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    TAXI SQUAD TRANSACTIONS/MOVES (UPDATED WHEN I CAN)
    STL: McEachern, Kyrou promoted to main team. [01-13]


    OPENING NIGHT TAXI SQUADS
    (Waivers Exempt: Bolded)

    ANA(6): Stolarz(G), Backes(F), Lettieri(F), Comtois(F), Curran(LD), Welinski(RD)
    ARI(6): {G3 on main}, Fashing(F), Hunt(F), Gauthier(C), Chaput(C), Soderstrom(RD), Gross(RD)
    BUF(5): Johansson(G), Asplund(F), Mittelstadt(F), Borgen(D), Davidson(D)
    BOS(4): Vladar(G), McKegg(F), Frederic(F), Studnicka(F), Vaakanainen(D)
    CAR(5): {G3 on main}, Lorentz(F), McCormick(F), Geekie(F), Bean(D), Ryan(D)
    CGY(6): Domingue(G), D.Ryan(F), Rinaldo(F), Robinson(F), Kylington(D), Mackey(D)
    CHI(6): Lankinen(G), Hagel(F), Kurashev(F), Beaudin(D) Carlsson(D), Kalynuk(D)
    COL(6): Miska(G), Sherwood(F), Bowers(F), Kaut(F), O'Connor(F), Gilbert(D)
    CBJ(6): Kivlenieks(G), Gerbe(F), MacInnis(F), Matteau(F), Clendening(D), Peeke(D)
    DAL(6): Bow(G), Felhaber(F), Point(F), Tufte(F), Shea(D), Cecconi(D)
    DET(6): Boyle(G), Pickard(G), Rasmussen(F), G.Smith(F), Cholowski(D), Lindstrom(D)
    EDM(6): Skinner(G), Nygard(F), P.Russell(F), Quine(F), McLeod(F), Benson(F)
    FLA(4): Desrosiers(G), Heponiemi(F), Marchment(F), Keeper(D)
    LA(4): Villalta(G), Andersson(F), Anderson-Dolan(F), Strand(D)
    MIN(6): Hammond(G), Johnson(F), Rau(F), Bartkowski(D), Belpedio(D), Mermis(D)
    MON(5): Lindgren(G), Poehling(F), Perry(F), Frolik(F), Fleury(D)
    NAS(5): Ingram(G), Olivier(F), Smith(F), Tolvanen(F), Carrier(D)
    NJ(4): Senn(G), Foote(F), Maltsev(F), Merkley(F)
    NYI(4): Skarek(G), Bellows(F), Koivula(F), Czarnik(F)
    NYR(6): Kinkaid(G), Blackwell(F), Barron(F), Hajek(D), M.Robertson(D), Bitetto(D)
    OTT(6): Daccord(G), Chlapik(F), Haley(F), Peca(F), Zub(D), Aspirot(D)
    PHI(6): Lyon(G), Twarynski(F), Bunnaman(F), Andreoff(F), Morin(F/D), Prosser(D)
    PIT(6): Lagace(G), D'Orio(G), O'Connor(F), Angello(F), Gaudreau(F), Pierre-Oliver Joseph(D)
    SJ(6): Melnichuk(G), Gregor(F), Handemark(F), Leonard(F), Pasichnuk(D), Meloche(D)
    STL(6): Hofer(G), Kyrou(F), Poganski(F), De La Rose(F), MacEachern(F), Mikkola(D)
    TB(4): Gibson(G), T.Johnson(F), G.Smith(F), Schenn(D)
    TOR(5): {G3 on main}, Brooks(F), Boyd(F), Robertson(F), Lehtonen(D), Sandin(D)
    VAN(6): DiPietro(G), Eriksson(F), Bailey(F), Hoglander(F), Rathbone(D), Rafferty(D)
    VGK(6): Dansk(G), Jurco(F), Quinney(F), Coghlan(D), Hague(D), Holden(D)
    WAS(5): Copley(G), Fucale(G), Fehevary(LD), Pinho(F), Carr(F)
    WPG(5): Berdin(G), Perreault (F), Gustafsson (C), Samberg (LD), Stanley (LD)

