The NHL has suspended Garnet Hathaway three games for his "spitting incident" with Erik Gudbranson.
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Gilbert will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Gilbert was in the lineup for the last two games but head coach Jeremy Colliton will re-insert Brent Seabook into Saturday's game. Gilbert has been held off of the scoresheet in all three games that he's appeared in this season.
Line Change
Seeler will be back in the Minnesota lineup on Saturday.
Seeler has been a healthy scratch for six straight games but will replace Carson Soucy as the No.6 defensemen on Saturday. Seeler has no points in two games this season.
The Predators have reassigned Anthony Richard to Milwaukee (AHL).
Gilbert will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Sunday.
The Predators recalled Anthony Richard from Milwaukee (AHL).
Richard has one goal and one assist in seven AHL games this season and could make his season debut on Saturday. Austin Watson is a game-time decision tonight, so look for Richard to draw-in on the fourth line if Watson can't play.
The Blackhawks have recalled Dennis Gilbert from Rockford (AHL).
This is Gilbert's second call-up of the season and this time he could stick around for a while. Connor Murphy was moved to LTIR on Wednesday, so Gilbert could become a main-stay in the Blackhawks lineup moving forward. He will have to battle Slater Koekkoek for that right and comes up with no points in three AHL games.
Deslauriers is expected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Deslauriers made his season debut on Saturday, playing 11:06 TOI and getting into a fight with Brendan Dillon. He will be replaced on the Ducks fourth line by Nick Ritchie.
Gilbert has been recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will play in the Blackhawks season opener.
Gilbert was with the Blackhawks in Prague so the “recall” was just a formality. Gilbert was a third-round pick in 2015 and will play in his second career NHL game because Calvin de Haan and Connor Murphy are injured to begin the season. The 22-year-old blueliner had 14 points (5G / 9A) in 63 games in his first AHL season (2018-19).
Juulsen consulting with a specialist for headaches.
The Canadiens announced that Juulsen is not dealing with a concussion, but did have a facial fracture after being hit in the face by the puck last November. Juulsen’s status for the start of the regular season is unclear, but these headaches could open up a spot for Cale Fleury to start the year with Montreal.
The Flyers have signed Travis Konecny to a six-year deal worth $33.0M ($5.5M AAV).
Konecny ranks 33rd in the NHL in even-strength goals (43) over the last two seasons while playing 15:05 ATOI. In 2020, Konecny figures to be a staple on the top line with Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux and should see a lot more ice-time. That should allow him to get over 200 shots and 24 goals while chipping in close to 30 assists.
The Devils have signed Wayne Simmonds to a one-year deal worth $5.0M.
The Capitals have signed Garnet Hathaway to a four-year deal worth $6.0M ($1.5M AAV).
The Ducks have acquired Nicolas Deslauriers from the Canadiens for a 2020 fourth-round pick.
Deslauriers had two goals and three assists (five points) in 48 games with the Canadiens last season. Deslauriers is a rugged left winger who will likely play the entire 2020 season on the Ducks fourth-line. He has a career-high of just 15 points (in 2015).
The Flyers have signed Travis Sanheim to a two-year, $6.5 million ($3.25M AAV) contract extension.
Sanheim had a terrific first full NHL season in 2019, scoring nine goals with 26 assists (35 points) in 82 games with the Flyers. Through the first two months of the season, Sanheim played just 16:19 TOI/gm but by February he was second among Flyers defenseman in TOI, averaging 21:42 per game. Even with Philadelphia bringing in veteran blueliners Justin Braun and Matt Niskanen, Sanheim still projects to be a top-pairing defenseman next to Ivan Provorov in 2020.
With the No.14 Pick in the 2019 NHL Draft the Philadelphia Flyers select Cam York.
With the No.9 Pick in the 2019 NHL Draft the Anaheim Ducks select Trevor Zegras.
The Panthers have signed Rodrigo Abols to a two-year contract, entry-level contract.
Abols, 23, was originally selected in the seventh-round of the 2016 draft by the Canucks before spending the last two season in the Swedish Elite League. The Latvian centre had 18 goals and eight assists (26 points) in 45 games with Orebro HK this past season.
Simmonds is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Simmonds was forced to leave Game 2 after being hit by a point-shot by his teammate and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks with a lower-body issue. Simmonds could return to the Predators lineup if they advance past the first-round, but is expected to be replace by Miikka Salomaki in the meantime.
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