Paul Hamilton: Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju has a lower-body injury.
Jeff Svoboda: Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins was on the ice practicing yesterday.
Jameson Olive: Florida Panthers defenseman Radko Gudas missed yesterday’s practice.
John Lu: Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price continues to work out off-ice. They have an update on his status on Friday.
Joel Armia (upper-body), Jonathan Drouin (wrist) and Joel Edmundson (back) are improving. Mathieu Perreault and Christian Dvorak are day-to-day.
Montreal Canadiens: Forward Paul Byron left last night’s game.
Montreal Canadiens: Forward Josh Anderson left last night’s game.
New Jersey Devils: Returning to the Devils lineup tonight are Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt and Andreas Johnsson.
Pens Inside Scoop: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Teddy Blueger practiced in a no-contact jersey.
Puck Pedia: The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenseman Jake Muzzin on the IR.
Salary related moves to maximize their LTIR space – they recalled Brennan Menell ($750,00,) and Kristian Rubins ($785,000) and reassigned Rasmus Sandin ($894,000). Their projected space goes from $217,000 to $9,706. Their projected cap space would be $5.625 million.
- Cap Friendly: The Leafs moves bring their salary cap hit up to “$81,499,111 – only $889 from the upper limit! This is one of the best ACSL’s we have ever seen.
- Elliotte Friedman: The Maple Leafs looking to maximize their LTIR space. It’s Muzzin’s second concussion recently and they won’t be rushing him back.