Top Florida Panthers centerman Aleksander Barkov will be a game-time decision for the team’s Wednesday night game against the Arizona Coyotes, per head coach Paul Maurice. Barkov has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury. Maurice also shared that defenseman Gustav Forsling is expected to make his return from a personal absence that held him out of Monday night’s … [Read more...] about Afternoon Notes: Panthers, Myers, Johnson
William Lockwood Receives Three-Game Suspension
8:08 PM: Per an announcement from the league, the Department of Player Safety has decided to suspend Lockwood for the next three games. 11:38 AM: Early in last night’s game against Minnesota, Panthers winger William Lockwood hit goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury while the netminder was out to play the puck behind the net. The play has drawn the attention of the Department of Player … [Read more...] about William Lockwood Receives Three-Game Suspension
Latest On Aleksander Barkov
Florida Panthers team reporter Jameson Olive reports that captain Aleksander Barkov will not travel with the team to Nashville as he recovers from a lower-body injury. Head coach Paul Maurice has said that he is hopeful Barkov will be able to play on Wednesday against the Arizona Coyotes. While the Panthers have a strong team regardless, they’re certainly an improved group when … [Read more...] about Latest On Aleksander Barkov
Florida Panthers Send Down Rasmus Asplund
Sticking in the Atlantic Division, the Florida Panthers have loaned forward Rasmus Asplund to their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, per a team announcement. Asplund did not suit up for the Panthers over his emergency loan roster placement, but will return to a Checkers team where he has had some success this season, scoring four goals and 19 points in 33 games.[SOURCE … [Read more...] about Florida Panthers Send Down Rasmus Asplund
Aleksander Barkov Absent From Morning Skate, Update Expected Later Friday
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was absent from morning skate today as he continues to rehab a lower-body injury, said the AP’s Colby Guy. Head coach Paul Maurice is expected to issue an update on Barkov’s status later Friday. The 28-year-old missed Wednesday’s overtime loss to the Red Wings, his fourth absence of the season. He missed a late October tilt against the Sharks … [Read more...] about Aleksander Barkov Absent From Morning Skate, Update Expected Later Friday