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Schmidt is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 4.
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The Coyotes have claimed Kevin Connauton off of waivers from the Blue Jackets.
Cole (undisclosed) will be in the Penguins lineup on Saturday.
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The Avalanche have sent Andrew Agozzino back to San Antonio (AHL).
Agozzino had one shot on goal while averaging 9:23 TOI in two games with the Avalanche. He was a healthy scratch on Tuesday with John Mitchell back in the lineup, so he will head back to San Antonio.
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Agozzino is expected to make his season debut on Saturday.
Agozzino will move onto the Avs’ fourth line for Saturday’s game vs. the Jets. The 24-year-old has 16 points (7G / 9A) in 13 games with San Antonio (AHL) this season.
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The Panthers are sending Lawson Crouse back to Kingston (OHL).
Crouse was the 11th overall pick this summer and the Panthers announced in mid-September that he would be getting a nine-game NHL audition to start the season, but that’s not happening anymore. The winger is heading back to Kingston, where he had 51 points (29G / 22A) in 56 games last year.
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Panthers rookie Lawson Crouse will be given a nine-game NHL ‘audition’ to start the season.
Crouse, 18, was selected 11th overall in this summer’s draft. The 6-foot-4, 215 lbs. winger tallied 29 goals and 22 assists (51 points) in 56 games with the Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) last season. Crouse has some competition to make the squad, but his size could prove to be a key factor in the Panthers decision. After the nine-game tryout, the Panthers will decide what is best for his future.
The Penguins have resigned Ian Cole to a three-year deal worth $6.3M.
The Panthers select Lawson Crouse with the 11th overall pick.
The Capitals re-signed Nate Schmidt to a two-year contract extension worth $1.625M.
Schmidt, 23, had four points (1G / 3A) in 39 games with the Capitals in 2014-15. In 19 games with Hershey he collected nine points (3G / 6A). He signed a one-way contract which suggests he might take Mike Green’s spot on the team. Green is expected to test free agency on July 1st.
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The Capitals have reassigned Nate Schmidt to Hershey (AHL).
Schmidt appeared in six games under emergency conditions. He scored one goal and was a minus-4 over that span.
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The Capitals have recalled Nate Schmidt from Hershey (AHL).
Schmidt, 23, has been recalled because Mike Green is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Schmidt has three assists in 33 games with the Capitals this season. While in Hershey, he has registered six points (2G / 4A) in eight games.
Connauton (lower-body) is probable to return on Tuesday.
Connauton has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury, but has been cleared to play on Tuesday. Just because he has been cleared to play, doesn’t mean that he will, but he is available for coach Todd Richards.
The Penguins have acquired Ian Cole from the Blues for Robert Bortuzzo and a 7th round pick.
Cole, 26, will be a restricted free agent in the offseason. He has the size to be a good defensive defenseman but has shown a little bit of offensive acumen as well. He had nine points (4G / 5A), a plus-16 rating, 42 hits and 63 blocked shots in 54 games this season.
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Cole in; Butler out.
Cole was a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but will be back in tonight for Chris Butler. He has on goal and two assists in his last six games.
Connauton (foot) will not play this weekend; listed as day-to-day.
Connauton will miss his second straight game tonight and will miss his third tomorrow vs. the Penguins. He is listed as day-to-day, so there is a chance that he could return next Tuesday vs. the Capitals.
Schmidt will miss 6-8 weeks with a scapular fracture.
Schmidt was sent down to Hershey on Saturday and fractured his scapula in his first game back with the team. It was a rough weekend for the 23-year-old.
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The Capitals have sent Nate Schmidt back to Hershey (AHL).
Schmidt, 23, registered three assists in a career-high 33 games with Washington this season. He had been a healthy scratch in five of the last six games.
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The Capitals have reassigned Liam O’Brien to Hershey (AHL).
O’Brien, 20, registered two points (1G / 1A) in 13 games with the Capitals this season. The 6’1”, 210-pound forward signed with Washington as a free agent on Oct. 6 and made his NHL debut on Oct. 9 against Montreal. O’Brien earned his first NHL point on Oct. 14 against San Jose and scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 26 at Vancouver.
