Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Headlines on Coloado Avalanche ahead Mikko Rantanen.
“Final evening Edmonton performed his greatest recreation of the yr beating Colorado 6-2. However one of many largest developments was Mattias Ekholm. Two large hits on Mikko Rantanen the second of which not Rantanen out of the sport.
Now, the Avalanche have been off . They play at dwelling towards Dallas . Count on that we’ll hear an replace on Rantanen then. He did journey dwelling with the group and it doesn’t seem as if that is the worst-case situation, fortunately. We’ll hear what the Avalanche should say however the preliminary information is it’s not as unhealthy because it might have been, fortunately.”
Sean Farrell of NHL.com: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle and Arber Xhekaj missed final evening’s recreation with upper-body accidents. Guhle is day-to-day and Xhekaj is being additional assessed.
Lou Korac of NHL.com: St. Louis Blues defensemen Justin Faulk and ahead Jake Neighbours left yesterday’s recreation within the second interval.
Coach Drew Bannister mentioned that each gamers will likely be evaluated earlier than as we speak’s recreation.
Wes Crosby of NHL.com: Tampa Bay Lightning ahead Anthony Cirelli missed final evening’s recreation. Cirelli suffered an undisclosed damage on Thursday.
Wes Crosby of NHL.com: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury left yesterday’s recreation within the third interval after a collision with referee Steve Kozari.
Korari was stretchered off the ice. He was taken to the hospital for precautionary causes and is predicted to make a full restoration.
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Headlines and the Kozari-Fleury collision.
Ron MacLean: “Elliotte, pay attention on a scary second for Steve Kuzari. There’s excellent news on that entrance …”
Friedman: “So this was earlier . A totally fluke play Hayden Fluery and Steve Kozari colliding. It was actually scary. The second Fluery left the sport. Kozari, he was taken off on a stretcher. Now, the important thing factor is right here is he does seize the fingers of Carl Flemington, so we sort of knew within the second that he was okay. The NHL mentioned he was making a full restoration.
He was alleged to officiate Detroit-Buffalo , he received’t. He’ll have a while off clearly. However once more the prognosis is sweet. Every little thing now precautionary. He does loads for the NHL, the playoffs, he’s accomplished 4 Stanley Cup finals.
Dan Greenspan of NHL.com: Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet doesn’t have a precise return date for goaltender Thatcher Demko however mentioned “it’s pretty quickly.”
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Headlines on Demko.
“The opposite damage we’ve been watching and so have the Canucks is that of Thatcher Demko. They’re in LA evening. Demko can come off the LTIR. As of now he was eligible as we speak however the Canucks know, as Lou Lamorello says, when you will have time you employ it. They’ve time they may use it wouldn’t be shocked Ron if we don’t see him in a recreation for round at the very least one other week.”