The Arizona Coyotes reportedly remain intent on re-signing goaltender Antti Raanta, according to Arizona Sports' Craig Morgan, despite the fact that they just traded for Los Angeles Kings netminder Darcy Kuemper and apparently signed him to a two-year, $3.7-million extension.

Coyotes general manager John Chayka chimed in on the potential of a Kuemper-Raanta duo after Wednesday's trade.

Even with the league's worst team playing in front of him, Raanta has been excellent in his first year as a starter, posting a 2.45 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage in 35 games. He spent the previous four seasons of his career as the Rangers' and Blackhawks' backup. The 28-year-old is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

Kuemper, 27, is also in the midst of a career year, posting a 2.10 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in 19 games as Jonathan Quick's backup in Los Angeles.

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The Los Angeles Kings have traded backup goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday for forward Tobias Rieder and netminder Scott Wedgewood.

Arizona has subsequently signed Kuemper to a two-year, $3.7-million contract extension, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports.

The Coyotes are retaining 15 percent of Rieder's salary in the trade, according to McKenzie. The German winger is a pending restricted free agent carrying a cap hit of $2.225 million.

Wedgewood has a cap hit of $650,000, and he's also a pending RFA.

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will not play Thursday against the New York Rangers, according to TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie.

The news comes after Price missed practice to undergo treatment a day after taking a shot to the head during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.

The team on Wednesday recalled netminder Charlie Lindgren from the Laval Rocket of the AHL on an emergency basis.

Price has gone 15-22-6 this season with a 2.98 GAA and a .904 save percentage.

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The Ottawa Senators have reportedly let it be known that superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson's price in a potential trade could be discounted if their trade partner takes forward Bobby Ryan as part of the deal, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

Related: Report: Senators open to trading Karlsson ahead of deadline

Ryan comes with an annual cap hit of $7.25 million through the 2021-22 campaign - his age-34 season.

To say Ryan has been a disappointment since coming over to Ottawa from Anaheim in the 2013 offseason would be an understatement. His play has declined further over the past two seasons, as he's collected just 20 goals and 25 assists in 101 games.

The Senators are reportedly aware that including Ryan would reduce the quality of the package they would receive in a potential Karlsson trade, but getting out from under his contract would help the small-market team in a potential rebuild.

By no means does a possible Karlsson blockbuster have to include Ryan, McKenzie reports, and the Sens aren't interested in moving Karlsson simply as an avenue to dump the forward's contract.

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Erik Karlsson's time as a member of the Ottawa Senators could be near an end, as the team is reportedly open to the idea of trading the captain ahead of the deadline, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

"The reality is Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has been, and still is, engaged in some level of trade dialogue for Karlsson with multiple NHL teams, certainly more than a half-dozen," wrote McKenzie.

McKenzie notes that to the best of his knowledge, the team has not received any formal offers for Karlsson, and in conversations about him, Dorion has laid out the defenseman's potential price.

That asking price is reportedly between five and seven pieces, a package that McKenzie says would include "some combination of good, young roster players, top prospects, and first-round picks."

The Senators have reportedly also informed teams that landing Karlsson would require fewer notable pieces if their trade partner took on Bobby Ryan's contract as well.

A deal for Karlsson would be more than just a rental, as the two-time Norris Trophy winner is under contract through next season at a cap hit of $6.5 million.

The 27-year-old is having a down year by his standards, with five goals and 41 points in 53 games this season, but still sits tied for seventh in scoring among all defensemen - and second in scoring for Ottawa, behind forward Mark Stone.

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The Los Angeles Kings are poised to welcome back one of their best scorers in the near future, as forward Jeff Carter has been cleared to return to practice, the team announced Wednesday.

Carter has played in just six games this season. He's been sidelined since Oct. 18, when he was clipped by a skate and suffered tendon damage in his ankle. The injury ultimately required surgery.

The 33-year-old recorded just three assists before being sidelined, but led the Kings with 66 points last season.

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The Nashville Predators appear set to add an Olympic standout to the roster.

Fresh off an impressive showing for Finland in PyeongChang, highly touted prospect Eeli Tolvanen can expect to hear from the NHL club in short order, assistant general manager Paul Fenton told The Athletic's Craig Custance.

"We’ll have a contract in place to be able to execute and have him come over here," Fenton said Wednesday. "That’s the plan. Funnier things have happened. I don’t want to say 100 percent. I never do that in our business. Yes, our plan is to have him."

Tolvanen was selected 30th overall by the Predators in 2017 and has recorded three goals and six assists in five games at the Olympics, where Finland lost to Canada in the quarterfinal round.

He also recently played for Finland at the World Junior Hockey Championship and has registered 17 goals and 17 assists for KHL club Jokerit this season, his first as a pro.

Expect Tolvanen to sign his entry-level contract soon and possibly help the Predators on a Stanley Cup run after a loss in the Final a year ago.

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Ottawa Senators head coach Guy Boucher expects winger Bobby Ryan to be in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to TSN's Brent Wallace.

Ryan has been sidelined for almost three weeks with a hand injury, the latest in a string of similar issues in recent years.

In 39 games this season, Ryan has recorded seven goals - one of which came in the game during which he was injured - as well as 13 assists.

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New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider has been medically cleared to play after a blood clot was discovered in his right arm in December, head coach Alain Vigneault announced Wednesday.

Kreider also underwent surgery to have a rib resected since he's been sidelined, and while he won't travel with the Rangers on their current road trip, Vigneault said he could return to the lineup Friday or Sunday at home.

The 26-year-old hasn't played since Dec. 27, and will rejoin a Rangers squad that's fallen out of playoff contention and into firesale mode ahead of Monday's trade deadline.

In 37 games this season, Kreider's recorded 11 goals and 11 assists.

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The Montreal Canadiens traded defenseman Jakub Jerabek to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2019, the team announced.

The deal marks the second time this week the Capitals have dipped into the blue line market, as they acquired Michal Kempny from the Chicago Blackhawks for a third-rounder on Monday.

In 25 games this season, Jerabek, 26, has recorded one goal and three assists.

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