1.   Bruins defenseman Gord Murphy was sent to Providence to get in some game action for conditioning purposes.

2.   Even though McKenna was made available for expansion, the Kings had scheduled him to play in Italy this summer for conditioning purposes.

3.   Sean Morrison was also sent down, and defenseman Brad Bombardir was sent to Albany for conditioning purposes.

4.   The team said Casey is being sent to Worcester for conditioning purposes.

5.   Atlanta sent defenseman Andrei Skopintsev down to Orlando of the IHL for conditioning purposes Friday.

6.   Defenseman Andrei Skopintsev, sent down for conditioning purposes, was among four players assigned Friday by the Atlanta Thrashers to Orlando of the IHL.

7.   STATUS Los Angeles activated goalie Stephane Fiset and lent him to Lowell of the AHL for conditioning purposes, and placed center Jozef Stumpel on injured reserve Wednesday.

8.   The Kings sent RW Marko Tuomainen back to their Lowell, Mass., farm club for conditioning purposes.