Colborne was injured in last night's game so there is no surprise that he is not on the ice this morning. There is no word on whether or not he will be available for Friday's game vs. the Predators.
Early reports are that Stajan likely suffered ligament damage, which would sideline him for a lengthy period of time. With that news, it is not surprising that he was not on the ice this morning. While a severe knee injury is not confirmed, that is what it sounds like at this time.
Clune, 27, has appeared in one game for the Predators this season. He has even goals and 11 assists with 305 penalty minutes in 120 career NHL games.
Saad, who has just one goal in the first nine games of the season, played just 15:08 on Tuesday and is skating on Chicago's fourth line with Marcus Kruger and Ben Smith this morning. It has been a rough start for the 22-year-old, who's value certainly takes a hit when he is not playing none of the Blackhawks premier players (Toews, Kane, Sharp, Hossa and Richards).
After Thursday's game vs. the Bruins, the Sabres will need to make the decision on whether or not to keep Reinhart with the team and burn the first year of his entry level contract or send him back to juniors. For Reinhart's development sake it is probably best for him to go back to juniors and with the Sabres playing as poorly as they are, that seems like a no brainer.
Enroth allowed two goals on 39 shots in a loss to the Kings last Thursday. He watched the last two games, but will get the call on Thursday vs. the Bruins. The Sabres only managed to get 10… yep 10 shots on goal on Tuesday, so with an offence like that, do yourself a favour and leave Enroth on your bench… Or waiver wire.
Bolland has been sidelined with a lower-body since October 17th. The Panthers offseason signee has yet to record a point in four games and did not skate Wednesday, which suggests he could remain out past Thursday.
Stepan has reportedly suffered no setbacks in his recovery from a fractured fibula he suffered in the preseason. The plan is to have him start practicing and activate him from longterm injured reserve next week and have him in the lineup shortly after. Everything is on schedule for Stepan which is good news for the Rangers.
Scrivens stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Canadiens on Monday. Scrivens is all of a sudden one of the hottest goalies in the NHL. He has won four in a row while posting a 1.75 GAA and .940 SV%. He is starting to earn the trust of the fantasy world and should be safe to deploy against a Predators team that is tied for 24th in scoring (2.25 G/PG).
Anisimov left Tuesday's game and did not return after being hit by Eric Gryba. Anisimov suffered a concussion on the play and Gryba could face supplementary discipline for the incident. Concussion are hard to predict, but as of right now, the Blue Jackets are hopeful he will miss just one week.
The injuries continue to mount for the Blue Jackets. Letestu was playing more minutes than ever because Columbus is so shorthanded right now, but now they will be without their 29-year-old centre for 2-4 weeks. Expect some more call-ups to come to replace all of the injured veterans.
Nikitin will miss his second straight game because he is being bothered by back spasms. That means that Brad Hunt will remain paired with Justin Schultz and play on the second power-play unit. Nikitin is day-to-day.
Callahan will miss his fifth straight game on Thursday, but he is on pace to return on Saturday vs. Washington. Callahan was back on the ice this morning and participated in penalty kill drills, which is a sign that a player is nearing a return. The Lightning have gone 3-1-0 without Callahan, but he is a key member of their top-6 and will provide a spark for an already sizzling Lightning offence.
Franzen will miss his fifth straight game on Wednesday and he is hopeful that he will be back by Sunday, but did not rule out his potential return on Friday vs. Los Angeles. Franzen has two goals and three assists in four games and will provide a boost to the Red Wings top-6, but it will likely spell the end of Andrej Nestrasil's run with the Red Wings.
After a breakout season (20G / 31A) in 2013-14, Smith has just two goals and two assists through 11 games this season, despite playing slightly more and his shooting percentage (13.3%) remaining in-line with last season. The 23-year-old is a good scorer, but he will have to work his way back into the top-6 to be a consistent fantasy contributor.
Rielly limped off of the ice at practice on Wednesday, but said following the skate that he is "fine" and left "only as a precaution". The young blueliner is coming off of his best game of the season---he had two assists, plus-1 rating and six shots in 22:27 vs. the Sabres on Tuesday.
Wilson, 20, was recently recalled from his conditioning stint with Hershey and rotated in on the Capitals fourth line in the morning skate. Head coach Barry Trotz called him a game-time decision, which likely means he will take warmups and a decision will be made then. If he plays, Eric Fehr will come out.
It looks like the Flyers will be giving Emery his fourth straight start vs. the Lightning on Thursday. Emery has won each of his last three starts while posting a 2.30 GAA and stopping 95 of 102 shots (.931 SV%). He appears to have supplanted Steve Mason for the starting job for now, however, Mason is expected to be between the pipes on Saturday.
McKenzie played two games during his recall, but failed to record a point. The 23-year-old will head back to Texas where he scored a goal in the only game he has appeared in so far this season.
Krug broke his finger when he was slashed against the Wild on Tuesday night. He remained in the game and played a season-high 24:07 and recorded one assist. However, the bigger news is he will be out 2-3 weeks which leaves an already thin blueline even more shorthanded. With Krug out, expect Joe Morrow to get into the lineup on Thursday vs. Buffalo.
