MacKenzie has not played since the Panther season opener on October 6th and will miss multiple months after undergoing shoulder surgery. The Panthers have plenty of options to continue to replace MacKenzie.
MacKenzie will likely miss Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury, evidenced by the Panthers recalling Juho Lammikko from Springfield (AHL).
MacKenzie has missed the last five games with an undisclosed injury but is expected to replace Chase Balisy in the lineup tonight. MacKenzie has four assists in 16 games this season.
MacKenzie is a quality fourth line centre, that will not do a lot of scoring. He led the Panthers in face-off percentage (54.8%) and was second in hits per game with 2.4. MacKenzie’s value lies in the faceoff circle and on the penalty kill, where he led all Panthers’ forwards with a 2:38 PK/TOI per game.
MacKenzie suffered the injury on the penalty kill in Saturday’s shootout win over the Flyers. With MacKenzie out, Quinton Howden is expected to remain in the lineup and Greg McKegg was recalled from Portland (AHL) on Tuesday.
MacKenzie recently returned from an upper-body injury, but it looks like he’ll come out of the lineup tonight with an undisclosed injury he is believed to have suffered in overtime on Saturday. With MacKenzie out, Quinton Howden or Shawn Thornton will return to the lineup.
MacKenzie scored nine goals and added nine assists (18 points) in 71 games with the Blue Jackets last season. D-MacK provides the Panthers with some depth at centre; he won 51.5% of his face-offs in 2013-14.
MacKenzie will not play on Saturday, Monday or next Friday. He is eligible to return next Saturday in Winnipeg.
Ekman-Larsson was injured and did not return to the game, which does not bode well for MacKenzie. He is not expected to face a lengthy suspension, but the fourth-line center will likely miss a couple of games.
MacKenzie has shuffled in and out of the lineup due to injuries this season. If he can't play tonight vs. the Penguins, Ryan Craig will enter the lineup.
MacKenzie will not have any fantasy significance upon his return.
MacKenzie was not expected to suit up on Friday but he ended up playing 13:51 in the Blue Jackets 6-2 loss to Vancouver. He is not fantasy relevant having recorded just two goals and an assist in 22 games.
MacKenzie has been banged up all season, but is not fantasy relevant.
MacKenzie is questionable for Sunday vs. Anaheim. He has no points in 10 games.
MacKenzie has missed the Blue Jackets last three games. He is not fantasy relevant.
He likely needs to improve his conditioning before drawing back in. Through 66 games, MacKenzie scored seven goals and 14 points.
Both players will miss tonight's game. Through 66 games, MacKenzie scored seven goals and 14 points.
He likely needs to improve his conditioning before drawing back in. Through 66 games, MacKenzie scored seven goals and 14 points.
He likely needs to get back his conditioning. Through 66 games, MacKenzie scored seven goals and 14 points.
MacKenzie should return this week. Through 66 games, MacKenzie scored seven goals and 14 points.