Roman Josi News

Josi will miss his eighth consecutive game with an upper-body injury, but he is nearing a return, so monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game against the Oilers.

Josi was hurt on a hit from Bruins’ forward Anton Blidh last night and did not return. His immediate movement to IR is not good news and means that he will miss at least seven days with an upper-body injury. He joins PK Subban on IR as the Predators will be without both halves of their top pair.

Josi left after he was hit high but Bruins’ forward Anton Blidh and didn’t come back to the game. Head coach Peter Laviolette thought the hit was “late and dirty.” Monitor his status prior to Saturday’s game in Colorado.

The Predators are comfortably in the playoffs so they will rest a number of players in their season finale. Josi will come out of the lineup vs. Dallas.

Josi will be held out of the season finale despite playing all 81 games leading up to today. I’m sure playing all 82 games doesn’t mean much when you can take a much needed day-off before the playoffs. Josi had a splendid season, scoring 15 goals (tied for 6th among defenemen) and 55 points (t-5th).

Josi missed 10 games after suffering a concussion on a hit by Steve Downie on October 4. He will return to the lineup on the second pair with Kevin Klein. The duo should see 20-plus minutes a night, and if Josi can stay healthy he should push for 25 points in the remaining 70 games.

Predators head coach Barry Trotz plans to give him "top four" minutes, but did not commit to pairing. Josi, who has missed the last 10 games, has mostly been skating with Kevin Klein in practice. He will likely play 20-plus minutes on a regular basis, and could push for 30 points if he stays healthy for the remaining 70 games.

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi is getting closer to a return to game action. Josi participated in practice Monday, the fourth time he has skated with the team in the last five days. He has not played in a game since Oct. 4. “It’s always a slow process with a concussion; you have to go slow and see how you feel,” Josi said of the recovery process. “It takes a while. It’s been almost a month now and I’m excited to be back.”

Josi has missed the Predators last 10 games with a concussion suffered on October 4th. He has been cleared for contact, which suggest he will return to the lineup shortly. Josi was skating with Kevin Klein in practice this morning, which likely means rookie Seth Jones will stick with Shea Weber.

Josi practicing with Klein means that the Preds plan on keeping Seth Jones and Shea Weber together once Josi is able to return. Nashville doesn't play until Thursday, consider Josi questionable for that contest.

Josi won't be in the lineup tonight, but this is a positive sign that he is nearing a return.

Josi who has been out since October 4th, has yet to join his teammates for a practice but has been working out on his own. Predators head coach Barry Trotz says that Josi remains day-to-day. Don't expect a return from Josi until he rejoins his teammates. With the emergence of Seth Jones, the Predators will not rush Josi back.

Josi has missed the last three games with a concussion. He will return shortly he is cleared for contact, but that doesn't seem like it will be anytime soon.

Ryan Ellis will enter the lineup for Josi. He should be considered day-to-day.

Monitor his status prior to Tuesday's contest with the Wild. Ryan Ellis will enter the lineup should Josi be inactive.

Josi's status for Tuesday's contest is unknown, monitor his status tomorrow.

Josi scored five goals with 15 assists (18 points) in 48 games for Nashville last season. He just signed a seven year contract extension with the Preds this offseason. He is a key part of their blueline, so they can not afford to lose him for an extended period of time. Expect an update tomorrow.

Expect Josi to draw back into the lineup tomorrow. The rookie has four goals and 15 points in his first 47 NHL games.