Martinez has missed the last seven games with a finger injury and he has been progressing, but there was no announcement that he would be returning tonight. The fact that he is on the ice for warmups suggests that he will play, but we won’t know for sure until the end of warmups.
Martinez was on the ice for Kings’ practice on Monday and said that his finger is getting better everyday, but he still does not know when he will be available to return to the lineup.
Martinez was on for the Kings game day skate, but stayed on for extra work, which suggests he will be scratched for the fifth straight game. The fact that he was in the skate is a good sign that he is nearing a return, it just doesn’t look like it will be tonight. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game in Minnesota.
Martinez skated for the second straight day on Thursday, but it sounds like he will be out longer than his original timetable of one week. He underwent a procedure that included some work done on his nailbed and head coach Darryl Sutter said “They nearly cut his finger off. I don’t think I could play in a week.” Sutter is worried the finger could become infected and doesn’t want Martinez to miss even more time. He remains day-to-day, but it sounds like he’ll be out longer than original expected.
Martinez was given a one week timetable which would have had him return tonight vs. the Hurricanes, but his absence from the morning skate this morning suggests that he will miss his third straight game.
Martinez will avoid surgery and should remain off of Injured Reserve. Look for a potential return this weekend.
Martinez has 7 points in 17 games this season.
With Martinez out that opens the door for Matt Greene get back into the Kings lineup. Greene has missed the last six games with an injury. It is a short two-game road-trip that wraps up tomorrow, expect Martinez to miss at least these two games.
Martinez was a minus-2 in 12:44 of ice time in Game 2.
Sounds like Martinez will be a healthy scratch tonight. The offensive defender has two goals through 28 games.
Martinez finally gets another crack at the lineup. Through 23 games played, he scored two goals.
Martinez remains a healthy scratch. The talented offensive defender has only two goals through 23 games. He has no fantasy hockey value as long as he remains in the press box.
Martinez remains a healthy scratch. The talented offensive defender has only two goals through 23 games. He has no fantasy hockey value as long as he remains in the press box.
Sounds like Martinez could get back into the lineup shortly. He has two goals through 19 games and has really struggled to stick in the lineup this year.
Martinez is once again a healthy scratch on the blue line with everyone healthy. The sophomore has two goals through 19 games.
Martinez gets back in the lineup and could presumably get a crack at the top power play unit. The sophomore has two goals through 17 games.
Sounds like Martinez is the odd-man out of the lineup. The Rochester Hills, Michigan native has only two goals through 17 games.
Martinez gets into his first game since November 12th. The Rochester Hills, Michigan native scored two goals in 16 games prior to getting hurt. Expect him to play on the bottom defensive pairing.
Martinez returning to the lineup should help the Kings as they try to get by without Willie Mitchell. The Rochester Hills, Michigan native scored two goals in 16 games prior to getting hurt.
Martinez returning to the lineup should help the Kings as they try to get by without Willie Mitchell. The Rochester Hills, Michigan native scored two goals in 16 games prior to getting hurt.
