After four strong years in the OHL, Murphy looked poised to make the opening night roster, but today he was sent down. He will start the year in the AHL, but will likely be the first D-man called up for the Hurricanes.
Daley has been dealing with an upper-body injury throughout the preseason. If he is in the lineup on Thursday as Ruff suggests, then you will likely see him alongside Jordie Benn.
Rielly led all Leafs in ice time in the final tune-up game Saturday, as management took one long, last look at him before making their decision. While the roster has not been submitted yet, it appears Rielly will remain in Toronto for at least nine games, the limit before the clock starts ticking on the first year of his entry-level contract.
Taormina only appeared in two games for the Lightning last season, recording no points. He had 24 points in 55 games in the AHL.
Girgensons was the 12th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He is a great two-way forward and is probably better defensively than he is offensively which limits his fantasy value.
Hossa will skate on a line with Michal Handzus and Patrick Sharp.
Crawford was spectacular in the Blackhawks Stanley Cup winning season. He went 19-5-5 with a 1.94 GAA and .926 SV% last year while splitting time with Ray Emery. With Emery gone, Crawford will start more games this year and should have no trouble winning a ton of games behind a great Blackhawks team.
The 30-year-old has not cracked 20 points since 2005-06, so he is not fantasy relevant.
Murray has 10 points in 103 games in the last two seasons, he is not fantasy relevant.
This is surprising, Zibanejad had a great preseason and looked like a lock to make the Sens roster. He had seven goals and 13 assists (20 points) in 42 games for Ottawa last season. The move was likely made because Zibanejad is waiver exempt and the Senators did not want to expose Stephane Da Costa to waivers. Expect to see Zibanejad back with Ottawa soon.
Jagr was practicing on the Devils fifth line this morning, but was also working on the power-play so it remains to be seen if he will play on Thursday.
Kulemin has some fantasy value even on Toronto's third line, but the 10-game suspension to Clarkson boosts his value for the first few weeks.
McLaren is not fantasy relevant.
Drew Stafford will take Foligno's spot on the Sabres top-line.
Stanton had three goals and 25 points in 73 games for Chicago's AHL affiliate last season. He has only appeared in one NHL game in his career, recording no points and two penalty minutes.
Nyquist being sent down is a product of the Red Wings being pressed up against the cap. He is waiver-exempt, so he can be sent down and called back up without any risk. Nyquist is clearly talented enough to play for the Red Wings, but is victim of a numbers game. He will most certainly be back in the Red Wings uniform soon.
"We're not going to push a player," Roy said. "We are going to make sure that he is 100 percent when he comes back."
Skinner was always expected to be ready for Carolina's season opener on Friday, so this is good news for Skinner owners. He is expected to start on the Hurricanes third line with Riley Nash and Drayson Bowman.
"He's day-to-day," coach Claude Noel said after the 90-minute workout. "Precautionary measures. We're being intelligent on that part. We expect him to be a player, yes."
Voracek who finished tied for eighth in the NHL with a team-high 22 goals last season, is expected to start on the Flyers top line with Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell.
