Burakovsky (upper-body) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Sunday.
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Grzelcyk (leg) will not play on Saturday.
Grzelcyk was banged up late in Thursday's game vs. the Flyers and will not be available for the rematch on Saturday. With Grzelcyk sidelined, Connor Clifton will replace him at even strength and Charlie McAvoy figures to replace him on the top power-play unit.
Grzelcyk (upper-body) is expected to play on Thursday.
Grzelcyk left midway through Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. However, Grzelcyk was back on the ice for Wednesday's practice session and head coach Bruce Cassidy said that he is "trending" towards playing on Thursday. Grzelcyk remains the QB of the Bruins' PP1, which keeps him in the fantasy conversation but the Bruins offence has been stagnant without David Pastrnak to kick-off the season.
Teravainen was added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday.
The Hurricanes played in Nashville on Monday and had just one player n the COVID-19 protocol list and that was Jordan Staal. On Tuesday, their game with the Predators was cancelled due to four more players being added to that list, Teravainen among them. The four players with confirmed positive tests must stay behind in Nashville and observe a 10-day isolation period in the team hotel.
Burakovsky (upper-body) will not play Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Burakovsky is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play Tuesday vs. the Kings. With Burakovsky out, Joonas Donskoi will move up to the second line and Erik Johnson will make his season debut as the seventh defenseman.
The Maple Leafs signed Joey Anderson to a three-year contract extension worth $2.25 million ($750K AAV).
The Red Wings have signed Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million.
The Maple Leafs have re-signed Ilya Mikheyev to a two-year contract extension worth $3.29 million ($1.645M AAV).
The Bruins have re-signed Matt Grzelcyk to a four-year deal worth $14.75 million ($3.6875M AAV).
The Jets have signed Dominic Toninato to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Joey Anderson from the Devils for Andreas Johnsson.
The Avalanche have re-signed Andre Burakovsky to a two-year extension worth $9.8 million ($4.9M AAV).
Burakovsky earns a nice raise (from $3.25M to $4.9M) after setting career-highs in goals (20), assists (25), points (45) and PPP (11). Burakovsky has found a home in Colorado's top-6, sometimes on a line with Nathan MacKinnon, so he could take his point totals to another level in 2021.
The Penguins have re-signed Sam Lafferty to a two-year contract worth $1.5 million ($750K AAV).
After spending four years at Brown University and one full season in the AHL, Lafferty spent most of 2020 with the Penguins, scoring six goals with seven assists (13 points) in 50 games. There were a lot of moving parts in Pittsburgh in the offseason but Lafferty should still have a spot in their bottom-6 come January.
The Wild are reportedly trading Ryan Donato to the Sharks for a 2021 third-round pick.
Donato is entering the final year of a two-year deal that pays him $1.9M AAV. With the addition of Nick Bjugstad and Kirill Kaprizov coming over from the KHL, Donato was going to be a fringe roster player in Minnesota. San Jose on the other hand, is in desperate need of some middle-6 wingers. Donato was solid in his 1.5 years in Minnesota, scoring 18 goals with 21 assists (39 points) in 84 games.
Burakovsky is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Game 5 vs. Arizona.
Burakovsky is expected to be "good to go" for Game 5 on Wednesday.
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Donato will come out of the Wild lineup for Game 3.
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Lafferty will draw into the Penguins lineup for Game 3.
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Toninato is expected to draw into the Panthers lineup for Game 3.
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Toninato will be a healthy scratch in Game 2.