Lindholm (upper-body) out tomorrow Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller says.
That likely means that Tuomo Ruutu will make his season debut, but the Hurricanes have said they will make a decision on him tomorrow.
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Lindholm left Friday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return.
It's getting close to decision time on whether or not to burn Lindholm’s first year of his entry level deal. Lindholm’s recurring "upper-body" problems could make that decision a little easier on Carolina. Consider his day-to-day.
Nikita Zadorov (finger) practicing with team for first time since injury.
Zadorov injured his hand on Friday, September 27th.
Lindholm will play tonight.
Lindholm status for tonight was up in the air after suffering an arm laceration on Sunday. He will be back in his regular spot as the Hurricanes fourth line centre.
Lindholm is skating this morning with a no-contact jersey.
Lindholm played just 7:34 with a minus-1 rating yesterday. He went to the locker room briefly because of an arm laceration, but did return. He continued to practice on the first power-play unit this morning so he should be considered probable for tomorrow's game.
Elias Lindholm (shoulder) is back at practice today, skating on the fourth line with Brett Sutter and Kevin Westgarth.
He missed the tail-end of the preseason with the shoulder ailment. The fifth overall pick cracked the roster regardless of the injury and appears set to make his NHL debut on Friday.
Zadorov, who just signed his entry-level contract on Wednesday, is going to be out for about two weeks after needing stitches to repair what Rolston called a "smashed" finger tip on his left hand. Zadorov suffered the injury blocking a shot on the penalty kill Friday night in Carolina. Rather than sending Zadorov back to junior, the Sabres could simply keep him here skating for the two weeks on injured reserve and not have him count against the 23-man roster limit.
Zadorov was the 16th overall pick in this year's draft. He is a huge defenseman at 6-foot-5, 228 lbs. who loves to play extremely physically. He possesses a big shot but is not expected to contribute a ton offensively as he is more of a stay at home defenseman.
Rutherford said Elias Lindholm (hand injury) would be on the opening night roster. Then decision to be made if he needs games in Charlotte.
Lindholm was selected with the fifth overall pick in this year's draft. Lindholm has some of the best hands available in this year's draft. Keep an eye on Lindholm early in the season, he would be a great pickup (especially in a keeper league) if he sticks with Carolina.
The Buffalo Sabres signed defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Sabres selected the 6-foot-5, 220-pound Russian defenseman with the 16th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft. Zadorov, 18, has played in three exhibition games so far this season and recorded his first career goal in the game against Toronto on Sunday. “I think it’s great. It’s a big experience for me to play here in NHL exhibition games,” Zadorov told Sabres.com. “I’ve played three games and I think I did a pretty good job. I just want to try and make the team.”
The Carolina Hurricanes on Monday signed their top 2013 NHL Draft pick, 18-year-old forward Elias Lindholm, to a three-year, entry-level contract during a news conference to introduce him to the local media.
Lindholm's game is said to be more of a two-way style so while GM Jim Rutherford expects Lindholm to be with the Canes when training camp starts, he isn't expected to have much fantasy impact.
Call up / Send down
Ducks call up eight: Mat Clark, Max Friberg, John Gibson, Nate Guenin, Jordan Hendry, Peter Holland, Hampus Lindholm, Harry Zolnierczyk.
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