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The Detroit Red Wings have sent Luke Glendening to Grand Rapids.
With Johan Franzen set to return tomorrow, Glendening has been reassigned to the Griffins.
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Call up / Send down
The Red Wings have recalled Luke Glendening from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Glendening has not recorded a point in five games with the Red Wings this season. In the AHL he has scored once and added two assists in five games. With Johan Franzen dealing with an injury, Glendening has been recalled to provide forward depth on their western Canada road-trip.
Call up / Send down
The Red WIngs have assigned Luke Glendening to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Glendening had no points and a minus-1 rating in five games with Detroit. He'll return to the Griffins where he has two assists in two games.
Rasmus Ristolainen in; Jamie McBain out.
Rasmus Ristolainen, selected eighth overall in June, will return to the blue line tonight when the Sabres visit the New York Islanders. Ristolainen was minus-3 in the opening six games before getting scratched for Monday's 2-1 loss to Minnesota.
Jaime McBain in; Rasmus Ristolainen out.
McBain will stay in the lineup while Ristolainen takes a seat. The 2012, 8th overall pick has no points and a minus-3 rating in six games.
Call up / Send down
Wings are calling up Glendenning from Grand Rapids to center fourth line
Glendenning has two assists in two games with Grand Rapids.
Flyers new head coach Craig Berube has shuffled all of their lines. Wayne Simmonds is now on the top line with Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell.
SImmonds has no points and is a minus-2 through three games. A move to the top-line with the playmaking Giroux should help him get into the goal column.
Not surprisingly Rasmus Ristolainen has made the Sabres 23-man roster. He had been a top-six defender since day one of camp and head coach Ron Rolston said he was the team's best defenseman Friday night.
The eighth overall pick in this year's draft is a great offensive-defenseman prospect. He had three goals and 12 assists (15 points) in 52 games playing with men in the SM-liiga.
Simmonds, who had been battling the flu since the Flyers’ trip to Lake Placid, N.Y., last week, took part in the full hour-long session. In fact, it was the second consecutive day the right winger was on the ice – he skated before Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils, too.
It was only the first practice of the season, but the Flyers liked what they saw from new linemates Vincent Lecavalier and Wayne Simmonds.
Simmonds, who was one of Philly’s bright spots in an otherwise disappointing 2013 campaign, projects to open on the second line as Lecavalier’s winger, along with Brayden Schenn. It’s a nice fit for Lecavalier, a noted table-setter. Simmonds, who has scored at a 0.34 goals-per-game clip in each of the last two seasons, should be pushing for his first 30-goal campaign with Lecavalier in the middle.
The Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with forward Sean Couturier worth $3.5 million, an average annual value of $1.75 million. The contract will take effect in 2014-15, after the expiration of Couturier's entry-level contract.
The 20-year-old had four goals and 15 points in 46 games last season, his second with the Flyers, while averaging 15:53 of ice time. He appeared in 31 games with the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, prior to the start of the Flyers' season in January. He scored 10 goals and had 28 points with the Phantoms.
Nate Thompson won't play Sunday as a precaution.
Thompson was hit over the eye by a Mike Green slapshot Saturday.
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Thompson will be eligible to return to the lineup next Saturday against the Islanders.
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Thompson has six goals and four assists in 30 games this season.
Couturier out with the flu. Sestito is in.
Make sure to get Couturier out of your lineup. The Flyers lines will be updated after line rushes take place in warmups.
Wayne Simmonds skating today for the #Flyers ... In orange. That's a good sign for a possible return tomorrow. #NHL
Simmonds wore a non-contact jersey in practice yesterday but has switched to a regular jersey today, which would indicate he is likely good to go for tomorrow. Monitor his status prior to game-time (1:00 P.M. EST)
Simmonds not expected to play until Saturday -- at the earliest. #Flyers
Simmonds has missed the Flyers last two games with a concussion and isn't expected to be back for the weekend. Tye McGinn has taken his spot on the Flyers top line.
Simmonds didn't skate with the Flyers at practice today.
Simmonds (concussion) sat out the Flyers last game and will not play Tuesday and seems doubtful for Thursday.
Simmonds is out.
Simmonds got hurt yesterday after getting elbowed in the face by Capitals D-man John Erskine. No word on how long he will be out but he won't play tonight. Make sure to get him out of your lineup.
Simmonds will be re-evaluated today. Sounds iffy for tonight vs. Hurricanes
Simmonds took an elbow to the head and was bleeding from the nose yesterday vs. the Capitals. He did not return to the game and sounds like he may not play in today's contest.