Duck Tales: The Minor League Moves Edition

DUCK TALES

• The Ducks have assigned defensemen Shea Theodore and Brandon Montour to their AHL affiliate in San Diego. The Ducks also released veteran left wing Sean Bergenheim from his professional tryout contract Thursday. [WCTI 12]
• The Anaheim Ducks have placed defenseman Clayton Stoner on waivers for demotion to the minors. [USA Today]
• Meanwhile, back in Sweden...Hampus Lindholm and Rickard Rakell are still there. [OC Register]
• Despite the Rakell/Lindholm situation, Bob McKenzie suggests that there might be progress regarding contract negotiations. [Today's Slapshot]
• Hockeybuzz wants the Ducks to pay their Swedish RFAs. [Hockeybuzz]

AROUND THE NHL

• In AHL action, the Rochester Americans defeated the Binghamton Senators 4-3 yesterday. [Silver Seven]
• The Chicago Blackhawks are interested in Nail Yakupov. [Puck Daddy]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning plan to honor franchise scoring leader Martin St. Louis by retiring the No. 26 he wore over 13 seasons with the team he helped win its only Stanley Cup championship in 2004. [Associated Press]
• The Los Angeles Kings have placed right wing Marian Gaborik on injured reserve with a broken right foot. [Associated Press]
• Austen Matthews scored his first NHL goal yesterday, but the Montreal Canadiens scored six. [CBC]