On the Boston Bruins …
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Winger Matt Beleskey skated yesterday with teammates for the first time since suffering a knee injury in early December. He was expected to miss six weeks. He’s not ready for today, but possibly sometime next week.
“He’s just starting , so he’s not allowed to take contact right now,” said Julien of Beleskey, who has two goals, five points and a minus-6 in 24 games this season.
Defenseman Colin Miller will miss his second game
Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Goaltender Tuukka Rask was on the ice yesterday, a day after being knocked out of a game after taking a shot in the neck area. He said he’s ready to go today.
“Tuukka’s good,” said Julien. Ask was knocked out of the game after making three saves in the first period. “I don’t know if we dodged a bullet. He’s just fine. There’s a risk in every game for every player, and he’s fine. That’s the most important thing right now.”
On the New Jersey Devils …
Chris Ryan: The Devils have activated forward Jacob Josefson from the IR and returned Nick Lappin to the AHL.
On the Florida Panthers …
George Richards of the Miami Herald: The original timeline for Aleksander Barkov was three weeks with a “lower-body” injury, but it could be longer than that. He’s been skating with Jonathan Huberdeau (Achilles) and Alex Petrovic (ankle), but coach Tom Rowe said there is “no timeline,” for his return.
Rowe said that Huberdeau could be ready to return in the first week of March, and that Petrovic could be ready in early February.
Nick Bjugstad (groin) is still a few weeks away from returning.
On the Vancouver Canucks …
News 1130 Sports: Hearing that defenseman Ben Hutton has a microfracture in his hand. No surgery, with the worst case being six weeks.
On the San Jose Sharks …
Kevin Kurz: Defenseman David Schlemko said yesterday he’s good to go for today. His injury was not a head injury.
San Jose Mercury News: Defenseman Dylan DeMelo had surgery on his broken wrist and will be out for about two months. He had surgery on Thursday, and is expected to be ready around mid-March.
On the Dallas Stars …
Mark Stepneski: Coach Lindy Ruff said that defenseman Jamie Oleksiak will be out three to six weeks with a hand injury.
On the Nashville Predators …
Thomas Willis: James Neal (IR) practiced with teammates yesterday.
Cutler Klein: The Predators put defenseman Roman Josi and forward Colin Wilson on the IR.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: Patrik Laine was put on the IR retroactive to January 7th.
