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Schultz, 25, has seen his offensive numbers slip since posting 27 points (8G / 19A) in 48 games in his rookie season. He lacked confidence and often served as a healthy scratch this season, posting 10 points (3G / 7A) in 45 games. He heads to Pittsburgh where he should land a regular role on their third line with Ben Lovejoy sidelined, but until we see more offence, he should remain on the waiver wire.

Parise missed two games with an upper-body injury but will return to the lineup on Sunday vs. the Panthers. Parise has picked up one goal and five assists in his last seven games and has 18 goals and 18 assists (36 points) in 51 games this season.

Kindl, 29, has cleared waivers twice this season and has split his season between Detroit and Grand Rapids (AHL). He has six points (2G / 4A) in 25 games with the Red Wings and four points (3G / 1A) in 10 games with the Griffins. He provides the Panthers with blueline depth for nearly nothing.

Purcell, 30, has picked up 11 goals and 21 assists (32 points) in 61 games in his second season in Edmonton. After spending four and a half years with Tampa Bay (2010-2014) he heads back to the state of Florida, with the Panthers this time around. Purcell will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Lehtonen allowed three goals on 20 shots after replacing Antti Niemi in the Stars loss to the Jets on Thursday. Lehtonen has gone 3-2-1 with a 3.29 GAA and .899 SV% in February and 7-4-0 with a 2.97 GAA and .900 SV% in 11 starts and three relief appearances on home ice this season.

Hudler, 32, has had a down season after posted a career-high 76 points (31G / 45A) in 78 games last season. He has 10 goals and 25 assists (35 points) in 53 games this season and now he heads to Florida where he will be part of a Stanley Cup bid before becoming a free agent this summer. Look for him to play on a line with Nick Bjugstad.

Lehtera suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday’s game and will not play on Saturday and will likely miss Sunday’s contest as well. With Lehtera out, look for Patrik Berglund to skate on the Blues’ top line.

Weber remains day-to-day and the Predators have not provided a clear update on his status, but he will miss his third straight game tonight vs. the Blues. The Predators have a back-to-back coming up on Monday and Tuesday, so monitor his status during Monday’s morning skate.

Allen allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blues loss to the Rangers on Thursday. He has allowed four goals on 40 shots (.900 SV%) in two appearances since returning from a knee injury. With Brian Elliott out, Allen will start again tonight in Nashville. He is 3-0-0 with a 1.31 GAA and .962 SV% in three starts vs. the Predators this season.

Rinne allowed one goal on 39 shots in the Predators win in Chicago on Thursday. Rinne has won three of his last four games while stopping 123 of 127 shots (.969 SV%) with one shutout. He’ll look to get his first win vs. the Blues this season—he has gone 0-3-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .917 SV% in his first three starts vs. St. Louis.

Smith was acquired from the Blackhawks last season, but only appeared in 19 games with the Sharks last season and six this season. He has picked up 10 points (8G / 2A) in 14 games with the Barracuda (AHL) and was likely only a part of the trade for salary purposes.

Stalock, 28, has gone 3-5-0 with a 2.94 GAA and .884 SV% with the Sharks this season and 2-0-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .930 SV% with the Barracuda (AHL). With the Sharks looking to make a playoff run, they needed a more reliable backup netminder, so they moved Stalock in order to acquire Reimer.

Morin, 24th, is a pending restricted free agent at the end of the season, who has not appeared in an NHL games this season. He has split his season between Rockford and Toronto (AHL), collecting 11 goals and 17 assists (28 points) in 41 games.

With Alex Stalock struggling as Martin Jones’ backup, the Sharks were in search of goaltending help, so they acquired pending free agent Reimer. The 27-year-old has posted an 11-12-3 record with a 2.49 GAA and .918 SV% with Toronto this season, which is incredibly impressive when you consider the quality of team he played behind. He will undoubtably push Jones for more starts than Stalock did and becomes a stronger option now that he’s out of Toronto.

Fleury allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Penguins loss in Boston on Wednesday. Fleury has gone 5-3-1 with a 3.01 GAA and .895 SV% in February. Today Fleury gets the nod vs. the Jets on home ice—he is 15-6-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .918 SV% at CONSOL Energy Center this season.