Kyle Turris News

2021 has been a difficult season for Turris and it just got a little tougher, as he was added to the COVID-19 reserve list and will most likely not be available for Wednesday's game vs. the Senators. With Turris missing from Tuesday's practice, Patrick Russell skated on the third line.

Turris has struggled in his first season with the Oilers, scoring just one goal with two assists in 18 games. In the two most recent games, he played under eight minutes and will come right out of the lineup on Friday. James Neal, who recently cleared waivers, will replace him.

Turris had the final four years of his $6.0M AAV deal bought-out on Wednesday and signs a team-friendly deal to join the Oilers as their third line centre. Turris is an effective two-way centre that can provide some offence and is a nice complementary piece to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. A change of scenery will likely do Turris well and let's not forget that he averaged 23 goals and 33 assists (56 points) per 82 games from 2014-to-2018 while he was with the Senators.s

Turris had four years remaining at $6.0M AAV, so this is one of the largest buyouts in NHL history. The buyout will cost the Predators $2.0M against the cap for the next eight years, so it's actually saving them $4.0M AAV for the next four seasons. The Predators now have ≈$17.6M in cap space with newly acquired RFA Luke Kunin still to be signed.

Turris has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games but is expected to replace Daniel Carr in the lineup on Tuesday. Turris centred the second line in Monday's practice, so he'll go from healthy scratch to top-6 right away. Turris has played well in the top-6 but has obviously had a tough time in the bottom-6. Overall, he has nine points (4G / 5A) in 19 games this season.

Turris has just one goal and one assist in his last 10 games and was a minus-2 in their blowout loss to Chicago on Saturday. Mathieu Olivier, who was called up on Monday, is expected to replace Turris on the Predators' fourth line.

Turris has been out since December 27th but is set to play against the Stars on Thursday. Turris had six goals and 12 assists (18 points) before getting injured and is expected to centre the Predators second line with Kevin Fiala and Craig Smith on his wings.

Turris took part in Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s optional morning skate and signs are pointing towards him playing on Tuesday. Turris, who has six goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 30 games, has been out since December 27th with a lower-body injury.

Turris has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury and was moved to IR on Tuesday to open up a roster spot so the Predators could claim Phil Di Giuseppe off of waivers from the Hurricanes.

Turris has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but will return tonight vs. the Canucks. Turris will draw back in on the Predators second line with Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok and has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 23 games this season.

Turris was forced to leave Frida’s game in St. Louis with an undisclosed injury, believed to have stemmed from a hit by Brayden Schenn. Turris was quickly moved to injured reserve, which usually isn’t a good sign. The Predators forward depth has taken a serious hit in November as Turris now joins fellow top-6 forward Viktor Arvidsson on IR.

Turris was rested on Tuesday but is expected to replace Kevin Fiala (rest) in the lineup tonight. Turris has picked up nine goals and 19 assists (28 points) in 49 games since being traded to the Predators.