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 The Leafs finished with a 30-44-8 record (68 points) and missed the
playoffs for the second year in a row and the ninth time in the past
10 seasons.
Toronto also relieved assistant coaches Steve Spott and Chris
Dennis, and goaltending coach Rick St. Croix of their duties.
Horachek took over for the fired Randy Carlyle on Jan. 7. He
inherited a 21-16-3 record, but guided the team to just a 9-28-5
mark the rest of the way. Horachek was a former Nashville Predators
assistant coach. He also coached the Florida Panthers on an interim
basis in 2013-14, finishing with a 26-36-4 record.
Nonis was named general manager Jan. 9, 2013 after then-president
and general manager Brian Burke was fired.
Toronto also fired director of pro scouting Steve Kasper and
director of player development Jim Hughes.
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The Florida Panthers signed 43-year-old forward Jaromir Jagr to a
one-year contract.
Jagr, who was acquired by the Panthers in a Feb. 26 trade with the
New Jersey Devils, had six goals and 18 points in 20 games with the
Panthers.
Jagr ranks first among active NHL leaders in points (1,802), games
played (1,550), assists (1,080), goals (722) and power play goals
(204).
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The 2015 NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system implemented to
determine the order of selection in the first round of the draft for
the 14 clubs not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs, will take
place on Saturday night.
The Buffalo Sabres finished 30th in the standings and cannot pick
lower than second overall at the draft in June.
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The Montreal Canadiens signed 2010 fourth-round draft pick Mark
MacMillan to a two-year, entry level contract, the team announced.
MacMillan, 23, recently completed his fourth season at the
University of North Dakota.
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The Los Angeles Kings assigned forward Jordan Weal to the Manchester
Monarchs of the American Hockey League. He has yet to play in an NHL
game.
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The New York Rangers reassigned center Ryan Bourque to the Hartford
Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
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Bourque, 24, was recalled by the Rangers on Thursday. He recorded
one shot on goal and registered one takeaway in 11:49 of ice time
while making his NHL debut against Ottawa.
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The Dallas Stars reassigned defenseman Patrik Nemeth to the Texas
Stars of the American Hockey League.
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The Calgary Flames assigned forwards Emile Poirier and David Wolf
and defensemen Brett Kulak and John Ramage to the Adirondack Flames
of the American Hockey League.
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The San Jose Sharks reassigned center Chris Tierney, defenseman Karl
Stollery, center Bryan Lerg and defenseman Taylor Fedun to the
Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forward Jonathan Marchessault to
the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
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The Washington Capitals reassigned right winger Stanislav Galiev to
the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.
Galiev, 23, scored his first NHL goal on Saturday against the New
York Rangers. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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