The New York Islanders are without one of their best depth pieces tonight against the Ottawa Senators. Jean-Gabriel Pageau is out for tonight’s game against his former team with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, per the team.
Pageau sustained the injury at practice yesterday, says Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now. Reportedly, Pageau was “clipped” during a drill and was slow to get up, yet stayed on the ice for the remainder of practice. The 30-year-old center has 10 goals and 29 points in 56 games this season. This is his first absence of the 2022-23 campaign.
- Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi is out for the remainder of tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens with an undisclosed injury, the team said. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Ben Pope notes that Tinordi had fallen awkwardly on a shift in the first period. Tinordi, 30, was claimed on waivers by the Blackhawks at the beginning of the season and has suited up in 26 games, recording five points.
- One of the best prospects in hockey on one of the best teams in college hockey is out long-term. The Athletic’s Michael Russo agreed with reports today that Minnesota Wild defense prospect and University of Minnesota captain Brock Faber is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in the Kevin Fiala trade, Faber has 20 points in 30 games with Minnesota this year after representing the United States at the Olympics and World Junior Championships last season.
Faber played this weekend and looked ok but he did block a shot and was limping a bit but there was nothing about this on the gophers website this afternoon.
Not sure I would totally trust russo.
One of the best prospects in hockey ??? Hardly.
He literally just ranked in the top 50 prospects list at number 40 from Scott Wheeler at the Athletic.
Top 50 prospects are routinely considered to be A-level prospects or among the best prospects in the league. So yeah, he’s one of the *best* prospects in hockey.
Nah. He is a top prospect for the Wild organization. But nowhere near in all of hockey.
@MrStomper2 Tell that to Scott Wheeler of the Athletic. Here’s the link to his top 50 prospects article that literally just published on Monday.
link to theathletic.com
And the copied section directly related to Faber from it.
“40. Brock Faber, RHD, 20 (Minnesota Wild — No. 45, 2020)
July 2022 rank: Not ranked
Though he only turned 20 at the end of August, making him one of the youngest juniors in college hockey, Faber has already been an Olympian, a captain at the world juniors, and a captain in college. At the end of this season, one where he’s the top defenseman on arguably the top team in college hockey at the moment, he’ll try to cap off his collegiate career with a second consecutive trip to the Frozen Four before taking the natural next step and turning pro.
The strength of Faber’s game is his A-level skating (particularly its maneuverability, quick edges and balanced posture) and the way he uses it, only taking opportunities when they’re available offensively and playing tight gaps defensively. He changes directions beautifully on cuts. And while he may not beat opposing players one-on-one with the puck, when he’s under pressure he does a great job escaping, keeping opposing players on his back, and then head manning the puck. He’s a heady, efficient player who plays past the first layer of pressure and has enviable footwork.
His skill doesn’t pop like his skating does, but he kills a lot of plays with an active stick and perfect timing in the neutral zone, he’s able to join the rush, he keeps his stick on pucks, he’s smart in distribution atop the offensive zone, he has established himself as one of the best defensemen in college hockey, and he has begun to look to play with a little more sureness hanging onto the puck inside the offensive zone or transporting it in transition (both of which he does comfortably when he chooses to).
He’s the prototype for the modern defenseman, combining feet and smarts to steer and control play without needing to be the guy who takes over a game. He’s got the makings of a very effective, three-zone five-on-five player and it has been fun to see him play a little freer with the puck this last year or so. The ice tilts and positive things happen when he’s out there. I fully expect him to become a second-pairing defenseman.”
I meant the team not just Faber.
Our pool as a whole not just one player..then again if you haven’t had the chance to watch him and the gophers play the last few seasons you probably wouldn’t know.