Edler has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury, but it looks like he will play tonight. According to the Canucks website, he has been activated from IR. He skated with Yannick Weber in the morning skate, so expect that to be the case tonight in Arizona. He has 17 points (5G / 12A) in 55 games this season.
Edler resumed skating last week and he has been making some progress after missing the last seven games, but it doesn’t look like he will play tomorrow. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday’s game in Arizona.
Forsberg allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-2 loss to Buffalo last night. He has struggled at the NHL level, going 0-4-0 with a 4.69 GAA and .866 SV%, so he will swap places with Oscar Dansk.
Forsberg allowed six goals on 46 shots in the Blue Jackets 6-3 loss on Long Island on February 14th. Curtis McElhinney has started the last four games, but they will get Forsberg in tonight vs. the Sabres. Forsberg has a good shot to earn his first career NHL victory.
Forsberg allowed six goals on 46 shots in the Blue Jackets 6-3 loss on Long Island on February 14th. Curtis McElhinney has started the last four games, but they will get Forsberg in tonight vs. the Sabres. Forsberg has a good shot to earn his first career NHL victory.
Edler missed last night’s game with a lower-body injury that he suffered over the weekend. Originally the extent of the injury was not known, but GM Jim Benning announced after yesterday’s game that Edler is week-to-week. Expect him to miss at least two weeks.
Edler will not be in the lineup against the Wild tonight because of a lower-body injury that he suffered on Saturday in Calgary. With Edler out, Yannick Weber will be back in the lineup and Adam Clendening will man the point on the Canucks top power-play unit. Consider Edler day-to-day until the Canucks release more information.
Edler left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and his absence from the morning skate is not a good sign that he will be available tonight vs. the Wild. Coach Willie Desjardins did not have an update on Edler’s status and said that he is still under evaluation.
Edler left Saturday’s game in the second period and did not return. There was no update on Edler’s condition following the game, but expect an update in the next 24 hours.
Forsberg allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blues Jackets loss to Arizona on February 3rd. He has gone 0-2-0 4.34 GAA and .861 SV% in three NHL starts this season. He draws a rough matchup on Long Island—New York is fifth in the NHL with a 3.02 goals per game.
Ceci was a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but will be back in the lineup on Thursday. Ceci has 14 points (3G / 11A) in 51 games this season.
Armia will start his Winnipeg Jets career in the AHL with St. John’s. He ranked fifth in point with Rochester having recorded 10 goals and 15 assists (25 points) in 33 games.
Armia, 21, was the 16th overall pick in the 2011 draft. The 6-foot-3, 187 lbs. forward has great size and great skill. He had registered 10 goals and 15 assists (25 points) in 33 games so far in his second season with Rochester (AHL). There is no word whether he will report to St. John’s (AHL) or Winnipeg.
Ceci had appeared in every game so far this season, but will be a healthy scratch tonight after posting a minus-4 rating in the last game. He was last scratched on March 30th, 2014.
Kuemper finished his conditioning stint with a 2-3-0 record, 3.22 GAA and .891 SV%. It was not the best five game showing for the 24-year-old. However, the Wild have a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday, so don’t be surprised to see him start one of those contests.
Forsberg, 22, was pulled after allowing four goals on 15 shots back in November. He has struggled with the Blue Jackets, but has gone 18-7-1 with a 2.04 GAA and .927 SV% in Springfield (AHL) this season. He make for a strong spot-start option with the Coyotes in town.
Forsberg, 22, was pulled after allowing four goals on 15 shots back in November. He has struggled with the Blue Jackets, but has gone 18-7-1 with a 2.04 GAA and .927 SV% in Springfield (AHL) this season. He make for a strong spot-start option with the Coyotes in town.
Laughton will miss his sixth straight game with an upper-body injury, but his return to the ice for the morning skate is a good sign that Laughton is nearing a return and could be available for Saturday’s game vs. Toronto.
Kuemper missed seven games with a lower-body injury, but returned in a relief role in Minnesota’s final game before the All Star break. Kuemper will play a few games with Iowa, before returning to the Wild, where he will split time with Devan Dubnyk and Niklas Backstrom.
