Paajarvi was a healthy scratch on Sunday, but will get back in the lineup tonight. Paajarvi has six goals and four assists (10 points) in 42 games this season. He has played under 10 minutes in five of the last seven games, so his fantasy value is non-existent at this point.
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Adam Cracknell will draw into the lineup on the Blues fourth line. Consider Paajarvi day-to-day.
Paajarvi will miss his fourth straight game tomorrow vs. Montreal. He has no points in his first four games with the Blues.
Paajarvi has no points and is a minus-1 through his first four games with the Blues. His placement on IR is likely retroactive to October 26th, which would make him eligible to return on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay - but that is not official.
Paajarvi missed Tuesday's game vs. the Jets and also missed Wednesday's practice with an upper-body injury. The Blues will decide tomorrow if Paajarvi will travel with the team to Florida for Friday's contest with the Panthers.
Paajarvi will miss the game against the Jets and is day-to-day after being checked in the offensive zone by the Predators' Victor Bartley midway through the first period on Saturday. "Magnus is going to be day-to-day. He won’t play on Tuesday and then we'll just evaluate him on the road trip and see how he feels," said Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock.
Paajarvi was injured after playing just 3:34 on Saturday. He will miss Tuesday's game after playing in the last four games with the Blues. Paajarvi could be back in the lineup on Friday vs. Florida.
Paajarvi came over in the David Perron trade this offseason. He has been a bust to this point in his career, and is clearly not getting enough playing time to be fantasy relevant in his new home.
Paajarvi had 26 goals and 32 assists in 163 games with the Oilers. He was drafted 10th overall by Edmonton in 2009.
Paajarvi missed the Oilers last game with a foot injury. He has nine goals and five assists in 39 games this season.
Paajarvi has just three goals and three assists as well as a minus-6 in his last 15 games.
Paajarvi will be a game-time decision. Monitor his status prior to puck drop if he is in your lineup.
With Teemu Hartikainen going on IR with an injured shoulder Paajarvi will assume his position on the second line. Paajarvi will need to play well alongside Gagner and Hemsky if he wants to stay on that line. This is a good opportunity for the former 10th overall pick to finally live up to that potential.
Paajarvi played his first game game of the year on Tuesday, but only saw 9:30 of ice time. He must have played well enough to impress the Edmonton coaching staff as they've moved him up to the third line. He still isn't fantasy relevant until he proves he can score at this level.
Unless the Oilers have an emergency, Paajarvi will remain in the minors for the rest of the season. He scored two goals and eight points through 41 games.
Paajarvi gets another look with the big club. Through 41 games, he has two goals and eight points.
Paajarvi will play in all situations in the AHL which is probably a better fit right now. In 41 games with the Oilers, the sophomore scored two goals and eight points.
Paajarvi takes a seat in the press box for tonight's game. He has two goals and eight points in 41 games.
Paajarvi took a hard hit from Scott Hartnell last night which many feared could be a concussion. However, it seems like he is OK. Through 40 games, he has two goals and eight points.
Paajarvi took a hard hit from Scott Hartnell last night which many feared could be a concussion. However, it seems like he is OK. Through 40 games, he has two goals and eight points.