Cernak was hurt early in Tuesday's game vs. the Hurricanes and is expected to miss multiple weeks with an upper-body injury. Luckily for the Lightning, Mikhail Sergachev will return from his suspension to replace Cernak vs. the Panthers.
Gourde was banged up in the Kraken's loss in Vegas on Tuesday. Head coach Dave Hakstol called him day-to-day on Wednesday, making him questionable to play Thursday vs. the Ducks. Luckily, it looks like Jared McCann will return from the COVID-19 reserve list to replace Gourde.
As of now, Hagel is considered day-to-day with a shoulder injury but is expected to undergo further evaluation. The Blackhawks are expected to reveal the extent of his injury later this week.
Kucherov underwent an unspecified procedure on Wednesday and will miss at least two months. This is obviously a massive blow for the Lightning, but we saw what they were capable of doing without him last season. The good news here is that Kucherov will not miss the rest of the season, so expect to get him back by mid-January at the latest.
Kucherov suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday and is expected to "miss some time." The Lightning have not provided much detail on Kucherov's injury but the move to LTIR means he'll miss at least 10 games or 24 days.
