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Kyle Capobianco

Evening Notes: Svechnikov, Brodin, Capobianco

March 17, 2025 at 6:03 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley 1 Comment

A new week rolling around has brought updates on injured and absent players to teams around the league. The most impactful news lands in Carolina, where the Hurricanes welcomed top-line winger Andrei Svechnikov back to the practice sheet after he missed the last three games with an upper-body injury. It was Svechnikov’s first multi-game absence of the season.

Svechnikov has built a tendency for long-term injuries. He’s only played more than 70 games in a single season twice in his seven-year NHL career – first in his rookie season, when he played in all 82 games, and then in the 2021-22 campaign, when he appeared in 78 games. The other five years of his career have been marred by injury, including a torn ACL that required an extended absence. Those missed games have held Svehcnikov back from reach top scoring totals, despite the fact that he tallied 72 goals and 176 points in 201 games between 2022 and 2024. That scoring pace would equate to 71 points across an 82-game season – a pace Svechnikov falls just shy of with his 43 points in 63 games this year. Still, his ability to stick in the lineup this year has been encouraging. Now back to full health once again, he’ll look to jump back up the scoring charts with 15 games left in Carolina’s season.

More notes from around the league:

  • Top-pair Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin also returned to practice on Monday per Joe Smith of The Athletic. Smith adds that head coach John Hynes dubbed Brodin as day-to-day and out for Monday night’s game. The top shutdown defender has missed Minnesota’s last seven games with a lower-body injury, pulling him deeper into the well of absences this year. He’s now played in just 38 of the Wild’s 67 games on the year. Those routine absences have held Brodin to just 18 points on the season. That mark stands as the highest points-per-game average of Brodin’s career (.474), just narrowly beating out his previous career high set when he scored 27 points in 62 games last season (.435). But without a clean bill of health, Brodin hasn’t had a chance to relish in a newfound scoring gear. For yet another time this season, he’ll now be tasked with getting back to full speed so he can support Minnesota’s top defense pair with a tough streak coming up.
  • The Dallas Stars have reassigned depth defenseman Kyle Capobianco after recalling him on Saturday to fill in for the ill Lian Bichsel. Capobianco served as Dallas’ seventh man in their Saturday night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, while Brendan Smith filled Bichsel’s role. This was only Capobianco’s second call-up since joining the Dallas Stars organization this summer. He appeared in his only NHL game of the season on January 31st – and set no scoring, four penalty minutes, and a minus-two in 11:23 of ice time. He’s otherwise been a fixture of the AHL lineup, where he’s managed an impressive 35 points in 49 games. That mark leads the AHL Texas Stars’ blue-line in scoring, though it is slightly below the scoring pace that led Capobianco to 54 points in 69 games with the Manitoba Moose last season.

AHL| Carolina Hurricanes| Dallas Stars| Injury| Minnesota Wild| Transactions Andrei Svechnikov| Jonas Brodin| Kyle Capobianco

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Stars Recall Kyle Capobianco, Lian Bichsel Out

March 14, 2025 at 6:16 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley Leave a Comment

The Dallas Stars have recalled depth defenseman Kyle Capobianco to the NHL roster. He is expected to serve as the team’s extra defenseman with rookie Lian Bichsel set to miss Friday night’s game with illness, per Lia Assimakopoulos of the Dallas News. Bichsel’s role is expected to be filled by Brendan Smith.

This move marks just the second call-up of Capobianco’s season. The first came on January 31st, when he was brought up for just one game before being returned to the minor leagues. He managed no scoring, four penalty minutes, and a minus-two in his sole NHL outing this year. But Capobianco has been red-hot since returning to the minors on Feb. 1. He has seven points in 14 games since being reassigned, including three goals. That scoring streak brings Capobianco up to 35 points in 49 AHL games this season, narrowly shy of the scoring pace that led him to 54 points in 69 AHL games last year.

Capobianco is in his first season with the Dallas Stars organization. His career began with the Arizona Coyotes in the 2017-18 season, where he quickly carved out a role of hot minor league scoring and menial NHL impact. He spent five seasons with the Coyotes organization, before moving to the Winnipeg Jets for the last two seasons. He hasn’t been able to find a consistent NHL groove despite the change of scenery, though Capobianco has totaled 12 points in 74 NHL games and 201 points in 273 AHL games throughout his seven-year career. He isn’t likely to step into the lineup on this recall, though his next crack at the NHL will be a chance to improve on a low-grade performance in his Dallas Stars debut.

