The Arizona Coyotes have placed Joe Vitale on injured reserve, and recalled forward Matthias Plachta from AHL Springfield to fill his roster spot, the team announced Monday afternoon.
#Coyotes forward Joe Vitale has been placed on IR, thus Matthias Plachta has been recalled from @TheAHL
— Dave Vest (@davest4yotes) October 19, 2015
Vitale sustained some sort of upper body injury Saturday night against the Boston Bruins, and the Coyotes seemed to know from the very beginning that it was going to be a long-term injury.