Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

Toronto Maple Leafs

- Jonathan Bernier starts tonight against Montreal. Bernier is 1-5-3 lifetime against the Habs with a 3.07 GAA and .900 save percentage.
- Though he was sent down Tuesday – the Leafs needed to get down to 23 players – there appears a good chance that Scott Harrington will be recalled from the Marlies after noon to play tonight. Toronto will have an open roster spot once Richard Panik clears waivers or is claimed.
- Michael Grabner, Roman Polak and Frankie Corrado project as the scratches. Each got extra work after the skate this morning.
- Repeating a tradition from Detroit, Mike Babcock had extra stalls in the Leafs dressing room labeled with Leaf greats, Johnny Bower, Red Kelly and George Armstrong.

Projected Lineup

van Riemsdyk - Kadri - Boyes
Matthias - Bozak - Lupul
Winnik - Spaling - Parenteau
Komarov - Holland - Arcobello

Hunwick - Phaneuf
Marincin - Rielly
Gardiner - Harrington

Bernier
Reimer

Ottawa Senators

Head coach Dave Cameron announced Kyle Turris and Chris Neil will be the alternate captains this season. Chris Neil and Chris Phillips wore the A's last season but Phillips is out with a back injury. If and when Phillips does return, Cameron says he will revisit the letters.

Clarke MacArthur skated again today but without a regular line. Cameron says MacArthur still needs medical clearance and wouldn't say if he will play Thursday or not.

After two days of skating on the fourth line, Shane Prince was an extra forward Wednesday morning and Matt Puempel took Prince's spot on the fourth line. After practice, Puempel was sent down to Binghamton of the AHL.

Hoffman - Turris - Stone
Lazar - Zibanejad - Ryan
Michalek - Pageau - Chiasson
Puempel - Smith - Neil
Prince/MacArthur  

Methot - Karlsson
Wiercioch - Ceci
Cowen - Borowiecki
Wideman

Anderson
O'Connor

Injured:
G- Hammond - Groin (Oct.1) out 2 weeks
D- Phillips - Back - indefinite (possible 2nd half season return)

Calgary Flames

The Flames eliminated the Canucks from the playoffs last season so there’s a little extra juice on the visitors’ side and the Flames know that they need to be. -TSN 

Dougie Hamilton and Michael Frolik will be making their regular season debut as Calgary Flames. Hamilton’s teammates were giving him a hard time for not completing a drill properly this morning. - TSN

This will also be the first regular season opening game for rookies Sam Bennett, Micheal Ferland and Brett Kulak. Although Bennett and Ferland both have the experience of last season’s playoff run. Bennett said he’s more excited than nervous to play the season opener. - TSN

Projected Lineup

Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler
Bouma-Backlund-Frolik
Ferland-Bennett-Jooris
Billie-Stajan-Jones

Giordano-Hamilton
Russell-Wideman
Kulak-Engelland

Ramo - starting
Hiller 

PP1

Wideman-Russell
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler

PP2

Hamilton-Giordano
Bennett-Backlund-Ferland

St. Louis Blues

Place forward Patrik Berglund on long-term injured reserve after having surgery on his right shoulder in late August. He will be re-evaluated in four months. - Team Release

Signed veteran forward Scott Gomez to a one-year contract worth $575K in the NHL/$200K in the AHL plus some bonuses. - TSN

Vancouver Canucks

Recall goaltender Richard Bachman from AHL. Jacob Markstrom has a lower body injury and will be evaluated Tuesday. - Team Release

Markstrom is getting “checked out” according to Desjardins which may include an MRI. He said that the injury occurred right at the end of practice and did not specify what the injury was. - TSN

Ben Hutton will make his NHL debut on the blue line for the Canucks. - TSN

Sutter said he hasn’t played the wing since his junior days. He’s playing with the Sedins. - TSN

Projected Lineup

Daniel-Henrik-Sutter
Baertschi-Horvat-Vrbata
Burrows-McCan-Hansen
Prust-Cracknell-Dorsett

Extra: Virtanen

D:

Edler-Tanev
Hamhuis-Bartkowski
Hutton-Sbisa

Extra: Weber

G:

Miller
Bachman

Waivers

Richard Panik (TOR) and Jordan Schroeder (MIN) clear waivers. Daniel Cleary (DET) and Tom Nilsson (NYI) placed on waivers.