Meanwhile, Dallas will find a similar impact in replacing Bichsel with Smith. Both defenders bring heft and physicality to the blue-line, though Bichsel’s six-foot-seven, 231-pound frame is hard to replace. The 20-year-old rookie has five points, 18 penalty minutes, and a plus-six in 22 NHL games this season, the first of his career. Smith has managed four points, all assists, and 31 penalty minutes in 27 games of his own. Pending a big performance, Bichsel should head back to his lineup role once he’s kicked the flu.

Dallas Stars| Transactions Kyle Capobianco| Lian Bichsel

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Stars Announce Several Roster Moves; Nils Lundkvist Out For The Season

February 1, 2025 at 10:29 am CDT | by Brian La Rose Leave a Comment

It’s a busy Saturday in Dallas.  The team announced (Twitter link) that defenseman Kyle Capobianco has been assigned to AHL Texas while blueliner Christian Kyrou and winger Kyle McDonald from AHL Texas.  To make room on the roster, winger Mason Marchment was placed on injured reserve.  The team then revealed that defenseman Nils Lundkvist has undergone season-ending shoulder surgery and that he and Tyler Seguin have been placed on LTIR.

Capobianco made his season debut on Friday and had some early struggles in his first taste of NHL action in two years.  The 27-year-old has been quite productive with Texas, however, tallying 28 points in 35 games.  Depending on how the back end of these roster moves shuffle out, it’s possible that Capobianco is back with the big club pretty quickly.

It’s the first regular season recall for both Kyrou and McDonald.  On the surface, they may be short-lived ones as it’s likely those moves were made to optimize their LTIR placements.  Kyrou has 13 points in 26 games with Texas in his sophomore year professionally.  McDonald, meanwhile, has just five points in 31 appearances, a big drop after picking up 26 points in 51 outings last season.

Marchment has been out since late December due to a facial injury.  Assuming the Stars filed the paperwork to make his placement retroactive, he can be activated at any time and is believed to be aiming to return before the upcoming break so he might not be out for much longer.  He was off to a strong start before the injury with 12 goals and 15 assists in his first 33 outings.

As for Lundkvist, he had missed the last week and a half with an upper-body injury which we now know was a shoulder issue.  His season comes to an end on a pretty quiet note as he finishes with five assists, 34 blocks, and 23 hits in 39 games while averaging just over 15 minutes a night.  He joins blueliner Miro Heiskanen on the shelf as Dallas’ defensive depth starts to get tested.

The 24-year-old is slated to be a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer where he’ll be owed a $1.25MM qualifying offer.  Dallas declined to tender him last summer when the qualifier was only $874K to avoid giving him arbitration rights so it wouldn’t be surprising if they go that route again if a deal can’t be reached before the end of June.

Seguin, meanwhile, underwent hip surgery back in December, a procedure that carried an expected recovery timeline of four to six months although it’s expected he won’t be back until the playoffs.

Accordingly, by placing both him and Lundkvist on LTIR, Dallas can exceed the cap by up to the amount of their cap hits minus any remaining regular cap room at the time of placement.  (Kyrou and McDonald’s recalls allow them to reduce that regular cap room as much as possible to maximize how much LTIR space they have).  All things considered, Dallas should have somewhere around $11MM in full-season contracts that they can add between now and the March 7th trade deadline, making the Stars a team to watch for in the coming weeks.

AHL| Dallas Stars| Injury| Transactions Christian Kyrou| Kyle Capobianco| Mason Marchment| Nils Lundkvist| Tyler Seguin

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Stars Reassign Kyle Capobianco

November 4, 2024 at 11:59 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

The Stars assigned defenseman Kyle Capobianco to AHL Texas today, according to the minor league’s transactions log.

Dallas recalled Capobianco, 27, from Texas last weekend as extra injury insurance while the team traveled to Finland for their Global Series contests against the Panthers. He wasn’t needed, serving as a healthy scratch for both losses. Now that the team has returned stateside, he’ll return to the minors.

