Connauton is dealing with what is believed to be a knee injury. He returned to practice recently, but no decision has been made on his availability for the season opener. Connauton is expected to play on the left side of the Coyotes’ third pairing.
Stone continues to work his way back from knee surgery on his left knee to repair his ACL and MCL and head coach Dave Tippett said that a return in time for Saturday’s opener may be “a little aggressive.” Stone is expected to slot in on the Coyotes’ second pair alongside Alex Goligoski, but look for Luke Schenn to play there if Stone misses the first few games.
It appears as if keeping Ward out of the final two preseason games is just a precaution so that he is ready for the start of the regular season. Ward is coming off of a 43-point (21G / 22A) year in his debut season with the Sharks.
Hemsky has been battling a groin injury throughout training camp, but he was expected to return to the ice on Thursday. His setback held him off of the ice and could keep him out of the season opener. With Hemsky battling injury, the Stars signed Justin Fontaine to a professional tryout.
Murphy signed a new contract in the offseason but will start the season injury. His injury opens the door for Haydn Fleury, Roland McKeon or Trevor Carrick to crack the opening night roster.
A day after losing Brandon Manning to injury, Del Zotto suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday’s preseason games against the Rangers. With Del Zotto out, Ivan Provorov is all but guaranteed to not only make the Flyers’ opening night roster but play major minutes as well.
Bjugstad broke his hand during Tuesday’s preseason game against the Stars. The 24-year-old is a key face-off man and third line centre for the Panthers, but will miss at least the first month of the season.
Manning will miss multiple weeks with an upper-body injury and his absence means that rookie Ivan Provorov will make the Flyers opening night roster.
Laughton reportedly suffered the injury when he lost an edge in practice on Wednesday. Laughton was on-pace to make the Flyers’ opening night roster, but this injury leaves the door open for Travis Konecny to make the team after a tremendous training camp.
Hendricks, 35, suffered a lower-body injury in the Oilers’ preseason game on Tuesday and will miss “weeks” according to head coach Todd McLellan. His injury might give a younger player like Anton Slepyshev and Tyler Pitlick a chance to make the club to start the regular season.
Keith made his preseason debut on Tuesday and considers himself “ready to roll” for the regular season. Keith has been careful with his surgically repaired knee, sticking to just one practice when the Blackhawks’ are having two per day. The two-time Norris Trophy winner is coming off of 43 points (9G / 34A) in 67 games a season ago.
Krejci is recovering from offseason hip surgery and will get in his first game action since the procedure on Tuesday. Consistency is the name of the game for the Czech centre, who is coming off of a 17-goal, 46-assist season in 2015-16.
Krug is recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and is expected to see his first preseason action on Tuesday. Krug is coming off of a career-high 44 points (4G / 40A) in 2015-16 and if all goes well on Tuesday, he should be ready for the season opener.
Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice said that Stafford will undergo tests on Tuesday and said he doesn’t believe it’s overly serious. Maurice added that Stafford is day-to-day for now, but it doesn’t sound like he will miss significant time.
Benn has been recovering from surgery to repair a core muscle injury that he had on July 14th. Benn’s original recovery time was six weeks, but he is just two days shy of 12 weeks since the surgery. Benn has been skating in training camp and Tuesday will be his preseason debut, so if all goes well he should be ready for the Stars’ season opener.
Kronwall had been limited to skating on his own throughout the start of training camp, but joined the Red Wings for their morning skate on Tuesday. Kronwall was forced to drop out of the World Cup of Hockey because of the knee injury and his availability for the Red Wings’ season opener remains up in the air. If he can’t go in Game No.1, look for Xavier Ouellet or Ryan Sproul to fill-in for him.
Andersen was injured at the World Cup of Hockey, but was a full participant in Monday’s practice and will make his first start with his new team in Tuesday’s exhibition game in Saskatoon. Andersen is coming off of a 22-win season with a 2.30 GAA and .919 SV% with the Ducks and should be in line for 55-go-60 starts in Toronto.
Seguin has been held off of the ice at the start of training camp due to a hairline fracture on his heel. The Stars season doesn’t start for another 13 days, so if he starts skating early next week, Seguin could be ready for the season opener vs. Anaheim.
Janmark is reportedly dealing with Osteochondritis dissecans and will undergo surgery on Friday afternoon. The Stars have been ravaged by injuries in training camp and this is a big loss for them. Janmark was expected to play an expanded role early in the season because Cody Eakin is currently sidelined with a knee injury of his own. Janmark may miss the entire season.
This is a tough start to the 2016-17 season for Schwartz, who was limited to 33 regular season games last year due to a foot injury he suffered in October. We’re still two weeks away from the start of the season, so Schwartz should only miss the first 8-10 games.
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