Walt Ruff: Carolina Hurricanes forward Logan Stankoven was back at practice yesterday after missing Thursday’s practice with an illness.
Lia Assimakopoulos: Dallas Stars coach Glen Gulutzan on defenseman Miro Heiskanen: “I think there’s a good chance. He made it through practice, so I’m hoping he will . But I can’t say right now that it’s 100%. I would think as long as everything goes good, he should be in.”
Michael Russo of the Athletic: Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes has missed the past two days of practice with an illness. He didn’t fly with the team, but went separately. It’s expected that he can play in Game 1 today. Coach Jon Hynes said that Hughes hasn’t been on the ice since last Saturday.
Eric Engels: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle returned to practice yesterday. Forward Nick Suzuki also returned after getting some treatment on Thursday. Goaltender Jacob Fowler returned after missing Thursday with an illness.
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Vince Z. Mercogliano: New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck said that he missed time earlier this season as he had surgery after getting a bacterial infection in his lungs. Trocheck: “It was very scary. I thought I was dying.”
- Mollie Walker: Trocheck: “I thought I was just having back spasms, and then I played the first game. Got a little bit worse. Played in Buffalo. I got a cross check right in that area, and whatever fluid was in there it’s like bubbles, and I guess the bubble burst and it spread. So then it just got a lot worse. I had a lot of fluid around my lung, so I had to have surgery to get the fluid removed.”
Claire Hanna: Ottawa Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven practiced in a no-contact jersey and a bubble mask. He’s been out since April 2nd with an upper-body injury.
- Bruce Garrioch: Senators coach Travis Green didn’t rule out Kleven for today.
Erik Erlendsson: Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper on if there was an update on defenseman Victor Hedman: “No, but there will be, we’ll address that in the next couple days here.”
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Danny Webster: Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson is progressing, but won’t be ready for the start of the series. Kelly McCrimmon said that Karlsson won’t be unless they have “some success in the playoffs for him to play again.”
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