McNiven split 2020 between the ECHL and AHL and appears destined to start 2021 in the ECHL. He was 2-5-1 with a 4.16 GAA and .889 SV% in eight games with the Norfolk Admirals a season ago.
Jacobs was a second-round pick (No.41 overall) in 2014 and has played just three career NHL games since. The 24-year-old defenseman spent the majority of 2020 with the Binghamton Devils, where he was third on the team among defenseman with 15 points (5G / 10A) in 54 games.
One year after playing in 51 games with the Devils, Seney spent almost the entire 2020 campaign with Binghamton (AHL). The former sixth-round pick led the team in goals (19) and points (44) in 61 games. He has five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 53 career NHL games and will be a on the fringe of the Devils roster in 2021.
Street has been a career AHLer who has had a few cups of coffee in the NHL. The 33-year-old played three games with the Devils last season but spent most of the year with Binghamton (AHL), where he was second on the team with 42 points (15G / 27A) in 49 games.
Lundqvist had one-year left with an $8.5 million cap-hit and the buy-out will cost the Rangers $5.5M in 2021 and $1.5M in 2022. The future Hall of Famer spent 15 years with the Rangers, going 459-310-96 with a 2.43 GAA, .918 SV% and 64 shutouts. The 2011-12 Vezina Trophy winner was 10-12-3 with a 3.16 GAA and .905 SV% in 2020 and will likely land with a goalie-needy team to wrap up his career.
Cooley is an undrafted free agent, who finished his third year at the University of Denver in 2020. The 23-year-old netminder went 4-3-2 with a 2.08 GAA and .908 SV% in nine NCAA games. Cooley will likely replace Troy Grosenick (UFA) as the backup in Milwaukee (AHL).
Lucchini was an undrafted free agent out of Michigan Tech. He was originally signed by the Penguins but was part of a minor league trade to the Canadiens in February. The 25-year-old finished 2020 with 11 goals and nine assists (20 points) in 61 games between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Laval (AHL).
Pirri was originally drafted by the Blackhawks in 2009 and played in Chicago for three and a half years. He has bounced around the NHL since then and spent most of his time with Vegas in the AHL. This past season, he had 35 points (15G / 20A) in 38 games with Chicago (AHL) and will be a fringe NHLer with the Blackhawks.
Sikura was a sixth-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2014 and turned pro in 2018. The 25-year-old winger spent most of the 2020 season with Rockford (AHL), where he was second on the team with 33 points (14G / 19A) in 45 games. Sikura has 14 points (1G / 13A) in 47 career NHL games and will be a fringe NHLer with Vegas following this trade.
Kirkland was a third-round pick of the Predators in 2014 but signed with the Flames last summer. He spent the entire 2020 season with Stockton (AHL), where he had six goals and 22 assists (28 points) in 53 games.
Sekera left Game 5 temporarily after getting hurt on a shot block but managed to finish the game. Sekera has been listed as a game-time decision got Game 6 but it seems likely that he will play. If he can't, look for Taylor Fedun to re-join the lineup.
Faksa has not appeared in a game during the series, so it's not surprising that he won't be available for a must-win Game 6. Nicholas Caamano will stick in the lineup with Faksa out.
