NHL Injury Updates
Boston Hockey Now: Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron said that surgery was not talked about as an option for his nagging groin injury.
Joe Haggerty: It had been looking like defenseman Kevan Miller would return soon but in the past couple weeks he had “a procedure” in the past couple weeks. May have been a setback.
Eric Lear: Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said that they are getting “second opinions” on Calvin de Haan. No update yet.
Scott Powers: Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said he felt good on the ice and is hopeful to play on Wednesday.
Minnesota Wild: Forward Joel Eriksson Ek was put on the IR with an upper-body injury.
Brooks Bratten: Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson was on the ice for the first time with teammates for the first time since he suffered his lower-body injury on November 23rd.
Ken Warren: Ottawa Senators coach DJ Smith said that Nikita Zaitsev will be out for a week.
Pens Inside Scoop: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has been on the ice for the past six days. There isn’t a target date for his return.
Lou Korac: St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Joe Smith: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Tyler Johnson practiced yesterday in a regular jersey. Nikita Kucherov wasn’t on the ice. Braydon Coburn practiced in a no-contact jersey.
Chris Johnston: Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tyson Barrie was on the ice for practice yesterday. He left Saturday’s game with an ankle injury after blocking a shot.
