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The truth comes out on Connor McDavid and injury reports

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Worries surfaced on Thursday after TSN’s Ryan Rishaug tweeted a video that showed Edmonton Oilers captain and superstar forward Connor McDavid favouring his leg at practice and noticeably labouring with what looks to be a lower body ailment.

Frank Seravalli was asked about the Oilers’ captain, who’s put up eight points in the five games played so far in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings, and addressed the rumours surrounding McDavid’s health on Oilersnation Everyday with Tyler Yaremchuk.

His update will probably have fans more relaxed ahead of Saturday’s Game 6 in Los Angeles.

“He (Connor McDavid) is not hurt. At least the last time I checked in, a couple of days, to ask that exact same question, “Is there something going on that I am missing” and the answer was no. I do not even have any evidence to point to anything in his game because he is still flying. I do not think anything is wrong with his hand, and obviously not his feet. I think their (LA Kings) game plan is to give the Oilers the perimeter. He (McDavid) can circle the perimeter as much as he wants because they believe he is much less of a threat, and I would say that is a very accurate statement. In many ways, I think what the Kings have done is similar to what the Colorado Avalanche did (in the Western Conference Finals last season).”

Seravalli also believes that if McDavid was hurt, he would not be taking part in practice and would be resting, as head coach Jay Woodcroft and the Oilers would not risk him getting worse in practice.

The Kings have up their game in the playoffs, having proven that they could keep McDavid at bay in the regular season, allowing him to record only three points. Last year in the series, the Kings failed to control McDavid, who put up four goals and 15 points in their seven game set, and now LA is focused on having the upper hand on the Oilers’ captain.

Who is, reportedly, healthy in this first-round series. Edmonton leads 3-2 with a chance to reach the second round on Saturday with a win in Los Angeles.

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Jets confirm the bad news for Josh Morrissey.

The Winnipeg Jets have just confirmed some bad news.

According to an official announcement from Jets public relations, Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey will not return to Game 3 after he suffered an unspecified injury in the first period of today’s game.

It is unclear exactly how Morrissey was injured, but prior to leaving the ice he was involved in an awkward collision with Las Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud. Subsequently, Morrissey struggled to get off the ice before taking a seat on the Jets bench, but he would not return to the ice.

Morrissey was on the ice for just his second shift of the game when he suffered the injury.

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Encouraging update released on Patrice Bergeron, BUT…

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Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron has missed the first two games of the series against the Florida Panthers with an upper body injury. The updates were spared and on Friday morning when the Bruins jumped on the ice in Florida as it wasn’t clear if Bergeron had accompanied his teammates on the trip. Head coach Jim Montgomery finally revealed that Bergeron had not travelled with the team and stayed in Boston, meaning that he will not play Games 3 or 4 in Florida.

However, good news finally took over the unfortunate update as Montgomery stated that Bergeron was likely to take part in Game 5 back in Boston, per insider Fluto Shinzawa. 

The veteran forward was injured in the regular-season finale against the Montreal Canadiens. It has been rumoured that Bergeron wanted to play in Montreal in front of his sick father and kept playing despite the injury since it could very well be the last time his dad saw him play in Montreal.

In 78 regular-season games, Bergeron had 27 goals and 58 points as the Bruins ran away with the Presidents’ Trophy with an NHL single season record in wins (65) and points (135).

Montgomery hinted at lineup changes Wednesday night but didn’t offer any specifics. After practice on Friday hours before Game 3, the head coach mentioned that goalie Linus Ullmark was a game-time decision.

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New update reveals more on Joe Pavelski’s condition hours before Game 2

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The Dallas Stars remain quite secretive on forward Joe Pavelski’s status. The veteran forward left Game 1 after he was taken out by a massive hit in the series-opening loss against the Minnesota Wild midway through the second period on Monday.

Finally on Wednesday morning, after recalling forward Riley Tufte from Texas, Dallas’ development affiliate in the American Hockey League, head coach Pete DeBoer revealed more on Pavelski’s condition and what it could mean for the Stars moving forward into the series.

