Glencross has been practicing since returning from the Olympic break, but still is not ready to return to the Flames lineup. Glencross has been sidelined since December 21 with a high ankle sprain.
Stempniak still has not returned to the Flames after leaving for personal reasons. Stempniak has not practice in nearly one week. Monitor his status prior to Saturday's game in Edmonton.
Sedin had been in Sweden dealing with a family matter, so we likely won't know until closer to puck-drop if he will be in the lineup tonight. If he does play, expect him to skate on a line with his brother and Alex Burrows.
Canucks head coach John Tortorella would not divulge the severity of Kesler's hand injury. When asked about MRI results, he said that Kesler is "day-to-day." Tortorella also said that if "Kesler could play, he would play", which suggests that the hand injury is relatively serious. Consider Kesler questionable for Friday's game as well.
Grabovski missed eight games leading up to the Olympic break, but is ready to return to the lineup tomorrow. Grabo has been held scoreless in his last five games, but sits with 12 goals and 21 assists (33 points) in 49 games this year.
Green missed the last five games before the Olympic break with a concussion, but he has passed concussion protocol and will play vs. the Panthers. Green has seven goals and 23 assists (30 points) in 51 games this season.
Gaborik is expected to start out on the fourth line with Derek MacKenzie and Mark Letestu, but also be featured on the top power-play unit with Nathan Horton and Ryan Johansen. The Blue Jackets are going to ease Gabo back into action, but don't be surprised if he is off of that fourth line and bumped up within a few shifts. Gaborik is a game changer who is only owned in 73% of Yahoo! leagues, if you're in one of those 27% of leagues where he is not, better rush to the waiver wire.
McQuaid had been listed as doubtful, so this was expected on Tuesday. Tonight will mark the 10th consecutive game that the blueliner has missed.
Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock says he thinks that Franzen is good-to-go, but he will wait until pre-game warmups to determine whether he is in or not. If he does play, he will skate on a line with Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi.
Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle said that he expects van Riemsdyk to play on Thursday after being cleared medically on Wednesday. JVR has not skated with the Leafs since returning from the Olympics. In Sochi the line of JVR-Pavelski-Kessel was the USA's most dangerous in the preliminary round, the Leafs hope that JVR and Kessel will be able to bring that back with them as they get back underway tomorrow. van Riemsdyk has 24 goals and 23 assits (47 points) in 38 games this season.
Carlyle went on to say it is "not a positive step" but Bolland will still make the trip to Long Island as the Leafs prepare to take on the Islanders on Thursday. Bolland seems extremely unlikely to play on Thursday.
Ennis was injured on a hit during the third period of Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes. Zenon Konopka will draw into the lineup as Ennis comes out. Monitor his status for Friday's clash with the Sharks.
Price re-injured himself during the Olympics, but still led Canada to the Gold medal. Peter Budaj was already scheduled to start tonight, but now Price will not travel to Pittsburgh for tomorrow's game. Dustin Tokarski has been recalled from Hamilton (AHL). At this point, there is no word whether Price will miss more than just two games.
Franzen was medically cleared to play on Tuesday, but GM Ken Hollland confirmed that he will play vs. the Canadiens, unless something unforeseen happens in the morning skate. Franzen has missed 23 of the last 24 games and will be vital to the Red Wings success down the stretch.
There was some concern that Datsyuk would miss tonight's game because of lingering pain, but he will play. After tomorrow's game vs. Ottawa the Red Wings are off until next Tuesday, which will be a great time for Datsyuk to get his knee rested up and healthy for a playoff push. There is still no word on who his linemates will be.
Bolland had been making great strides in his return from a severed achilles, but leaving the ice early yesterday and returning as an extra today suggests that he may have suffered a setback. He had been skating on a regular line and there was talk that he could return on Thursday, but now that looks nearly impossible. A setback is not confirmed, we will update when the Maple Leafs release an official update on Bolland's status.
There are reports that Price left favoring his leg after taking just one shot in a 5-on-0 power-play drill, but we will get an official update following the morning skate. Price is not scheduled to start tonight, Peter Budaj is set to face the Red Wings.
Predators head coach Barry Trotz said that Rinne has a chance to play on the homestand (Feb 27-Mar 8) in a radio interview on Wednesday morning. Most thought that Rinne was still a few weeks away from game action, but this is great news for the Predators who sit four points out of the final wild card spot in the West. Rinne is owned in 84% of Yahoo! leagues, if you are in a league where he was dropped, he makes for a great pickup as the fantasy playoffs approach.
There is no word on whether or not Sedin will be available for Wednesday's clash with the Blues. Monitor his status during tomorrow's morning skate. Sedin has missed eight of the last 10 games with a rib/finger injury (also held him out of the Olympics).
Burrows suffered a sprained hand in the final game before the Olympic break, but he skated on the top line with Jordan Schroeder and Daniel Sedin at this afternoon's practice, so it looks like he could be in the lineup on Wednesday. Whether or not he is in the lineup or not, Burrows is still goalless while only recording five assists in 28 games this season. There are better fantasy options than this former 35-goal scorer.
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