Jason Spezza isn't expected to be back during the regular season, according to GM Bryan Murray.
Spezza is still recovering from back surgery. His Fantasy season is essentially over.
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GM Steve Yzerman indicated the Lightning are not going to trade Martin St. Louis
"Marty St. Louis is not going to be traded," Steve Yzerman told ESPN.com on Friday. "He remains one of the best players in the league and an extremely important player to our team, both on and off the ice. We are a team in transition, we just made a coaching change, Marty is one of the leaders of the team, he is not going anywhere."
Coburn left Thursday's game against the Islanders with an upper body injury and did not return.
The Flyers recalled dman Oliver Lauridsen Friday. An update on Coburn should come Friday.
Line Change
Newly signed Zuccarello was skating on a line with Brad Richards and Chris Kreider at practice Saturday.
Zuccarello might be set to make his season debut Saturday in Montreal
Line Change
Gaborik practiced on the Rangers 4th line Saturday with Newbury and Pyatt.
No indication of whether or not these lines will be used against Montreal Saturday, but seems as if Gaborik is falling out of favour in NY.
Line Change
Larsson will be a healthy scratch Friday against Tampa.
Mark Fayne will take his place in the lineup
Call up / Send down
Nathan Beaulieu call up. #canadiens
Beaulieu has nine goals and 16 assists in 62 games in the AHL this season.
Call up / Send down
Wings assigned Carlo Colaiacovo to Grand Rapids for conditioning stint. He still counts toward their 23-man roster.
Colaiacovo has been out since the second game of the season. If he is healthy he can produce, but that that is a BIG if.
Ponikarovsky (groin), Salvador (knee) and Gionta (upper body) all look like they will play tonight.
Gionta also left Monday's game but with an upper-body injury and did not return. He will also play tonight.
Ponikarovsky (groin), Salvador (knee) and Gionta (upper body) all look like they will play tonight
Salvador left Monday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. However it appears as if he will play tonight.
Ponikarovsky (groin), Salvador (knee) and Gionta (upper body) all look like they will play tonight
Ponikarovsky has missed the Devils last three games. He has seven points in 29 games. He will likely play on the Devils fourth line Ponikarovsky-Sestito-Kostopoulos.
#Caps Erskine says he doesn't think he is ready yet to play, still aiming for weekend or Tuesday though
Erskine has been sidelined since March 9th with an upper-body injury. He has three goals and two assists in 17 games this season.
Update on Lecavalier: continues to skate on his own, progressing as expected, no set backs, no timetable on his return yet
Lecavalier has been out since March 12th with a left foot injury.
Weber and Kaberle are rotating in on right side of Bouillon on #Habs third D pair.
Weber has been out with a knee injury and has only played in two games this season. The last was on March 7th, but he only played 7:35 and was back in the dressing room. It sounds like Weber will play over Kaberle tomorrow.
Line Change
Cooper said he may go with 7 D, hinted that Sustr may be the 7th but we'll see.
Sustr is 22-year-old Czech defenseman that is 6-foot-8 and 225 pounds. He scored 25 points in 39 games at the University of Nebraska-Omaha this year. He recently signed a two-year deal with the Lightning and could make his NHL debut tonight.
Prust is skating at right wing with Eller and Galchenyuk at #Habs skate. All but guaranteed he's in.
Prust has missed the Habs last eight games with a shoulder injury. He four goals and five assists in 25 games prior to getting hurt. He is much more useful as an actual hockey player than a fantasy player.
Goalie Start
Garon in goal tonight. #TBLightning #NHL
Garon was only forced to make 13 saves in a 2-1 win over the Sabres on Tuesday. That win was Garon's first since March 16th. He has a fairly tough matchup against a Devils team who looks good with Martin Brodeur between the pipes.
Call up / Send down
The Flyers have recalled Oliver Lauridsen.
Lauridsen (24) is a 6-foot-6-inch, 220 lbs. defenseman from Denmark. He has six points in 59 games in the AHL this season. He is a stay-at-home defenseman and not much of an offensive threat, so he is not fantasy relevant.
Call up / Send down
#Habs send Dumont and Tinordi to Hamilton.
Tinordi has one assist in six games with the Canadiens this season.
Call up / Send down
#Habs send Dumont and Tinordi to Hamilton.
Dumont had two assists in eight games with the Canadiens this season. This likely means Brandon Prust is ready to return tomorrow after sitting out the Habs last eight games with a shoulder injury.
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