NHL notebook: Sharks obtain Polak, Spaling from Maple Leafs
By The Sports Xchange
The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
The Maple Leafs received forward Raffi Torres and the Sharks' second-round picks in the 2017 and 2018 NHL drafts in the trade.
Polak, 29, has played in 535 NHL games with Toronto and St. Louis, posting 101 points (19 goals, 82 assists) and 423 penalty minutes. This season with the Maple Leafs, Polak has scored 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) and 56 penalty minutes in 55 games.
Spaling, 27, has played in 414 games with Nashville, Pittsburgh and Toronto, recording 118 points (50 goals, 68 assists) and 114 penalty minutes. This season with the Maple Leafs, Spaling has played in 35 games, with eight points (one goal, seven assists) and 18 penalty minutes.
Torres, 34, was acquired by San Jose from Arizona on April 3, 2013. He played in 16 regular-season games, scoring 11 points (five goals and six assists). Torres will be reassigned to the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League.
The Toronto Maple Leafs also recalled defenseman Stuart Percy and forward Brendan Leipsic from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
---The Nashville Predators signed forward Colton Sissons to a three-year, $1.875 million contract.
The team announced Sissons will make $575,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the American Hockey League level in 2016-17, and $650,000 in both 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Sissons, 22, has appeared in 19 games for the Predators in 2015-16, recording one goal and one assist, and a 59 percent success rate in the face-off circle, best among all NHL players taking at least 100 draws.
---The Vancouver Canucks acquired center Markus Granlund from the Calgary Flames in exchange for left winger Hunter Shinkaruk.
Granlund, 22, had four goals and three assists in 31 games for the Flames this season. He has participated in 86 career NHL games and has 14 goals and 14 assists.
Shinkaruk, 21, played in one NHL game for the Canucks this season. He has 21 points and 18 assists for Utica of the American Hockey League.
---The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Cal O'Reilly from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
O'Reilly, 29, has appeared in five games for the Sabres this season, recording one assist and two penalty minutes. He has appeared in 118 NHL games in parts of five seasons with the Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes and Predators, registering 42 career points (13 goals, 29 assists) and 14 penalty minutes.
---The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled defenseman Matt Taormina from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Tampa Bay also reassigned defenseman Slater Koekkoek to Syracuse. Koekkoek, 22, played in four games for the Lightning.
Taormina, 29, played in one game for Tampa Bay earlier this season. He has four goals in 57 career NHL games.
---The Chicago Blackhawks reassigned center Vincent Hinostroza to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Hinostroza, 21, made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on Oct. 17 and has played in seven games this season, with no points.
By The Sports Xchange
The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
The Maple Leafs received forward Raffi Torres and the Sharks' second-round picks in the 2017 and 2018 NHL drafts in the trade.
Polak, 29, has played in 535 NHL games with Toronto and St. Louis, posting 101 points (19 goals, 82 assists) and 423 penalty minutes. This season with the Maple Leafs, Polak has scored 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) and 56 penalty minutes in 55 games.
Spaling, 27, has played in 414 games with Nashville, Pittsburgh and Toronto, recording 118 points (50 goals, 68 assists) and 114 penalty minutes. This season with the Maple Leafs, Spaling has played in 35 games, with eight points (one goal, seven assists) and 18 penalty minutes.
Torres, 34, was acquired by San Jose from Arizona on April 3, 2013. He played in 16 regular-season games, scoring 11 points (five goals and six assists). Torres will be reassigned to the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League.
The Toronto Maple Leafs also recalled defenseman Stuart Percy and forward Brendan Leipsic from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.
---The Nashville Predators signed forward Colton Sissons to a three-year, $1.875 million contract.
The team announced Sissons will make $575,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the American Hockey League level in 2016-17, and $650,000 in both 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Sissons, 22, has appeared in 19 games for the Predators in 2015-16, recording one goal and one assist, and a 59 percent success rate in the face-off circle, best among all NHL players taking at least 100 draws.
---The Vancouver Canucks acquired center Markus Granlund from the Calgary Flames in exchange for left winger Hunter Shinkaruk.
Granlund, 22, had four goals and three assists in 31 games for the Flames this season. He has participated in 86 career NHL games and has 14 goals and 14 assists.
Shinkaruk, 21, played in one NHL game for the Canucks this season. He has 21 points and 18 assists for Utica of the American Hockey League.
---The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Cal O'Reilly from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
O'Reilly, 29, has appeared in five games for the Sabres this season, recording one assist and two penalty minutes. He has appeared in 118 NHL games in parts of five seasons with the Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes and Predators, registering 42 career points (13 goals, 29 assists) and 14 penalty minutes.
---The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled defenseman Matt Taormina from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Tampa Bay also reassigned defenseman Slater Koekkoek to Syracuse. Koekkoek, 22, played in four games for the Lightning.
Taormina, 29, played in one game for Tampa Bay earlier this season. He has four goals in 57 career NHL games.
---The Chicago Blackhawks reassigned center Vincent Hinostroza to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Hinostroza, 21, made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on Oct. 17 and has played in seven games this season, with no points.
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