Kennedy has not played yet this season, so he will get in a couple of games with Worcester to get up to speed, before being recalled to make his season debut with the Sharks.
Jarnkrok has yet to record a point while piling up 11 shots and two PIMs in eight games this season. He will take a seat tonight with Gabriel Bourque and Matt Cullen entering the lineup. He has not been all that bad for the Predaotrs this season, but they want more offence from the 23-year-old.
Cullen will make his season debut tonight in Edmonton and he will start the game on the second line with Derek Roy and Craig Smith. Cullen had 10 goals and 29 assists (39 points) in 77 games a season ago. With Cullen in, Calle Jarnkrok will serve as a healthy scratch.
Rinne gave up three goals on 26 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Penguins last Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Finnish netminder, who will go tonight in Edmonton. He has won five of his seven starts while posting a 1.81 GAA and .932 SV%. The Oilers have won four straight, but that is no reason to bench Rinne tonight, get him in there.
Hiller stopped 18 of 19 shots in the Flames 2-1 loss to the Montreal on Tuesday. Having allowed just three goals on 120 shots (.975 SV%) in his last four starts, the Flames have decided to break up their goalie rotation and give Hiller two starts in a row for the first time this season. He has been excellent through six outings and draws a good matchup vs. a Predators team they beat 3-2 on October 14th with Karri Ramo between the pipes.
Marchand left practice early this morning after "tweaking something" head coach Claude Julien said. Coach Julien added that he hopes that he will be ready to go on Thursday, but Matt Fraser will enter the lineup if Marchand is unavailable. Marchand had been bumped down to the third line with Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson in the start of practice.
Crawford will travel to Ottawa along with Scott Darling and Antti Raanta and will take part in the morning skate, where a decision on the starter will be made. Darling has been great since Crawford went down, so the Hawks won't rush Crawford back if he is not at 100 percent. Monitor his status in the morning.
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.
