The St. Louis Blues and Springfield Thunderbirds announced they have released forward Milan Lucic from his AHL professional tryout (PTO).

Lucic signed a PTO with the Blues in training camp and recorded two points in four pre-season games before suffering an injury.

The 37-year-old joined the Thunderbirds on another PTO and recorded one assist in five AHL games before

Originally a second round selection of the Boston Bruins in 2006, Lucic has 233 goals and 586 points in 1177games. He won the 2011 Stanley Cup with the Bruins and the gold medal at the 2023 World Championship with Team Canada.

Milan Lucic has been released from his AHL tryout with the @ThunderbirdsAHL. https://t.co/nsE9LH4qGS#stlblues

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 25, 2025

He last played in the NHL in Oct. 2023 before taking an indefinite leave to enter the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Lucic was arrested in Nov. 2023 and had a domestic violence charge dropped in Feb. 2024.

The Providence Bruins announced they have signed Calder Cup champion defenseman Christian Wolanin and forward Shawn Element to Professional Tryouts (PTOs).

Wolanin had 40 points in 58 regular season games before adding 10 points in 17 playoff games with the Abbotsford Canucks last season, playing a major role in the team winning the Calder Cup. 

The 30-year-old was arguably the top available AHL free agent before signing the PTO.

A native of Quebec, Que., he won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's Best Defenseman, was named to the league's First All-Star Team and led the league in points by a defenseman in 2022-23. 

A fourth round selection of the Ottawa Senators in 2015, Wolanin is third on the Abbotsford Canucks all-time scoring list. He has 177 points in 238 career AHL games and 23 points in 86 career NHL games. 

Element has one goals, five points and 28 penalty minutes in six games with the ECHL's Maine Mariners this season.

📰 Providence Bruins Sign Christian Wolanin and Shawn Element to PTO, Recall Jacob Perreault from Marinershttps://t.co/nBTzWONixW

— Providence Bruins (@AHLBruins) November 20, 2025

The 25-year-old has 29 goals, 55 points and 263 penalty minutes in 208 career AHL games with the Ontario Reign and Syracuse Crunch.

The Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers have completed a trade, with the Senators sending defenseman Maxence Guenette to the Flyers for defenseman Dennis Gilbert. 

Gilbert has one assist in six games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms this season. 

The 29-year-old has three goals and 20 points in 111 career NHL games over parts of seven seasons, he recorded an assist in four games with the Senators next season. 

A third round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015, Gilbert has 58 points in 194 career AHL games. He will serve as depth for Ottawa as they deal with an injury to Thomas Chabot. He can play a big role for Belleville if he ends up in the AHL.

Guenette was an unsigned RFA when the trade occurred and promptly agreed to a a one-year, two-way contract that pays him $225,000 at the AHL level with the Flyers. 

Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) on XTRADE ALERT: We’ve acquired defenseman Maxence Guenette from Ottawa in exchange for defenseman Dennis Gilbert. We have also agreed to terms with Guenette on a one-year, two-way contract. https://t.co/T6i6n9iPhj

The 24-year-old had nine goals and 23 points in 58 games for the Belleville Senators last season. 

A seventh round selection of the Senators in 2019, Guenette is pointless in eight career AHL games and has 116 points in 236 career AHL games. 

The Sainte-Foy, Que., native will serve as depth for the Flyers and should immediately slot into a top four role with the Phantoms. 

Former Rochester Americans forward Brett Murray has signed a contract with the DEL's Nürnberg Ice Tigers, the team announced Thursday. 

Murray finished tied for 13th in the AHL with 27 goals last year and was second on Rochester with 49 points in 66 games while serving as an assistant captain. 

The 27-year-old attended Pittsburgh Penguins training camp on a PTO but did not earn a contract.

A fourth round selection of the Buffalo Sabres in 2016, Murray has 100 goals and 206 points in 325 career AHL games and two goals and six points in 26 career NHL games, all with the Sabres/Americans organization. 

Murray is a prime example of why the AHL's veteran rule needs to be revamped. A 27-year-old who finished 13th in goal scoring should be someone teams are aiming to keep around and is the type of player the league should be incentivizing to keep in North America.  

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The Florida Panthers have claimed defenseman Donovan Sebrango off waivers from the Ottawa Senators, the team announced Wednesday. 

Sebrango had 20 points in 50 games for the Belleville Senators last season and went pointless in his first two career NHL games with Ottawa. 

The Senators signed the Ottawa native to a one-year, two-way contract just over a month ago.   

