Wennberg has missed the last five games with a concussion, but it appears he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Islanders. Wennberg will centre the Blue Jackets’ second line between Brandon Saad and Scott Hartnell. The former 1st round pick has offensive upside and his new line mates could bring it out of him.
Couture, who broke his fibula last week is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Couture has been placed on IR to open up a roster spot to recall Bryan Lerg. Look for him to return in mid-to-late November.
Wennberg has been out since the season opener, but his return to practice on Monday is a good sign that he’ll be back in the lineup shortly. Wennberg was centring a line with Brandon Saad and Scott Hartnell, which could be a strong offensive line when Wennberg is cleared to play.
Wennberg suffered a concussion in the season opener and was placed on IR this morning in order to create a roster spot to recall a forward from Lake Erie (AHL).
Couture broke his fibula when his skate caught a rut in the ice and he is expected to miss at least one month. It all reality the news could have been much worse for Couture, but the Sharks’ offence takes a huge hit losing Couture. With their second line centre out, the Sharks recalled Nikolay Goldobin, who will make his NHL debut on Friday.
Couture had to be helped off of the ice at practice this afternoon and was reportedly seen leaving the facility on crutches with is right foot in a boot. Couture will be evaluated, but the Sharks are not expected to release any information about Couture’s injury until Friday.
Wennberg suffered a concussion in Friday’s loss to the Rangers after being hit by Chris Kreider, who was not penalized on the play. This is not an ideal start to the season for the Blue Jackets, who led the MHL with 508 man-games lost to injury last year.
Toffoli, 23, had 23 goals and 26 assists (49 points) in 76 games in his second full season with the Kings. Toffoli was set to become a restricted free agent next Wednesday, but is now signed through the 2016-17 season.
Goodrow, 22, has 12 points (4G / 8A) in 60 games with the Sharks this season. He heads back to Worcester where he didn’t have a point in two games before his recall.
Vlasic will miss his fifth straight games with a lower-body injury. He remains day-to-day and could return on Thursday in Edmonton.
Vlasic will miss his third and fourth consecutive games with a lower-body injury. His next chance to return to the lineup will be next Monday vs. the Stars.
Wennberg missed the last four games, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Devils. Wennberg had one goal and four assists in his previous four games prior to getting injured. He is expected to centre the third line with Scott Hartnell and Marko Dano.
Vlasic left Saturday’s game against the Flyers with a lower-body injury and did not return. Vlasic will be held out of Sunday’s game and will be replaced by Taylor Fedun, who was recalled this morning. Consider Vlasic as day-to-day.
Wennberg has missed two games and will miss at least two more because he did not travel with the team to Chicago. Monitor Wennberg’s status for next Tuesday when the Blue Jackets return home to take on the Devils.
Wennberg had to hang back in Vancouver because an infected hand would not allow him to fly back to Columbus. Wennberg is finally back in Columbus but still is not expected to be in the lineup tomorrow.
Wennberg played 14:27 on Saturday, which was his lowest on-ice total since February 19th, which suggests he may have suffered an injury vs. Colorado. There is no word when he suffered it or what the nature of the injury is, but he is questionable for Tuesday’s game. Wennberg has registered two assists in his last three games.
