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| Date | Player | News |
| 5/10/2012 | Jay Beagle, C | Beagle is dealing with a lower-body injury. Analysis: He missed Wednesday's Game 6 victory and it is uncertain if he will be ready for Saturday's series finale. |
| 5/10/2012 | Clayton Stoner, D | Minnesota has signed Stoner to a two-year contract extension. Analysis: Stoner had one goal and four assists in 51 games for the Wild last season. He led the team in plus-minus rating during an injury-plagued season and impressed coaches with his physical play on the blue line. |
| 5/9/2012 | Marek Zidlicky, D | Zidlicky has an undisclosed injury. Analysis: There's little news on Zidlicky's injury, and he's considered day-to-day. |
| 5/7/2012 | Claude Giroux, C | Giroux was suspended by the NHL Monday after his hit on New Jersey center Dainius Zubrus in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night. Giroux will miss Tuesday's Game 5 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Flyers, who lost 4-2 on Sunday in Newark, N.J., trail the series, 3-1. Analysis: Philadelphia's leading scorer in the postseason with 17 points, Giroux spoke with league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan on Monday. Giroux says he's not a dirty player and had no intention of hitting Zubrus in the head. |
| 5/7/2012 | Rostislav Klesla, D | Klesla was suspended for one game by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Nashville Predators forward Matt Halischuk on Friday night. Analysis: Klesla received a minor penalty for boarding in the first period of Coyotes' 1-0 road victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series. Video replays showed he appeared to grab Halischuk's jersey before slamming him into the boards. |
| 5/7/2012 | Ryan Carter, C | Carter has an undisclosed injury. Analysis: There are few details about Carter's injury. He's considered day-to-day. |
| 5/4/2012 | Sean Couturier, C | Couturier left Game 3 with a lower-body injury. Analysis: There are few details about the injury, and he's considered day-to-day. |
| 5/4/2012 | Olli Jokinen, C | Jokinen has undergone surgery on a torn abdominal muscle. Calgary said in a statement that Jokinen played through the injury late in the season after first experiencing discomfort March 22 in a game against Minnesota. Analysis: The 33-year-old Jokinen is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1. The Finn played all 82 games of the regular season and had 23 goals and 38 assists. |
| 5/3/2012 | Raffi Torres, LW | Torres is appealing the length of his 25-game suspension. Torres was penalized last month for a hit to the head on Chicago forward Marian Hossa. Analysis: Torres and the NHL Players' Association will meet with Commissioner Gary Bettman about the length of the suspension, but not the ban itself. The NHLPA says there's no date set for the meeting. |
| 5/3/2012 | Kris Versteeg, LW | Versteeg is recovering from surgery to repair a cyst problem that impaired mobility in his left hip. Versteeg had three goals and two assists in seven playoff games for the Panthers, who lost in an Eastern Conference first-round series to the New Jersey Devils. Analysis: Versteeg will be a restricted free agent this offseason, and the Panthers want him to return. He missed 11 games during the regular season and still established career-bests in goals (23) and points (54), while tying his season-best in assists (31) for the Southeast Division champions. |
| 5/3/2012 | Jack Johnson, D | Johnson has been selected captain for Team USA at the 2012 World Championships, which begin Friday in Helsinki and Stockholm. It will be the second time that the 25-year-old will serve as team captain in his international career, also doing the honors on the 2010 World Championships team. Analysis: The Indianapolis native, acquired by the Blue Jackets on Feb. 23 along with a conditional first-round draft pick from Los Angeles for Jeff Carter, won a silver medal with the Americans at the 2010 Olympic Games and has also participated in four World Championships, two World Juniors and two World Under-18 Championships. |
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