Injuries have limited Kennedy to just 25 games this season. He is a bottom-6 forward who brings some feistiness to the Islanders lineup. He was a key member of the Penguins 2009 Stanley Cup run, so he will break some playoff experience to the Islanders.
The Capitals acquired Curtis Glencross from the Flames, so it looks like they will move him to the AHL on paper, but he will likely become the Capitals first of four post-deadline recalls.
Zidlicky, 38, is a veteran right handed defenseman that the Red Wings have been searching for. He should slot in on the Red Wings second pair and will definitely see big minutes on the power-play. He has a great one-timer and should help the Red Wings PP that already ranks first in the NHL.
Desjardins, 27, switches places with Ben Smith and should slot right in on the Blackhawks fourth line. He has just eight points (5G / 3A) in 56 games, so moving to Chicago is not going to bump up his fantasy value.
Smith, 25, has one more year on his deal with a $1.5M cap-hit. Smith is a physical two-way forward, who is a few years younger than Andrew Desjardins who went the other way. Smith had five goals and four assists in 61 games with Chicago.
Ehrhoff was a surprise scratch from Sunday’s game, but was back on the ice for practice this morning. Being back on the ice today is a good sign that he will be available on Wednesday in Colorado. Monitor his status leading up to that.
Emery has missed the last five games, but will return as Steve Mason’s backup on Tuesday. With Emery back, the Flyers have sent Anthony Stolarz back to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Mason gave up two goals on 36 shots in the Flyers 4-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday. It was a great outing for his first start since returning from a knee injury.Tonight Mason will take on the Flames at Wells Fargo Center—he has gone 11-4-3 with a 1.96 GAA and .936 SV% at home this season.
Rissanen, 23, was a sixth round pick (178th overall) in 2009. This is his first career recall. The blue liner has one goal and 10 assists (11 points) in 52 games with Charlotte (AHL) this season.
Hossa missed the morning skate, but will be in the lineup on Monday vs. the Hurricanes. He will skate on the top line with Jonathan Toews and Kris Versteeg. Hossa has seven goals, five assists (12 points) and 32 shots in his last 11 games.
Cunningham has been a healthy scratch in the last four games, so the Bruins placed him on waivers to send him to Providence. The 24-year-old is a hard working bottom-6 forward, who has two goals and one assist in 32 games with the Bruins.
McGinn recently returned to the Sharks lineup after missing time with a concussion. He has one goal and four assists in 33 games with San Jose this season. With all the trades the Coyotes are making, they need some bodies.
Severson, 20, has been out since December 15th but is really close to a return. He said he wanted to play tomorrow, but he will be held out, so a Friday return seems like a real possibility. He has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 32 games this season.
Schneider stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Devils 2-0 shutout win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Schneider went 6-4-1 with a 1.57 GAA and .948 SV% in February. He will look to pick up where he left off to start March tonight vs. the Predators. Nashville has lost five of their last seven games while averaging 2.43 goals per game.
Grossmann suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday vs. the Rangers. He left after playing just 5:40 TOI and did not return. He was not on the ice for practice today, so it looks like he will be replaced by Carlo Colaiacovo on Tuesday.
Stolarz still has not played any NHL action during his call-up. With his return to the minors it suggests that Ray Emery will be back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Michalek has missed the last six games with a concussion, but he was expected to return to the ice later today, before he was dealt to St. Louis. Michalek is a great shot blocking defenseman and replaces the hole Roman Polak left when he went to Toronto. Michalek has eight points (2G / 6A) in 53 games this season.
With the addition of Braydon Coburn, the Lightning sent Witkowski down after he had been a healthy scratch in each of the last five games.
Flynn, 26, is a hard working forward who can play centre or wing. He was played huge minutes with Buffalo, but will play a bottom-6 role in Montreal. He has five goals and 12 assists (17 points) in 54 games. Flynn is set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
Corrado, 21, hasn't played since sustaining an injury on February 1st, though he's been solid and effective in his seven games at the NHL level this season. It would seem that Corrado will actually report to Utica and play some games for the Comets, so this isn't just a paper transaction.
