NHL Hockey Player News

Ben Meyers has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).

Meyers had three goals, six assists, 11 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 17 games played with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled Monday by the Avalanche. The 24-year-old has a goal, 25 SOG, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 31 games played in the NHL this season.

Ben Meyers
Brad Hunt has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).

Hunt had seven goals, 21 points, 12 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 24 games played with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled to the Avalanche Monday. The 34-year-old also has three goals, three assists, 10 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 31 games played with the Avalanche this season.

Brad Hunt
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby has been reassigned to the Manitoba Moose (AHL).

Jonsson-Fjalby had four goals, seven assists, 51 SOG and a -3 plus/minus through 47 games this season with Winnipeg but will head back to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) Monday. The 25-year-old will hope to be up soon but has to head down as Nino Niedereiter joins the team from Nashville.

Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
J.T. Miller did not make the team trip to Dallas and is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Miller has 20 goals, 34 assists, 163 SOG, 42 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games with the Canucks this season but will miss Monday's contest vs. Dallas due to an undisclosed injury. Miller's name has been floating around in trade rumours as of late but this seems to just be an injury.

J.T. Miller
Talbot is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.

Talbot allowed three goals on 29 shots (.897 SV%) for his third loss in five games as he was beaten by the Carolina Hurricanes in his last start. The 35-year-old has had an injury-filled first year in Ottawa, which has led to his 12-14-1 record, 2.90 GAA and .905 SV%. He will face the red-hot Detroit Red Wings, who have won 8 of their last 10 contests after dropping their last game 3-0 to Tampa Bay.

Cam Talbot
Frederik Karlstrom has been recalled from the Texas Stars (AHL).

Karlstrom has 10 goals, 13 assists, 16 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 43 games played with the Texas Stars (AHL) and has been recalled to the Dallas Stars Monday for his second stint this season. In his previous showing with the big club, he had no points and a +1 plus/minus across two games.

Fredrik Karlstrom
Mackenzie Blackwood has been placed on the injured reserve (lower-body).

Blackwood has an 8-5-2 record, 3.04 GAA and .900 SV% but has been placed on the injured reserve retroactively to 2/21 with a lower-body injury. Akira Schmid will take his place on the Devils' roster for the time being.

Mackenzie Blackwood
The Predators have acquired Isaac Ratcliffe from Flyers for future considerations.

Ratcliffe was a second-round pick in 2017 but has yet to make an impact at the NHL level. The 6-foot-6, 200 lbs winger has appeared in just 10 NHL games in five years, spending all of 2023 in the AHL so far. In 26 games with Lehigh Valley, Ratcliffe has just four points (2G / 2A). He'll likely report to Milwaukee (AHL).

Isaac Ratcliffe
The Canucks have recalled Noah Juulsen from Abbotsford (AHL).

Juulsen has three goals, 17 assists, 34 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus in 49 games with Abbotsford (AHL) but has been recalled for a second time to the Vancouver Canucks with the injury announcement to Ethan Bear (upper body). It will be Juulsen's second stint with the Canucks this season, having picked up a SOG and a -1 plus/minus through both games.

Noah Juulsen
The Canucks have placed Ethan Bear (upper-body) on IR.

Bear left the Canucks' contest vs. Boston on Saturday after just 17 seconds TOI due to an upper-body injury and will now head to the injured reserve. The 25-year-old has three goals, 11 assists, 64 SOG and 12 PIMs through 46 games prior to his injury.

Ethan Bear
The Blackhawks have assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford (AHL).

Stauber was fantastic in his short six-game showing with the Blackhawks as he picked up a 5-1-0 record, 2.81 GAA and .911 SV% but will head back to Rockford (AHL) with the announcement that Alex Stalock (head) has been activated from the injured reserve. Stauber returns to the minors, where he was 6-4-0 with a .896 SV% and 3.06 GAA with Rockford.

Jaxson Stauber
The Blackhawks have activated Alex Stalock (head) from IR.

Stalock hasn't played since January 14th due to a head injury but will return to the Blackhawks as he was activated off the injured reserve. The 35-year-old has been one of the league's best stories when healthy, collecting a 6-6-1 record, with a 2.70 GAA and .918 SV%.

Alex Stalock
The Predators have acquired Cal Foote, a 2025 1st Round Pick, a 2024 2nd Round Pick, a 2023 3rd Round Pick, a 2023 4th Round Pick and a 2023 5th Round Pick from the Lightning for Tanner Jeannot.

Foote was the No.14 overall pick in 2017 and has served as a No.6/7 defenseman for the Lightning for the last three seasons. In total, he's scored just four goals with 11 assists (15 points) in 117 NHL games. Foote could see more regular playing time in Nashville, especially if they continue to sell off pieces.

Cal Foote
The Lightning have acquired Tanner Jeannot from the Predators for Cal Foote, a 2025 1st Round Pick, a 2024 2nd Round Pick, a 2023 3rd Round Pick, a 2023 4th Round Pick and a 2023 5th Round Pick.

Jeannot was an undrafted free agent out of Moose Jaw (WHL), who led all rookies with 25 goals and was eight in points (41) last year. Regression has hit him hard this season, as his SH% has dropped from 19.4% (2022) to 5.7% (2023). Jeannot is a big body (6-foot-2, 208 lbs) that plays an extremely physical brand of hockey. In the last two seasons combined, Jeannot leads all forwards in hits (531) and is second overall, behind only Radko Gudas (558). Jeannot could settle in on the third line with Nick Paul, a similar role he filled in Nashville next to Colton Sissons.

Tanner Jeannot
The Sharks have acquired Andreas Johnsson, Nikita Okhotyuk, Fabian Zetterlund, Shakir Mukhamadullin, a Conditional 2023 1st Round Pick, a Conditional 2024 2nd Round Pick and a 2024 7th Round Pick from the Devils for Timo Meier, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond, Timur Ibragimov, and a 2024 5th Round Pick.

Johnsson was traded to the Devils in 2020 and struggled to find success, picking up just 46 points (18G / 28A) in 123 games. He's appeared in just two NHL games this season, spending most of the year in the AHL, where he has 29 points (9G / 20A) in 36 games.

Andreas Johnsson

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Who are the top NHL players to watch this season?

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In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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