Goalie Start
DeSmith will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.
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Dallas Stars News
Goalie Start
DeSmith will start Sunday vs. the Capitals.
Pavelski (undisclosed) missed the first day of training camp and is listed as day-to-day.
Pavelski is expected to play a large role this season with Tyler Seguin out for months but this is not a good start. Pavelski is day-to-day pending further results from medicals and his status is something worth monitoring leading up to the season.
The Stars re-sign Roope Hintz to a three-year extension worth $9.45 million ($3.15M AAV).
Seguin underwent right hip arthroscopy and labral repair on Monday and is expected to be out for five months.
The Senators have signed Evgenii Dadonov to a three-year deal worth $15.0 million ($5.0M AAV).
The Red Wings have Riley Barber to a two-year contract.
Barber is a former sixth-round pick (2012) who has been a terrific point producer at the AHL-level. The 26-year-old had 16 goals and 21 assists (37 points) in 46 AHL games a season ago and will start 2021 with Grand Rapids (AHL).
The Flames have signed Alex Petrovic to a one-year, two-way deal.
Petrovic spent the entire 2020 campaign with the Providence Bruins (AHL) and will likely do the same in Stockton (AHL) next year. Petrovic is a big, physical defenseman that can log NHL minutes if the Flames find themselves in a bind.
The Rangers have signed Colin Blackwell to a one-year deal worth $1.45 million ($725K AAV).
After spending the last three seasons in the Predators' organization, Blackwell hit the open market on Friday and signed on with the Rangers. In New York he could have a tough time cracking the opening night roster but he's a hard-working winger that could serve a role in the bottom-6 if injuries pop up. He had 10 points (3G / 7A) in 27 games with the Predators in 2020.
Seguin sustained a torn labrum in his hip during the playoffs and is exploring options for possible surgery, which could carry a recovery time of four months.
Hintz is "unfit to play" in Game 6 vs. the Lightning.
Hintz will miss his second straight game with an injury that he suffered while crashing into the boards in Game 5. With Hintz still out, Justin Dowling will remain in the lineup for the second straight game.
Hintz is expected to play in Game 2 vs. the Lightning.
Hintz was hobbled by a Mikhail Sergachev shot in the late stages of Game 1 but head coach Rick Bowness expects him to play on Monday. Hintz had an assists in 11:11 TOI in Game 1 and now has 12 points (2G / 10A) in 22 playoff games.
Hintz is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Game 5 vs. Vegas.
Hintz is questionable to play in Game 5 on Monday.
Hintz was banged up early in Game 4 in a collision with teammate Corey Perry and never returned. This is a problem for the Stars, who are already without Radek Faksa, leaving them extremely thin at centre. If Hintz can't play in Game 5, either Justin Dowling will enter the lineup as a 12th forward or Taylor Fedun could be back in as a seventh defenseman.
Seguin is expected to play in Game 1 vs. Calgary.
Seguin missed the Stars' round-robin finale but will be available for Game 1 according to head coach Rick Bowness. Seguin failed to record a point in his two round-robin appearances and had no points in three games vs. the Flames this season.
Seguin is "unfit to play" in the Stars final round-robin game.
Line Change
Harley will make his NHL debut Wednesday vs. Colorado.
The Flames have signed Mathias Emilio to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Emilio was a sixth-round pick in 2018 and finished his second-year at the University of Denver with a team-high 35 points (13G / 22A) in 36 games. Pettersen was named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team.
Oettinger was returned to the AHL on Wednesday.
Oettinger was recalled to serve as Anton Khudobin’s backup on Tuesday but his return to the AHL suggests that Ben Bishop (lower-body) will suit up Thursday in Nashville.
Line Change
Steel will draw back into the Ducks lineup on Tuesday.
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