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Cole’s Notes From Around the League: 4/10/21-4/16/21

Anaheim Ducks

The Ducks reassigned centre Trevor Zegras to AHL San Diego. They acquired a 2022 fifth-round pick from Toronto. They acquired defenceman Haydn Fleury from Carolina.

Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes made no moves this week.

Boston Bruins

The Bruins acquired defenceman Mike Reilly from Ottawa. They acquired left winger Taylor Hall and centre Curtis Lazar from Buffalo. They reassigned right winger Zach Senyshyn to AHL Providence.

Buffalo Sabres

The Sabres recalled centre Jean-Sebastien Dea from AHL Rochester and reassigned centre Steven Fogarty. They acquired a 2021 third-round pick from Florida. They acquired left winger Anders Bjork and a 2021 second-round pick.

Calgary Flames

The Flames signed right winger Walker Duehr to a two-year entry-level contract. They acquired a 2022 third-round pick from Toronto. They reassigned goaltender Tyler Parsons to AHL Stockton.

Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes acquired defenceman Jani Hakanpaa and a 2022 sixth-round pick from Anaheim. They recalled defenceman Joakim Ryan from AHL Chicago.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks acquired centre Adam Gaudette from Vancouver. They acquired a 2021 second-round pick and a 2022 third-round pick from Vegas. They acquired centre Josh Dickinson and left winger Ryder Rolston from Colorado. They acquired left winger Emil Heineman and a 2022 second-round pick from Florida. They acquired a 2021 fourth-round pick from Vancouver. They reassigned centre Josh Dickinson to ECHL Indy.

Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk from San Jose. They acquired centre Carl Soderberg from Chicago. They recalled right winger Kiefer Sherwood. They recalled defencemen Conor Timmins and Dan Renouf and reassigned defenceman Keaton Middleton.

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets recalled defencemen Gavin Bayreuther and Andrew Peeke from AHL Cleveland. They acquired Brian Lashoff from Detroit and then a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round pick from Tampa Bay. They acquired a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 fourth-round pick from Toronto. They recalled right winger Nathan Gerbe, centre Josh Dunne, and defenceman Adam Clendening.

Dallas Stars

The Stars claimed defenceman Sami Vatanen off waivers from New Jersey. They signed defenceman Joel Hanley to a two-year contract extension.

Detroit Red Wings

The Red Wings recalled left wingers Mathias Brome and Taro Hirose and defenceman Gustav Lindstrom from AHL Grand Rapids. They acquired defenceman David Savard from Columbus and then a 2021 fourth-round pick from Tampa Bay. They acquired centre Hayden Verbeek and a 2021 fifth-round pick from Montreal. They acquired left wingers Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik, a 2021 first-round pick, and a 2022 second-round pick from Washington. They reassigned Verbeek. They reassigned defenceman Jared McIsaac. They reassigned goaltender Kaden Fulcher. They reassigned Hirose. They signed right winger Lucas Raymond to a three-year entry-level contract. They reassigned centre Givani Smith.

Edmonton Oilers

The Oilers acquired defenceman Dmitry Kulikov from New Jersey. They signed centre Dylan Holloway to a three-year entry-level contract.

Florida Panthers

The Panthers acquired defenceman Brandon Montour from Buffalo. They signed left winger Nikita Gusev to a one-year contract. They acquired centre Sam Bennett and a 2022 sixth-round pick from Calgary.

Los Angeles Kings

The Kings acquired a conditional 2022 third-round pick and a conditional 2023 fourth-round pick. They signed left winger Alex Iafallo to a four-year contract extension. They recalled right winger Matt Luff from AHL Ontario. They recalled centre Aidan Dudas and defenceman Cole Hults and reassigned centre Lias Andersson and defenceman Austin Strand.

Minnesota Wild

The Wild signed right winger Nick Swaney to a one-year contract.

Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens acquired defenceman Jon Merrill from Detroit. They recalled defenceman Xavier Ouellet from AHL Laval. They acquired defenceman Erik Gustafsson from Philadelphia. They recalled right winger Cole Caufield and recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau on an emergency basis. They reassigned defenceman Otto Leskinen.

Nashville Predators

The Predators signed defenceman Josh Healey to a one-year contract. They recalled left winger Tanner Jeannot from AHL Chicago. They acquired defenceman Erik Gudbranson from Ottawa. They signed goaltender Tomas Vomacka to a two-year entry-level contract. They recalled centre Philip Tomasino and reassigned centre Tommy Novak. Right winger Michael McCarron has been suspended two games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay’s Yanni Gourde.

