The New Jersey Devils set their 23-man roster on Monday by assigning Cam Janssen to the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League after the right wing cleared waivers. In addition, left wing Patrik Elias was placed on injured reserve retroactive to last Wednesday and right wing Mattias Tedenby was designated an injured non-roster player.
Elias is eligible to come off IR on Wednesday and the move was made as a precaution to get the team at the 23-man limit by 5 p.m. Monday. General manager Lou Lamoriello is hopeful Elias will be ready for the Devils' opener Friday night in Newark against the New York Islanders.
The Pittsburgh Penguins cut four players from their roster and placed two on injured reserve prior to the League roster deadline.
Forward Andrew Ebbett and defenseman Simon Despres were sent to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the team's American Hockey League affiliate, and forward Beau Bennett was sent to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.
The Calgary Flames on Monday assigned goalie Reto Berra, defenseman Patrick Sieloff and forwards Roman Horak and Blair Jones to the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League. The moves set the Flames' final regular-season roster at 23 players.
Forward Michael Cammalleri (hand) and defenseman Chris Breen (shoulder) will open the season on injured reserve. Flames coach Bob Hartley told reporters he was less than optimistic that Cammalleri will be ready for the season opener Thursday at the Washington Capitals.
The New York Islanders on Monday sent 15 players to the club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In addition, the team released four from training camp tryouts and returned one to juniors. The moves finalized the Islanders' roster that will open the 2013-14 season Friday against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.
The Islanders' lineup features 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goalies. The two rookies making the team are defenseman Griffin Reinhart, selected with the fourth pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, and center Brock Nelson, chosen at No. 30 in 2010. Forward Cal Clutterbuck (skate laceration) opens the season on injured reserve.
The Nashville Predators on Monday signed free-agent forward Simon Moser to a one-year, entry-level contract, and sent him to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.
Moser will make $550,000 if he's recalled to the NHL and $70,000 if he stays in the American Hockey League.
The 24-year-old center was with the Predators during training camp on a professional tryout, and had two goals and a plus-1 rating in five preseason games.
The Ottawa Senators set their opening-night roster Monday by sending 29 players to their American Hockey League affiliate.
Among those sent to the Binghamton Senators was center Mika Zibanejad, who had seven goals and 13 assists in 42 games last season, and played in all 10 games for the team during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Carolina Hurricanes on Monday assigned defenseman Ryan Murphy to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.
The No. 12 pick of the 2011 NHL Draft spent the past four seasons with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, totaling 220 points in 228 games. He made his NHL debut last season as an emergency recall, and while he didn't have a point, he averaged 21:03 of ice time per game.
"I got four games in with the Hurricanes and it was a bit unexpected, but great nonetheless," Murphy told NHL.com in September. "I learned a lot in just that little bit of time and then went back to my club team in Kitchener. I tried to keep that pace up."
The Montreal Canadiens signed free agent defenseman Douglas Murray to fill a big hole on their blue line, but an injury puts him at risk of losing that job to someone else.
The Canadiens announced Monday that Murray would miss four to six weeks with an upper-body injury sustained at practice Sunday. This comes after Murray missed most of training camp and the entire preseason schedule with a lower-body injury.
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