DeBrusk was not available for Friday's practice and he is not expected to be ready to play Saturday in Washington. Luckily for the Bruins, it does appear that David Pastrnak will make his season debut, which will provide a massive boost to the Bruins offence.
DeBrusk only played 3:30 TOI in Tuesday's OT win before leaving the game and not returning. With DeBrusk already ruled out, Craig Smith skated on the Bruins' top line with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand in Wednesday's practice. The Bruins will be in tough without David Pastrnak, Ondrej Kase and DeBrusk.
Chytil was hurt on a blindside hit from Evan Rodrigues in Sunday's game in Pittsburgh and will miss at least one month with an upper-body injury. A one-month absence means that Chytil will miss at least the next 14 games and that Brett Howden should get increased usage starting on Tuesday.
Demko gave up seven goals on 42 shots in the Canucks loss to Montreal last Thursday. It was another terrible outing for Demko, who has given up at least four goals in each of his first three starts this season. Overall, he has a putrid 5.47 GAA and .866 SV% which accompanies an 0-3-0 record. On Monday, he'll face a Senators team that has lost four in a row while averaging 2.25 goals per game.
Chytil was forced to leave Saturday's game in Pittsburgh after being hit by Evan Rodrigues. This is a tough break for Chytil, who has had a terrific start to the season, scoring two goals with one assist in his last four games. With Chytil out on Tuesday, Brett Howden will likely take on a larger role vs. the Sabres.
Braden Holtby was in the starter’s crease at the morning skate but Demko was the first one off, so it looks like they will continue to rotate goalies to open the season. Demko gave up five goals on 45 shots in a loss in Edmonton in his first start of the season and draws another tough assignment tonight in Calgary. The Flames have scored three goals in each of their first two games, including a 3-0 win vs. Holtby and Vancouver on Saturday.
Braden Holtby was in the starter’s crease at the morning skate but Demko was the first one off, so it looks like they will continue to rotate goalies to open the season. Demko gave up five goals on 45 shots in a loss in Edmonton in his first start of the season and draws another tough assignment tonight in Calgary. The Flames have scored three goals in each of their first two games, including a 3-0 win vs. Holtby and Vancouver on Saturday.
Schenn had to sit out the Lightning's season opener due to salary cap reasons but will play Friday vs. the Blackhawks. The Lightning did not announce who he will replace but it will most likely be rookie Cal Foote.
In his first full NHL season, Demko went 13-10-2 with a 3.06 GAA and .905 SV%. His numbers improved drastically in a few postseason starts, going 2-1 with an 0.64 GAA and .985 SV%. He figures to split time with veteran Braden Holtby this season and gets the second half of the back-to-back after Holtby won in Edmonton last night.
MacEachern was originally sent to the taxi squad to the Blues could become cap compliant but was able to be recalled Wednesday because Vladimir Tarasenko was moved to LTIR. MacEachern had 10 points (7G / 3A) in 51 games a season ago.
Rossi's seven-day quarantine after arriving from the World Juniors has ended but the Wild unexpectedly announced that he is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury without ever practicing with the team. Rossi was expected to start the season with the Wild and play the maximum six games before decided whether to keep him on the roster or send him back to Zurich (Swiss-A). Expect the Wild to provide another update after Rossi undergoes further testing.
