Tkachuk out with a lower-body injury
Dan Rosen: Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk is out with a not serious lower-body injury. He will be held out of todays game as a precaution. Coach Bill Peters said he could play if he had, but preseason so he doesn’t have to.
McAvoy to miss game due to illness
Dan Rosen: Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will miss todays game because of an illness.
Dotchin was extremely out of shape
Sportsnet 650: Elliotte Friedman on Jake Dotchin who had his contract terminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning: “From what I heard, it was extreme, he wasn’t just out of shape, he was extremely out of shape, we had heard he showed up with 25% body fat, that’s way too high for an NHLer”
Deslauriers has a facial fracture
Montreal Canadiens: Forward Nicolas Deslauriers is out indefinitely with a facial fracture.
Rangers Nieves out with a concussion
Larry Brooks: New York Rangers forward Boo Nieves has been diagnosed with a concussion and is in ‘protocol.’
Larry Brooks: Nieves took a high hit from defenseman Eric Gryba during the third period of Monday’s game.
Murray leaves early after getting kicked
Brian Hedger: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Ryan Murray left last nights game early after taking a big hit along the boards and as he put it: “got kicked in an area where you don’t want to get kicked.”
Werenski hoping to get into a preseason game or two
Brian Hedger: Zach Werenski (shoulder): “I think if it was up to the doctors, they probably wouldn’t want me to play in the preseason. We still have to talk about that but I definitely want to get in one game, maybe two, to get my feet under me, the timing of plays and just kind of seeing the game.”
Brian Hedger: Werenski is scheduled to meet with doctors on Thursday to talk about his status: “You can practice all you want but there’s nothing like a real game and getting that conditioning level back. My goal is to play in one preseason game. It’s looking good right now and I guess we’ll have to wait and see.”
Two Canucks making highlight reel moves
Pretty sure Elias Pettersson ended Ryan Strome‘s life at the end of the first period tonight pic.twitter.com/pflbgrKj78
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) September 19, 2018
Now Sven Baertschi comes in with the between-the-legs backhand five-hole tuck. Apparently its Globetrotter night in Vancouver pic.twitter.com/0Mv9kkfCZa
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) September 19, 2018
