Allen has not played yet this season and is not all that close to returning from a lower-body injury. Placing him on IR allows the Ducks to make some roster moves without having to send anyone down. Allen is eligible to play whenever he is healthy.
Maroon's designation on IR allows the Ducks to make some roster moves while he works his way back to full health. Maroon is eligible to come off of IR on October 21st. He had three assists in three games before getting hurt on Sunday.
Nugent-Hopkins skated on Tuesday but missed yesterday's game against the Kings and will not play tonight vs. the Coyotes. However, it is a positive sign that he has skated two days in a row, so consider him day-to-day.
Eberle did not skate for the last two days and missed Tuesday's game against the Kings, but skating prior to tonight's game at least leaves hope that he might play. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups.
Andersen allowed three goals on 42 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Flyers last night. He has posted a 3-0 record with a 1.95 GAA and .928 SV% in his first three starts. John Gibson was sent to the AHL for the weekend, so this is Andersen's gig right now.
The Kings will pay Muzzin an average of $4 million per year, which is a very reasonable cap-hit for your number-2 defenseman. Muzzin has not played yet this season but is coming off of a 24-point (5G / 19A) year and is just 25-years-old. He has an absolute cannon from the point and that cannon will be on the Kings blueline for five more years.
Gibson struggled in his season debut and watched Frederik Andersen start the following two games. However, he is not going down to stay. He will start two AHL games over the weekend and then return to the Ducks next week. So that means Andersen will get the crease this weekend while Gibson refines his game in the AHL. Do not panic on Gibson, but jump on Andersen if available for the weekend.
Drouin suffered a fractured thumb in the preseason and has been working his way back from the injury and is believed to be close to returning. However, it looks like the Lightning will take a slow approach with Drouin and ease him back into playing with Syracuse before he makes his NHL debut.
Yakimov was a minus-1 with one shot and two hits in 11:19 in his NHL debut last night. Apparently he did not make a good enough impression to stick in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. Steve Pinnizzotto was recalled to replace Yakimov.
Pinnizzotto, 30, had one assist in the first AHL game of the season but will replace Bogdan Yakimov in the Oilers lineup tonight against the Coyotes. He has two assists in 18 career NHL games.
Bachman, 27, made 27 saves on 30 shots in an overtime loss in his season debut with OKC (AHL), but will now be Ben Scrivens backup for the foreseeable future after Viktor Fasth suffered a groin injury on Tuesaday.
Fasth injured his groin in the first period of last night's loss to the Kings. Fasth was limited last season due to injury and it has started already again this season. With Fasth on IR the Oilers have recalled Richard Bachman.
Montoya stopped all 10 shots he faced when he replaced Roberto Luongo last Saturday vs. the Devils. Saturday would mark his first start as a Panther. He was 13-8-3 with a 2.30 GAA and .920 SV% with the Jets. He would face a Washington team who are averaging 3.23 goals per game through their first three contests.
Luongo stopped 21 of 22 shots, but it was not enough earn the W on Tuesday vs. the Senators. The Panthers offence fired 30 shots at Craig Anderson, but could not get one by him. Florida's sub-par offence was a fear when drafting Luongo. So far they have just three goals in three games, but something should give on Friday vs. a weak Sabres squad.
Engelland suffered a lower-body injury at somepoint during the Flames shootout win over the Predators last night. Engelland will be replaced by Raphael Diaz tonight---Diaz will skate with Ladislav Smid. Engelland is day-to-day.
Murray is nearing his season debut, but head coach Todd Richards said that penciling him for Friday might be "premature". Richards said he has his fingers crossed for Murray to be ready sooner than later, but “it might be pushing it” to suggest Friday as a possibility. Regardless, Murray continues to make progress and it is a long season. If not Friday, Murray could be back Saturday.
Liles was reportedly "banged up" in Tuesday's loss to the Sabres and that kept him off of the ice this morning. The Hurricanes take on the Rangers tomorrow and Liles should be in the lineup, but make sure during the morning skate.
Scrivens was always scheduled to get tonight's game, but with VIktor Fasth getting injured last night is was inevitable. After replacing Fasth last night, Scrivens stopped 12 of 15 shots as the Oilers were smashed 6-1 by the Kings. Tonight he will face the 1-1-0 Coyotes, but with how depleted the Oilers roster is right now, Scrivens is a risky start--especially on the back-to-back.
After a rough collision with the boards last night, Sekera did not skate today, but he has not been ruled out for Thursday's game. He is likely dealing with some whiplash and depending on how he feels tomorrow will go a long way in deciding whether or not he plays vs. the Rangers.
Skinner was a full participant in Hurricanes practice this morning and skated on the third line with Brad Malone and Patrick Brown. He will probably take part in the morning skate and the Hurricanes will see how he feels before deciding whether or not he will play against the Rangers.
