Injured quick hits
Puck Pedia: Heard Los Angeles Kings defender Sean Walker is going to have nose surgery and is expected to be out for two to four weeks.
Last Thursday he shot a Matt Dumba slapshot in the face.
Kristen Shilton: Toronto Maple Leafs Rasmus Sandin left practice early after taking a puck in the face.
Samantha Pell: Washington Capitals Lars Eller (upper body), Justin Schultz (upper body), Conor Sheary (lower body), Evgeny Kuznetsov (Covid-19 list) and Ilya Samsonov (Covid-19 list) were not in training yesterday.
Bertuzzi did not travel with the Red Wings
Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: Detroit Red Wings striker Tyler Bertuzzi has an upper body injury and has not traveled with the team. Chances are he’ll miss the entire six game road trip.
Mrazek is operated on
Canes PR: Carolina Hurricanes goalkeeper Petr Mrazek had surgery to repair his right thumb. The schedule for his recovery will be set in the next few days.
TSN: Pierre LeBrun on the injury to Carolina Hurricanes goalkeeper Petr Mrazek.
“At first the Carolina Hurricanes thought goalkeepers Petr Mrazek It would take up to two months with this thumb injury, but in fact, after talking to a number of specialists, the hurricanes were told that Mrazek could be back in a couple of weeks. The goalkeeper actually gets on a plane on Wednesday to see a specialist to take care of it. The Hurricanes believe they avoided serious injury to their # 1 netminder in a season expected to compete for the Stanley Cup. “
Tarasenko is still a long way off
Tom Timmermann from the St. Louis Post Dispatch: St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong on Vladimir Tarasenko.
“He’s on the ice, he’s running now,” said Armstrong. “The milestones you go through on this stuff, you have the surgery, you start rehab, you need to get back to the doctors doing the surgery to check off the next fence post in your rehab. All have now been ticked off so he’s on the ice, he’s conditioned, the shoulder is certainly not 100 percent right now, but at a point where the safety mechanisms are in place, we believe he can skate. He can get passes, make passes, shoot for a measure of his comfort. He is still far away. We won’t see him for a few weeks, but he’s on the right track. “
If Tarasenko is ready to step out of the LTIR, the Blues will have to take some steps to get back below the salary cap.
Lundqvist is updating its status
I wasn’t sure what to expect in the first month after surgery. Today 4 weeks and I feel strong, body and mind full of positive energy. The recovery is going well pic.twitter.com/62V7yGc958
– Henrik Lundqvist (@ hlundqvist35) February 3, 2021
