With Kris Letang sidelined, Pouliot will play his first game of the season on Thursday. Pouliot has a lot of offensive upside, but has yet to translate that into a full-time NHL gig. He had just seven assists in a modest 22 games last year.
Weber, 30, spent the first 10 years of his NHL career in Nashville after being picked 49th overall in 2003. He is a mammoth at 6-foot-4, 230 lbs. who excels at both ends of the rink. He is coming off of one his best seasons, having posted 20 goals and 31 assists (51 points) in 78 games. Acquiring Weber for Subban gives the Canadiens $1.143 million in cap relief.
The Predators are comfortably in the playoffs so they will rest a number of players in their season finale. Weber will come out of the lineup vs. Dallas.
Ellis has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, but he practiced on Monday and skated in the Predators’ optional morning skate. Monitor Ellis’ status during the pre-game warmups and expect Stefan Elliott to be scratched if he can play.
Ellis left Tuesday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not skate this morning, so do not expect to see him suit up tonight. The Predators have recalled Stefan Elliott from Milwaukee (AHL) to take Ellis’ spot in the lineup.
Teravainen missed Tuesday’s morning skate with an illness, but he was on the ice for Wednesday’s morning skate and will be in the lineup vs. the Flyers. The Blackhawks will shake up their lines tonight and Teravainen is expected to skate with Andrew Ladd and Andrew Shaw. He has 11 goals and 19 assists (30 points) in 66 games this season.
Teravainen missed Tuesday's practice with an illness, but could play Wednesday vs. the Flyers. He is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game, so monitor his status during Wednesday's morning skate.
Weber remains day-to-day and the Predators have not provided a clear update on his status, but he will miss his third straight game tonight vs. the Blues. The Predators have a back-to-back coming up on Monday and Tuesday, so monitor his status during Monday’s morning skate.
Pouliot, 22, will make his season debut this afternoon vs. Vancouver. Pouliot has six goals and 17 assists (23 points) in 37 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He has seven points (2G / 5A) in 34 career NHL games.
Pouliot was recalled this morning and was going to be in the lineup if Kris Letang was unavailable. Pouliot will be a healthy scratch, but should stay with the team with David Warsofsky out with a concussion.
Teravainen has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but it looks like he could return tonight in Anaheim. Teravainen has nine points (4G / 5A) in 18 games this season.
