NHL News: Waivers and Injury Updates

On waivers

Puck Pedia: The Detroit Red Wings put goaltender Ville Husso on waivers. He’s in the last year of his contract with a $4.75 million cap hit.

The Montreal Canadiens placed forward Alex Barre-Boulet on waivers.

Max Bultman: “Red Wings need a roster spot with Fischer and Petry hurt but not going on IR. Husso and his $4.75M salary should clear and allow them to bring up a forward for tomorrow. Lalonde indicated it will be a veteran.”

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NHL Injury Notes

Taylor Baird: Dallas Stars defenseman Matt Dumba missed yesterday’s game with a lower-body injury.

Daily Faceoff – Fantasy: Detroit Red Wings forward Christian Fischer will miss today’s game with an upper-body injury. He’s listed as day-to-day.

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov: “And Florida was also good news with Alexander Barkov, they said two to three weeks as the MRI showed no bone damage. Which was one of the things that they were most concerned about.”

Minnesota Wild PR: Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek didn’t travel with the team and missed last night’s game due to a broken nose. He is expected to play on Tuesday.

Defenseman Jared Spurgeon missed yesterday’s game and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

TSN 1200 Ottawa: Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark had a maintenance day yesterday and missed practice.

Forward Ridly Greig missed practice with an upper-body injury but could be ready for today’s game.

Pens Inside Scoop: Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (lower-body) won’t be ready for today’s game.

Coach Mike Sullivan did say that he’s making “real progress.”

Max Miller: San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

” week to week. That’s really all I’ve got,” Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “I can’t put a timeline on it, to be honest with you. I think week to week is right around where we’re thinking. We’ll just see how it progresses through his rehab here the next couple days.”

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Taylor Baird: Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn missed last night’s game with an upper-body injury.

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers: “Also today, good news for Vancouver. It looked bad for Tyler Myers last night. They’re saying lower-body, day-to-day, and he is going on the road trip with him.”