Around the league

The following players were cut by their respective teams:

Atlanta: Sent Joe Motzko, Junior Lessard, Jordan LaVallee to Chicago (AHL)

Columbus: Sent D Andrey Plekhanov and G Dan LaCosta to Syracuse (AHL). Released G Sebastian Dahm.

Detroit: Signed F Brent Raedeke and D Brian Lashoff. Released D Kyle Deck and D Martin Ondrej.

Nashville: Sent Michael Ryan and Drew MacIntyre to Milwaukee (AHL).

St. Louis: Sent Brad Winchester, Trent Whitfield, Steve Regier, Charles Linglet, Matt Foy, and Andy Wozniewski to Peoria (AHL).

Washington: Sent Jakub Cutta and Keith Aucoin to hershey (AHL).