Anaheim Ducks Defenceman Mark Fistric was placed on waivers. - NHL Arizona Coyotes Defenceman Brandon Gormley will play against the Blackhawks tonight. Gormley, who was taken off injured reserve Monday, missed four games with a lower-body injury. - NHL Calgary Flames The Flames recall defenceman Tyler Wotherspoon from Adirondack. - Team Release Carolina Hurricanes The team assigned D Ryan Murphy to Charlotte (AHL) and said that he will play in the AHLs All-Star game this weekend. - Team Release Colorado Avalanche Semyon Varlamov will be between the pipes in tonights game versus Boston. - Denver Post Dallas Stars The Stars assigned F Curtis McKenzie to Texas (AHL) - Team Release Forward Patrick Eaves (ankle) has declared himself ready to return. - Dallas Morning News Goalie Kari Lehtonen was first off the ice for Dallas and will start a third consecutive game. - NHL Florida Panthers Forward Vincent Trocheck has been reassigned to San Antonio (AHL). - Team Release Minnesota Wild Minnesota goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who missed six games with a lower-body injury, returns to back up Devan Dubnyk. - NHL New York Rangers The Rangers did not have a morning skate Tuesday, but its expected that Henrik Lundqvist will start in goal against Ottawa tongiht and Tanner Glass will miss his second consecutive game with an upper-body injury. - NHL Ottawa Senators Defenceman Chris Phillips will draw back into the lineup tonight. Patrick Wiercioch will sit out. - Ottawa Citizen Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia likely will have two new defencemen in the lineup after Nick Schultz and Carlo Colaiacovo sustained upper-body injuries Monday. Schultz is out and Colaiacovo is questionable. Brandon Manning and Oliver Lauridsen were recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday. - NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Defenceman Simon Despres was the only player absent from the morning skate. Bobby Farnham, recalled by the team this morning, was in attendance. - penguins.nhl.com Patric Hornqvist (lower-body) and Blake Comeau (wrist) should resume skating next week, after All-Star break. - ?@MolinariPG, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thomas Greiss was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate and is expected to start tonight aganist Philadelphia. - @MolinariPG, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tampa Bay Lightning Luke Witkowski will make his NHL debut tonight against the Canucks. - ?@TBTimes_JSmith, Tampa Bay Times Toronto Maple Leafs Centre Tyler Bozak was absent from Tuesdays morning skate due to personal reasons and will join the team in Ottawa ahead of Wednesdays game. - TSN Joffrey Lupul, Peter Holland and Stephane Robidas were on the ice before Tuesdays team practice. - TSN Leo Komarov will not return until after the All-Star break, as will the other injured Leafs (Lupul, Holland, Robidas). - TSN The Leafs recalled F Josh Leivo and D Stuart Percy from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on Tuesday and sent F Troy Bodie and F Sam Carrick back down. - TSN Winnipeg Jets Bryan Little and Mark Stuart (lower-body injury) were not on the ice for Tuesdays morning skate. - TSN Bob Hendley Jersey . - The Oakland Athletics say they are stopping negotiations to extend their lease at the Coliseum. 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Houstons four-run rally in the ninth inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Monday night was capped by a bizarre play that started as Crowe fouled out to first baseman Justin Smoak with runners on second and third. ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild put a lot of work into summer projects the past two years. This time, theyre on track for a little less activity. Some key restricted free agents need new contracts to be retained. Another scorer would be a big help for the forward lines. The goalie situation, of course, remains in flux. Following the franchises deepest advancement in the playoffs in more than a decade, though, there are fewer holes. In 2012, the Wild were the stars of the NHL off-season by signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. In 2013, they had to shed several high-salaried veterans to create more space under the cap and on the roster for ready-to-contribute prospects. This time? "I just feel that this year theres not the sense of urgency that we have had in past seasons, that we have to add certain pieces in order to be more competitive," general manager Chuck Fletcher said Monday. He added: "This year I think we can be a little bit more patient." With the draft set for Friday and Saturday in Philadelphia and unrestricted free agency starting three days later, the NHL marketplace is set up for the flurry. "I think youll see a lot of movement this year. Its not a particularly strong free-agent class. I think teams will look to potentially fill their needs via the trade route," Fletcher said. Whether that includes the Wild, well, thats difficult to predict at this point. Fletcher said hes been fielding more calls than hes been making. "We either have players right in their prime that are key contributors on our team, or young players that are just starting their career that were really not that excited about moving. We dont have a lot of players in that 25 to 29-year-old age class that seem to be the prime trade candidates in a lot of cases," Fletcher said. That doesnt mean goalie Niklas Backstrom or centre Kyle Brodziak, for example, wouldnt be dealt if the Wild were to find a partner.dddddddddddd Backstrom is on track to be ready for training camp Sept. 18 after his latest midsection surgery. He has two more years left on his contract, and Brodziak has one. Dumping some salary would give the Wild more flexibility to pursue a high-priced unrestricted free agent, with Thomas Vanek the primary focus of outside speculation. The former University of Minnesota standout played for three teams in 2013-14, lastly with Montreal. Darcy Kuemper played his way into the starting goalie spot and is one of four restricted free agents the Wild will probably re-sign. Forwards Nino Niederreiter, Justin Fontaine and Jason Zucker are the others. Most of the unrestricted free agents will probably be let go, including goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, forwards Dany Heatley and Matt Moulson. Forward Cody McCormick and defencemen Clayton Stoner and Nate Prosser are also in this category, without any guarantee the Wild would be their highest or favourite bidder. Fletcher declined to speak about any interest or not in any of them specifically. "I think some of those guys will move on at this point. Theyre aware of where were at," Fletcher said. Fletcher traded Cal Clutterbuck for Niederreiter the day of the draft last year. He dealt Brent Burns for Devin Setoguchi and Charlie Coyle on draft day 2011. He acquired Brodziak in that scenario in 2009. This time, the Wild dont have a second-round pick, due to the trade for Moulson, so theyd be less interested in parting with their first-round pick, 18th overall. "Historically we havent been a team thats ever been confused with the Edmonton Oilers circa 83-85," Fletcher said. "If we could add a little bit more offence without sacrificing our defensive structure wed like to do that." ' ' '