Gustafsson will make his season debut on Sunday.
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Graves will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Jones will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Montreal.
Robertson is expected to "miss some time" with a knee injury.
Robertson made his season debut on Saturday but suffered a knee injury, which Sheldon Keefe said is going to force him to "miss some time." If Robertson misses a lengthy period of time it puts the Maple Leafs in a salary cap crunch. They waived Jason Spezza and Aaron Dell on Saturday to try and free up some space for Robertson's replacement.
Robertson will make his season debut on Saturday.
Robertson sat out of the first two games of the season but will replace Alexander Barabanov on Saturday. Robertson had one goal in four playoff games last year after posting 86 points (55G / 31A) in 46 OHL games.
The Capitals have signed Hendrix Lapierre to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Avalanche have re-signed Ryan Graves to a three-year extension worth $9.48 million ($3.16M AAV).
The Capitals have signed Trevor van Riemsdyk to a one-year contract worth $800K.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Filip Hallander, the No.15 overall pick in 2020, Evan Rodrigues and David Warsofsky from the Penguins for Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren and Pontus Aberg.
Bemstrom will be scratched in Game 4 vs. the Lightning.
Malkin underwent successful left elbow surgery; recovery time is 3-4 weeks.
van Riemsdyk is in the Hurricanes lineup for Game 2.
Bemstrom will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup for Game 2.
Robertson is expected to be a healthy scratch in Game 5.
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Jones will make his series debut in Game 3.
van Riemsdyk will be a healthy scratch in Game 1 vs. New York.
Crosby (undisclosed) returns to practice on Friday.
Crosby has been absent since getting hurt in Monday's scrimmage game. He skated on his own prior to their scrimmage on Thursday but was deemed "unfit to play." On Friday he joined his teammates for practice, which is a good sign that he'll be available for Game 1 vs. the Montreal Canadiens.
Crosby (undisclosed) misses Monday's scrimmage.
Crosby was left Saturday's scrimmage early and did not take part in Monday's intrasquad game. It's unclear how serious his injury is at this time but the Penguins' first playoff game isn't for 11 more days, so he has ample time to get back to 100 percent.
The Predators signed Thomas Novak to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Nashville selected Novak all the way back in 2015 as a third-round pick. After finished his four years at the University of Minnesota, Novak joined the Predators AHL affiliate in Milwaukee where he eared an NHL contract by finishing second on the team in assists (31) and third in points (42) in 60 games.
Malkin (illness) will play Thursday in Toronto.