Helm took line-rushes with Daniel Alfredsson and Riley Sheahan this morning which was a positive sign, but post-practice he told reporters he doesn't think he is quite 100%. Helm is targeting Monday to return to the Red Wings lineup.
Helm missed the last six games and won't play tomorrow vs. the Ducks. In 15 games he has registered seven goals and three assists. He is a key part of the Red Wings forward corp and his return would be big for a team who is struggling right now.
Helm's injury woes continue as he will miss his fourth straight game tomorrow in Tampa Bay. The Red Wings continue to battle a ton of injuries as they will also be without Stephen Weiss again.
Helm missed the last two games and it does not appear that he will play tomorrow vs. the Panthers. He will need to participate in tomorrow's morning skate in order to play. He has battled a lot of injuries as of late, but this does not appear to be too serious which is good news for the 26-year-old who has seven goals and 10 points in 15 games.
Helm joins Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg as Red WIngs forwards on the shelf. Helm had been on fire scoring six goals and three assists in his last 10 games. Stephen Weiss will shift to centre between Justin Abdelkader and Daniel Alfredsson with Helm out. He will be re-evaluated on Monday.
Helm will have an MRI on his shoulder where the nature severity of his injury is known. If the shoulder injury is serious it would be a terrible blow to the Red Wings and Helm. He has battled injuries throughout the last two seasons. Todd Bertuzzi will enter the lineup with Helm out, a full report should be revealed later today or tomorrow.
Nelson continues to shuffle in and out of the Islanders lineup. He played 13:41 and was a minus-1 with three shots on goal vs. the Red Wings last night.
Parise's original timetable for his return was 2-3 weeks, but he didn't even miss two games. He will suit up tonight and skate on the top line with Charlie Coyle and Mikko Koivu. Parise has 11 goals and 22 points in 25 games.
Parise was expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a foot contusion, but almost played on Wednesday and could play tonight. The WIld will jump on the ice for warmups at 5:30 pm EST where we will find out for sure if Parise will play.
With Granlund going down, Parise's return would be welcome news for the Wild.
Wild head coach Mike Yeo said that Parise will not play tonight. Parise thought that he would be able to play, but the pain just got worse as the skate went on. Parise said that his foot feels better skating than walking and that he does not want to put a timeline on his return, just take it day-by-day. Regardless, this has to be encouraging news for the Wild, as it appears that 2-3 weeks might be on the high-side - consider him questionable for Friday's contest vs. Colorado
Parise was reportedly going to miss 2-3 weeks with a foot contusion, but taking line rushes usually indicates a player who is going to play tonight. Could he be in the lineup tonight and miss no games? Hmm, wouldn't that be unbelievable? We will continue to monitor this situation.
Parise left Monday's game after blocking a slap shot. Parise remained in the game briefly before parting for the dressing room for the remainder of the night. He was re-evaluated this afternoon when they determined he would miss 2-3 weeks. This is a terrible break for the Wild who will lose their leading scorer for 8-11 games. Parise had 11 goals and 11 assists (22 points) in 25 games. The Wild have a lot of talented wingers who will see expanded roles with Parise sidelined.
Parise returned briefly before retiring to the dressing room for good. The Wild has the day off Tuesday, so typically when that happens, injury updates aren’t revealed until the next availability, which will occur Wednesday morning. So we likely won't have an update on Parise's status until then.
Nelson goes from the first line to a healthy scratch in an instant with Thomas Vanek returning from a lower-body injury and Michael Grabner getting back in the lineup. "Brock has played extremely well and the other guys have seen that. You have to make tough decisions," Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said.
Babcock had said yesterday that Helm wasn't ready to play on the second line tonight, but he will get his shot with Johan Franzen and Stephen Weiss out. Helm has one goal in three games after missing over a year and a half of NHL action.
Coyle missed 11 games with a knee injury but returned on Friday, before re-aggravating it and missing Sunday's contest. He appears as if he will be back in the lineup tonight after participating in the morning skate on a line with Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise. Coyle had 14 points (8G / 6A) in 37 games last season, but if he can stick on the top-line - he should drastically improve on those numbers.
Nichushkin scored his first NHL goal last night and was rewarded with a move to the top line with Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin today. This has happened before but he did not end up playing with them in-game. Dallas takes on the Bruins tomorrow, if he sticks on the first line, you should expect and increase in production from the talented Russian.
Coyle returned on Friday after missing 12 games with a broken jaw, but is already day-to-day again. The Wild didn't specify what is ailing Coyle, but reports are that he is just 'banged up'. Carson McMillan who was called up this morning will enter the lineup.
Helm will make his season debut tonight. Helm is a hard-working forward with a superb skating ability. Since scoring 26 points in 68 games in 2011-12, Helm has missed 67 of a possible 68 games in the last two years. The 26-year-old has only played one game in the last 18 months, but will be a welcomed addition to the Red Wings lineup.
