Stepan played 13 NHL seasons for four franchises (NYR, ARI, CAR, OTT) and announced his retirement from professional hockey Tuesday. The 33-year-old had five goals, six assists, eight PIMs, 98 SOG, and a +8 plus/minus in 73 games played in 2022-23 with Carolina. He finished his NHL career with 182 goals, 515 points, and a +98 plus/minus through 890 games played.
Stepan was a healthy scratch for Game 4 but will draw into the lineup for Game 5 as he replaces Jack Drury (injury) in the Hurricane's lineup. The 32-year-old brings 112 career playoff games of experience to Carolina's roster, with 20 goals and 54 points across that span.
The 13-year-veteran will head to the press box as a healthy scratch Thursday as Carolina takes on Edmonton. He has struggled so far this season, only collecting one assist along with 25 SOG through his first 13 games.
Stepan was with the Hurricanes on a PTO and earned a one-year deal. Stepan is expected to play in the season opener and skate on the fourth line. Last year, he had nine goals and 10 assists (19 points) in 58 games with the Canes.
Stepan dislocated his shoulder on February 23rd and suffered damage to his labrum. Stepan will undergo the surgery later this week and will miss the rest of the 2021 regular season.
Stepan was hurt early in Tuesday’s game vs. Montreal and the early prognosis “doesn’t look good” according to head coach DJ Smith. Expect Stepan to miss some time and look for Artem Anisimov to replace him on a line with Drake Batherson and Tim Stützle.
Stepan missed Thursday's game in Vancouver with an undisclosed injury but is expected to replace Filip Chlapik in the lineup on Sunday. Stepan has one goal, one assist and a minus-6 rating in seven games with the Senators.
In a late-night Boxing Day deal, the Senators brought in veteran centre Derek Stepan from Arizona. Stepan has one-year left on his deal, which carries a $6.5M cap-hit (per PuckPedia) and should prove to be a veteran stop-gap while the Senators' young centres continue to develop. Sepand has a chance to step into the Senators' top-6 and potentially play with Brady Tkachuk and/or Evgenii Dadonov. The last couple of seasons have been rough for Stepan, but he brings great shot volume and a reliable two-way game to a team with a lot of youth.
Stepan suffered what was described as a "freak" hand injury in Monday's practice and will be a game-time decision in Florida. If Stepan can't go, look for Michael Grabner to draw back into the Coyotes lineup.
Stepan suffered a hand injury in Monday's practice and head coach Rick Tocchet said he will be evaluated by the medical staff and his status for Tuesday's game is unclear. Monitor his status during tomorrow's morning skate.
