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Linus Omark blocked a shot above his right knee on Sunday and it was a bit painful. Says he's fine today

Omark skated as an extra day, indicating he may miss a game or two. Through 51 games last season, the dangling forward scored five goals and 27 points with a minus-16 rating. Look for Lennart Petrell to slot back into the lineup with Omark out.

Maurice indicated there would be no lineup changes for the Bruins, but left the door slightly ajar. Jamie McBain, Derek Joslin and Ryan Murphy were the only defensemen who skated today and appear to again be set as healthy scratches for the Bruins, but Maurice said the coaches would "go through the video" and make a final decision tomorrow.

Murphy made the squad but does not yet have a full-time spot. Last season he scored 26 goals and 79 points through 63 games with the Kitchener Rangers of the AHL. He could be sent back to Juniors if he doesn't figure into the lineup soon enough.

Ryan Murphy
Maurice indicated there would be no lineup changes for the Bruins, but left the door slightly ajar. Jamie McBain, Derek Joslin and Ryan Murphy were the only defensemen who skated today and appear to again be set as healthy scratches for the Bruins, but Maurice said the coaches would "go through the video" and make a final decision tomorrow.

McBain could be scratched for the third consecutive game. Last season he scored seven goals and 30 points, primarily quarterbacking the top PP unit. If he continues getting scratched, he could eventually be trade bait.

Jamie McBain
"I don’t think there’s any reason to rule him out right now," Ruff said. "I don’t there’s a good reason to say he could play Friday yet, either. We’re kind of in that situation where you evaluate after each practice. He will do extra after practice and be more involved in some physical stuff, then you wait to see the next day if there’s any ramifications on how he worked."

Hecht could return as soon as this weekend but likely is held out of the lineup a bit longer. Hecht only scored 12 goals and 29 points over his 67 games last season but has eclipsed 40 points seven times in his career. Might be a decent add in very deep leagues.

#canadiens Cammalleri out 10 to 14 days. Spacek 2 to 3 weeks

Expect the often injured Cammalleri out of the lineup for at least three weeks, returning at the end of the month at the absolute earliest. Last season, he only drew into 67 games which led to a average 19-goal, 47-point output. Travis Moen replaced him at today's practice.

Michael Cammalleri
Cody franson and clarke macarthur are both expected to play saturday.

Franson likely draws into the third pairing, taking the place of Mike Komisarek. Last season, he managed to score eight goals and 29 points with the Nashville Predators -- a playoff team. For some puzzling reason, he has yet to crack the Leafs' lineup.

Cody Franson
And he did. In addition to his goal, Johansson assisted on a goal by linemate Troy Brouwer, drew a penalty with an inside-out move in the first period and made a perfect centering pass to Brouwer that resulted in another Tampa penalty.

Johansson's benching was an attempt to wake up the sophomore center. The recently-turned 21-year-old certainly proved himself worthy of a scoring-line role.

Marcus Johansson
David Krejci left the ice a little early after one drill. He seemed to be favoring his left side. After practice, head coach Claude Julien said he had no more information on Krejci and would only classify the injury as a “body” injury. Julien said there was a chance Krejci would not travel with the team when the Bruins leave this afternoon for a two-game road trip that starts in Raleigh.

Krejci has a goal through the team's first three games, perhaps this injury was effecting his effectiveness in the offensive end. Expect further updates on this top liner.

David Krejci
The NHL’s department of Player Safety has reviewed his third period hit on the Pittsburgh Penguin’s Chris Kunitz and decided there would be no further penalty.

Smyth avoids the 'Shanaban' following his elbow to the face of Chris Kunitz. Feel free to roll him out in any standard leagues, if you were planning on starting him.

The Ottawa Senators entered this season hoping young forwards Bobby Butler and Nikita Filatov would help revive a flagging offence. Butler will sit his second straight game as a healthy scratch, while Filatov will cede his roster spot to Peter Regin.

Butler is clearly not a favorite of coach MacLean. Last season he scored 10 goals and 21 points through 36 games. Don't expect too much from him until he gets out of the doghouse.

Bobby Butler
Brian Lee will also be a healthy scratch so that David Rundblad can get into his first NHL contest. Lee, who leads all Senators in hits with 10, appears to be caught in a numbers game. While he has been one of the Senators’ more physical and reliable defencemen, the team probably won’t be benching high-paid veterans like Sergei Gonchar and Filip Kuba any time soon.

Considering the Sens have younger, higher-potential options, Lee likely will find the press box more often than not. Unless your league counts hits and block, he holds very limited fantasy hockey value.

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