The Predators have bought out Eric Nystrom; will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1st.
Eric Nystrom News
Nystrom (foot) will return to the Predators lineup on Monday.
Nystrom has been sidelined since January 26th, but will be back in the lineup tonight after spending the weekend on a conditioning stint with Milwaukee (AHL). Nystrom has seven goals and a minus-6 rating in 40 games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Predators have recalled Eric Nystrom from Milwaukee (AHL).
Nystrom scored one goal in two games during his conditioning stint and could be set to return to the Predators lineup on Monday. Nystrom has been sidelined with a broken foot since January 26th.
Call up / Send down
The Predators have sent Eric Nystrom (foot) to Milwaukee (AHL) for a conditioning stint.
Nystrom has been out with since January 26th with a foot injury, so he heads to the AHL to get back into game shape. Nystrom has seven goals in 40 games this season.
The Predators have placed Eric Nystrom (foot) on injured reserve.
Nystrom suffered a broken foot in Vancouver last Tuesday and is out indefinitely. With Nystrom on IR, the Predators have recalled Viktor Arvidsson from Milwaukee (AHL).
Nystrom (upper-body) has been activated from IR; will play on Saturday.
The Predators have placed Eric Nystrom (upper-body) on injured reserve.
Nystrom has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury and on Monday he was placed on IR in order to make room for Marek Mazanec to be recalled.
Nystrom (lower-body) will miss the next four weeks.
Nystrom suffered a lower-body injury in the Predators loss in New Jersey on Tuesday. He will miss at least one month, so he is done for nearly the remainder of the regular season. Expect him to be back in-time for the playoffs.
Nystrom (upper-body) will return to the Predators lineup on Tuesday.
Nystrom has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in tonight in Montreal. He will replace Taylor Beck on the Predators fourth line. Nystrom has nine points (5G / 4) and a plus-5 rating in 39 games.
The Predators have placed Eric Nystrom (undisclosed) on injured reserve.
There is no word on the nature or severity of Nystrom’s injury, but he must have suffered it on Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes. He will miss at least the next two games.
Nystrom (upper-body) will not play tonight.
Nystrom left Friday's contest and did not return. He left after playing just 8:39 in the 4-1 loss. Matt Hendricks will likely slide into the lineup with Nystrom out.
Nashville has signed forward Eric Nystrom to a four-year, $10 million contract. He will make $2 million in both 2013-14 and 2014-15 and $3 million in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Nystrom, 30, has spent the last two seasons with the Dallas Stars, posting 11 points (7g-4a), 61 penalty minutes and ranked among the League leaders in hits (122) while playing in all 48 games in 2012-13
Line Change
Nystrom skating with Fiddler and Vincour this morning.
Expect Nystrom to play on the third line tonight. The grinder scored 16 goals and 21 points in 71 games.
Eric Nystrom (leg) is practicing.
Sounds like Nystrom will miss another game or two. The grinder scored 16 goals and 21 points in 71 games.
Dvorak and Nystrom do not skate.
Sounds like Nystrom will miss another game or two. The grinder scored 16 goals and 21 points in 71 games.
Neither is Nystrom (leg).
Nystrom won't be available to face the Canucks tomorrow. The grinder scored 16 goals and 21 points in 71 games.
No Nystrom (leg), Dvorak (ankle) or Fistric (abdominal).
Nystrom won't be available to play tonight. The grinder scored 16 goals and 21 points in 71 games.
Eric Nystrom won't return to tonight's game due to a lower body injury.
The gritty winger had been playing in a checking-line role. No word on the extent of his injury.
Line Change
Stars lines at skate. Nystrom-Fiddler-Dvorak.
After getting a look on a scoring line, Nystrom is bumped back down to the third line. He has 15 goals and three helpers through 47 games.
Line Change
Stars lines this morning: Nystrom-Ribeiro-Ryder;
Nystrom will start tonight's game on a scoring line. He has 15 goals and 18 points in 45 games.