- Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Ryan Miller’s agent, Mike Liut, on the radio yesterday.
“He is not behind schedule; he is on schedule,” Miller’s agent, Mike Liut told Vancouver’s News 1130 Thursday. “As I told you two weeks ago, goalies take longer to recover from this type of knee injury.
“This injury is never four weeks for a goalie. It’s six to eight weeks.”
- Erik Erlendsson: Lightning’s Ondrej Palat is expected to return tonight.
- Arthur Staple: Islanders Mikhail Grabovski and Lubomir Visnovsky could be ready next week. Defenseman Nick Leddy is close and Jaroslav Halak is ready to return.
- Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky (upper-body) flew back to Columbus for further examination.
- Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets Ryan Murray missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
- Tim Panaccio: Flyers Jakub Voracek appeared to injure his left hand or wrist.
- Wes Gilbertson: Flames Josh Jorris and Drew Shore missed last night’s game due to “minor injuries.”
- Ian Mendes: Senators Mark Borowiecki dislocated a rib on Sunday against the Flyers. They popped it back into place and he returned to the game.
- Rich Chere: Devils Patrik Elias didn’t practice yesterday due to back spasms.
- John Vogl: Sabres prospect Mark Pysyk is returning to Buffalo to meet with doctors after suffering a setback.
