- RDS.ca: Andrei Markov injured his knee last night in the 3rd period, the same knee he initially hurt last year in the playoffs. It’s not known for sure at the moment how long he’ll be out for. Dave Stubbs via twitter: “If 3 month absence is accurate for #Habs Markov, it could be an MCL injury. Anything but ACL at this point…”
- DJ Bean of WEEI: David Krejci, who been out for a week with a concussion, skated yesterday with Marco Sturm. “He’s progressing nicely, I would say,” Julien said Friday. “Right now he’s at the stage where he’s on the bike. If things go well then he continues to move forward if things don’t go well, then we pull him back.”
- Columbus Dispatch: Rick Nash is expected to return to the Blue Jackets lineup next Wednesday. Same goes for 4th line center Derek MacKenzie.
- Mark Wicker of the OC Register: Jonas Hiller was cut underneath his eye at practice yesterday after taking a shot off the mask, he left practice.