After spending the last two seasons in the Jets organization, Capobianco reached Group VI free agency and inked a two-year, partial two-way deal with the Stars in July. This season carries a two-way structure, so he earns a salary of $475K while on assignment to Texas compared to his $775K NHL salary. He’ll earn that $775K league minimum regardless of where he plays next season.

Capobianco cleared waivers during the preseason. His call-up lasted eight days, so he can remain on the NHL roster for 22 more across multiple call-ups before he requires waivers to head back to the minors. The 6’1″ left-shot defender had a goal, two assists and a -1 rating in six appearances with Texas to start the season.

A 2015 third-round pick of the Coyotes, Capobianco has 73 NHL games under his belt but none since appearing with Winnipeg in the 2022-23 campaign. He has 12 points (5 G, 7 A) with a -17 rating in those appearances, all of which have come with Arizona and Winnipeg. He’s averaged 15:04 per game and controlled 47.2% of shot attempts and 44.2% of expected goals when on the ice at even strength.

The Stars now have an open roster spot and $1.68MM in current cap space, per PuckPedia.

Dallas Stars| Transactions Kyle Capobianco

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Stars Recall Kyle Capobianco

October 27, 2024 at 4:14 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley 1 Comment

The Dallas Stars have recalled defenseman Kyle Capobianco ahead of their two-game series in Finland next weekend.

This move sets Capobianco up to serve as Dallas’ seventh defenseman for the Global Series. It’s his first call-up since signing a two-year, $1.6MM contract with Dallas this summer. The deal moved Capobianco to the third organization of his career, after seven years under the Arizona Coyotes and two years with the Winnipeg Jets. He spent all of last season in the minors – recording 54 points in 69 games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose – but had previously been a routine call-up. He appeared in 73 NHL games between 2017 and 2023, though the 2021-22 campaign marked his only time spending a full season on the NHL roster. Capobianco recorded nine points and 38 penalty minutes in 45 games that year.

Capobianco has continued his stint in the minors through this season, so far recording three points in six games with the Texas Stars. He’s one of many productive defenders on that blue-line – with all six defenseman recording multiple points through the team’s first six games. But it’s Capobianco receiving the call to travel overseas.

AHL| Dallas Stars| NHL| Transactions Kyle Capobianco

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Waiver Wire: 10/5/24

October 5, 2024 at 1:14 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments

With season-opening rosters due in just over 48 hours, it’s going to be a busy weekend on the waiver front across the NHL.  A total of 14 players are on waivers today.  The players below were first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman (Twitter link) unless otherwise specified.  Meanwhile, Friedman relays (Twitter link) that of the 25 players on the wire yesterday, all cleared aside from John Ludvig who was claimed by Colorado.

Anaheim Ducks

G Oscar Dansk

Colorado Avalanche

F T.J. Tynan
F Chris Wagner

Dallas Stars

D Kyle Capobianco
G Magnus Hellberg
F Cameron Hughes
F Kole Lind
D Alexander Petrovic
F Emilio Pettersen

Florida Panthers

D Matt Kiersted

Minnesota Wild (per team release)

F Ben Jones

New York Rangers

D Connor Mackey

Seattle Kraken (per team announcement)

F John Hayden
F Josh Mahura

These players will be on waivers until 1:00 PM CT on Sunday.

Anaheim Ducks| Colorado Avalanche| Dallas Stars| Florida Panthers| Minnesota Wild| New York Rangers| Seattle Kraken| Transactions| Waivers Ben Jones| Cameron Hughes| Chris Wagner| Connor Mackey| Emilio Pettersen| John Hayden| John Ludvig| Josh Mahura| Kole Lind| Kyle Capobianco| Magnus Hellberg| Matt Kiersted| T.J. Tynan

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Minor Free Agent Signings: Central Division

July 2, 2024 at 10:06 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

With over 180 deals signed during the first day of free agency yesterday, some smaller names may have gotten lost in the shuffle. Here’s a list of names that have inked two-way deals with Central Division clubs since the market opened yesterday, per CapFriendly. Some of these may have been included in our main coverage yesterday, while others went under the radar. All contracts carry the league-minimum $775K cap hit unless stated otherwise). Those listed here are likely to begin 2024-25 with each team’s AHL affiliate.

