After losing Jaden Schwartz for the next month and a half a few days ago, the Seattle Kraken are dealing with another injury to a middle-six winger. Earlier today, team broadcast producer Scott Malone reported that Mason Marchment is dealing with an undisclosed injury and won’t travel with the team to Edmonton.
Furthermore, Malone indicated that Marchment didn’t skate in any of the Kraken’s practices this week, although the team is only giving him a day-to-day recovery timeline. Regardless, it’s another absence in the team’s middle-six, albeit brief. Depth forward Jani Nyman will likely fill in tomorrow night against the Oilers, unless Seattle makes a separate recall.
Outside of the minor injury, it’s been a relatively productive year for Marchment in what could be his only year with the Kraken. He’s scored two goals and 11 points in 23 games, which is tied for seventh on the team in scoring. Carrying a $4.5MM salary and a 10-team no-trade clause, there is a high chance that Marchment is moved by the end of the season if Seattle continues their fall out of the Western Conference playoff race.
Additional injury notes from the Pacific Division:
- Head coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Joel Quenneville, provided an update on injured netminder Petr Mrázek earlier today (via Derek Lee of The Hockey News). Quenneville stated that Mrázek’s lower-body injury would sideline him between two and three weeks. The 14-year veteran had started seven games for the Ducks this season, earning a 3-3-0 record with a .876 SV% and 3.69 GAA. Goaltender Ville Husso, who was recalled last week, will fill in the gap for the time being.
- The Calgary Flames got an injury scare to one of their organizational netminders last night. Ivan Prosvetov, currently playing for the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, left last night’s game with under eight minutes remaining in regulation (Twitter Link). There have been no further updates to his status. Regardless, he finished the game with the win, stopping 31 of 33 shots.