Hamonic will sit out on Sunday vs. Florida and could potentially be suspended beyond the one game. Hamonic has 10 points (1G /9A) with a minus-4 rating while averaging close to 25 minutes in 49 games this season.
Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle said that he expects van Riemsdyk to play on Thursday after being cleared medically on Wednesday. JVR has not skated with the Leafs since returning from the Olympics. In Sochi the line of JVR-Pavelski-Kessel was the USA's most dangerous in the preliminary round, the Leafs hope that JVR and Kessel will be able to bring that back with them as they get back underway tomorrow. van Riemsdyk has 24 goals and 23 assits (47 points) in 38 games this season.
After a busy Olympics for Henrik Lundqvist, Talbot will get the start in the first game back for the Rangers. He stopped 29 of 31 shots in a loss to the Oilers in his last start. He has gone 10-5-0 with a 1.79 GAA and .935 SV% in his rookie season. He will be in tough on Thursday with the Blackhawks coming to MSG.
Hamonic has missed the last 12 games with a concussion, but it appears as if he will be back in tonight vs. the Colorado. With Matt Donovan be assigned to the AHL this morning, all signs point towards him playing tonight.
Hamonic has missed the last 12 games with a concussion but appears set to return to the Islanders lineup on Saturday. He will take part morning skate and a final decision will be made after that. He has one goal and eight assists with a minus-3 rating in 47 games this season.
Talbot gave up four goals on 36 shots in a loss to the Islanders in his last start back on January 21. What once looked like a goalie controversy, but was never really a goalie controversy, is not even close to a goalie controversy now. Henrik Lundqvist is the unquestioned number-1 and Talbot can be used as a strong matchup spot-start. Tonight he has a good matchup with the Oilers coming into MSG.
Talbot gave up four goals on 36 shots in a loss to the Islanders in his last start back on January 21. What once looked like a goalie controversy, but was never really a goalie controversy, is not even close to a goalie controversy now. Henrik Lundqvist is the unquestioned number-1 and Talbot can be used as a strong matchup spot-start. Tonight he has a good matchup with the Oilers coming into MSG.
Kane found out about his grandfather Donald's death just before the Blackhawks' 5-3 victory over the Kings that night. He went on to record two goals and an assist, pointing to the sky after his first goal of the night to honor his grandfather. Friday is the Blackhawks last game before the Olympic break, so up next for Kane is Sochi with Team USA. Look for him to be back on the ice with the Blackhawks on February 27 in New York.
After missing practice on Monday, van Riemsdyk flew to Florida this morning and is expected to play tonight.
van Riemsdyk missed practice on Wednesday but is back today and is expected to play tonight. van Riemsdyk has six goals and five assists (11 points) in his last 12 games.
van Riemsdyk scored in the Maple Leafs 3-2 win over the Lightning last night. JVR has six goals and four assists (10 points) in his last 10 games. He has totalled 41 points (21G / 20A) in 53 games this season.
Hamonic has missed the last eight games with a concussion, but is eligible to come off of IR and return to the lineup whenever he is able to play. He skated at Monday's morning skate, so he is expected to be close, however his placement on IR and the recall of Matt Donovan all but rules him out for Wednesday's Stadium Series game against the Rangers.
van Riemsdyk left the ice towards the end of practice, but is expected to play vs. Tampa Bay tomorrow. He has five goals and five assists (10 points) in his last 11 games.
Hamonic is not ready to return to the Islanders lineup, but it is a positive step in his recovery. Hamonic has missed the last seven games and could find himself on IR soon with Lubomir Visnovsky nearing a return.
Henrik Lundqvist is ill so Talbot will get the nod vs. the Islanders. Talbot stopped 29 of 30 shots in a 4-1 win over the Senators on Saturday. The win moved Talbot to 10-3-0 with a 1.62 GAA and .940 SV% on the season. He has become one of fantasy's best spot-start options this season and should be considered for a start again tonight. He stopped 22 shots in a 3-2 win over the Isles back on October 29.
Hamonic has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, it seems highly unlikely that he will play on Monday afternoon.
With Jonas Hiller back from his illness, the Ducks have reassigned Gibson to Norfolk. His NHL debut will have to wait as he heads back to the AHL were he is 11-9-3 with a 2.61 GAA and .915 SV% this season.
Talbot has not started since January 4 when he stopped 24 of 25 shots in a win over the Maple Leafs. He has had a great year so far, but Henrik Lundqvist has turned things around lately which will limit Talbot's value going forward. On Saturday he will take on the Senators in Ottawa. He is 6-2-0 with a 1.55 GAA and .941 SV% on the road.
There is still no definitive word on what Hamonic is dealing with, but we should get an update in the next 24 hours after he is reevaluated in New York.
Hamonic left Saturday's game because of dehydration, he only played 15:06 opposed to his 24:58 TOI average. Matt Carkner will slide into the lineup with Hamonic out. He is listed as day-to-day.
