Parenteau has missed the last six weeks and a half weeks with a concussion, but will return to the lineup tonight vs.the Sharks. He is expected to start on the Habs fourth line in his first game since mid-January. Parenteau has 15 points (6G / 9A) in 40 games this season.
Baertschi, 21, is a former first round pick (13th overall) in 2011, but he never panned out in Calgary. He is set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason, but he let the Flames know that he would not be re-signing, so they had to move him. He is a speedy winger, who fits better into the Canucks system, but will report to Utica (AHL) for now.
Marchenko is expected to miss at least the next seven days or three games with an oblique strain, which GM Ken Holland doesn’t believe is serious. Marchenko has one goal and one assist in 12 games and the Red Wings have been very impressed with the 23-year-old blue liner. He is expected to be replaced by Marek Zidlicky, who was acquired today.
Helm is expected to miss at least the next three games with an oblique strain. However, Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Helm’s injury is not serious. He will be replaced by the recently acquired Erik Cole.
Despres, 23, was a first round pick (30th overall) in 2009. He has recorded 17 points (2G / 15A) and was leading the Penguins in hits (184) and third in blocked shots (85) in 59 games this season. He will likely slot in on the Ducks third pair.
Lovejoy, 31, does everything pretty well, but does nothing great. He returns to the team that he started his career with. He had four goals and 21 assists (25 points) in 98 games with the Penguins from 2008-13. This season he has 11 points (1G / 10A) in 40 games with the Ducks. He should fill Despres spot on the Penguins third pair.
Stewart will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, so the Sabres unloaded him to the Wild for a 2nd round draft choice. Stewart has 11 goals and 14 assists (25 points) in 61 games. The Wild are hoping that leaving an ugly scene in Buffalo and coming to a potential playoff team will spark some more offence from the 6-foot-2, 228 lbs. winger.
Atkinson was believed to be a potential trade target at the deadline, but the Blue Jackets have locked the 25-year-old up for the next three years at $3.5 million per year. He has 13 goals and 12 assists (25 points) in 58 games this season.
Helm was not on the ice for practice on Monday after suffering an upper-body injury on Saturday. Monitor his status leading up to Wednesday.
Zetterberg was at practice this afternoon, and is hopeful that he will be back on Wednesday after missing that last four games with a head injury. Monitor his status leading up to their matchup with the Rangers at Joe Louis Arena.
Price stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Canadiens 4-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. He was an excellent 9-1-1 with a 1.34 GAA, .949 SV% and two shutouts in February. He has a great matchup vs. a struggling Sharks team, who did not win a game at home in February.
With the addition of Jeff Petry at the trade deadline, the Canadiens have sent Pateryn back to the Hamilton Bulldogs. Pateryn had no points and minus-1 rating in six games during his call-up.
Edler resumed skating last week and he has been making some progress after missing the last seven games, but it doesn’t look like he will play tomorrow. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game in Arizona.
Jokinen had one assist in six games with the Maple Leafs, but the plan all along was to flip Jokinen for an asset. The Leafs picked up a a conditional 6th, that can be as high as a fourth based on the Blues playoff performance and Jokinen’s impact on that run; as well as 31-year-old Lindstrom. Jokinen could have a tough time cracking a deep Blues lineup.
Falk has spent the majority of the season in the AHL, tallying seven points (1G / 6A) in 39 games with Iowa this season. He will actually report to the Blue Jackets with Kevin Connauton out for “a while.” Falk has no points and a minus-6 rating in 13 games at the NHL level this season.
Leopold, 34, who is from Minnesota, rarely played in Columbus. Overall he has one goal and two assists in 25 games with the Blue Jackets and Blues this season. As one of the best stories of the trade deadline, Leopold’s young daughter wrote a letter to the Wild to bring her dad home. Who knows if this had any weight, but Leopold is now a member of the Wild.
Jeffrey has 17 goals and 24 assists (41 points) in 49 games with Utica this season. This is an AHL trade so Jeffrey is expected to report to Bridgeport (AHL).
Conacher has scored five goals and 17 assists (22 points) in 28 games with Bridgeport (AHL) this season. This is a minor-league deal and Conacher is expected to report to Utica (AHL).
Johnson, 28, has gone 8-8-1 with a 3.08 GAA and .889 SV% as the Islanders backup, but now he heads to the Sabres with one-year left on his contract. He could be in line for a bunch of starts with Anders Lindback as his only competition, but Johnson is not a serviceable fantasy asset.
Neuvirth went 3-3-2 with a 2.19 GAA and .942 SV% since becoming the Sabres starer after the Sabres traded Jhonas Enroth to Dallas. With the Sabres tanking for Connor McDavid, it seems like Neuvirth was performing too well, so they have sent him to the Islanders to become New York’s backup. Neuvirth will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