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    We’re looking at 100+ players that will be posted on the NHL waiver wire in about 90 minutes. Few teams have made cuts to this point and anyone you want to re-assign to the AHL or Taxi Squad needs to hit waivers today. Could be the biggest waiver day in league history.
    - - - Updated - - -

    Also, carrying a goalie on your taxi squad is a requirement.
    edit: A requirement unless you have 3 on your NHL roster. Looks like the Leafs aren't waiving Dell for instance.

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    Fantrax/Yahoo should treat the taxi squad as the players are in the minors since they are the same thing. The players are getting their AHL salaries (except NHL per diems) and they have to pass through waivers the same as they would if they were being sent to the AHL. Essentially, the NHL team is allowed to keep a few AHL players around their NHL team.

    The biggest change with this taxi squad is that more NHL teams will have 20 person NHL rosters since they have extra minor leaguers travelling/practicing with the team at all times. Players can go from the taxi squad to the NHL squad until 5pm every day which means that "recalls" from the minors are now instantaneous on game days. There is no reason for NHL teams to carry extra NHL players on their roster because it eats up more cap than is required.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckcouples View Post
    There is no reason for NHL teams to carry extra NHL players on their roster because it eats up more cap than is required.
    One reason they will is to not risk losing a player on waivers. Looks like the Leafs are keeping Dell's $800k on the main team and not waiving him.

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    Cap Friendly is listing a first "Taxi Squad".
    Here they are (WE = Waivers Exempt):

    PIT:
    Legace (G), D'Orio (G-WE), P-O Joseph (D-WE), O'Connor (F-WE), Gaudreau (F), Angelo (F-WE).


    FWIW: Fantrax did "green flag" O'Connor... which is their way of designating the player as "minors".

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    Teams must keep 3 goalies between the NHL roster and the Taxi-squad. So The Leafs will likely hold 6 players on their taxi squad as they have 3 goalies on their NHL roster (Dell, Campbell, Andersen). Just to give some more info on point 5.
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    shifting taxi squads to first post.


    (Previously first post in thread is here

    For fantasy purposes, it will be interesting to see what Yahoo!/Fantrax does with NHL Taxi-Squads.

    For starters:
    1. NHL Opening Rosters are due to the NHL by 5pm (Eastern?) on Tuesday, January 12th.
    https://mayorsmanor.com/2021/01/taxi...gs-taxi-squad/

    2. NHL Teams are typically composed of up to 23 players, that must all fit within the NHL Cap.
    MOST NHL teams compliment their 12F/6D/2G game-day rosters with +2F, and +1D.

    3. This year, NHL teams are permitted (as I understand) to carry a 4-6 player "Taxi-Squad".
    The reason for this is that a COVID-outbreak may make it difficult to recall enough players from an AHL location.
    ***For fantasy - I don't believe either Fantrax or Yahoo has yet indicated whether these players will be shown as PRO or Minors (N/A in Yahoo, Green Flag in Fantrax).***

    4. Most NHL teams will probably carry:
    2-3F, 1-2D, and 1G on their 4-6 player Taxi Squad.
    A third goalie is almost a "lock", I think - for most teams to carry on their taxi squad.

    5. As I understand, these "Taxi-Squad" players are still considered "Minors" and must pass through waivers if that's what they'd have to do to go to AHL.

    6. The AHL starts around Feb.5th, so there's a few weeks where many of these players have no hockey to play elsewhere.
    I also believe I've read (somebody confirm) that the NHL has an exception this year where CHL players can be sent to AHL, even if below the age20 threshold.
    (This is mostly so that US-based NHL-teams don't have to send their players back to Canada! Somebody may need to verify that.)

    *7. The hunch, then, might be that some of these Junior Players get their 6-game max trial... and then (to not trigger y1 of ELC), get moved to minors/AHL.

