Bjork was traded to Buffalo as a part of the Taylor Hall trade and will make his Sabres debut on Tuesday. Bjork will replace Tobias Rieder in the lineup and skate on a line with Dylan Cozens and Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Bjork is a solid two-way, middle-6 winger but doesn't provide too much offence. Bjork has 34 points (14G / 20A) in 108 career NHL games with the Bruins, however he should be afforded more TOI than ever in Buffalo.
Foligno, who was the Blue Jackets' captain, is known for being a great leader who plays a very reliable two-way game. At age-33, Foligno doesn't offer much in the way of offence anymore but will stabilize the Maple Leafs' middle-6 and can move up the lineup in a pinch. He has seven goals and nine assists (16 points) in 42 games this season. The Blue Jackets are retaining 50 percent of his contract and the Sharks are retaining 25 percent in exchange for a 2021 fourth-round pick.
The Blue Jackets continue to get hit hard by injuries and on Saturday they'll be without their captain. Foligno's name has been swirling on the trade market, so perhaps this is more "asset management" than "upper-body injury."
Bjork has been in the lineup for the last six games but will be replaced by Jake DeBrusk (COVID-19) in the lineup on Monday. Bjork has been held pointless with a minus-3 rating in his last five games.
Khudobin already had COVID-19, so the Stars are hoping that it's a false positive. Regardless, with Khudobin unavailable, Jake Oettinger will start Saturday in Carolina.
Mrazek has been out since January 30th but he is expected to make a conditioning start with Chicago this afternoon before returning to the Hurricanes tonight. It's unclear how the Hurricanes will handle their three netminders since Alex Nedeljkovic has played very well while Mrazek was out.
