Ferland (upper-body) will not play on Monday.
Ferland remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will miss his second straight game. Andrei Svechnikov will remain in the Hurricanes top-6 with Ferland sidelined.
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The Canucks have signed Quinn Hughes to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Ferland is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
DeBrusk (foot) is expected to miss at least two more games.
DeBrusk will not play Saturday vs. the Senators and will likely miss Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh as well. Lee Stempniak was recalled from Providence (AHL) and is expected to play in DeBrusk’s usual spot with David Krejci.
Ferland (upper-body) will play Friday vs. the Jets.
Ferland (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Ferland was banged up in Boston on Tuesday, missed practice on Thursday but remains a game-time decision on Friday. Despite the questionable label, head coach Rod Brind’Amour said he thinks he will be “good to go.” Ferland has three goals and four assists (seven points) in his last 13 games.
Goalie Start
Demko will start Thursday in Edmonton.
The Canucks have recalled Guillaume Brisebois from Utica (AHL).
Brisebois has spent most of the season with Utica, where he has three goals and eight assists in 49 games on their blueline. The 21-year-old could play his third career game on Wednesday with Ben Hutton battling a foot injury.
Goalie Start
Demko will start in Arizona on Thursday.
Blueger has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on an emergency basis.
The Coyotes signed Garland to a two-year contract extension. The deal will keep Garland with the Coyotes through the 2020-2021 season.
The Canucks have acquired Linus Karlsson from the Sharks for Jonathan Dahlen.
Karlsson, 19, was a third-round pick (No.87 overall) in last summer’s draft. Karlsson has four goals and 13 assists (17 points) with Karlskrona HK in Sweden.
The Senators have acquired Erik Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg and a 2020 second-round pick from the Golden Knights for Mark Stone.
Brannstrom has become one of the NHL’s top prospects since being selected No.15 overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. Brannstrom is a talented offensive-defenseman, who has been compared to former Senators’ defenseman Erik Karlsson. Brannstrom has scored seven goals with 21 assists (28 points) in 41 games with Chicago (AHL) and will report to Bellville (AHL) in the immediate future. The Senators future top-pair of Brannstrom and Thomas Chabot projects to be extremely impressive, but the Senators are going to have a long rebuild.
Line Change
Hronek will draw into the Red Wings lineup on Sunday.
The Red Wings have recalled Filip Hronek from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Hronek has split his 2019 season between the AHL and NHL, amassing 10 points (3G / 7A) in 23 games with the Red Wings and 23 points (7G / 16A) in 28 games with the Griffins. Hronek has the look of a future star in Detroit but it remains to be seen if he will be in the lineup on Saturday afternoon.
Brisebois will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
Demko has a “slight sprain” and will miss the next 10 days.
Demko was dinged up in warmups on Tuesday and will miss at least 10 days with a minor sprain. Look for the Canucks to continue to lean on Jacob Markstrom while Demko is sidelined.
Line Change
Heinen will be back in the Bruins lineup on Wednesday.
Heinen was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace David Backes on the Bruins third line on Wednesday. It has been a tough season for Heinen, who has six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 49 games this season.
Demko will not be available for Tuesday’s game in Washington.
Demko, who likely would have been in-line to start Tuesday’s game, tweaked something in warmups on Monday and will not be available for Tuesday’s contest. Mikey DiPietro will join the Canucks in Washington to serve as Jacob Markstrom’s backup.
The Penguins recalled Teddy Blueger from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Tuesday.
Blueger, 24, was a second-round pick (No.52 overall) in 2012 and could make his NHL debut on Wednesday after 179 career games in the AHL. Blueger leads Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in points, scoring 21 goals with 18 assists (39 points) in 45 games.
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