Tavares did not practice with the Islanders and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
The Islanders are in action on Saturday so Tavares is questionable to suit up vs. the Devils, monitor his status following tomorrow's morning skate.
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Rielly draws into the lineup tonight with Mark Fraser (knee) hurt.
Rielly has been a healthy scratch in three of the last four games but draws back in tonight vs. the Islanders. In his first 15 NHL games Rielly has six assists and a minus-4 rating. He has a bright future ahead of him, but is not fantasy relevant yet.
Tavares (hip) will play tonight.
Tavares missed Wednesday's practice after suffering an injury on Tuesday. JT will suit up tonight vs. the Kings riding a three game point streak - he has eight goals and 22 points in 19 games.
Rielly will play tonight.
Rielly figured to be a healthy scratch tonight with Mark Fraser returning tonight, but Colton Orr will not dress because of an injury so Rielly will dress as the Maple Leafs seventh defenseman.
It looks like Morgan Rielly will be a healthy scratch tonight with Mark Fraser returning to the lineup.
Rielly has been solid posting five assists in 13 games, but he is still only 19-years-old and has tons of room to grow. He will sit tonight, but I don't think he will sit for too many consecutive games.
Rielly will stay with the Maple Leafs this season.
Rielly has played in eight games with the Leafs, and they had to decide after his ninth game to keep him or send him back to juniors. He has impressed assisting on four goals in the eight games.
Ekman-Larsson will play tonight.
After missing practice yesterday with an upper-body injury, OEL will be on the Coyotes blueline tonight. He has a goal, an assist and plus-two rating while averaging 22:33 TOI in the first two games.
Ekman-Larsson is questionable for tomorrow's matchup with the Islanders.
OEL missed practice this morning with an upper body injury. Monitor his status tomorrow.
Morgan Rielly confirms he will make his NHL debut tonight.
Earlier in the week Rielly was working with Jake Gardniner, but he will start tonight's game with Cody Franson as his partner. He has all the tools of an emerging offensive-defenseman. He is a great skater who moves the puck effectively. His play in his own zone still needs some work but for all fantasy purposes he is good. He had 12 goals and 42 assists (54 points) in 60 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) last season.
WIth Mark Fraser on long-term IR, Morgan Rielly will make his NHL debut tomorrow in Toronto.
Rielly will make his debut with Jake Gardiner as his D-partner. That is a high-powered, offensive duo that should be able to produce for the Leafs. If Rielly can get off to a hot-start with Fraser on IR, he could stick with the team.
Call up / Send down
The Flyers have decided to loan Laughton back to his junior team, the Oshawa Generals of the OHL.
Laughton, 19, made the team out of training camp for a second consecutive season, but unlike last season, when he played five games in the NHL before going back to juniors, he was a healthy scratch for the season opener. “Scott was sent back to Oshawa today,” said general manager Paul Holmgren. “We felt this was the right thing to do for Scott and for the Flyers as it relates to his development.”
Morgan Rielly could make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Rielly sat in each of the Maple Leafs first two games of the season but could play on Saturday. Mark Fraser was seen leaving the arena on crutches last night, which opens a spot on the blueline for the 19-year-old.
It appears as if Morgan Rielly will open the season with the Maple Leafs. Rielly emerged as the big story out of camp — a 19-year-old defenceman who stole the show from veterans like John-Michael Liles and Korbinian Holzer, both of whom were placed on waivers Sunday.
Rielly led all Leafs in ice time in the final tune-up game Saturday, as management took one long, last look at him before making their decision. While the roster has not been submitted yet, it appears Rielly will remain in Toronto for at least nine games, the limit before the clock starts ticking on the first year of his entry-level contract.
Call up / Send down
The Coyotes have sent first-round pick Max Domi back to the London Knights.
Domi had a good preseason and looked like he may make the team. However he has been sent back to the OHL and will not have any fantasy relevance this season.
Laughton is sticking around with the Flyers for now.
Laughton can remain with the Flyers for nine games because of his junior eligibility and then the club has to make a decision to either keep him or return him to Oshawa. If Laughton remains, his NHL contract would kick in immediately.
Max Domi still remains in the mix to make the Coyotes opening day roster.
Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett said if Domi makes the roster it’s going to be because he and General Manager Don Maloney believe Domi can contribute significantly. This means if he makes the team he will not be stuffed on the 4th line playing small minutes, he will likely skate amongst the top-6. Monitor Domi's status because if he makes the team he could be a great late-round pick or waiver wire addition.
Coyotes have signed forward Max Domi to a three-year, entry-level contract.
It's unlikely that the small forward will crack the Coyotes roster out of camp but he's a fiery goal scorer who could impress in his short trial.
Kings D pairs: Regehr-Doughty, Scuderi-Voynov, Muzzin-Greene.
Muzzin who was scratched in Game 2 will return to the blueline for Game 3. He has three assists and is a minus-2 in 14 games this post-season. He is averaging the fifth most time on ice of all the Kings defenseman with 15:43 per game.
Call up / Send down
Flyers call up Jason Akeson, Tye McGinn and Scott Laughton, as well as defenseman Matt Konan.
Tanev is out with a lower body injury and not on the road trip
Canucks are on the road for 5 straight.
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