West Notes: Mammoth, Lucic, Klingberg, Kaprizov

As is the case around many training camps, the Mammoth are dealing with a couple of injuries.  KSL Sports’ Cole Bagley notes (Twitter link) that winger JJ Peterka and defenseman Olli Maatta are both listed as out day-to-day but aren’t supposed to be out for long.  Peterka was Utah’s big offseason addition, coming over in a trade from Buffalo after putting up 27 goals and 41 assists in 77 games.  Meanwhile, Maatta was acquired in an early-season swap last year with the team dealing with injury woes on the back end and did well enough to earn himself a three-year, $10.5MM extension soon after.

More from out West:

• The Blues expect winger Milan Lucic to be back to full practice on Monday, relays Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic (Twitter link). He’s currently listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, a tough spot to be in for someone who is on a PTO in camp and is trying to make the team.  Lucic last played in 2023-24 (where he suited up just four times) and is hoping to land a spot on the fourth line in St. Louis.  He’ll need to get some more preseason action under his belt to have a shot at accomplishing that objective.
• Sharks defenseman John Klingberg is expected to return to practice soon, reports Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News (Twitter link). The veteran has missed the last few days of camp due to an upper-body injury.  Klingberg inked a one-year, $4MM contract with San Jose early in free agency after playing well in limited action with Edmonton, including four points in 19 playoff games.  Generally a defenseman who can put up some offensive production, he’ll have a chance to do that on a Sharks back end that doesn’t have too many offensive threats as things stand.
• Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov is dealing with an eye infection that will keep him out of the lineup, notes Michael Russo of The Athletic (Twitter link). Head coach John Hynes noted that Kaprizov is already on antibiotics and that the hope is that he won’t miss much time.  The veteran was limited to just 41 games last season due to injuries although it didn’t stop him from declining what was reported to be the richest contract offer in NHL history earlier this offseason.