News: Savard (foot), who is expected to return to the Bruins' lineup Monday night in St. Louis, was centering a line with Marco Sturm and Byron Bitz at Sunday's practice, the Boston Globe reports. [+]
Impact: We'll have to see if this combo sticks, but more importantly, it looks like Savard owners will get their playmaking center back Monday. ( RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) |
News: The Boston Globe reports that Trent Whitfield has cleared waivers and will report to Providence of the AHL. [+]
Impact: The Bruins waived Whitfield on Friday, but no other team felt he was worth taking a chance on. He should see regular playing time in the AHL and could be recalled at some point if the Bruins need depth due to injury. ( Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) |
News: Making his third straight start, Rask stopped 25 of 26 shots in Boston's 2-1 overtime win over Buffalo on Friday night. [+]
Impact: Bruins starter Tim Thomas has been dealing with an injury and the young Rask has been making the most of his opportunity. He's now 5-2-1 with a 2.31 GAA this season. ( STATS - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) | |
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News: According to the Detroit News, the Red Wings have lost defenseman Niklas Kronwall for four weeks due to a knee injury suffered in Saturday's game. [+]
Impact: Kronwall was nailed in a knee-on-knee collision by Montreal's Georges Laraque, and coach Mike Babcock isn't happy about the way it went down. "That's something that shouldn't happen in hockey. A guy shouldn't hang his leg out there and hurt another guy. It's unacceptable and it's disappointing because we just lost a good hockey player for a period of time." MRI results are in and it appears Kronwall will be lost for a month with a sprained MCL. ( Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) |
News: Kronwall (knee) is out at least four weeks with a sprained MCL, the Detroit Free Press reports. [+]
Impact: "The good news is there's no damage to the ACL," general manager Ken Holland said. "But we're looking at a minimum of four weeks and at a range of somewhere between four to eight weeks." Kronwall has 13 points through 21 games this season, so the Wings will have to look to their depth for more contributions at the offensive end from the blue line. Derek Meech will join the third pairing beginning Monday against the Predators. ( RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) |
News: The banged-up Red Wings have lost Kronwall for at least a month with a sprained ligament in his left knee. Kronwall had a leg-on-leg, open-ice collision with Montreal enforcer Georges Laraque on Saturday. [+]
Impact: The Red Wings were not happy with the injury, calling the play "dirty." "You know it's something that shouldn't happen in hockey," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "A guy shouldn't hang his leg out there and hurt another guy. It's unacceptable and it's disappointing, obviously. We just lost a good player for a period of time. Our doctors will look at him, but he's out for a chunk for sure." ( STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) | |
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