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Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings have activated forward James Van Riemsdyk from non-roster status and assigned defenceman Erik Gustafsson to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
Van Riemsdyk, 36, played 71 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season, scoring 16 goals and 36 points.
The veteran forward signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Red Wings this past offseason.
He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers second overall in the 2007 NHL Draft and has recorded 327 goals and 665 points in 1,082 games with the Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and Blue Jackets since making his NHL debut in 2009-10.
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets projected lines for this afternoon’s game against the Los Angeles Kings:
Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi
Iafallo – Toews – Chibrikov
Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Nyquist
Pearson – Barron – Koepke
Morrisey – DeMelo
Fleury – Pionk
Stanley – Schenn
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