New Jersey Devils

The Devils acquired defenceman Jonas Siegenthaler from Washington. They acquired a conditional 2022 fourth-round pick from Edmonton. They recalled defenceman Matt Tennyson from AHL Binghamton.

New York Islanders

The Islanders acquired defenceman Braydon Coburn from Ottawa. They signed left winger Collin Adams to a two-year entry-level contract.

New York Rangers

The Rangers signed defenceman Zac Jones to a three-year entry-level contract. They loaned defenceman Brandon Crawley to AHL Cleveland.

Ottawa Senators

The Senators signed defenceman Cody Goloubef to a one-year contract. They acquired a 2022 third-round pick from Boston. They acquired a 2022 seventh-round pick from the Islanders. They claimed defenceman Victor Mete off waivers from Montreal. They acquired defenceman Brandon Fortunato and a 2023 seventh-round pick from Nashville. They signed goaltender Mads Sogaard to a three-year entry-level contract. They signed left winger Cole Reinhardt to a three-year entry-level contract.

Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers recalled left winger Carsen Twarynski from AHL Lehigh Valley and reassigned left winger Andy Andreoff and right winger Linus Sandin. They recalled defenceman Derrick Pouliot and reassigned centre Tanner Laczynski. They recalled Laczynski and right winger Wade Allison. They acquired a 2022 seventh-round pick from Montreal and a 2021 fifth-round pick from Washington. They signed centre Scott Laughton to a five-year contract extension. They signed centre Jackson Cates to a two-year entry-level contract. They recalled Andreoff.

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Penguins acquired centre Jeff Carter from Los Angeles. They recalled left winger Drew O’Connor from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and reassigned right winger Josh Currie.

San Jose Sharks

The Sharks acquired defenceman Greg Pateryn and a 2021 fifth-round pick from Colorado. They acquired a 2021 fourth-round pick from Toronto. They acquired goaltender Magnus Chrona from Tampa Bay. They acquired a 2022 fifth-round pick from Vegas. They acquired defenceman Alexander Barabanov from Toronto. They signed goaltender Zach Sawchenko to a two-year entry-level contract. They recalled defenceman Jacob Middleton from AHL San Jose.

St. Louis Blues

The Blues made no moves this week.

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning acquired defenceman David Savard from Detroit then defenceman Brian Lashoff from Columbus and loaned Lashoff to AHL Grand Rapids. They acquired defenceman Fredrik Claesson from San Jose. They reassigned defenceman Andreas Borgman to AHL Syracuse. They recalled centres Alex Barre-Boulet and Mitchell Stephens. They signed left winger Cole Koepke to a two-year entry-level contract. They recalled defenceman Noah Juulsen from his conditioning stint. They reassigned defenceman Ben Thomas.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs recalled defenceman Joseph Duszak from AHL Toronto. They acquired left winger Nick Foligno from Columbus and right winger Stefan Noesen from San Jose. They acquired goaltender David Rittich from Calgary. They acquired defenceman Ben Hutton from Anaheim. They acquired centre Antti Suomela from San Jose. They recalled right winger Scott Sabourin. They signed left winger Rodion Amirov to a three-year entry-level contract. Left winger Zach Hyman has been fined $5000 for high-sticking Winnipeg’s Neal Pionk.

Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks acquired centre Matthew Highmore from Chicago. They acquired defenceman Madison Bowey and a 2021 fifth-round pick from Chicago. They acquired a 2021 sixth-round pick from Winnipeg. They recalled goaltender Arturs Silovs from AHL Manitoba and recalled defenceman Guillaume Brisebois from AHL Laval. They recalled defenceman Jack Rathbone from AHL Utica. They recalled defenceman Ashton Sautner on an emergency basis.

Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights reassigned defenceman Layton Ahac to AHL Henderson. They acquired left winger Mattias Janmark from Chicago and defenceman Nick DeSimone from San Jose. They recalled left winger Tomas Jurco.

Washington Capitals

The Capitals acquired a 2021 conditional third-round pick from New Jersey. They acquired right winger Anthony Mantha from Detroit. They acquired left winger Michael Raffl from Philadelphia. They signed left winger Conor Sheary to a two-year contract extension. They recalled defenceman Paul LaDue from AHL Hershey.

Winnipeg Jets

The Jets recalled right winger Kristian Vesalainen from AHL Manitoba. They acquired defenceman Jordie Benn from Vancouver. They signed centre Adam Lowry to a five-year contract extension.

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