Hemsky had a disappointing season, scoring just 11 goals with 21 assists (32 points) in 76 games. He is expected to rehab for about four month so he should be ready for training camp in September.
Benn had a crazy four-point season finale and five goals and five assists in his last three games to win the Art Ross Trophy this season. He played all 82 games, but will go under the knife after the Stars were eliminated from the playoffs. Benn is expected to be ready for training camp.
Abdelkader skated on Monday, but still needs to be cleared by the Red Wings medical staff in order to be ready for game 1. He is progressing well and will do his best to be ready for Thursday.
Pacioretty is still not cleared for contact, but is hoping to be cleared for Tuesday. He is the Habs leading scorer and seems to be progressing well. Continue to monitor his status prior to game 1.
Mrazek posted a 35-save shutout in the Red Wings 2-0 win over the Hurricanes in the season finale. The shutout put a stamp on Mrazek being the game 1 starter vs. the Lightning. He went 16-9-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .918 SV% with the Red Wings this season. He was pulled in his first start against Tampa Bay, but posted a 23-save shutout in his second.
Garrison missed the final six games of the regular season and was not available for practice on Monday morning. Garrison is expected to miss at least the first two games of the playoffs, but could be ready next week.
Sustr missed the final six games of the regular season but was in practice on Monday and he is hopeful that he will return to the lineup in Game 1. He skated as an extra this morning, which is not a good sign, but he has two more days to get ready.
Killorn missed the final three games of the season, but he was skating on the top line with Steven Stamkos and Ryan Callahan at practice this morning and is expected to play on Thursday. Killorn had 15 goals and 23 assists (37 points) in 71 games.
Fiala, 18, had 11 goals and nine assists (20 points) in 33 games with Milwaukee this season. The 2014 11th overall pick did not have a point in his NHL debut on March 24th.
Fisher missed the final two games of the regular season, but returning to practice this morning suggests that Fisher is close to returning. There is no word whether he will be ready for game 1, but he is nearing a return.
Harrington, 22, did not record a point in 10 games with the Penguins this season. While in the minors he had 12 points (2G / 10A) in 48 games with WBS. Harrington or Brian Dumoulin are expected to play in game 1 with Derrick Pouliot banged up.
Dumoulin, 23, had one goal in eight games with the Penguins this season. Pittsburgh has been forced to play with five defensemen recently because of cap issues, but with the absence of the salary cap in the playoffs allows the Penguins to recall Dumoulin for the postseason. Dumoulin scored four goals with 29 assists (33 points) in 62 games with WBS.
Neil has been out since February 14th with a broken thumb, but has been medically cleared to play. Despite being cleared, the way the Senators are rolling right now, he will be held out of the lineup for Game 1.
Smith had no points in 10 games after returning from a dislocated wrist. With Milan Michalek returning from a head injury, Smith will take a seat in Game 1.
Michalek has been out since March 21st, but will be back in the lineup for Game 1 vs. Montreal. Michalek is expected to play on the second line with Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan. He had 13 goals and 21 assists (34 points) in 66 games this season.
Kane has been out since February 24th but got rid of his no-contact sweater this morning and skated in his usual spot on the Blackhawks second line with Brad Richards and Kris Versteeg. Kane also practiced with the top power-play unit, both of which are good signs that Kane could be back in the lineup for Game 1.
Yakupov, 21, had a terrible start to the season, posting just 12 points (5G / 7A) in 50 games in the first four months of the season, but finished relatively strong, collecting nine goals and 12 assists (21 points) in the final 31 games. Yakupov was pending restricted free agent this summer, but is now locked up through the 2016-17 season.
Fehr missed the last three games of the regular season, but was back at practice on Monday and skated on the third line, which indicates that he will be back for Game 1 vs. the Islanders.
Hamonic missed the season finale after getting injured in on Friday in Pittsburgh. There was no update on his status after practice, but it doesn’t look good for the 24-year-old.
Drouin missed the season finale, but was on the ice for practice this morning which suggests that he will be fine for Thursday’s game. Drouin had just four goals, but 28 assists (32 points) in 70 games this season.
