Matt Porter: Boston Bruins forwards Taylor Hall (knee) and Nick Foligno (knee) have been on the ice yesterday in no-contact jerseys.
Forward Jakub Lauko (upper-body) was not on the ice.
Joe Haggerty: It was Foligno’s first apply in a month. He’s been out with a lower-body damage.
Lauko has an upper-body damage and can miss a while.
TSN: The Boston Bruins have two gamers, Hall and Foligno, which can be skating and progressing. Darren Dreger:
“We know, according to reports and video, that Hall has been skating with the Bruins for several days now. Sources say that he feels he is ready. The problem is the Bruins don’t have the cap space to activate Hall. Now the NHL playoffs are less than three weeks away so it’s going to be interesting to see how the Bruins manage this situation or, if like the Tampa Bay Lightning a few years ago, they try and stretch it out until the start of the postseason so it’s something that I’m sure other clubs are paying attention to as well.”
- Matt Porter: Bruins coach Jim Montgomery stated that Hall has not been cleared and the stated that TSNs report that Hall hasn’t been activated due to cap purpose as “false.”
Puck Pedia: The Bruins can activate Hall from the LTIR after inserting Foligno on the LTIR. That would depart them with $66,000 in cap house.
Walt Ruff: Carolina Hurricanes ahead Jesper Fast wasn’t on the ice for his or her morning skate yesterday.
Cory Lavalette: Hurricanes ahead Andrei Svechnikov was on the area carrying a knee brace however wasn’t utilizing crutches.
Jeff Svoboda: Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Nick Blankenburg stays out.
Montreal Canadiens; Forward Kirby Dach missed final evening’s sport with an upper-body damage.
Charlie O’Connor: Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is now day-to-day with a lower-body damage.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Defensemen Dmitry Kulikov, Marcus Pettersson, and Jan Ruuta didn’t journey with the workforce on their highway journey however they’re making progress.
Coach Mike Sullivan: “Our hope is these guys will get closer as we start to approach the end of the season. The runway is short right now.”
Pens Inside Scoop: On Monday coach Sullivan stated that ahead Nick Bonino, out with a lacerated kidney, was on the ice earlier than apply:
Luke Fox: Toronto Maple Leafs ahead Ryan O’Reilly (finger) was taking pictures pucks earlier than apply and didn’t keep out for the apply.
Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe stated that it’s “unlikely” that O’Reilly returns this week. April 4th can be 4 weeks since his surgical procedure.
Mark Masters: Maple Leafs coach Keefe stated that defenseman Erik Gustafsson isn’t with the workforce on account of private causes.