Eric Stephens: Cam Fowler isn’t with the team in San Jose and head coach Randy Carlyle said: “he’s a ways away.”
On the Boston Bruins …
Dave McCarthy: Forward Riley Nash on his cut that was on/near his ear: “The final count was 30 stitches. Someone said 40 which made me sound like a true warrior but 30 was still quite a few I think. It was pretty nasty.”
Steve Conroy: Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk is dealing with a lower-body injury.