centre Alexandre Bolduc to AHL Portland. They recalled defenceman Dylan Reese. They recalled winger Henrik Samuelsson and reassigned winger Jordan Martinook. They recalled goaltender Louis Domingue and reassigned goaltender Mike McKenna.

Boston Bruins

Boston recalled forward Ryan Spooner from AHL Providence and reassigned goaltender Malcolm Subban. They recalled goaltender Jeremy Smith on an emergency basis.

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo recalled defencemen Mark Pysyk and Jake McCabe from AHL Rochester. They reassigned McCabe. Goaltender Michal Neuvirth has been fined $2000 for diving. They recalled winger Zac Dalpe and centre Philip Varone. They reassigned Pysyk.

Calgary Flames

Calgary recalled centre Michael Ferland and winger Emile Poirier from AHL Adirondack. They recalled defenceman Tyler Wotherspoon.

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina recalled defenceman Michal Jordan from AHL Charlotte. They acquiredd defenceman Roland McKeown and a conditional first-round pick in exchange for defenceman Andrej Sekera. The pick is a 2016 pick that turns into a 2015 pick if Los Angeles makes the playoffs. They acquired a 2016 third-round pick and a conditional 2015 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg in exchange for winger Jiri Tlusty. The pick becomes a fifth-rounder if Winnipeg makes the playoffs.

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago recalled forward Joakim Nordstrom and goaltender Scott Darling from AHL Rockford and reassigned winger Ryan Hartman and goaltender Antti Raanta. They signed Darling to a two-year contract extension. They recalled centre Teuvo Teravainen and reassigned defenceman Trevor van Riemsdyk. They acquired winger Spencer Abbott from Toronto in exchange for defenceman TJ Brennan. They acquired defenceman Kimmo Timonen from Philadelphia in exchange for a 2015 second-round pick and a conditional 2016 fourth-round pick.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado made no moves this week.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus reassigned goaltender Anton Forsberg to AHL Springfield and recalled goaltender Oscar Dansk. They acquired winger David Clarkson from Toronto in exchange for winger Nathan Horton. They traded winger Adam Cracknell to St. Louis in exchange for future considerations. They recalled winger Brian Gibbons from AHL Springfield.

Dallas Stars

Dallas reassigned winger Brendan Ranford to AHL Texas.

Detroit Red Wings

Defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, whose last NHL organization was Detroit in 2009/10, has signed a two-year extension with Sweden’s Farjestad with an option for a third year.

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton made no major moves this week.

Florida Panthers

Florida recalled centre Vincent Trocheck from AHL San Antonio and reassigned defenceman Shane O’Brien. They recalled winger Garrett Wilson. They acquired a 2016 third-round pick in 2016 from Minnesota in exchange for winger Sean Bergenheim and a 2016 seventh-round pick. They acquired winger Jaromir Jagr from New Jersey in exchange for a 2015 second-round pick and a 2016 third-round pick.

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles signed winger Jordan Nolan to a three-year extension reportedly worth $2.85M. They signed winger Kyle Clifford to a five-year extension. They acquired defenceman Andrej Sekera from Carolina in exchange for defenceman Roland McKeown and a conditional first-round pick. They reassigned defenceman Derek Forbort.

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota acquired winger Sean Bergenheim and a 2016 seventh-round pick in 2016 from Florida in exchange for a 2016 third-round pick. They reassigned winger Michael Keranen to AHL Iowa. They placed winger Stephane Veilleux on waivers.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal acquired winger Devante Smith-Pelly from Anaheim in exchange for winger Jiri Sekac. They reassigned defenceman Jarred Tinordi to AHL Hamilton. They reassigned winger Christian Thomas.

Nashville Predators

Nashville reassigned defenceman Anthony Bitetto to AHL Milwaukee.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey recalled goaltender Scott Clemmensen from AHL Albany. They acquired a 2015 second-round pick and a 2016 third-round pick from Florida in exchange for winger Jaromir Jagr.

New York Islanders

The Islanders signed defenceman Nick Leddy to a seven-year extension reportedly worth $38.5M.

New York Rangers

The Rangers recalled centre Oscar Lindberg from AHL Hartford. They reassigned Lindberg.

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa recalled winger Colin Greening from AHL Binghamton.

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia recalled goaltender Anthony Stolarz from AHL Lehigh Valley. They reassigned Stolarz. They acquired a 2015 second-round pick and a conditional 2016 fourth-round pick from Chicago in exchange for defenceman Kimmo Timonen. If Chicago wins two playoff series and Timonen plays in at least half of the games, then the fourth-rounder becomes a third-rounder.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh acquired winger Daniel Winnik from Toronto in exchange for winger Zach Sill, a 2015 fourth-round pick, and a 2016 second-round pick

San Jose Sharks

San Jose reassigned winger Daniil Tarasov to AHL Worcester. Centre Logan Couture has been fined $5000 for slew-footing Detroit’s Brendan Smith.

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis acquired winger Adam Cracknell from Columbus in exchange for future considerations. Defenceman Brent Sopel, whose last NHL involvement has been playing with AHL Chicago this season, has announced his retirement.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay signed goaltender Allen York to a two-way contract. They reassigned goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to AHL Syracuse. They recalled Vasilevskiy.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto reassigned winger Brandon Kozun to AHL Toronto. They acquired winger Zach Sill, a 2015 fourth-round pick, and a 2016 second-round pick in exchange for Daniel Winnik. They acquired winger Nathan Horton from Columbus in exchange for winger David Clarkson. They acquired defenceman TJ Brennan from Chicago in exchange for winger Spencer Abbott. They reassigned defenceman Petter Granberg.

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver recalled winger Nicklas Jensen from AHL Utica. They recalled goaltender Jacob Markstrom. They released winger Tom Sestito. They reassigned defenceman Bobby Sanguinetti to AHL Utica. Winger Ryan Jones, whose last NHL involvement was with AHL Utica earlier this season, has signed a two year extension with Germany’s Kolner Haie.

Washington Capitals

Washington recalled defenceman Cameron Schilling from AHL Hershey.

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg recalled centre Eric O’Dell from AHL St. John’s. They acquired winger Jiri Tlusty from Carolina in exchange for a 2016 third-round pick and a conditional 2015 sixth-round pick.

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