Smith is eligible to come off of IR and play on Tuesday, but Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says he is not ready. Xavier Ouellet will stay in the lineup. Consider him questionable for Friday vs. Washington.
Dumba was the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He has one goal and an assist in nine games this season. Dumba is one of the WIld's top prospects and has a good NHL career ahead of him, but until he lands a permanent spot on Minny's blueline, he has no fantasy value except for in deep keeper leagues.
Duchene injured his foot while blocking a shot on Wednesday. It doesn't sound like Duchene is at 100% but he will play tonight. He has had a fantastic start to the season (10G / 7A) so he should be able to get on the stat sheet again tonight vs. Calgary.
Duchene missed Thursday's practice with a sore foot after blocking a shot on Wednesday. The general feeling was that Duchene would be fine to play tonight, so this is not surprise. Reports are the he is skating well this morning. Duchene has had a torrid start to the season scoring 10 goals and adding seven assists (17 points) in 14 games.
This is a positive for the Sharks, Pavelski is off to a stellar start to the season. He's on a four game point streak and has six goals and 11 assists (17 points) in 15 games.
Hellberg only played 12:12 in a relief effort, he allowed one goal on four shots in his only NHL appearance. He returns to the AHL where he is 1-2-0 with a 2.23 GAA and a .913 SV%.
The Red WIngs announced that the injury will cost him at least a week, so the move to IR allows them to recall Adam Almquist. Smith has had a rough start to the season posting just one assist and a minus-7 rating in 11 games.
Pekka Rinne is dealing with something and will see a doctor this morning, which would explain the call-up of Hellberg. He is 1-2-0 with a 2.23 GAA and .913 SV% with Milwaukee.
Smith is averaging just under 18 minutes a game (17:58) and is a minus-4 with no points in four games. He is one of Detroit's top-defensive prospects so don't expect him to sit for too long.
Clayton Stoner will play tonight vs. the Kings and Dumba will sit. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Dumba is a good skater who likes to rush the puck. His offensive game outshines his defensive game, but he loves to throw big hits, which Wild fans will grow to love.
Duchene, 22, has 82 goals and 111 assists in 266 games with the Avalanche. Colorado selected centre Nathan MacKinnon with the first pick in last month's draft and also has Paul Stastny signed for one more season with a cap hit of US$6.6 million. Ryan O'Reilly is expected to move to wing given the Avalanche's depth down the middle. That depth could last a while with Duchene signed through 2018-19.
Seguin gets an opportunity to join a team in a rebuilding stage with a cup run already under his belt - ideal for this stage in his career. Look for him to get first line minutes with Jamie Benn and potentially be a solid middle round fantasy pickup.
Dumba skated in five playoff games with Houston, after appearing in three regular season contests with the Aeros, recording two penalty minutes (PIM). He began the NHL season with Minnesota and was reassigned to WHL Red Deer on Jan. 27. Dumba played in 62 games this season with Red Deer, totaling 42 points (16-26=42) and 80 PIM. He skated in nine playoff games with the Rebels, notching four points (2-2=4) and 14 PIM. The 6-foot, 184-pound native of Regina, Sask., was Minnesota’s first-round pick (No. 7 overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
No word yet on who will come out of the lineup
Not fantasy relevant
Kyle Quincey will be a scratch.
Smith was a minus-5 in his last five games which led to him being a healthy scratch in the Red WIngs last two games. He is Detroit's top-defensive prospect and at the age of 24. He has five assists in 26 games this season.
Seguin, who had been switched from wing to center Brad Marchand and Jaromir Jagr when Patrice Bergeron was injured, was dropped down to the third line with Paille, and Gregory Campbell was promoted to center Marchand and Jagr on the second line.
Smith has recorded two assists but was a minus player in each of the last five games.
Get him off your bench.