Gudas was suspended for six games after his shoulder-to-head hit on Bruins’ rookie Austin Czarnik on Saturday night. The Flyers’ will already be without Michael Del Zotto on the back-end, but it looks like Brandon Manning (shoulder) will be healthy enough to replace Gudas in the season opener.
Gudas will miss this week’s Friday-Saturday back-to-back and then next Tuesday’s game vs. the Islanders. He is eligible to play next Thursday in St. Louis. Expect Nick Schultz (upper-body) to play tomorrow if he is healthy.
Gudas missed 51 games a season ago after undergoing knee surgery and now 225 days after being acquired from Tampa Bay, Gudas will finally make his Flyers debut. Gudas is a rugged defenseman, who Flyers fans should love as long as he can stay in the lineup. He isn’t really known for his offence having registered just 32 points (7G / 25A) in 126 games in his career.
Gudas had been skating among the Flyers’ top six defensemen throughout the week, but he will be scratched in the opener and Luke Schenn will play.
Gudas, 24, is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery in early January. He has one more year on his deal with a 992K cap-hit. Gudas is extremely physical and possesses a heavy slap-shot from the point. He was second on the Lightning in hits (115) and fifth in blocked shots (63) despite playing on 31 games.
Gudas will likely miss the rest of the season after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his knee on Tuesday. This is a huge opportunity for Nikita Nesterov, who will stay on the roster with Gudas out.
Gudas will have an arthoscopic procedure performed on Tuesday and an exact timeline for Gudas’ return will be determined after surgery. Gudas was injured on December 29th vs. the Maple Leafs when he fell awkwardly into the boards. With Gudas out, Nikita Nesterov will stay with the club for the time being.
Gudas will miss his third consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. He remains day-to-day; his next chance to return is Tuesday in Montreal.
Gudas will miss his second consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. He is day-to-day.
Gudas is just a bit banged and he is listed as day-to-day. With Gudas out, Nikita Nesterov will make his NHL debut.
Gudas has missed the last three games with a stomach virus, but should be back in the lineup tomorrow vs. the Devils. With Gudas coming back in, expect Mark Barberio to take a seat. Gudas has two goals and three assists in 26 games this season.
Gudas will miss his third consecutive game with a stomach virus. He is considered day-to-day.
The Lightning did not have a morning skate due to the back-to-back, but Gudas is in danger of missing a third straight game with a stomach virus. Consider him a game-time decision.
Gudas, who missed Saturday’s game, will miss a second straight game with a stomach virus. The Lightning hope to have Gudas back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Flyers.
Gudas missed Saturday’s contest with a stomach virus and his status for Monday’s game is uncertain. If Gudas can’t go again, Mark Barberio is expected to stay in the lineup.
Gudas missed the last four games with a lower-body injury he suffered on October 13. With Luke Witkowski going back to the AHL it is a guarantee that Gudas will be back in the lineup on Friday. He will skate on the second pair with Jason Garrison.
Gudas, who was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday, has missed the last four games with the lower-body injury that he suffered 10 days ago. He is eligible to return to the lineup whenever he is healthy and it looks as if that might be tomorrow in Winnipeg.
Gudas has been out since October 13 and will miss his fourth straight game tonight. He was moved to IR to make room for the Lightning to recall Mike Blunden. He is eligible to be activated from IR whenever he is healthy.
Gudas will miss his third straight game tonight in Edmonton. The Lightning just lost Victor Hedman to a fractured finger so their blueline is pretty banged up right now. Gudas is expected to miss Tuesday's game as well, but could be back on Friday vs. the Jets.
