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.
Jackman was injured on his first shift of the game. Coach Bruce Boudreau called Jackman day-to-day after last night’s game. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game in Arizona.
Wisniewski has been talked about as a potential trade target for today’s deadline, but an injury could hinder the potential of him being dealt. Expect an update later this afternoon.
Petry, 27, is a strong two-way forward who is very good at breaking out of his own end. He is strong offensively as well, posting 15 points (4G / 11A) in 59 games with the lowly Oilers. He was a minus-25 in Edmonton, but that won’t be the case in Montreal. He will likely slot in on right side on the Habs second pair.
Connolly, 22, was a first round pick of the Lightning (6th overall) in 2010. He has a big frame at 6-foot-2 and he has been a proven goal scorer at all levels and tallied 12 goals and three assists (15) in 50 games usually in a bottom-6 role in Tampa Bay. He is a restricted free agent in the offseason.
Gudas, 24, is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery in early January. He has one more year on his deal with a 992K cap-hit. Gudas is extremely physical and possesses a heavy slap-shot from the point. He was second on the Lightning in hits (115) and fifth in blocked shots (63) despite playing on 31 games.
Coburn has one more year left on his deal with a $4.5M cap-hit and the Lightning feel better about their blue line depth by adding Coburn, who has playoff experience. Coburn is mobile for a big-dude at 6-foot-5, 220 lbs. and can be a good shutdown D-man with offensive upside. He has one goal and eight assists (9 points) in 39 games this season.
Enroth allowed three goals on 24 shots in Tuesday’s loss in Winnipeg. Enroth is 0-3-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .867 SV% since joining Dallas. It is March and Kari Lehtonen has virtually every win for the Stars, they need Enroth to step up tonight in a big game versus the Ducks.
Sheppard is a versatile forward who can play all three positions. He has played primarily on the Sharks third line, tallying 16 points (5G / 11A) in 57 games this season. He has never really lived up to his 9th overall selection in 2006, but he is good big-body, two-way forward who will help the Rangers bottom-6.
The Red Wings were searching for a big body forward and they found that in pending unrestricted free agent Erik Cole. Cole has 18 goals and 15 assists (33 points) in 57 games with Dallas this season. The 36-year-old also led the Stars in hits with 116, so he brings a much needed physical brand of hockey to Detroit.