Chicago Blackhawks

none

Colorado Avalanche

F Joel Kiviranta (one year)

Dallas Stars

D Kyle Capobianco (two years)
F Cameron Hughes (one year)
F Kole Lind (one year)

Minnesota Wild

F Travis Boyd (one year)
D Joseph Cecconi (one year)
D Cameron Crotty (one year)
F Brendan Gaunce (two years)
G Troy Grosenick (one year)
F Ben Jones (two years)
F Devin Shore (one year)
F Reese Johnson (one year)

Nashville Predators

D Nick Blankenburg (two years)
F Vinnie Hinostroza (two years)
F Jake Lucchini (two years)
G Matt Murray (one year)

St. Louis Blues

none

Utah Hockey Club

D Kevin Connauton (two years)
F Miko Matikka (three years, $870K entry-level cap hit)

Winnipeg Jets

none

Colorado Avalanche| Dallas Stars| Minnesota Wild| Nashville Predators| Transactions| Utah Mammoth Ben Jones| Brendan Gaunce| Cameron Crotty| Cameron Hughes| Devin Shore| Jake Lucchini| Joel Kiviranta| Joseph Cecconi| Kevin Connauton| Kole Lind| Kyle Capobianco| Matt Murray (b. 1998)| Miko Matikka| Nick Blankenburg| Reese Johnson| Travis Boyd| Troy Grosenick| Vinnie Hinostroza

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Waivers: 10/08/23

October 9, 2023 at 1:22 pm CDT | by Ethan Hetu 8 Comments

Oct. 9: Four players on this list were claimed today: A.J. Greer (Calgary), John Ludvig (Pittsburgh), Ivan Prosvetov (Colorado), and Lassi Thomson (Ottawa). All others have cleared and are expected to be assigned to their team’s respective AHL affiliates, aside from Boyd, who PHNX Sports’ Craig Morgan reports remains on the Coyotes’ active roster for now.

Oct. 8: It’s expected to be a busy day on the waiver wire, as NHL teams are making their final adjustments to the roster they’ll bring into the start of the 2023-24 season. There have already been numerous notable names exposed to the waiver wire thus far this preseason, and that list could only expand today. All players from yesterday’s waiver wire have cleared.

Anaheim Ducks

D Lassi Thomson
G Alex Stalock
F Andrew Agozzino

Boston Bruins

F Patrick Brown
F A.J. Greer

Arizona Coyotes

F Travis Boyd
F Zach Sanford
G Ivan Prosvetov

Carolina Hurricanes

D Dylan Coghlan

Chicago Blackhawks

F Joey Anderson

Colorado Avalanche

F Riley Tufte

Dallas Stars

F Riley Damiani

Detroit Red Wings

F Zach Aston-Reese

Edmonton Oilers

F Raphael Lavoie
F Lane Pederson
D Ben Gleason

Florida Panthers

F Zac Dalpe
D John Ludvig
D Casey Fitzgerald

Los Angeles Kings

F Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Montreal Canadiens

F Joel Armia
D Gustav Lindström

Ottawa Senators

F Bokondji Imama

Pittsburgh Penguins

G Magnus Hellberg
F Colin White
D Mark Friedman
F Vinnie Hinostroza
F Radim Zohorna

St. Louis Blues
F Mackenzie MacEachern
D Calle Rosen
G Malcolm Subban
F Nathan Walker

Tampa Bay Lightning

D Zach Bogosian
F Gabriel Fortier

Toronto Maple Leafs

G Martin Jones
F Kyle Clifford
F Dylan Gambrell
D William Lagesson
D Maxime Lajoie

Vancouver Canucks

F Jack Studnicka
D Christian Wolanin

Vegas Golden Knights

F Grigori Denisenko

Winnipeg Jets

D Kyle Capobianco
G Collin Delia
F Axel Jonsson-Fjallby

The big surprise here out of Arizona regards Boyd. The versatile 30-year-old veteran doesn’t have an exorbitant contract (just $1.75MM through the end of the season) and has scored 69 points across the last two seasons.

He’s been something of a breakout player for the Coyotes as his 17-goal, 35-point 2022-23 was far and away his best season in his career, so it’s definitely a surprise to see him exposed on waivers.

