Klinkhammer (lower-body) was activated from IR on Friday; expected to play on Saturday.
Rob Klinkhammer News
Klinkhammer will return to the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.
Klinkhammer has been out since October 27th with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Tuesday. Klinkhammer will skate on the Oilers’ second line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle.
Klinkhammer (lower-body) could be back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Klinkhammer has been sidelined with a lower-body injury since October 27th, but could return to the lineup tonight vs. the Rangers. Klinkhammer has just one goal and a minus-3 rating in seven games this season.
The Oilers have placed Rob Klinkhammer (lower-body) on injured reserve.
Klinkhammer suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday’s loss in Minnesota. With Klinkhammer out, the Oilers have recalled Leon Draisaitl to fill in for Klinkhammer.
Signing
The Oilers have signed Rob Klinkhammer to a one-year, $725K contract extension.
Klinkhammer has two assists, a minus-4 rating and 13 PIMS in 18 games with the Oilers. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
The Oilers have acquired Rob Klinkhammer and a 2015 first round pick from the Penguins for David Perron.
This is the second time this season that Klinkhammer, 26, has been traded. He had three goals in 19 games with the Coyotes, before being dealt to the Penguins, where he registered one goal and two assists in 10 games.
Klinkhammer will make his Penguins debut this afternoon vs. Ottawa.
Klinkhammer was acquired from the Coyotes on Friday and will play today, likely on the third line with Brandon Sutter and Steve Downie. Klinkhammer does not bring a ton of offence and won’t see any special teams work today, but he does bring a bit of a physical edge, his 44 hits ranks fourth among Penguins forwards.
The Penguins have acquired Rob Klinkhammer and a conditional fifth round pick from the Coyotes for Philip Samuelsson.
Klinkhammer, 28, is 6-foot-3, 220 lbs. and has spent the last three years in the Coyotes organization. This season he has recorded three goals and a plus-3 rating in 19 games with Arizona.The Penguins are battling a bunch of injuries upfront, so they bring in Klinkhammer to provide some depth.
Klinkhammer (upper-body) will play Thursday.
Klinkhammer missed Tuesday’s game, but will be back in the lineup on Thursday vs. the Stars. He has three goals in 16 games and will skate with Kyle Chipchura and Martin Erat tonight.
Line Change
Klinkhammer promoted to the first line after two goal game.
Klinkhammer scored two goals in 10:33 TOI on the Coyotes fourth line. The solid start to the season for the perennial career fourth liner has earned him a spot on Phoenix's first line. In practice this morning Klinkhammer was skating with Antoine Vermette and Shane Doan. The move likely won't turn him into a serviceable fantasy player, but it could be a good move for the 'Yotes.
Morris and Klinkhammer won't play tonight. Morris is still battling a lower-body injury. Klinkhammer has a concussion, Tippett said.
Klinkhammer is not fantasy relevant but he has been very effective on the Coyotes energy line with David Moss and Boyd Gordon. Paul Bissonnette will replace him in the lineup.
Line Change
Les trios: Condra-Winchester-Klinkhammer
Look for Klinkhammer to play on the fourth line tonight. He registered two assists in 13 games.
Line Change
Klinkhammer, Butler in
Klinkhammer has two assists in 12 games this season.
Line Change
Jesse Winchester will return for Rob Klinkhammer for today's game.
Klinkhammer takes a turn on the bench for the Sens. He has two assists in 12 games this season.
Line Change
Klinkhammer-O'Brien-Neil
Klinkhammer is bumped down to the third line. He has an assist in 10 games with the Sens.
Line Change
With the the Ottawa Senator head coach wanting to see how Binghamton left wing Rob Klinkhammer fits on the depth chart, someone had to sit, and Smith was without a chair when the music stopped.
Klinkhammer registered seven hits during his Sens debut, playing on the second line. He could keep his job if he maintains this level of intensity.
Call up / Send down
With the the Ottawa Senator head coach wanting to see how Binghamton left wing Rob Klinkhammer fits on the depth chart, someone had to sit, and Smith was without a chair when the music stopped.
Klinkhammer could earn a spot on the Sens as they look for new legs.
#Blackhawks send F Rob Klinkhammer to Ottawa for a conditional 7th-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Klinkhammer holds no fantasy hockey value at this time.
Call up / Send down
The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned forward Rob Klinkhammer to the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs.
No immediate fantasy hockey value in the AHL.