Dan Rosen: Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk is out with a not serious lower-body injury. He will be held out of todays game as a precaution. Coach Bill Peters said he could play if he had, but preseason so he doesn’t have to.
McAvoy to miss game due to illness
Dan Rosen: Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will miss todays game because of an illness.
Dotchin was extremely out of shape
Sportsnet 650: Elliotte Friedman on Jake Dotchin who had his contract terminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning: “From what I heard, it was extreme, he wasn’t just out of shape, he was extremely out of shape, we had heard he showed up with 25% body fat, that’s way too high for an NHLer”
Deslauriers has a facial fracture
Montreal Canadiens: Forward Nicolas Deslauriers is out indefinitely with a facial fracture.