NHL Roster Report: Flyers, Senators, Blackhawks, Penguins & More

The final Saturday of February was a busy one for roster news. Here’s a recap of all the latest transactions, injury updates, and lineup news from around the NHL.

Transactions

• Columbus assigned Jake Christiansen to Cleveland of the American Hockey League (AHL).
• Philadelphia activated Joel Farabee and Derick Brassard from IR.
• Vegas recalled Jonas Rondbjerg and assigned Jake Leschyshyn to Henderson (AHL).
• Chicago recalled Josiah Slavin and Isaak Phillips and assigned Lukas Reichel and Jakub Galvas to Rockford (AHL).
• Montreal activated Mathieu Perreault from IR and placed Paul Byron on IR.
• Vancouver placed Kyle Burroughs on Injured Reserve and Tucker Poolman on LTIR.

Tucker Poolman on LTIR gives the #Canucks and additional $2,500,000 in their LTI Salary Pool for a total of $7,887,500.

The club is currently using $5,487,500, leaving them with $2,400,000 in usable space.https://t.co/F7puWrECCT https://t.co/slH2gJVpqL

— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) February 26, 2022

Injury Updates

• Mike Matheson (PIT) is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
• Oskar Sundqvist (STL) was being evaluated Saturday after he left Friday’s game with an undisclosed injury.
• Max Pacioretty and Mattias Janmark (VGK) both left Friday night’s game with undisclosed injuries and were not in the lineup Saturday.
• Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) returned to action Saturday after a one-game absence with the flu.
• Eric Cernak (TBL) left Saturday night’s game with an undisclosed injury and did not return.
• Colin White (OTT) made his season debut after recovering from a shoulder injury.

• Josh Norris and Drake Batherson (OTT) are expected to return from injury within the next month.
• Tyler Johnson (CHI) could be ready to return from his neck injury. He centered a line with with Philipp Kurashev and Dominik Kubalik during Saturday’s practice.
• Calvin De Hann (CHI) is out vs St. Louis on Sunday with an indisclosed injury.
• Jake McCabe (CHI) will be a game-time decision vs St. Louis on Sunday as he deals with a back issue.
• Jordan Greenway (MIN) underwent an MRI for his upper-body injury.
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and will be evaluated on Sunday.
• Filip Chytil (NYR) was deemed to be healthy after an illness but did not play Saturday.
• Jakub Vrana (DET) has started taking contact in practice, but there is still no timetable for his return from a shoulder injury that has kept him out all season.
• Andrew Copp (WPG) practiced with a regular jersey after wearing a non-contact jersey the last few days.
• Alexandre Carrier (NSH) is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
• Alex Edler (LAK) is targeting late March for a return from his lower-body injury.
• Alexandre Texier (CBJ) is still a few weeks away from returning from a fractured finger. He has been linked to some trade rumors recently, so some teams will be monitoring this situation closely.

Texier was the subject of a recent report by @frank_seravalli stating that #CBJ GM Jarmo Kekalainen is "taking calls" on the French forward.

Reported price tag: first-round pick & roster player.

Texier's agent hopes to meet up with Jackets' mgmt Sunday in Columbus to chat.

— Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) February 26, 2022

Related: NHL Roster Report: Sabres, Flyers, Maple Leafs & More

Lineup News

Florida Panthers (vs Edmonton)

• IN: Ryan Lomberg, Lucas Carlsson
• OUT: Maxim Mamin, Olli Juolevi
• Mason Marchment was elevated to the top line with Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov.
• Marchment is averaging over a point per game while playing just over 13 minutes per game.

Philadelphia Flyers (vs Washington)

• IN: Joel Farabee, Derick Brassard
• OUT: Morgan Frost, Max Willman

Washington Capitals (vs Philadelphia)

• IN: Michal Kempny
• OUT: Justin Schultz

Ottawa Senators (vs Montreal)

• IN: Colin White, Victor Mete, Dylan Gambrell
• OUT: Mark Kastelic (AHL), Thomas Chabot (illness), Nikita Zaitsev (illness)
• Senators used a rare 13 forward/5 defensemen lineup.

Montreal Canadiens (vs Ottawa)

• IN: Mathieu Perreault (first game since Dec. 14), Corey Schueneman
• OUT: Paul Byron (injury), Kale Clague

Toronto Maple Leafs (vs Detroit)

• IN: Nick Robertson (first NHL game since April 20, 2021), Justin Holl
• OUT: Pierre Engvall (illness), Travis Dermott
• T.J. Brodie shifted to the left side of the second defensive pairing (his strong side).

Calgary Flames (vs Minnesota)

• IN: Brett Ritchie, Brad Richardson
• OUT: Dillon Dube, Adam Ruzicka

Pittsburgh Penguins (vs NY Rangers)

• IN: Mark Friedman
• OUT: Mike Matheson (injured)

Boston Bruins (vs San Jose)

• IN: Jesper Froden (second career NHL game)
• OUT: Curtis Lazar (injured)

San Jose Sharks (vs Boston)

• IN: Jonah Gadjovich, Radim Simek
• OUT: Andrew Cogliano (personal) , Nicolas Meloche (injured)

Nashville Predators (vs Tampa Bay)

• IN: Ben Harpur
• OUT: Alexandre Carrier (injured)

Minnesota Wild (vs Calgary)

• IN: Jordie Benn
• OUT: Calen Addison
• Joel Eriksson Ek moved up the lineup to center Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello while Ryan Hartman moved to a line with Connor Dewar and Marcus Foligno.

Vegas Golden Knights (vs Colorado)

• IN: Jonas Rondbjerg, Jonathan Marchessault
• OUT: Max Pacioretty, Mattias Janmark
• Evgeni Dadonov moved up to the top line while Jonathan Marchessault was back with William Karlsson and Reilly Smith.

Colorado Avalanche (vs Vegas)

• IN: Nicolas Aube-Kubel
• OUT: Tyson Jost

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