Feb 17, 2020
Ice Chips: Weber could play Tuesday
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
TSN.ca Staff
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Montreal Canadiens
Captain Shea Weber is participating at Habs practice this morning. As of last Wednesday, Weber was given a 4-to-6 week timeline to recover from an ankle sprain. He's practising alongside regular partner Ben Chiarot. Weber is still on the injured reserve.
Brendan Gallagher is not at practice today in favour of a therapy day. According to TSN's John Lu, he left Saturday's game temporarily for treatment and apparently was getting worked on again after the game.
Jonathan Drouin is also practising today after he was a last-minute scratch on Saturday night with an ankle injury. Head coach Claude Julien said Drouin suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Boston Bruins and played through it on Friday but couldn't play on Saturday.
Julien says that Weber and Paul Byron could be in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. Gallagher is questionable for tomorrow's game and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Habs lines at practice:
Tatar - Danault - Weal
Drouin - Suzuki - Armia
Lehkonen/Weise - Domi - Kovalchuk
Byron - Thompson - Cousins/Evans
Chiarot - Weber
Scandella - Petry
Kulak - Mete
Ouellet - Folin
Price
Lindgren
Calgary Flames
Forward Derek Ryan will miss his second straight game due to illness and has been placed on the injured reserve.
Backlund is questionable for this afternoon's game against the Anaheim Ducks due to illness.
Glenn Gawdin was recalled from the AHL's Stockton Heat. He has 15 goals and 42 points in 46 games this season and was named an AHL All-Star in January.
Waivers
The following players have been placed on waivers as of 12 pm ET:
F Cole Bardeau - New York Islanders
F Taylor Leier - Buffalo Sabres