Werenski missed the last two games while in COVID-19 protocol but will play Saturday vs. the Devils. Werenski has played very well since the middle of November, tallying 14 points (4G / 10A) in his last 19 games.
The Sharks are hopeful that Karlsson will be available next Tuesday, so this does not appear to be an injury that will sideline him long-term. Brent Burns will remain on the top PP unit with Ryan Merkley on PP2 on Saturday.
Brassard returned to the lineup on Thursday, playing 16:40 TOI with three shots in the loss to the Penguins. However, he had a flare-up of his hip issue and is considered doubtful to be in the lineup on Saturday.
Schwartz has been out since December 29th and will miss at least another month. Lately, Marcus Johansson has been replacing Schwartz on the Kraken top line. Expect him to be moved to IR in the next few days.
Hunt will miss at least one week after being moved to IR on Friday. With Hunt and Julien Gauthier (COVID-19 protocol) out, the Rangers have recalled Jonny Brodzinski and Tim Gettinger from the taxi squad.
Capobianco will miss Saturday's game vs. the Predators but will be eligible to be active from COVID-19 protocol ahead of next Wednesday's game vs. the Maple Leafs.
That is a massive timeline, so it's unclear if we will see Beagle again this season. The Coyotes claimed Riley Nash off of waivers from the Lightning to help try and replace Beagle in their bottom-6.
The Canucks do not play until next Tuesday, so it's entirely possible that Chiasson doesn't miss any time as long as he returns negative tests ahead of their trip to Florida.
Hunt missed Friday's practice due to an upper-body injury and is questionable to play Saturday in Anaheim. If Hunt is not available vs. the Ducks, the Rangers will likely need to call someone up from their taxi squad to replace him.
Gauthier will miss Saturday's game in Anaheim and Monday's game in Los Angeles after entering COVID-19 protocol on Friday. Morgan Barron will likely draw into the Rangers lineup to replace him.
Yamamoto was pulled off of the ice at Friday's practice and will not be available for at least five days. Luckily all of the Oilers games have been cancelled except for Monday's meeting with the Senators on Monday. As of now, that game is scheduled to go ahead and the Oilers would be without Yamamoto for that game.
Geertsen was a healthy scratch on Thursday so this probably won't affect the Devils' lineup plans for Saturday's game in Columbus but Geertsen will be unavailable for at least two games.
Hamilton was already sidelined with a broken jaw, so this likely doesn't change his timeline at all. The Devils have yet to release any details of when they expect to get him back in the lineup.
Texier missed the last two games due to a "non-COVID illness" but has now tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss at least two more games.
