

Lindholm missed Monday’s practice and is listed as questionable for tonight’s game against the Golden Knights. With Lindholm in question, the Ducks are expected to recall Jaycob Megna from San Diego (AHL).





Lindholm was at the rink this morning but did not take part in the morning skate, leaving him as a game-time decision against the Bruins. It’s a late start, making Lindholm a very risky daily fantasy pick, but monitor his status when the Ducks hit the ice for warmups.





Zadorov has sat out as a healthy scratch for the last three games, but will return to the lineup tonight in Philadelphia. Zadorov comes into play having scored one goal and one assist in eight games.

Lindholm’s injury couldn’t come at a better time as the Ducks lost Cam Fowler on the weekend. Lindholm missed the first seven games of the season with a shoulder injury, but is expected to log massive minutes on the Ducks’ top-pair starting tomorrow.

Lindholm has missed the first seven games of the season but it looks like he could return earlier than expected. The Finnish defenseman was expected to be out until at least November, but he is expected to practice on Monday and just needs the “green light” to return on Tuesday. Monitor his status on Monday afternoon.


Zadorov was a healthy scratch in the Avs’ opening night win in New York, but will draw into the lineup in New Jersey tomorrow. Zadorov, who stands at 6-foot-5, 230 lbs. has great shutdown ability and posted 10 assists in 56 games with Colorado last season. He is expected to replace Andrei Mironov on the back-end.

Zadorov, who was key piece in the Ryan O’Reilly trade to Buffalo, has struggled to find his way in Colorado. The 6-foot-5, 230 lbs. defenseman has the tools to be successful but has yet to put it all together. Still just 22-years-old, Zadorov will sit because the Avalanche claimed Patrik Nemeth off of waivers on Tuesday and he will play with Tyson Barrie.

Lindholm is coming off of offseason shoulder surgery and the Ducks are expecting him to miss the first month of the season. Fellow defenseman Sami Vatanen is also out until November, so the Ducks brought back veteran blueliner Francois Beauchemin and their injuries open the door for a young defenseman like Andy Welkinski to make the team out of training camp.

Pastrnak was back in the Czech Republic and was gearing up to skate with a team there if he didn’t get a new deal in Boston. GM Don Sweeney held his ground and got a good deal for both sides and now one of their top offensive weapons will report to training camp. Coming off of a 70-point (34G / 36A) campaign, the 21-year-old enters 2017-18 with huge expectations. Look for him to be a point-per-game player.

Like a lot of young Finnish defensemen, Jokiharju is a strong skater with high-end passing skills. Jokiharju finished second among Portland Winterhawks defensemen in points in 2016-17, posting nine goals and 39 assists (48 points) in 71 games.
