This is actually a promising diagnosis since it looked like Bellemare suffered a very serious injury last Thursday. With Bellemare out, Logan O'Connor should remain with the Avalanche.
Bellemare suffered a gruesome-looking leg injury on Thursday and is expected to be out for an "extended period of time." Bellemare's absence could mean we see someone like Shane Bowers in the near future but for Saturday Logan O'Connor will make his season debut.
Bellemare missed Tuesday's game in Winnipeg but has been upgraded to "questionable" for Thursday's game in Edmonton. If Bellemare is able to return to the lineup, he will replace with Jayson Megna or T.J. Tynan on the fourth line.
Bellemare has missed the last seven games with a wrist injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Columbus. Bellemare has 13 points (5G / 8A) in 56 games in the Golden Knights’ bottom-6. He is expected to replace Tomas Hyka in the lineup.
Bellemare is a fourth-liner who kills penalties for the Flyers, who has scored just three goals with three assists in 62 games this season.
Bellemare has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup tonight in Carolina. Bellemare leads the Flyers’ forwards in penalty killing, so this is a big player for the Flyers to get back, but he is not fantasy relevant.
Bellemare suffered a lower-body injury on Tuesday and will miss at least the next two weeks or at least the next six or seven games. Bellemare is a very important penalty killer for the Flyers, so this is a big loss at least for the next few weeks. With Bellemare out, Vincent Lecavalier will make his season debut.
Bellemare left Tuesday’s game with an undisclosed injury and did not return. His absence at Wednesday’s practice suggests that he will not be ready to go on Thursday vs. the Devils. If Bellemare can’t play, the Vincent Lecavalier will make his season debut.
Bellemare, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, will now make $712,500 per season through the 2016-17 season. The 29-year-old has eight points (4G / 4A) in 62 games with the Flyers.