For Anaheim, the move to waive Stalock likely means that Lukáš Dostál has won the Ducks’ backup goalie job behind John Gibson, as should Stalock clear the Ducks will have the option to send him down to the AHL’s San Diego Gulls.

In Edmonton, it comes as a little bit of a surprise to see Lavioe waived. The 23-year-old power forward was drafted just outside of the 2019 first round, and took a real step forward in his development last season. He became a genuinely impactful AHLer, scoring 25 goals and 45 points. He’s a name to watch in terms of players with the potential to be claimed out of this group.

Anderson-Dolan finally made the NHL on an extended basis last season, and scored 12 points in 46 games. He even got some playoff action under his belt, but seeing as he was a near-point-per-game scorer in his last season in the AHL, it seems the Kings could prefer to have him start the season with the AHL’s Ontario Reign.

Rosen appears the likeliest candidate from the Blues’ group of waived players to be of interest to other teams, as he’s owed just a $762.5k cap hit this season and impressed in 49 games of NHL action last season. He scored 18 points in that span and could interest teams in need of some additional defensive help.

Out of Tampa is Bogosian, and it’s reported that the Lightning are hoping to put the veteran blueliner in a position to land on another team where he can play a bigger role than he’d be offered in Tampa. The 33-year-old won a Stanley Cup for the Lightning and it seems that the organization is looking to do right by the player while also turning to other options to staff their defense.

One of the biggest names on waivers comes out of Toronto, as Jones played in 48 games last season but now finds himself exposed to 31 other clubs. With an $875k cap hit, the veteran netminder could end up claimed by teams in need of instant goaltending support, such as the Lightning who don’t have much depth after the injury to superstar Andrei Vasilevskiy.

This page will be updated throughout the day.

Anaheim Ducks| Boston Bruins| Carolina Hurricanes| Chicago Blackhawks| Colorado Avalanche| Dallas Stars| Detroit Red Wings| Edmonton Oilers| Florida Panthers| Los Angeles Kings| Montreal Canadiens| Ottawa Senators| Pittsburgh Penguins| St. Louis Blues| Tampa Bay Lightning| Toronto Maple Leafs| Utah Mammoth| Vancouver Canucks| Vegas Golden Knights| Waivers| Winnipeg Jets A.J. Greer| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby| Bokondji Imama| Calle Rosen| Casey Fitzgerald| Christian Wolanin| Colin White| Collin Delia| Dylan Coghlan| Dylan Gambrell| Gabriel Fortier| Grigori Denisenko| Ivan Prosvetov| Jack Studnicka| Jaret Anderson-Dolan| Joel Armia| Joey Anderson| John Ludvig| Kyle Capobianco| Kyle Clifford| Lane Pederson| Lassi Thomson| MacKenzie MacEachern| Magnus Hellberg| Malcolm Subban| Mark Friedman| Martin Jones| Maxime Lajoie| Patrick Brown| Radim Zohorna| Raphael Lavoie| Riley Damiani| Riley Tufte| Travis Boyd| Vinnie Hinostroza| William Lagesson| Zac Dalpe| Zach Aston-Reese| Zach Bogosian| Zach Sanford

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Winnipeg Jets Injury Notes: Ehlers, Capobianco, Barlow

September 27, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT | by Brennan McClain Leave a Comment

Unable to play in either contest against the Edmonton Oilers earlier in the week, Nikolaj Ehlers appears to be out even longer. Still dealing with the lingering effects of neck spasms, Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press reports that Ehlers will miss tonight’s game against the Calgary Flames, as well as Friday’s game against the Ottawa Senators.

Missing a handful of regular season games from 2020-2022, Ehlers spent one of his longest bouts on the injured reserve last season, missing six weeks of action due to a hernia. Only suiting up in 45 games, the Winnipeg Jets are hoping this injury does not continue to linger.

There is reason for optimism, as Wiebe notes that Ehlers is progressing nicely through the injury, but without being able to play a single game in the preseason, Ehlers may need a bit longer to acclimate himself than other players on the opening night roster. Although this is positive news in terms of his eventual return to the ice for Winnipeg, there is no specific timetable set for Ehlers’ return.

