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Lycksell will return to the AHL after a four-game stint with the Flyers. He is yet to register a goal but has managed three assists in nine games with the Flyers this season.

Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon added Martinez will be out of the lineup short-term, without giving a definitive timeline for his return. The 36-year-old Martinez was enjoying a productive season by his standards, registering 16 points (4G / 12A) and 152 blocks in 45 games.

Couture added that he is hopeful to return to full strength for the start of next season. The 34-year-old has only been able to appear in six games for the Sharks this season and has an assist, seven SOG, and four PIMs.

It is a two-way contract with a cap hit of $0.775M at the NHL level. Grigals spent most of this season playing with the Atlanta Gladiators of the AHL before making one appearance with Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He posted a 12-9-2 record and a .924 SV% in his final year of NCAA hockey with the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2022-23 season.

Fix-Wolansky is currently third in AHL scoring with 23 goals and 54 points in 51 games played but will put a halt to his production as he earned his second promotion of the season to Columbus on Friday. The 24-year-old offensive right-winger had appeared in one game early this season for the Blue Jackets, but failed to put up any counting stats across 12:32 TOI.

Kostin was dealt to San Jose as part of a trade deadline deal on Friday and is expected to make his Sharks' debut on Saturday vs. Ottawa. The 24-year-old had struggled in his first season in Detroit, with only three goals, one assist, 22 SOG, 38 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 33 games before being traded.

Jankowski has only appeared in 14 games with the Predators this season but has signed a two-year, $3.2 million contract extension on Friday. The 29-year-old is in his seventh NHL season and has 44 goals and 95 points in 336 games played in his career.

Fabbro was set to become a RFA at the end of this season but will remain with Nashville as he signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension on Friday. The 25-year-old is having a solid fifth season with the Predators, with two goals, 12 points, 58 SOG, 22 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 51 games played.

Dorofeyev has been out since January 26th due to an upper-body injury but has been activated from Injured Reserve and is expected to return on Saturday. The 23-year-old left-winger will be a welcome addition to the injured Golden Knights lineup, as he had seven goals, 14 points, 63 SOG, four PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 29 games played.

Stone has been on Long-Term Injured Reserve since February 20th and has confirmed Friday that he will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 regular season due to a lacerated spleen. The 31-year-old was having an excellent season prior to his injury, with 16 goals, 53 points, 117 SOG, and 22 SOG through 56 GP.

With Vegas making a flurry of deals at the trade deadline, Byron Froese finds himself the odd-man out of the Golden Knights roster and has been reassigned to Henderson (AHL). The 32-year-old veteran had failed to produce in his 16-game showing with Vegas, with only one assist, 17 SOG, four PIMs and a -2 plus/minus.

Morelli was the odd man out of the Golden Knights' roster after Friday's trade deadline deals and was reassigned to Henderson (AHL). The 28-year-old left-winger impressed during his first, but limited appearance with the Golden Knights with three goals, four points, nine SOG and a -3 plus/minus in nine games played.

The Rangers have been off since Monday and do not play again until Saturday, but Trouba is now expected to miss 2-3 weeks as he deals with a lower-body injury. In his last three games, Trouba has two points (0G / 2A), nine shots, and eight hits.

Katchouk was placed on waivers Thursday by Chicago and claimed on Friday by Ottawa and is expected to make his debut on Saturday vs. San Jose. The 25-year-old is in his fourth NHL season and had five goals, nine points, 52 SOG, and 12 PIMs in 38 games played with Chicago before being claimed.

Duclair was acquired on Thursday from San Jose and is expected to make his Lightning debut on Saturday vs. Philadelphia. Duclair finds himself on his sixth NHL team but has been enjoying a solid season despite the weak team around him in San Jose, with 16 goals, 27 points, 28 PIMs and a -12 plus/minus in 56 games before the trade.

The most surprising deal on Friday was announced minutes before the trade deadline, sending Hertl from the San Jose Sharks to the Golden Knights. Hertl has six years remaining on a $8.1375 million AAV, which the Sharks will retain 17 percent of for the remainder of the contract. Hertl is currently sidelined with a lower-body injury after undergoing a procedure in his left knee at the beginning of February but is expected to return before the end of the season. The talented Czech forward has 34 points (15G / 19A) while averaging 20:54 time-on-ice through 48 games this season.

Vanecek has been on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, but will likely serve in a timeshare with Mackenzie Blackwood between the pipes for the Sharks upon his return. The 28-year-old Vanecek struggled this season with the New Jersey Devils, posting a career-worst 3.18 GAA and .890 SV% in 32 games (17-9-3).