DeBoer confirmed that Pavelski is in concussion protocol. He came in this morning and is “getting better every day.”

With Pavelski visibly out for tonight’s second contest of the series vs. Minnesota, this is what the projected lineup looks like:

While it is unfortunate that Pavelski cannot take part in this contest – and potentially many others due to the severity of his injury – it is important to remember that his health comes first.

The veteran has a bit of a concussion history, as we mostly remember when he was bloodied and shaken up after a scary fall following a 2019 collision with then-Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin. DoBoer was his coach then and we can only hope he knows how Pavelski will recover from this.

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Don Sweeney shares a concerning update on Patrice Bergeron.

If you have paid any attention to the chatter regarding the Boston Bruins on social media over the last few days, you’ve probably seen quite a bit of concern and criticism surrounding the status of Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron.

After being out for a while and dealing with some injuries, Bergeron would make his return to the ice on the 13th of April for a meaningless game against the Montreal Canadiens. Bergeron accumulate just 5 minutes and 36 seconds of ice time before leaving the game early, and since exiting that game he has been notably absent from all of the Bruins’ skates.

On Sunday, Don Sweeney addressed Bergeron’s status ahead of the Bruins’ first game in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, and his comments were not at all reassuring.

“He’s taken another extra day today again obviously,” began Sweeney on Sunday. “It’s to be decided tomorrow if he feels well enough he’ll play.”

It sounds like Bergeron is dealing with both nagging injuries as well as an illness, so there will be quite a bit up in the air as the Bruins set to face off against the Florida Panthers on Monday night. The good news here is, as Sweeney pointed out, it’s not like missing a few practices is going to somehow diminish the quality of player that Bergeron is on a nightly basis.

“Patrice doesn’t need extra days of practice,” said Sweeney. “If he feels better he’ll play.”

Somewhat concerning was the fact that Sweeney confirmed Jeremy Swayman is also dealing with an illness of his own, and you have to hope that there isn’t some kind of bug going around the Bruins locker room just before the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Matt Murray on the move again?!

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There was unfortunate news on Tuesday that Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray was suffering from a concussion and that no timeline was given for his return. Despite the bad news on his health, and potentially his future in the NHL, it hasn’t stopped chatter from emerging, stating that the Maple Leafs could try to trade him or buy him out this summer due to his frequent absences from the lineup.

When Murray was brought in from the Ottawa Senators last summer, Toronto thought it had fixed their issues in between the pipes. But they kept coming back as Murray kept missing action, sparking speculation that he could be changing teams again this offseason, according to Sportsnet’s Luxe Fox.


When Fox was asked if the Maple Leafs could move on to a Ilya Samsonov-Joseph Woll tandem for 2023-24, the reporter explained that they could, but it would all depend on how both goalies do for the last stretch and during the playoffs. Fox suggested the Leafs could trade Murray to a team looking to reach next season’s cap floor as the veteran netminder’s full annual average value is $6.25 million through 2023-24. However, Toronto only carried $4.687 million, with the Senators retaining the rest.

However, I feel like a contract buyout might be the easiest route. The Maple Leafs could also buy him out before the two-week buyout window opens in mid-June, at a reasonable cap hit. It would come at $687,500 for 2023-24 and $2 million in 2024-25, when the salary cap is projected to spike.

It sounds like a move could come for Murray, but which one?

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Puck to the back of the head forces Garnet Hathaway out of the game.

The Boston Bruins may have lost one of their forwards at an inopportune point in the season.

On Sunday night, during a game between the Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers, Bruins forward Garnet Hathaway was knocked out of the game when he was struck in the back of the head by a shot courtesy of teammate Connor Carrick.

It is unclear if the shot from Carrick deflected off of a Flyers stick or not before it struck Hathaway, but the force of the blow to the back of Hathaway’s helmet was enough to send him racing back to the locker room. What is clear is that Carrick did not intend to hit his teammate, and this has been an unfortunate accident in what is a relatively meaningless game for the Bruins at this point in the season as far as the standings are concerned.

