It’s challenging to think of a team that has dealt with more injuries over the last few weeks than the Florida Panthers. Two weeks ago, the Panthers were the top team in the Atlantic Division. Unfortunately, injuries have limited Florida to a 1-4-1 record in their last six games, watching the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning pass them in the standings. However, there … [Read more...] about Florida Panthers Injury Updates
Panthers Recall Jaycob Megna, Reassign Tobias Bjornfot
The Florida Panthers have swapped depth defensemen on the roster, assigning Tobias Bjornfot to the minor league and recalling Jaycob Megna per the AHL Transactions Log. Bjornfot will return to the minors after appearing in Florida’s last six games. He manageed no scoring, two penalty minutes, and a minus-five in the appearances. Bjornfot is now up to no scoring and a … [Read more...] about Panthers Recall Jaycob Megna, Reassign Tobias Bjornfot
Panthers Recall Jesse Puljujarvi, Rasmus Asplund, Matt Kiersted
The Florida Panthers have recalled forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Rasmus Asplund, as well as defenseman Matt Kiersted, per the AHL Transactions Log and PuckPedia. This move returns Asplund and Puljujarvi to the NHL ranks for the first time since January, and marks the first call-up of Kiersted’s season. This is a familiar pattern for Kiersted, who’s spent the last four seasons … [Read more...] about Panthers Recall Jesse Puljujarvi, Rasmus Asplund, Matt Kiersted
Florida Panthers’ Injury Updates: Tkachuk, Kulikov, Barkov, Sturm
As the Florida Panthers gear up for a repeat run at the Stanley Cup, head coach Paul Maurice provide injury updates today on several key players, per team reporter Jameson Olive. Maurice noted that Matthew Tkachuk is still “a ways away” from returning from injured reserve after sustaining an injury in the 4 Nations Face-Off back in February. The team remains hopeful Tkachuk … [Read more...] about Florida Panthers’ Injury Updates: Tkachuk, Kulikov, Barkov, Sturm
Barkov And Sturm Out With Upper-Body Injuries
The Panthers announced (Twitter link) that center Aleksander Barkov was scratched from tonight’s game versus Toronto due to an upper-body injury. The captain was banged up on Tuesday in Montreal but while he left the game briefly, he returned for the third period and didn’t seem to have any lingering effects. Barkov is second on Florida in scoring this season, tallying 19 … [Read more...] about Barkov And Sturm Out With Upper-Body Injuries