Mikheyev was a full participant in Monday's practice but head coach Sheldon Keefe was not ready to commit to him playing on Tuesday. Even if he misses Tuesday's game, Mikheyev is on track to make his season debut this week.
Ritchie was left back in Toronto with a non-COVID illness, so he will not play Tuesday in Edmonton. Brett Seney was recalled from Toronto (AHL) and may replace Ritchie in the lineup tomorrow.
Halbgewachs is an undrafted free agent out of the WHL. The 24-year-old forward had 100-plus points in his final two seasons with the Moose Jaw Warriors and has recorded 16 points (7G / 9A) in his first 19 AHL games this season--his fourth AHL campaign. He could make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
Labanc suffered an upper-body injury early in Saturday's game vs. Dallas and will miss at least one week. Jayden Halbgewachs was recalled from the AHL to help replace Labanc.
Balcers, who was moved to IR on December 7th, is progressing but is still expected to miss at least one more week. Expect Noah Gregor to continue to skate in the Sharks' top-6 while Balcers is out.
Dzingel suffered an upper-body on Friday and will not play this week. Alex Galchenruk replaced him on Saturday and should remain in the lineup this week.
Chychrun suffered an upper-body on Friday and will not play this week. Cam Dineen replaced him on Saturday and should remain in the lineup this week.
Hyman appeared to suffer a shoulder injury on Saturday and missed Monday's practice. Head coach Dave Tippett did not rule Hyman out for Tuesday's game vs. his former team, so consider him day-to-day and monitor his status tomorrow.
Toropchenko was a fourth-round pick (No.113 overall) in 2017 and could make his NHL debut on Tuesday. Toropchenko has five goals and four assists (nine points) in 22 AHL games this season. The Blues will be without David Perron, Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn on Tuesday, clearing the way for Toropchenko.
Faulk has missed the last six games while in COVID-19 protocol but is set to return to the lineup on Tuesday. Brayden Schenn was moved to IR to open up a roster spot for Faulk to be activated. Faulk has enjoyed a strong start to the season, scoring four goals with six assists (10 points) in 22 games.
Bozak has missed the last seven games while in COVID-19 protocol. Robert Thomas was moved to IR to create space for Bozak to be activated ahead of Tuesday's game in Dallas. Bozak has seven points (1G / 6A) in 21 games this season.
Schenn suffered an upper-body injury vs. the Ducks on Sunday and will be forced to miss at least the next three games after being moved to IR. Alexei Toropchenko was called up from the AHL to take Schenn's spot on the roster.
Thomas has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury. His move to IR opens up a roster spot to activate Tyler Bozak from the COVID-19 protocol list but he's eligible to be activated whenever he's healthy.
Perron has been out since November 27th and his move to LTIR means he will likely be out at least until after the Christmas break. The move was made to create some cap space to deal with injuries to Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn.
Johansson was placed on waivers because Pavel Francouz returned to the Avalanche over the weekend. Johansson has posted a 3.89 GAA and .880 SV% in six games this season and will be the Panthers' No.3 netminder moving forward.
As a result of the move, Barkov will be forced to miss Tuesday's game but is eligible to be activated for Thursday's game vs. the Kings. Barkov was placed on IR to open up a roster spot for them to claim Jonas Johansson off of waivers from Colorado.
Dostal served as Anthony Stolarz's backup on Sunday with John Gibson hurt. Returning Dostal to the AHL suggests that Gibson will be available vs. the Kraken on Wednesday.
Lettieri was a healthy scratch for the last two games after Ryan Getzlaf returned to the lineup. Lettieri had a nice showing his call-up scoring two goals on 13 shots in five games.