Other Winnipeg injury notes:

  •  In the same report, Wiebe writes that Jets’ depth defenseman, Kyle Capobianco, will be left off the roster for tonight’s game against the Flames due to a groin injury. Instead, the 164th overall selection of the 2020 NHL Draft, Tyrel Bauer, will take his place in the lineup. After agreeing to a deal with defenseman Logan Stanley in mid-August for the 2023-24 NHL season, Capobianco will be hard-pressed to find a spot on the Jets’ blue line to start the season, even after playing in 14 games for the team last year.
  • Lastly, in his return from an illness that kept him out a few days, Winnipeg’s first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, Colby Barlow, will return to the ice with the team. Unable to find himself in the lineup for a preseason game up to this point, Barlow could see his first taste of professional action as early as tonight against Calgary.

Injury| Winnipeg Jets Colby Barlow| Kyle Capobianco| Nikolaj Ehlers| Tyrel Bauer

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Evening Notes: Quenneville, Warmups, Ehlers, DeMelo

November 17, 2022 at 7:35 pm CDT | by John Gilroy 3 Comments

To describe the last year or so for the reigning President’s Trophy winners, in part, as a “coaching carousel” would certainly surprise those not following too closely along, but that is more or less a fair description for the Florida Panthers. It was just over a year ago that the then 7-0-0 Panthers fired head coach Joel Quenneville amidst the fallout of the Chicago Blackhawks scandal. Replacing Quenneville would be assistant coach Andrew Brunette, who lead the team to a 51-18-6 record under his watch, as well as a first round win over the Washington Capitals. Brunette would go on to be a Jack Adams Award finalist, but ultimately replaced by now head coach Paul Maurice. Brunette ultimately took an assistant job on Lindy Ruff’s staff with the New Jersey Devils, and many wondered if Quenneville might try to jump back into the mix, if he even could.

On today’s installment of TSN’s Insider Trading, Darren Dreger reported that Quenneville is hoping to return “sooner rather than later,” but how soon that could be is unclear. For one, Dreger says, the team hiring him would have to go through the Florida Panthers first. That may not be much of an issue, however Quenneville himself would also have to go through the NHL Commissioner’s Office to be cleared to coach in the league again. According to Dreger, some believe that might not happen until next season. Although that might be a while to wait for Quenneville, considering there had been speculation he may never return to the NHL, a return as soon as next season, just about two years after Florida let him go, may very well be a best case outcome for the coach.

  • Also from today’s Insider Trading, TSN’s Chris Johnston broke the news of an interesting new rule change: effective immediately, players must wear their helmets during warmups. The rule does come with a grandfather clause, allowing any player who made their debut prior to the 2019-20 season to continue to make that decision for themselves, however all players who debuted in that season or later, and all future players, must abide by the rule. Johnston adds that this rule was a recommendation from the NHL/NHLPA Committee on Concussions. While warmups are far from an injury magnet, it’s not unheard of for players to get hurt.
  • The Winnipeg Jets have been off to an impressive start this season, going 9-4-1 early on. However, behind the success have been some troubling injury concerns. Star winger Nikolaj Ehlers, who was originally expected to only miss a few games, is still not an option for the team, and surgery is a possibility, added Dreger on Insider Trading. Dreger cautioned that nothing was decided yet, but Ehlers had had a few consultations with different doctors and that surgery could possibly be an option. That wouldn’t necessarily be a devastating blow to Winnipeg or Ehlers, depending on the circumstances behind it, but is far removed from the short-term injury it appeared to be at first. Dreger adds that Winnipeg, who is without forwards Mason Appleton, Morgan Barron, and Ehlers, are hoping to fill the gaps internally, but could be considering some trade options.
  • Sticking with those Winnipeg Jets, defenseman Dylan DeMelo did not take warmups tonight and was instead replaced in the lineup by Kyle Capobianco. Swapping out one player for another is usually no big deal, but Scott Billeck of The Winnipeg Sun adds that while the circumstances are unknown, DeMelo is not playing nor is he healthy scratch tonight. That doesn’t necessarily guarantee DeMelo is hurt, but it is a point of concern worth following.

Injury| Joel Quenneville| NHL| NHLPA| Players| Winnipeg Jets Dylan DeMelo| Kyle Capobianco| Nikolaj Ehlers

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