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Jacob Middleton(D)|CGY
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Middleton is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Saturday.
Source:Sheng Peng
Jacob Middleton
Zach Whitecloud(D)|CGY
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6-year, $16,500,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights. Expires 2028 (UFA).
Source:
PuckPedia
Zach Whitecloud
Zach Whitecloud(D)|CGY
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The Golden Knights have signed Zach Whitecloud to a six-year contract extension worth $16.5 million ($2.75M AAV).
Zach Whitecloud
Zach Whitecloud(D)|CGY
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Whitecloud is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Source:Steve Carp
Zach Whitecloud
Ryan Strome(C)|CGY
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Strome (COVID-19 protocol) will not play Saturday.

With Strome out for Saturday's game in Montreal, Filip Chytil will likely move up to the second line with Artemi Panarin. Kaapo Kakko was elevated to PP1 as well.

Source:@NYRangers
Ryan Strome
Joel Farabee(LW)|CGY
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6-year, $30,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Expires 2028 (UFA).
Source:
PuckPedia
Joel Farabee
Joel Farabee(LW)|CGY
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The Flyers have signed Joel Farabee to a six-year, $30 million contract extension.
Joel Farabee
Alex Nylander(LW)|CGY
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The Blackhawks have re-signed Alex Nylander to a one-year contract worth $874K.
Alex Nylander
Brennan Othmann(LW)|CGY
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3-year, $2,590,002 contract with the New York Rangers. Expires 2024 (RFA).
Source:
PuckPedia
Brennan Othmann
Brennan Othmann(LW)|CGY
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The Rangers have signed Brennan Othmann to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Brennan Othmann
Yegor Sharangovich(C)|CGY
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The Devils have signed Yegor Sharangovich to a two-year contract worth $4.0 million ($2.0M AAV).
Yegor Sharangovich
Kevin Bahl(D)|CGY
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Bahl will make his NHL debut on Thursday.

Bahl was a second-round pick in 2018 and will make his NHL debut Thursday vs. the Flyers. Bahl turned pro in 2021 and scored one goal with four assists (five points) in 26 AHL games with Binghamton.

Kevin Bahl
Zach Whitecloud(D)|CGY
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Whitecloud (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to return to the lineup Sunday.
Zach Whitecloud
Zach Whitecloud(D)|CGY
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Whitecloud (upper-body) did not travel to St. Louis.

Whitecloud has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and will miss at least two more games after staying back in Vegas. With Whitecloud out, expect Nick Holden and Dylan Coghlan to remain in the lineup.

Zach Whitecloud
Mikael Backlund(C)|CGY
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Backlund (undisclosed) will be back in the Flames lineup on Sunday.
Mikael Backlund
Mikael Backlund(C)|CGY
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Backlund (undisclosed) will not play on Friday; listed as day-to-day.
Source:@NHLFlames
Mikael Backlund
Joel Farabee(LW)|CGY
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Farabee has been activated from the COVID-19 reserve list and is expected to play on Saturday.

Farabee missed Thursday's game but is expected to play Saturday afternoon. Farabee, who will likely be reunited with Sean Couturier and James van Riemsdyk, has 10 goals and nine assists (19 points) in 19 games this season.

Source:@NHLFlyers
Joel Farabee
Joel Farabee(LW)|CGY
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Farabee has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list and will not play on Thursday.
Joel Farabee
Mikael Backlund(C)|CGY
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Backlund (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Canucks.
Mikael Backlund