Barkov missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Flyers. Barkov, who has one goal in eight games, will skate between Brad Boyes and Jussi Jokinen.
Barkov, who has missed the last two games, is on the ice this morning skating on his regular line with Brad Boyes and Jussu Jokinen. Barkov has gotten off to a slow start this season, but should start finding the twine soon. Expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow in Philadelphia.
Barkov will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. With Barkov out, the Panthers will have Colby Robak dress as a forward once again. There was some optimism that Barkov might play tonight, so he shouldn't miss too much more time. Consider him day-to-day.
It looks like Barkov will be back in the Panthers lineup tonight after missing Saturday's game vs. the Flyers. Although it is not confirmed that he will be back in, he did all the necessary things in the gameday skate to get back into the lineup. Stay tuned.
Bobrovsky is one-week into a 1-2 week timetable and this is the first time that he has stepped on the ice since breaking his finger last week. Expect Bob to miss a few more games, but he should be back by this time next week at the latest.
Barkov left last night's game in the third period after playing just 13:31. He missed practice on Friday and is considered questionable for Saturday's game. He has had a slow start to the season, scoring just one goal in the first eight games.
Reinhart, 18, was the second overall pick in this summer's draft. He had one assist in nine games with the Sabres and with Buffalo going no where this year, it is probably best for Reinhart's development to go back to juniors. Reinhart had 36 goals and 69 assists (105 points) in 60 games with Kootenay last season.
Marchand left practice early on Wednesday after he "tweaked something". He will be game-time decision tonight so we will find out if he is in during warmups. If he is out, Matt Fraser will play.
Ekblad has played in seven games and has two more games left before the Panthers have to decide whether or not to burn the first year of his entry level contract and keep him or send him back to juniors. "Unless he really collapses, I don't see him going anywhere," Panthers general manager Dale Tallontold NHL.com. "I've been very impressed with his composure and maturity. Once the regular season started, he was a different guy." Ekblad has averaged 21:54 TOI (2:22 PP TOI/GP) and recorded two assists with a minus-1 rating so far.
Marchand left practice early this morning after "tweaking something" head coach Claude Julien said. Coach Julien added that he hopes that he will be ready to go on Thursday, but Matt Fraser will enter the lineup if Marchand is unavailable. Marchand had been bumped down to the third line with Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson in the start of practice.
After Thursday's game vs. the Bruins, the Sabres will need to make the decision on whether or not to keep Reinhart with the team and burn the first year of his entry level contract or send him back to juniors. For Reinhart's development sake it is probably best for him to go back to juniors and with the Sabres playing as poorly as they are, that seems like a no brainer.
Bobrovsky fractured his finger when he was struck by a puck in Blue Jackets' practice on Monday. Columbus' star netminder is expected to miss 1-2 weeks so Anton Forsberg has been recalled on an emergency basis to back-up Curtis McElhinney. Bob is 4-4-0 with a 2.81 GAA and .908 SV% to begin the season.
Bobrovsky allowed three goals on 33 shots in a loss to the Ducks on Friday. He has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts, but has allowed more than three goals just once and carries a 2.47 GAA and .920 SV% into today's meeting with the Kings. It is a tough matchup, but Bobrovsky is a must-start.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 comeback win over the Sharks last night. With Curtis McElhinney on IR the Blue Jackets will go to Bob again tonight in Anaheim. It is a tough matchup, but Bobrovsky is rocking a 2.37 GAA and .923 SV% going head-to-head with a rookie, it would be hard to put him on your bench.
Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 37 shots in a 5-4 comeback win over the Sharks last night. With Curtis McElhinney on IR expect Bob to go again tonight in Anaheim. It is a tough matchup, but Bobrovsky is rocking a 2.37 GAA and .923 SV% going head-to-head with a rookie, it would be hard to put him on your bench.
After getting back into the lineup last night, Reinhart will be back in the pressbox tonight for the second time in three games. However, Reinhart will be back in the lineup on Saturday against the Sharks. With Reinhart coming out of the lineup, the Sabres will put Nikita Zadorov in the lineup and go with seven defensemen.
Bobrovsky stopped 17 of 18 shots after replacing Curtis McElhinney when he was injured las Saturday. With so many days off between games, Goalie Bob will be back between the pipes against San Jose. He has three wins in four starts with a 2.00 GGA and .931 SV%.
Bobrovsky stopped 17 of 18 shots after replacing Curtis McElhinney when he was injured las Saturday. With so many days off between games, it is a near certainty that Goalie Bob will be between the pipes against San Jose. He has three wins in four starts with a 2.00 GGA and .931 SV%.
Brian Flynn stayed on for extra work at the Sabres morning skate which means that Reinhart will get back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Saturday. He will centre the fourth line which means he will probably see less than 10 minutes of ice-time for the third straight game.
Reinhart was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but is still eligible to play in four more games before the first-year of his entry level contract is burned. He has no points and a minus-1 rating in five games and is not going to produce as long as the Sabres have him playing on the fourth line. It looks inevitable that he will be sent back to juniors.
