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Erskine out
The 6'4" d-man has two assists and 51 PIM in 28 games.
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Looks like no John Erskine.
Expect Erskine to stay on the bench with Jeff Schultz in. The 6'4" d-man has two assists and 51 PIM in 28 games.
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Rechlicz is taking warmups. Knuble and Erskine are not,
Erskine is a healthy scratch for tonight's game. He has two assists through 28 games.
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John Erskine and Jay Beagle are taking part in extra work. #caps
Erskine stays out with Jeff Schultz in the lineup. He has two assists through 27 games.
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John Erskine scratched again. Guess that means he won't be settling anything with Rene Bourque. #Caps #Habs
No Erskine today. The bruising defender has two assists and 51 PIM through 27 games.
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John Erskine is out.
Erskine takes a seat on the second of back-to-back games. The physical defender has 51 PIM through 27 games.
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John Erskine appears to be in lineup
Erskine playing today indicates the game could get chippy. He has two assists in 24 games.
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Beagle, Erskine, Schultz healthy scratches it appears.
Erskine took an overwhelming four minor penalties in his last game. Safe to say he draws out tonight.
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Erskine in for Caps
Expect Erskine to play angry in the Caps first meeting with Rene Bourque since the Backstrom injury.
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John Erskine will be back in the mix with Green out.
Look for Erskine to play on the third pairing tonight. He has 43 PIM through 22 games but plays too infrequently to make a fantasy hockey impact.
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John Erskine will be out.
Erskine takes a seat tonight. Take him out of your lineup if applicable.
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Defenseman John Erskine is expected to return to the lineup. He has missed the past four contests after falling on his surgically-repaired left shoulder in practice back on Nov. 20. The blueliner said he’s good to go.
Erskine could draw in for Jeff Schultz tonight. As a favored player of the old regime it will be interesting to see how he reacts, and is played, under Dale Hunter.
Cody Eakin is taking extra work as is John Erskine, whose shoulder must not be ready.
Erskine took warmups yesterday but was ultimately unable to play last night. He likely continues to recover and then rotates in with Jeff Schultz.
Erskine missed Monday night's game against the Phoenix Coyotes, and his status moving forward is not totally certain. Boudreau said Erskine's injury is “definitely not long-term.”
Tough break for Erskine, who was establishing himself as a regular on the blue line. Expect rookie Dmitri Orlov to stay in the lineup in the meantime.
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Erskine confirms he's in tonight. Missed Sat game because he needed some "maintenance"
Erskine likely just could not suit up for back-to-back games and draws back in. The Kingston, Ontario native has two assists over his first five games this season.
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Erskine-Wideman
The injured Erskine practiced today which is a good indication he can play tomorrow. The Kingston, Ontario native has two assists over his first five games this season.
Erskine took several penalty killing shifts with Roman Hamrlik on Monday and afterward seemed hopeful that he’ll be cleared to play, possibly as soon as Tuesday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks.
Should Erskine be able to play, look for him to replace rookie Sean Collins in the lineup. Despite his physical presence, he holds a very limited fantasy hockey value with only a slight chance of posting a solid +/- with some PIM.
John Erskine, who is recovering from offseason surgery on his left shoulder, has not yet been cleared for contact. As for whether the rugged defenseman will go on the trip to Edmonton and Vancovuver, Boudreau wasn’t sure.
Erskine has an opening with Mike Green questionable but may not be clear for contact. Regardless, he holds no fantasy hockey value.
Very possible he gets cleared for contact tonight.
Erskine is still looking for his season debut. He could play tonight against the Red Wings but likely does not since they don't play a gritty game. Look for him to get a chance once the team cools down.
John Erskine isn't trying to trick anyone. But despite the absence of a no-contact jersey again at Tuesday's practice, the big Capitals defenseman has not been cleared to take contact. He said afterward that he probably won't be cleared for two more weeks.
Erkine's injury leaves the team with only six healthy d-men. He played a career high 73 games last season but failed to eclipse 100 PIM and holds close to no fantasy value outside of some PIM and possibly a decent plus/minus.