Hopefully the injury to Hathaway won’t prove to be serious, we will keep you posted as updates on his status become available.

Update: Hathaway has made his way back to the bench and even took a shift before the end of the second period. It would seem the National Hockey League’s concussion spotters have cleared him, a great sign for the Bruins.

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Concerning update on injured Tanner Jeannot.

The Tampa Bay Lightning made a major move at the National Hockey League’s trade deadline to acquire gritty forward Tanner Jeannot from the Nashville Predators, but there is now real concern that Jeannot may not even get the chance to participate in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs.

Earlier this week, Jeannot was injured when he got tangled up with New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield, an incident that resulted in both Mayfield and Jeannot himself falling awkwardly on top of Jeannot’s right leg. It was immediately clear that Jeannot was in considerable pain and he was unable to leave the ice under his own power, needing teammates Zach Bogosian and Corey Perry to help him off the ice.

Head coach Jon Cooper admitted following the game that he was worried about Jeannot’s status moving forward, and on Saturday we received more bad news regarding the injured forward.

The Lightning have now confirmed that Jeannot has returned to Tampa to undergo medical evaluation for his injury, one that the Lightning are surely hoping will allow him to return this season.

The Lightning of course made a huge investment in Jeannot at the trade deadline, giving up Cal Foote, a first round pick in 2025, a second round pick in 2024, and a third, fourth, and fifth round pick in 2023 to acquire him. The Lightning would of course hate to lose him for the Stanley Cup playoffs after such a major investment but, the silver lining here is that, with Jeannot being a restricted free agent they will likely have him in the lineup for many more playoff runs to come.

The Lightning will also be without defenseman Mikhail Sergachev tonight, who is anticipating the birth of his child and is away for personal reasons.

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Huge update on Taylor Hall has fans wondering what’s next…

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Boston Bruins fans have been patiently waiting for the return for forward Taylor Hall, who has been absent since February 25 thanks to a lower body injury. The updates on Hall have been sorta contradictory lately, which led to the Bruins denying the report from TSN’s Darren Dreger that the only reason why Hall was not back in the lineup was because of cap constraints. When Hall was placed on LTRI, the Bruins were able to absorb the salary of Tyler Bertuzzi, whom they acquired in a swap with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL trade deadline. Boston saved as much as $6 million by placing Hall on LTIR. But now, per Cap Friendly, the Bruins only have $39,054 in available cap space.

However, there was a new update on Wednesday morning that got fans wondering what will come next for Hall. The Athletic’s Fluto Shinzawa reported that Hall was practicing in a regular jersey for the first time and took parts of rushed on the third line with Charlie Coyle and Tyler Bertuzzi.

Now that he’s shed the no-contact jersey, Hall could be nearing a return ahead of the postseason with the Bruins’ five games remaining on their regular season schedule. The Bruins would have to move players from the roster in order to be cap-compliant for the remainder of the schedule. The cap magically evaporates during the playoffs… 

Hall has played in 58 games in his third season with the Bruins, putting up16 goals and 20 assists while turning in a plus-12 rating.

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Matt Duchene loses part of his finger in horrific hockey injury.

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We now have more details about just how bad the injury to Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene truly is, but be forewarned this is not for the faint of heart.

On Sunday, National Hockey League analyst Darren Peng revealed that Duchene had quite literally lost a part of his finger after he was struck by a blistering slap shot. That slap shot came courtesy of Predators teammate Dante Fabbro, who fired the shot off during the second period of last Sunday’s game between the Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs. Duchene immediately jumped up in pain and rushed off the ice holding his hand up in a bizarre fashion,  of course we now know the reason was that the tip of his finger was quite literally missing.

Here’s a look at the shot striking his hand:

And a look at Duchene leaving the ice holding his hand out:

According to Peng’s comments on Sunday, Duchene was heard saying that the tip of his finger was still inside of his glove when he removed his hand from the glove, something that must have been truly horrific for Duchene to experience.

I can only hope that Duchene will make a full and speedy recovery.