Hanzal underwent another back surgery in January and GM Don Maloney confirmed that Hanzal will miss the remainder of the regular season. Hanzal had eight goals and 16 assists (24 points) in 37 games this season.
Boedker has been out January 18th and GM Don Maloney confirmed on Sunday that he will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his spleen. He finishes the year with 14 goals and 14 assists (28 points) in 45 games.
Klingberg, 24, was a second round pick (34th overall) in the 2009 NHL draft. He is a big-boy at 6-foot-3, 205 lbs. but has only been able to score one goal in 12 games in six years since being drafted. He has 15 goals and 15 assists (30 points) in 51 games with St. John’s (AHL) this season.
Stempniak has scored nine goals with nine assists (18 points) in 53 games with the Rangers this season. This could be just a cap-dump, but it is not a big one considering Stempniak’s cap-hit is just $900K. He should play a consistent bottom-6 role with Winnipeg.
The oft-injured Helm has played in all 61 games this season, but it looks like he is going to be out for “a bit of time” according to the Red Wings general manager Ken Holland. He will have an MRI tomorrow to determine the nature and severity of the upper-body injury.
Holtby allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Capitals loss in Carolina on Friday. Holtby has dropped three in a row while posting a 3.14 GAA and .901 SV%, but he draws a beauty matchup tonight vs.the Leafs. Toronto went 3-7-1 in February.
Moore has shuffled in and out of the Rangers lineup with Matt Hunwick this season. In 38 games, Moore has scored once with five assists and a plus-7 rating. He should get a full-time role in Arizona.
Duclair, 19, displayed incredible chemistry with Max Domi, who was the Coyotes first round pick in 2013, at this winter’s World Juniors. Duclair, who had seven points (1G / 6A) in 18 games with the Rangers earlier this season, has recorded nine goals and 16 assists (25 points) in 19 games since being sent back to the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL).
Summers, 27, is a former first round pick (29th overall) in 2006. He is not known for his offence, but is capable of being a strong shutdown D-man. He has three assists in 17 games with the Coyotes this season.
Yandle, 28, has one more year on his contract with a $5.25M cap-hit. He is a left shot that will likely line up next to Kevin Klein. He is a great offensive defenseman. Yandle skates, moves the puck and shoots well, but has been known to turn the puck over frequently. He has four goals and 37 assists (41 points) but is a league worst minus-32 in 63 games this season. However, he will love heading to New York to play for a good team and will help the Rangers PP that already ranks 11th in the NHL.
Reimer allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Maple Leafs loss in Carolina on February 20th. Jonathan Bernier has started the last three games, but Reimer will go tonight in Washington. Reimer sits 7-13-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .906 SV% on the season.
Ehrhoff returned to the lineup on Wednesday and he was expected to play this afternoon vs. the Blue Jackets. He was on the ice for yesterday’s practice, but was a surprise scratch. You have to think he is maybe still suffering from concussion-like symptoms.
Bishop stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Blackhawks on Friday. He comes in on fire, having won four in a row with a 1.25 GAA and .955 SV%. He will start today in Florida—he made 19 saves in a 3-2 OT vs. the Panthers back in October.
Crawford stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Blackhawks 3-0 shutout win over the Panthers last Thursday. Scott Darling started Friday, but the Hawks will go back to Crawford tonight vs. the Hurricanes. He went 5-3-2 with a 2.37 GAA and .918 SV% in February.
Driedger, 20, did not appear in any games during his call-up and with Craig Anderson set to return on Tuesday, the Senators have cleared the way for him by reassigning Driedger. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .891 SV% in two games with Binghamton.
Anderson has been out since January 21st, but he will return to the lineup on Tuesday as a backup and will start the second game of the back-to-back on Wednesday. Anderson has gone 13-11-7 with a 2.37 GAA and .927 SV% on the season. He has gone 5-8-4 with a 2.47 GAA and .926 SV% on the road.
Hammond allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Senators 4-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday. He is riding a five-game winning streak; posting a 1.00 GAA, .968 SV% and two shutouts in the process. Tonight he takes on a Wild team who have won five of their last six.
Timonen has not played all season, but that did not deter the Blackhawks from adding him to their roster on Friday. Timonen is expected to play with Keith Seabrook at even strength and practiced on their top power-play unit on Sunday.
Quick made 27 saves on 28 shots in the Kings 1-0 loss to the Senators on Thursday. He was given Friday night off, but he will be back in goal in Winnipeg this afternoon. Quick went 8-3-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .928 SV% in February, so he will look to get March off to a hot start today.
Hutchinson allowed one goal on 29 shots, but it was not enough to seal the victory on Thursday vs. St. Louis. He went 4-1-3 with a 2.68 GAA and .898 SV% in February. This afternoon he will take on a Kings team he has struggled against—Hutchinson is 1-1-0 with a 4.82 GAA and .833 SV% vs. L.A.
