The Flyers have placed defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen on LTIR, CapFriendly reports (Twitter link). The move was necessary to afford yesterday’s recall of goaltender Cal Petersen. Ristolainen has yet to play this season due to an undisclosed injury, one that he had a setback in recovering from last month. The LTIR placement can be made retroactively; assuming that was done here, he will have already missed the required 10 games and 24 days which means he will be eligible to be activated as soon as he’s cleared to return. The 29-year-old had 20 points, 142 blocks, and 162 hits in 70 games with Philadelphia last season.
More from the Metropolitan:
- Defenseman Adam Pelech is dealing with a lower-body injury and won’t play tonight against Carolina, notes Cory Wright of the Islanders’ team site. The 29-year-old left Thursday’s victory over Washington early in the first period. However, Pelech did skate before practice today (but left before the team’s morning skate) which is an encouraging sign for a possible short-term absence. The blueliner has gotten off to a bit of a slow start this season with just a single point in nine games while once again logging over 20 minutes a night.
- Capitals winger Max Pacioretty skated for the second time today as he continues to work his way back from a torn Achilles, relays Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network (Twitter link). The veteran suffered the injury in just his fifth game last season after working his way back from a torn Achilles. Pacioretty inked a one-year deal with Washington this summer, one that carries a $2MM base salary and $2MM in games played bonuses that will be fully payable at the 20-game mark.