Flames place two on the IR
Calgary Flames: Flames forward Michael Frolik has been put on the IR with a lower-body injury and won’t travel with the team on their road trip.
Defenseman Michael Stone was put on the IR with a blood clot.
Wes Gilbertson: Flames GM Brad Treliving said that Stone wasn’t feeling well Wednesday night and the blood clot was discovered in his arm yesterday morning.
Rieder to the IR
Kurt Leavins: The Edmonton Oilers put Tobias Rieder on the IR.
Weber to return next week
Eric Engels: Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien said that defenseman Shea Weber will return to the lineup next Tuesday.
Rangers hopeful Zuccarello can return today
Brett Cyrgalis: New York Rangers are hopeful that forward Mats Zuccarello can play today.
Martin close
Andrew Gross: New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz said that forward Matt Martin is “real close” to returning to the lineup but hasn’t been medically cleared yet.
White and Borowiecki may not be able to go
Bruce Garrioch: Ottawa Senators forward Colin White and defenseman Mark Borowiecki didn’t skate yesterday and head coach Guy Boucher indicated that one or both may not be able to go.
Ben Harpur is close to returning and could play against the Stars.
Murray out longer-term
Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins have put goaltender Matt Murray on the IR and recalled Tristan Jarry.
Pens Inside Scoop: Coach Mike Sullivan on Murray: “Matt is going to be longer-term with a lower-body injury. He was evaluated this morning by our team doctors.”
Pens Inside Scoop: Sullivan continued: “This is something that he’s been dealing with for a couple of weeks. The decision was made this morning to rest and see if that gives him an opportunity to heal.”
No timetable for Matthews
Mark Masters: Auston Matthews on when he could return: “Definitely want to get into at least one practice where it’s kind of full go & I’m bumping into guys & making sure everything’s stable.” That likely means that he’ll miss their next three games as their next practice time may not be until Tuesday.
Chris Johnston: Coach Mike Babcock said there is “no timeline” on when Matthews could return.
Baertschi still experiencing concussion symptoms
Daniel Wager of the Vancouver Courier: Vancouver Canucks forward Sven Baertschi has been out since October 24th with a concussion and his symptoms haven’t subsided.
“Last Saturday I returned to the ice in training for the first time since October 24th,” he said. “But I had to stop this exercise after 15 minutes, because I was so dizzy. As soon as I move and spin properly, I see everything around me completely blurry and have a headache.”
Baertschi said he thinks this is his fourth or fifth concussion and he is being cautious as he doesn’t want to return early.