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The Ducks reassigned defenceman Jake Dotchin to AHL San Diego and recalled defenceman Jaycob Megna.
Centre Antoine Vermette has retired from pro hockey. Drafted in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators, Vermette has 515 points (228G, 287A) in 1046 games, as well as 28 points (14G, 14A) in 97 playoff games for Ottawa (2003/04-partway through 2008/09), Columbus (partway through 2008/09-partway through 2011/12), Phoenix/Arizona (partway through 2011/12-partway through 2014/15, 2015/16), Chicago (part of 2014/15), and Anaheim (2016/17-2017/18). Vermette had some respectable career-highs of 65 points, 27 goals, and 38 assists, all in 2010 for Columbus, bur Vermette spent most of his career as more of a depth centre, capable of some strong supplementary offence but truly coveted for his faceoff prowess, which is why the Blackhawks acquired him en route to winning the Stanley Cup in 2015. Vermette, 36, did not sign a contract after finishing last season with 16 points (8G, 8A) in 64 games for Anaheim.
The Coyotes recalled left winger Michael Bunting from AHL Tucson. They recalled defenceman Kyle Capobianco.
The Bruins recalled centre Trent Frederic and left winger Peter Cehlarik from AHL Providence, recalled goaltender Zane McIntyre on an emergency basis, and reassigned left winger Ryan Donato and centre Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson. Centre Peter Mueller, who was last under contract in the NHL on a PTO with Boston, has signed a three-year contract extension in Czechia with HC Kometa Brno.
The Sabres made no moves this week.
The Flames recalled left winger Andrew Mangiapane from AHL Stockton.
The Hurricanes signed left winger Jordan Martinook to a two-year contract extension. They recalled defenceman Haydn Fleury from AHL Charlotte. They reassigned Fleury.
The Blackhawks reassigned defenceman Henri Jokiharju to AHL Rockford.
The Avalanche made no moves this week.
The Blue Jackets recalled centre Mark Letestu from AHL Cleveland.
The Stars acquired defenceman Jamie Oleksiak from Pittsburgh. They recalled defenceman Connor Carrick from his conditioning stint with AHL Texas. They recalled centre Roope Hintz. They recalled right winger Denis Gurianov.
The Red Wings reassigned left winger Michael Rasmussen to AHL Grand Rapids for conditioning purposes.
The Oilers signed defenceman Joel Persson to a one-year contract extension. They recalled left winger Brad Malone from AHL Bakersfield.
The Panthers recalled defencemen Ian McCoshen, Josh Brown, and centre Jayce Hawryluk from AHL Springfield and reassigned defenceman Bogdan Kiselevich. They acquired centre Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan, a 2019 second-round pick, and two 2019 fourth-round picks from Pittsburgh. They reassigned left winger Jamie McGinn.
The Kings acquired left winger Carl Grundstrom, defenceman Sean Durzi, and a 2019 first-round pick from Toronto and reassigned Grundstrom to AHL Ontario. They recalled left winger Matt Luff. They recalled centre Michael Amadio, left winger Austin Wagner, and defenceman Sean Walker.
The Wild signed goaltender Alex Stalock to a three-year contract extension. They acquired defenceman Michael Kapla from New Jersey. They reassigned Kapla to AHL Iowa.
The Canadiens made no moves this week.
The Predators recalled centre Colin Blackwell from AHL Milwaukee. Left winger Austin Watson has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL and placed in Stage Two of the NHL’s Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health program.
The Devils recalled centre Kevin Rooney, defenceman Egor Yakovlev, and goaltender Cameron Johnson to AHL Binghamton. They acquired defenceman Ryan Murphy from Minnesota and reassigned Murphy. They reassigned Johnson and recalled goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood. They recalled defenceman Eric Gryba.
The Islanders recalled left winger Michael Dal Colle and defenceman Devon Toews from AHL Bridgeport.
The Rangers recalled centre Boo Nieves and goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from AHL Hartford.
The Senators made no moves this week.
The Flyers recalled goaltender Carter Hart and centre Mikhail Vorobyev from AHL Lehigh Valley and reassigned right winger Dale Weise. They reassigned goaltender Mike McKenna.
The Penguins acquired a 2019 fifth-round pick from Dallas. They recalled centre Teddy Blueger from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They acquired centres Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from Florida.
The Sharks made no moves this week.
The Blues recalled left winger MacKenzie MacEachern from AHL San Antonio.
The Lightning made no moves this week.
The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Jake Muzzin from Los Angeles.
The Canucks made no moves this week. Left winger Jussi Jokinen, who finished last season with Vancouver, has signed for the remainder of the season in Finland with the Liiga’s Karpat Oulu.
Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights recalled goaltender Maxime Lagace and defenceman Jake Bischoff from AHL Chicago and reassigned goaltender Oscar Dansk.
The Capitals made no moves this week.
The Jets recalled defenceman Sami Niku from AHL Manitoba.