Granlund did not skate on Sunday or this morning after missing Saturday's contest with the Jets. The Finnish centre has two goals and 10 assists in 23 games. Mike Rupp will make his season debut tonight with Granlund out.
Gudas was injured in a fight with Ducks' defenseman Luca Sbisa on Friday. Gudas has been a solid minutes eater for the Lightning, averaging 19:37 TOI per game. The rugged defenseman has racked up 88 hits and 69 PIMs in 23 games.
Trouba missed just over a month after straining his neck on October 18. The 19-year-old defenseman recorded a goal and an assist with a minus-3 rating in his first eight games. He has tremendous offensive upside evidenced by his 12 goals and 29 points in 37 games with the University of Michigan in 2012-13. He is expected to pair up with Grant Clitsome on the Jets blueline tonight and will likely skate close to 20 minutes every night. He is worth an add in deep leagues and is a good keeper league option.
Trouba has been out since mid October with a neck strain. The 2012 9th overall pick, recorded two points in the season opener, but failed to record a point in the other seven games he skated in. Trouba was averaging 21:16 TOI in his first eight games and is expected to see the same workload when he gets back up to speed. He has a lot of offensive upside and is worth waiver consideration, especially in keeper leagues.
Trouba has been sidelined since October 18th after being stretchered off of the ice following a head-first collision with the boards. The neck sprain he suffered had him in a neck brace for a couple weeks, but he is almost fully recovered and ready to rejoin the Jets. Trouba was drafted ninth overall in 2012 and has a bright NHL future ahead of him, but at this point in his career he is only a fantasy consideration in deep keeper and dynasty leagues.
Important to note that Trouba is just doing some light skating and passing puck around with strength coach Lee Stubbs. This is still a positive sign for Trouba, who was stretchered off of the ice on October 18. The rookie defenseman was enjoying a strong start to his NHL career posting a goal and an assist in eight games. Trouba was logging 21-plus minutes a night so his return to the Jets lineup would certainly help solidify their blueline.
Mrzaek stopped all 14 shots on Saturday to post his first career NHL shutout. He has been sent down so that he can get some playing time, opposed to serving as Jimmy Howard's backup. Mrazek is 2-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .891 SV% with the Griffins.
Tonight will be Mrazek's third NHL start. He is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .922 SV% in his previous two starts. In five games with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) this season, the 21-year-old netminder is 2-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .891 SV%. Mrazaek showed promise in his 2012-13 starts, he could be worth a look as a spot start tonight in Edmonton.
The Red Wings do not want to use Jimmy Howard in both games of a back-to-back, so either Mrazek or Jonas Gustavsson will get the nod. Mrazek was recalled today to serve as Howard's back-up because Gustavsson has a sore neck. If 'The Monster' isn't ready to go tomorrow, then Mrazek will start vs. the Oilers. He is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .922 SV% in two starts with the Red Wings.
Killorn, 24, had a strong start to the season but has really cooled off as of late. Moving him onto a line with the red-hot Stamkos could get jumpstart Killorn. Whoever plays the LW on this line becomes a solid fantasy commodity. Ryan Malone had seven points in 12 games in that position.
Mrazek is 2-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .891 SV% in five starts with Grand Rapid (AHL). He will backup Jimmy Howard tonight in Calgary.
Kreider has two goals and two assists in six games with Hartford. The Rangers don't play again until Thursday, but he was skating on the top-line this morning with Brad Richards and Derek Stepan. He was the 19th overall pick in 2009 but has yet to take the next step in his NHL career. This could be the chance he needs with all the injuries that have hit New York.
Good news that Trouba appears OK after the gruesome-looking hit.
Mrazek is 1-0-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .875 SV% with the Griffins.
Mrazek will back-up Jonas Gustavsson tonight vs. Columbus. He will likely be reassigned to Grand Rapids when Jimmy Howard's hand heals.
With Jonas Gustavsson coming off of IR, Mrazek goes down. He did not appear in any of the Wings first four games.
The Islanders are trying to give the 2011, fifth overall pick more time to develop. He is a good playmaking centre with great hands, but has not completely adapted to the NHL game, but he is close. Strome will certainly be the first forward called up from Bridgeport.
Kreider has been average during the preseason and might have played himself off of New York's roster. “A lot of players are close but really haven’t shown me they can play at this level on a consistent basis,” head coach Alain Vigneault said. “There are still guys [with a chance] who are going to play [against the Kings] but they have to play better.”
Granlund collected eight points (2-6=8) in 27 games with Minnesota this season. The 5-foot-10, 186-pound native of Oulu, Fin., recorded 28 points (10-18=28) in 29 games with the Aeros this season and added two points (1-1=2) in five playoff games.
Kreider was a minus-1 in 8:23 in Game 1.
