Martin Hanzal injury update
Sean Shapiro: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill on Martin Hanzal injury status: “You’ve seen him skate, he feels good. He’s got to be careful. He can’t be torquing anything. It’s going to be the doctor’s determining have the bones fused strong enough together to play, that will determine the real timeline.”
Jason Garrison gets a PTO
Kurt Leavins: The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Jason Garrison to a PTO.
Martin Brodeur heading back to New Jersey
Andy Strickland: Martin Brodeur is back in the Devils organization and will be focusing more on the business side of things. Brodeur said several weeks ago that his family will remain in St. Louis.
Henrik Zetterberg’s career in doubt
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Signs are pointing to Henrik Zetterberg’s NHL days being over. Zetterberg said yesterday his back issues will keep him from starting the season.
“I will need more answers from doctors before I say I have played my last game,” Zetterberg said. “In my mind, I am hoping it can get solved.
“I don’t want to think I have played my last game. To me, it’s still early to say that. But obviously, I’ve been through this for the last few years, and I know it’s a thin line.”
Coach Jeff Blashill said on the weekend that if Zetterberg wasn’t healthy at training camp to not count on him playing this season.
Zetterberg said that each time he started working out harder, the symptoms reappeared.
“Surgery is not an option. Since February, it has slowly gotten worse — things like nerve pain down your legs, disc-related issues. I was able to find a way to get through it, but it has slowly gotten worse.
“I need someone to tell me I can’t play hockey anymore.”
That’ll leave a mark
Someone didnt tie this resistance band properly for Jacob de la Rose 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/fu83uPAPVc
— Hockey Central (@HockeyCentraI) August 28, 2018
