The Maple Leafs have acquired Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell from the Kraken for a 2022 second-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick.
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Reimer will start Sunday vs. the Coyotes.
The Canucks have acquired Travis Dermott from the Maple Leafs for a 2022 third-round pick.
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Fleury will start Sunday vs. the Jets.
The Kings have acquired Troy Stecher from the Red Wings for a 2022 seventh-round draft pick.
Stecher is in the final year of a two-year contract worth $1.7 million. Stecher provides the Kings with some serious injury concerns at the moment. They've been without Drew Doughty, Mikey Anderson and Matt Roy for the last few weeks. There was also a report earlier in the weekend that Doughty's injury may be more serious than originally feared, so Stecher brings a veteran presence to a team relying on a lot of young defensemen right now.
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Georgiev will start Sunday in Carolina.
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Oettinger starts Sunday in Washington.
The Senators have acquired Travis Hamonic from the Canucks for a 2022 third-round pick.
Hamonic is in the first year of a two-year deal that carries a $3.0M AAV cap-hit. The Canucks did not retain any salary in the trade. Hamonic has picked up seven points (3G / 4A), 30 hits and 55 blocked shots in 24 games this season.
The Penguins have signed Mark Friedman to a two-year, $1.55 million contract extension ($775k AAV).
Eller has cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play on Sunday.
Eller missed three games while in COVID-19 protocol but is set to play Sunday vs. the Stars. Eller has scored just one goal with one assist (two points) in his last 13 games.
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Vanecek will start Sunday vs. the Stars.
Waiver Move
The Ducks have claimed Gerry Mayhew off of waivers from the Flyers.
Mayhew has had a good year in both the AHL and NHL. During his time with the Flyers, he scored six goals in 25 games and provides some depth in Anaheim, where bodies are expected to continue to be shipped out before Monday's trade deadline.
The Maple Leafs have signed Harri Sateri to a one-year deal worth $750K.
Sateri was originally a fourth-round pick of the Sharks in 2008 but struggled during most of his time in North America. The 32-year-old has been much better since going to the KHL in 2020 and won Gold at the 2022 Olympics with Finland. In a corresponding move, the Maple Leafs waived Petr Mrazek.
Line Change
Braun will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Braun could be moved ahead of Monday's trade deadline, so he will sit out as asset protection. Nick Seeler will replace him in the lineup and Cam York will skate with Ivan Provorov.
Clutterbuck (maintenance) will not play on Sunday.
Clutterbuck will sit out the day before the Trade Deadline for what the Islanders are calling "maintenance." Kieffer Bellows will replace him on the fourth line.
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Greene (maintenance) will not play on Sunday.
Greene will sit out the day before the Trade Deadline for what the Islanders are calling "maintenance." Sebastian Aho will replace him on the blueline.
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Sorokin led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
The Panthers have acquired Robert Hagg from the Sabres for a 2022 sixth-round pick.
Hagg is in the final year of a two-year deal worth $1.6M AAV. The Panthers created room by placing Aaron Ekblad (lower-body) on LTIR and Hagg provides a little more defensive depth with Ekblad out for the rest of the regular season. Hagg has picked up one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 48 games with Buffalo this season.
The Panthers are placing Aaron Ekblad (lower-body) on LTIR.
Moving Ekblad to LTIR opens up $7.5M in cap relief ahead of Monday's trade deadline. Ekblad will miss the rest of the regular season but should be ready to go for the first round of the playoffs. Losing Ekblad will hurt down the stretch but they are expected to use the cap-space to add Robert Hagg from Buffalo and could add more before the deadline.
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Malott will make his NHL debut on Sunday.
Malott was an undrafted free agent out of Cornell University and will make his NHL debut after 80 AHL games with Manitoba over the last two seasons. The 25-year-old has 18 goals and 10 assists (28 points) in 46 AHL games this season.
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