ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Curtis Sanford's job audition is going quite well. The rookie made 27 saves Saturday night for his first NHL shutout as the St. Louis Blues...

...Horacek, D Lauri Kinos, D Dmitri Plekanov, D Peter Smrek, D Didier Tremblay, D Matt Walker, G Cody Rudkowsky and G Curtis Sanford to Worcester of the AHL. PHOENIX COYOTES--Sent D Dan Focht, D Mike Martone, D Alex Andreyev, F Brent Gavreau...

...Koivisto to Phoenix for future considerations. Traded LW Sergei Varlamov to Vancouver for LW Ryan Ready. Reassigned G Curtis Sanford to Worcester of the AHL. Recalled F Peter Sejna from Worcester. SAN JOSE SHARKS--Traded D Jeff Jillson to Buffalo...

...contract. VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Signed F Ryan Johnson, D Nolan Baumgartner and F Alexandre Bolduc. Re-signed G Curtis Sanford. WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Signed RW Graham Mink and D Tyler Sloan. COLLEGE GEORGIA-Agreed to terms with David Perno...

...OHL. Released F Erik Jensen. ST. LOUIS BLUES--Assigned D Tom Koivisto and Mike Stuart, G Reinhard Divis and Curtis Sanford and F Igor Valeev to Worcester of the AHL, and F D.J. King to Lethbridge of the WHL. Released C Rastislav Pavlikovsky...

...Jeff Cowan from injured reserve. Assigned LW Noah Clarke to Manchester of the AHL. ST. LOUIS BLUES--Recalled G Curtis Sanford from Peoria of the AHL. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING--Recalled G Brian Eklund from Springfield of the AHL. COLLEGE NOTRE...

...BLUES-Recalled F Peter Sejna and F Lee Stempniak from Peoria of the AHL. Assigned F Colin Hemingway, D Andy Roach and G Curtis Sanford to Peoria. COLLEGE NORTHERN IOWA-Named Renetta Seiler men's and women's assistant track coach. PURDUE-Suspended...

...Wayne Gretzky, coach, has taken indefinite leave. Named Rick Tocchet interim coach. ST. LOUIS BLUES - Placed G Curtis Sanford, F Dallas Drake and F Keith Tkachuk on injured reserve. Recalled G Chris Beckford-Tseu from Alaska of the ECHL...

...LIGHTNING-Recalled RW Steve Downie from Norfolk (AHL). Assigned D Vladmir Mihalik to Norfolk. VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned G Curtis Sanford to Manitoba (AHL). COLLEGE FLORIDA-Announced WR Percy Harvin is entering the NFL draft. LSU-Announced WR Brandon...

...multiyear contract and RW Teddy Purcell and D Drew Bagnall on one-year contracts. MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed G Curtis Sanford to a one-year contract. NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed F Ben Eaves. PHOENIX COYOTES-Re-signed F David Spina...