On the Anaheim Ducks …
Eric Stephens: Coach Randy Carlyle said that defenseman Sami Vatanen will “be an option for us ”
On the Vancouver Canucks …
News 1130 Sports: Bo Horvat‘s agent said that he had an MRI and that there is no fracture, but a deep bruise on his foot.
On the Winnipeg Jets …
Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Defenseman Tobias Enstrom left Saturday’s game early with a lower-body injury and won’t be in the lineup tonight.
“Toby has got a little swelling there, so we’ve got to wait a few days before we get a better idea of where we’re at with it,” said Jets head coach Paul Maurice.
Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, out with a lower-body injury, skated on his own yesterday.
On the Minnesota Wild …
Michael Russo: Coach Bruce Boudreau said that defenseman Matt Dumba likely won’t be in the lineup tonight.
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Forward Lawson Crouse is day-to-day with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Saturday.
“He stayed at home,” coach Dave Tippett said. “We’ll reevaluate him after the next couple days here and see if he might join us in L.A. possibly. We’ll see.”
On the St. Louis Blues …
Tom Timmermann: Paul Stastny didn’t practice yesterday.
Jeremy Rutherford: Coach Mike Yeo said on the weekend that Stastny was progressing.
On the Dallas Stars …
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: Forward Ales Hemsky said that his rehab from his October hip surgery is going well and he hopes to play soon.
“We don’t have a target, but I feel great and I think that I can maybe be playing soon,” said Hemsky, whose contract is up after this season. “I started skating slowly a while back, and now I am skating faster and I think I can start practicing. Once I start practicing, then it’s just a matter of time.”
Hemsky won’t play on their three-game road trip, but coach Lindy Ruff said “I know he feels good, and he’s ahead of schedule. That’s a good sign.”