The 23-year-old played in two NHL games for Ottawa this season while averaging 15:14 of ice time.

A third round selection of the Detroit Red Wings in 2020, Sebrango has 13 goals and 45 points in 220 career AHL games.

We have claimed defenseman Donovan Sebrango off waivers.

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— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) October 15, 2025

The Panthers also announced earlier today that defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will be out five months after undergoing surgery for a labral tear, Sebrango will step in and serve as defensive depth. 

Should he end up in the AHL Sebrango will be another big boost to a Checkers team that made the Calder Cup Finals last season. The team has added Tyler Motte, Jake Livingstone, Kevin Mandolese, and Brett Leason to PTOs in recent days. 

The Charlotte Checkers have signed forward Tyler Motte to a professional tryout (PTO), the team announced Wednesday. 

Motte recorded four goals and nine points in 55 games with the Detroit Red Wings last while averaging 11:19 of ice time per game. He attended Florida Panthers training camp on a PTO. 

The 30-year-old has been a NHLer for the past seven seasons, his last AHL appearance was in the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs with the Utica Comets. 

A fourth round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, Motte has 53 goals and 99 points in 455 career NHL games with the Blackhawks, Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning. 

The Port Huron, Mich., native has 21 goals and 32 points in 67 career AHL games. 

The Checkers have signed forward Tyler Motte to a professional tryout (PTO).

In addition, forward Robert Mastrosimone has been assigned to the @SavGhostPirates.

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— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) October 15, 2025

In the last three days the Checkers have now added Motte, Jake Livingstone, Kevin Mandolese, and Brett Leason to the team via PTOs in an effort to replace the veterans the team lost in the off-season. 

It remains to be seen how long Motte will stick with Charlotte for but he should immediately slide into a top-six role while with the team. 

AHL alumnus Anthony Angello has announced his retirement from professional hockey on his personal Instagram. 

The forward recorded 14 points in 41 games with the Milwaukee Admirals and 10 points in 19 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season. 

Angello finishes his career with 72 goals and 143 points in 339 career AHL games over parts of eight seasons with the Admirals, Crunch, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Springfield Thunderbirds.

A fifth round pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014, Angello had three goals and five points in 31 career NHL games, all with Pittsburgh. 

Anthony Angello scoring in #BELvsSPR 🤝 Happy @ThunderbirdsAHL fans pic.twitter.com/yhZsUougOb

— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) January 28, 2023

The 29-year-old turned pro in 2018 after three years at Cornell University where he had 70 points in 102 games and was named to the ECAC Second All-Star Team in 2017-18. 

After a strong showing with Syracuse to close out the season it was somewhat surprising to see Angello not receive another AHL contract. 

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 The Toronto Maple Leafs have claimed goaltender Cayden Primeau and forward Sammy Blais off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens respectively, the team announced Monday. 

Primeau was dominant in the AHL last season but had difficulty at the NHL level. He had a 21-2-3 record with a .927 SP and 1.96 GAA with the Laval Rocket and a 2-3-1 record with a .836 SP and 4.70 GAA with the Canadiens.

His performance in the AHL earned the Rocket and Syracuse Crunch the Harry "Hap" Holmes Award as Best Goaltending Duo. 

The 26-year-old has 55 games of NHL experience with a 13-23-7 record and 149 AHL appearances with an 84-4-14 record.

The Farmington Hills, Mich., native was placed on waivers after Carolina claimed goaltender Brandon Bussi yesterday. This move will likely allow Dennis Hildeby to play for the Toronto Marlies while Joseph Woll is away from the team.  

Blais recorded 40 points in 51 regular season games and finished third in Calder Cup Playoff scoring with 19 points in 23 games, helping the Abbotsford Canucks win the championship last season. He also led the playoffs with 77 penalty minutes. 

The 29-year-old has 27 goals and 71 points in 257 career NHL games. He was a member of the 2019 Stanley Cup winning St. Louis Blues team coached by Craig Berube. 

The Maple Leafs have claimed F Sammy Blais off waivers from Montreal and G Cayden Primeau off waivers from Carolina.

— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) October 6, 2025

A sixth round selection of the Blues in 2014, Blais has 145 points in 199 career AHL games and won the gold medal with Team Canada at the 2023 World Championship.

The Montmagny, Q.C., native could be in line for fourth line minutes with Scott Laughton out week-to-week. 

Blais would count as a veteran against AHL rules if he makes it through waivers again and is sent to the Marlies. 

The Hockey News' Toronto Maple Leafs team site covered how this move impacts Easton Cowan and the rest of the NHL lineup here. 

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