Morning Hits: Suspension, Waivers and Injury Notes

LA Kings Tanner Pearson suspended for preseason and two regular season games
On the LA Kings …

NHL Player Safety: Forward Tanner Pearson was suspended for the remainder of the preseason and two regular season for an illegal check to the head.

On waivers yesterday …

James Mirtle: Players who were put on waivers yesterday.

New York Rangers: Nicklas Jensen and Marek Hrivik
Montreal Canadiens: Mark Barberio
Dallas Stars: Travis Morin
Minnesota Wild: Tyler Graovac
St. Louis Blues: Kenneth Agostino
Washington Capitals: Joe Cannata
Carolina Hurricanes: Brendan Woods, Matt Tennyson, Brody Sutter, Keegan Lowe and Michael Leighton
Ottawa Senators: Charles Robinson, Michael Blunden and Michael Kostka
Florida Panthers: Jakub Kindl, Reto Berra and Logan Shaw

On the Ottawa Senators …

Bruce Garrioch: The Senators release defenseman Matt Bartkowski from his PTO.

On the Columbus Blue Jackets …

James Mirtle: The Blue Jackets release Keith Aulie, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Mike Brown and Jarret Stoll from their PTOs.

Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have 48 players under contract. Would drop to 47 if they send Pierre-Luc Dubois back to junior.

On the Buffalo Sabres …

Buffalo Sabres: Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly left last nights game with a lower-body injury.

Buffalo Sabres: Coach Dan Bylsma said that O’Reilly was pulled for “precautionary” reasons. O’Reilly tweaked something in a muscle.

On the New Jersey Devils …

Andrew Gross: Devils defenseman Jon Merrill will be out for four to five weeks with a lower-body injury.

Andrew Gross: Forward Luke Gazdic is out four weeks with a broken foot after blocking a shot.

On the Florida Panthers …

Harvey Fialkov: Panthers saying it’s an upper-body injury for Nick Bjugstad, with no mention of a head injury.

On the New York Islanders …

Arthur Staple: Forward Shane Prince is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Not sure if Prince will be ready for next week.

Arthur Staple: Forward Stephen Gionta is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, but it could be longer. He is a candidate to sign a two-way deal and play in the AHL.

 

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