Duchess (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups.
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Duchene (lower-body) is expected to play Saturday in Tampa Bay.
Duchene was forced to leave Thursday's game vs. the Wild with a lower-body injury and did not return. However, he was on the ice for the Predators morning skate and is expected to play in Tampa Bay. Duchene has 11 points (2G / 9A) in 10 games this season.
Rantanen is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Head coach Jared Bednar said he doesn't feel like it will be a "4-to-6 week" injury and expects him back sooner than that. The Avalanche have officially placed the "week-to-week" tag on him, so expect him to miss at least a couple of weeks. He will be re-evaluated after that and then you can expect another update from Colorado.
Rantanen left Monday’s game with a lower-body injury and will not return.
Rantanen suffered a pretty ugly looking lower-body injury in the first period of Monday’s game in St. Louis. Rantanen suffered a non-contact injury, twisting his knee while skating out of the offensive zone. Non-contact injuries are usually bad news but the Avalanche likely won’t release any further information until Rantanen is evaluated.
Line Change
Capobianco will make his season debut on Tuesday.
Capobianco will be replacing Niklas Hjalmarsson, who is expected to miss at least three months with a fractured leg. Capobianco has no points in his first three career NHL games but had seven goals and 25 assists (32 points) in 40 AHL games last season.
Steel (mid-body) will return to the Ducks lineup on Monday.
Steel has been out since the season-opener but will be back on the Ducks’ top-line on Monday afternoon. Steel will have Maxime Comtois and Ondrej Kase on his wings, but have a tough matchup against the Bruins.
The Coyotes have recalled Kyle Capobianco from Tucson (AHL).
There were reports on Monday morning that Nicklas Hjalmarsson will miss approximately three months, so Capobianco has earned a call-up and could be in-line for an extended stay with the Coyotes. The former third-round pick had 32 points (7G / 25A) in 40 AHL games last year and has failed to record a point in his first three career NHL contests.
Steel (mid-body) travelled to Detroit for Tuesday’s game.
Steel missed Saturday’s game vs. the Sharks with what the Ducks described as a “mid-body” injury. Isac Lundestrom replaced him on Saturday but Steel could play in Detroit after accompanying the team on the road trip. Monitor his status after the team’s morning skate.
Steel (lower-body) will play against the Coyotes on Thursday.
Steel (lower-body) is “ready to rip” for Thursday’s season opener.
Steel missed the second half of training camp with a lower-body injury but was on the ice for Wednesday’s practice and head coach Dallas Eakins said Steel is “ready to rip.” Steel is expected to centre the second line with Rickard Rakell and Jakob Silfverberg on his wings, which is a great opportunity for him to build off of the 11 points (6G / 5A) he had in 22 games last season.
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Rantanen will play in Thursday’s season opener.
Rantanen missed training camp because of a contract holdout but was back on the ice with the Avalanche on Monday. After his first practice session, head coach Jared Bednar said that his star right-winger will play Thursday. Rantanen is scheduled to skate on the top-line with Nathan Mackinnon and Gabriel Landeskog and should have no issues topping 80 points for the third consecutive season.
The Avalanche have re-signed Mikko Rantanen to a six-year, $55.5 million contract ($9.25M AAV).
Rantanen and the Avalanche came down to the wire but finally came to terms on a six-year deal. The soon-to-be 23-year old has posted back-to-back 80-plus point seasons, including 31 goals and 56 assists last year. He is expected to re-join the Avalanche and should be available for their season opener on Thursday.
The Stars have signed Thomas Harley to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Harley was the No.18 pick in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. Harley is still in Stars’ training camp but it seems likely that he will be heading back to the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL. The 6-foot-3, 188 lbs. defenseman had 11 goals and 47 assists (58 points) in 68 games with Mississauga last season.
7-year, $56,000,000 contract with the Nashville Predators. Modified NTC: 7 Team No Trade Clause. Expires 2026 (UFA).
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The Canucks have signed Tyler Myers to a five-year contract worth $30.0M ($6.0M AAV).
The Predators have signed Matt Duchene to a seven-year contract worth $56.0M ($8.0M AAV).
With the No.18 Pick in the 2019 NHL Draft the Dallas Stars select Thomas Harley.
The Stars have signed Joel Kiviranta to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Kiviranta, 23, was an undrafted free agent from Finland, who had 16 goals and 15 assists (31 points) in 48 games with Sport Vaasa of the Finnish Elite League.
The Stars have signed Esa Lindell to a six-year extension worth $34.8 million ($5.8M AAV).
Lindell, 24, has become a fantastic shutdown defenseman for Dallas after being selected in the third-round in 2012. Lindell has some offensive flair to his game as well, scoring 11 goals and 21 assists (32 points) in 82 games during the regular season. The Finnish defenseman had a great postseason, leading all Stars’ players in ice-time (26:58 TOI/gm) with four points (1G / 3A) and 34 blocked shots in 13 games. Lindell, John Klingberg and Miro Heiskanen will be among the NHL’s best top-3 defensemen for the Stars for many years to come.
Hintz played Game 7 with a broken foot.
Hintz missed the morning skate before Game 7 because of a foot injury he suffered while blocking a shot late in Game 6. The Stars announced that he played through a broken foot in Game 7 but is expected to be ready for training camp for the 2019-20 season.
