Line Change
Murphy will stay with Canes as backup although could flip with Peters, Rutherford said.
Murphy likely gets into a game or two over the next few weeks.
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Boucher is out a couple of weeks, Rutherford said.
Expect Cam Ward to start 90 percent of games with Mike Murphy backing him up. If you own Boucher, there are much better backup options.
Kaberle traded to Mtl for Spacek. Done deal.
Spacek is currently injured and more of a salary dump than anything.
Kaberle traded to Mtl for Spacek. Done deal.
The Habs have needed another offensive left-handed defenseman so this acquisition could turn out favorably for them. Kaberle was not working out in Carolina, where he registered only nine assists in 29 games.
Call up / Send down
The Lightning have reassigned D Evan Oberg to Norfolk.
Oberg did not play in his week-long stint and likely needs to get back into game action.
Goalie Start
Avs goalie Sem- yon Varlamov is expected to start, but that will be determined today.
In two career starts against the Oilers, Varlamov holds a 1-1-0 record with a 2.54 GAA and .904 SV%.
Line Change
Definitely looks like Jeff Schultz will be #Caps healthy scratch
Schultz taking the scratches skate is an indication he sits tonight. The former plus/minus leader has only five assists with a plus-1 rating this season.
Line Change
Roman Hamrlik says he expects to be back in the lineup tonight, that he's good to go. #caps
Hamrlik did not take part in line rushes so his return is somewhat unexpected. No word on who he replaces in the lineup.
Goalie Start
Tomas Vokoun gets the nod in net tonight. #caps
Over 14 career starts against the Leafs, Vokoun has a 8-4-2 record with a 2.30 GAA, .927 SV% and two shutouts.
Goalie Start
Enroth tomorrow against the #Rangers?
In two career starts against the Rangers, Enroth is 1-0-1 with a 1.48 GAA, .941 SV% and one shutout.
Goalie Start
Miller first off the ice for #Sabres so looks like he'll get the start tonight
In 20 career starts against the Panthers, Miller is 12-8-0 with a 2.37 GAA, .919 SV% and two shutouts.
Line Change
Leopold paired with McNabb.
Leopold probably draws back into the lineup, replacing Joe Finley on the bottom pairing. He has five goals and nine points over 24 games.
Line Change
Gaustad skating on line with Kassian & Adam.
Sounds like Gaustad is ready to get back into the lineup. The Goose has a goal and six points over 26 games while centering the fourth line.
Kaleta on the ice but wearing the red "non contact" jersey - ^ks
Kaleta will not partake in this weekend's festivities so keep him on your bench.
Roman Hamrlik was on the ice but was not rotating in consistently with the other defensive pairings.
Hamrlik is not expected to play tonight.
Injury
Green had skated four straight days – light workouts, nothing too strenuous – and said Thursday there was nothing new to report as far as an update.
Green not skating this morning is an indication that he is very far from returning. At this point it looks doubtful that he plays again in the calendar year.
Injury
Hendricks has not skated since Monday. He played 4:22 in a loss to the Panthers that night but not at all in the third period. The team is calling him day-to-day with a lower-body injury, but it was revealed that the forward's issue was with his knee.
Hendricks did not skate this morning which is an indication that he won't play tonight.
This was the first time Beagle skated with teammates since getting knocked out in a fight with Arron Asham Oct. 13.
Certainly a step in the right direction for the checking line forward.
Call up / Send down
Kevin Prendergast and the coaching staff for Team Canada received 2 early presents Thursday night when it was announced by Anaheim and Tampa Bay that Devante Smith-Pelly and Brett Connolly would be loaned to the Canadian World Junior team.
Smith-Pelly should return to the team in the first week of January.
Call up / Send down
The Tampa Bay Lightning released rookie LW Brett Connolly to Team Canada on Thursday, allowing the 19-year-old to play in the World Junior Hockey Championships.
Connolly will return to the team in the first week of January.
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TBO 2011-12-09T10:22:25.000Z
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