    *8. Another quirk, is that GMs have to determine what do with their prospects - knowing that COVID outbreak could happen - and knowing who is subject to waivers and who is NOT:

    8a. If a GM carries a WAIVER-EXEMPT prospect on their "taxi squad" - they may not get much game action (bad)... but will probably get practice action (good) with the main club.
    8b. If a GM carries a WAIVER-REQUIRED player on their "taxi squad" - those will be more veteran players (good)... but they will be exposed to waivers (bad) once the COVID players come back... and they won't be getting AHL game action (bad).


    What do you guys think?
    What type of player are you expecting to see on NHL "Taxi-Squad"?
    What type of designation do you guess Fantrax, say, will give to these players?



    One player of interest I own, in WHL, is Egor Zamula.
    As I understand it, Zamula does NOT require waivers... so it may be more to the Flyers liking to carry him on taxi-squad than somebody that does... like Mark Friedman (who was exempt in 17/18, 18/19, and 19/20).
    https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill...kles/45/109146

    From article above:

    Potential opening Taxi Squad: Morgan Frost, Connor Bunnaman, Carsen Twarynski, Sam Morin (waivers required) or Andy Andreoff (waivers required), Derrick Pouliot (waivers required) or Egor Zamula, Alex Lyon (waivers required).

    CHL-eligible players: Tyson Foerster, Zayde Wisdom, Roddy Ross (uncontracted).

    American Hockey League: Morin (waivers) or Andreoff (waivers), Pouliot (waivers) or Zamula, Max Willman (AHL contract), Tyler Wotherspoon (waivers), Nate Prosser (waivers), Chris Bigras (waivers), Felix Sandström.

    Season-opening INR: Ratcliffe, Allison, Laczynski.

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    The Blues have announced the following 6 players will make up their taxi squad to start the season: Jacob De La Rose, Joel Hofer, Jordan Kyrou, Mackenzie MacEachern, Niko Mikkola and Austin Poganski.
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    ^Awesome, much thanks!
    Kyrou not cracking the top 12F may be a "paper move" - as somebody with higher salary gets STL closer to the $81.5m cap.
    STL is doing LTIR with Steen, so I believe pushing their opening roster (minus Steen) as close to $81.5m is important.

    Looks like Steen ($5.750m) is moved to LTIR, relieving STL from $86.950 to an effective ($81.200m)

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    I wonder about Denisenko. Was thinking he could make the top 6 but right now sites saying he's not even in the starting lineup.

    Also not sure about Frost being in the lineup to start either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pmorrow View Post
    I wonder about Denisenko. Was thinking he could make the top 6 but right now sites saying he's not even in the starting lineup.

    Also not sure about Frost being in the lineup to start either.
    It looks like Frost is one of the 13 forwards on the Flyers roster.
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    Yes - I have no issue with Frost being the 13th F.
    PHI likes to have that 4th line of Raffl-Laughton-AubeKubel... it worked well for them last year.
    Frost is actually a pretty good plug for anybody that gets injured or isn't clicking in the top 9F.
    And PHI has four centers, so if a C goes down, they can redistribute G/Couts/Hayes/Patrick and have Frost fill the wing.

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    https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/...886134785?s=19

    Carolina has assigned F Morgan Geekie, F Steven Lorentz, F Max McCormick, D Jake Bean and D Joakim Ryan to their taxi squad.
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    https://twitter.com/hailey_salvian/s...204038145?s=19

    #Flames announce their 20-player opening night roster and 6-player taxi squad.

    Taxi: Connor Mackey, Derek Ryan, Zac Rinaldo, Buddy Robinson, Oliver Kylington and Louis Domingue

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axeman33 View Post
    #Flames announce their 20-player opening night roster and 6-player taxi squad.
    Thanks - interesting, another team going with the bare-bones (20 player) roster.
    This is a smart way to accrue cap space, knowing that you've got 6 players handy whenever you need to switch.

    (Sort of surprised that not all teams realized this was a smart route.)

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