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The Sharks have sent Dylan DeMelo to San Jose (AHL).
DeMelo had no points and a minus-1 rating in two games with the Sharks. He has been swapped with Mirco Mueller, who is expected play on Thursday.
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Schenn in; Manning out.
Schenn has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, but he will be reinserted into the lineup tonight in Boston. He will replace Brandon Manning, who struggled on Tuesday vs. the Stars. Schenn has zero points, one shot on goal a and a minus-2 rating in two games.
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Schenn will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Schenn was a minus-3 in the Flyers 7-1 blowout loss to the Panthers on Saturday, so it is no surprise to see him come out tonight. He will be replaced by Radko Gudas, who will be making his Flyers debut.
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Colin Miller is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Miller, 22, came over in the Milan Lucic trade this summer and will make his NHL debut tonight vs. the Canadiens. Miller has a tonne of offensive ability on the blueline—he had 19 goals and 33 assists (52 points) in 70 games with Manchester (AHL) last season.
Niederreiter (undisclosed) is on the ice for the Wild’s morning skate.
Niederreiter left Thursday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but he skated this morning which is a good sign that he will be available tonight vs. St. Louis. Niederreiter had one goal on one shot in 13:13 TOI before retiring to the dressing room.
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The Hurricanes have sent Haydn Fleury back to Red Deer (WHL).
Fleury, 19, was the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and he held on until the end of trading camp, but will head back to Red Deer, where he had 28 points (6G / 22A) in 63 games a season ago.
The Red Wings signed Gustav Nyquist to a four-year extension worth $19M.
The Jets have selected Kyle Connor with the 17th overall selection.
The Bruins have acquired Colin Miller, Martin Jones and the 13th overall pick from the Kings for Milan Lucic.
Miller, 22, led all Manchester (AHL) defensemen and finished second among all AHL blue liners with 52 points (19G / 33A) in 70 games this season. He is under-sized at 6-foot, 173 lbs, but the 2012 5th round pick has plenty of offensive upside that will help ease the Bruins loss of Dougie Hamilton, who was traded to the Flames earlier in the day.
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Toews (rest) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. Colorado.
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The Jets have recalled Connor Hellebuyck from St. John's (AHL).
Hellebuyck, 21, has gone 28-22-5 with a 2.58 GAA and .921 SV% in 58 games in his first season with St. John’s. He could make his NHL debut on Saturday to give Michael Hutchinson and Ondrej Pavelec the day off, or he might just be here as the third goalie heading into the playoffs.
Niederreiter (foot) will be held out of Thursday's game.
Niederreiter if fighting a nagging foot injury and will be held out of Thursday’s game in Nashville. He will be replaced by Sean Bergenheim and is listed as day-to-day.
The Kings have signed Tanner Pearson to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension.
Pearson, 21, was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, bus is now signed through the 2016-17 season. Pearson has been out since January 10th because of a broken ankle, but has 12 goals and four assists (16 points) in 42 games this season.
Schenn (lower-body) is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Schenn has missed the last three games and now it appears he will miss the remaining six as well. Schenn finishes the season with 14 points (3G / 11A) in 58 games this season.
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The Lightning have recalled Vladislav Namestnikov from Syracuse (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Namestnikov, 22, has registered 35 points (14G / 21A) in 34 games with Syracuse this season. He will be in the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs—the 2011 first-round pick has seven points (3G / 4A) in 26 games with the Lightning.
Schenn (upper-body) will be back in the Flyers lineup on Friday.
As expected, Schenn will return after a brief one game absence. He will replace Carlo Colaiacovo in the lineup tonight in Columbus. Schenn has just eight points (2G / 6A) in 43 games this season.
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The Lightning have sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Syracuse (AHL).
Namestnikov played 9:51 with one shot on goal last night vs. St. Louis. His return to the AHL suggests that Cedric Paquette should be ready to return on Sunday.
Schenn (upper-body) is expected to play on Friday.
Schenn missed Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury, but was on the ice for practice on Thursday and indicated after that he expects the be back in the lineup Friday in Columbus. With Schenn likely returning, Carlo Colaiacovo is expected to sit.
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