On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Goaltender Michal Neuvirth will miss four to weeks with a knee injury and will likely be put on the LTIR. Putting him on the LTIR will give the Flyers enough room to recall Anthony Stolarz.
On the New York Rangers …
Brett Cyrgalis: Forward Chris Kreider missed last night’s game with an upper-body injury.
Justin Tasch: Coach Alain Vigneault wouldn’t speculate if Kreider’s injury was related to his previous neck spasms.
Brett Cyrgalis: Kreider is not with the team in Edmonton. He’s gone somewhere else for testing, which doesn’t seem like good news for the Rangers.
Brett Cyrgalis: Forward Pavel Buchnevich took part in the warm ups last night, but he didn’t end up playing.
New York Rangers: Buchnevich missed last night’s game with back spasms.
On the Colorado Avalanche …
Mike Chambers: Forward Matt Duchene (concussion) will try to skate this morning according to coach Jared Bednar.
On the New York Islanders …
Arthur Staple: Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg blocked a shot on Saturday and is likely out with a broken jaw.
Arthur Staple: Defenseman Scott Mayfield will likely be called up for their game against the Lightning.
On the Ottawa Senators …
Sens Communications: Defenseman Marc Methot left last night’s game with a lower-body injury.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe: Forward Alex Burmistrov missed yesterday’s game with an undisclosed injury.
On the New Jersey Devils …
Andrew Gross: Forward Mike Cammalleri missed last night’s game for personal reasons. Cammalleri remains in New Jersey and they are not sure how long he could be away from the team.
On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Chris Kuc: Forward Artem Anisimov returned the Blackhawks last night.
On the Carolina Hurricanes …
Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Forward Bryan Bickell has been diagnosed MS, but is hopeful that his game against the Flyers on Oct. 30th is not his last.
“I’m just uncertain,” Bickell, 30, told the Tribune in a phone interview Saturday. “Knowing what’s next is the biggest thing. Hopefully I can get on the ice and help my team and be safe and do my job. … Hopefully my career goes longer if I play the cards right.
“You’re just scared for the other stage where I’ve been playing hockey for so long and this definitely could be it. There are roads in life and this could take me down a different road.”
Doctors have told him that they could it early on and may be able to mitigate the MS effects and he might be able to continue playing hockey.
“We’re already in the mix with getting treated and trying to get things stabilized and neutralized so I can get back on the ice,” Bickell said. “I can’t guarantee the time but hopefully it’s sooner rather than later.”
