Ice Chips: Kadri leaves Flames practice with apparent knee injury
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Calgary Flames
Forward Nazem Kadri left Friday's practice early with an apparent knee injury, according to TSN's Sallim Valji.
Kadri appeared to have a knee-on-knee collision with teammate Blake Coleman and immediately left the ice for the locker room.
The 33-year-old centre recorded 29 goals and 75 points in 82 games last season.
The Flames assigned defenceman Zayne Parekh to the OHL's Saginaw Spirit on Friday.
Parekh was drafted ninth overall by the Flames in the 2024 draft and appeared in two preseason games with the Flames.
Forwards Matt Coronato, Martin Pospisil, and defenceman Jake Bean did not skate on Friday with lower-body injuries while defenceman MacKenzie Weegar will also not participate while on a maintenance day.
Coronato, Pospisil, and Bean are all considered to be day-to-day with their injuries.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forward William Nylander took part in Friday's practice after taking a scary hit during the team's 2-1 preseason win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
The 28-year-old winger was back-checking when teammate Nick Robertson attempted to give him a boost into the zone, which knocked him off balance and went head first into Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak's leg.
Nylander left the game for precautionary reasons but head coach Craig Berbue said there was nothing to worry about.
"He'll be OK," Berube told the media after the game. "He's fine, nothing to worry about.
Nylander had 40 goals an 98 points in 82 games last season.
Auston Matthews also participated in the Maple Leafs' practice on Friday after sitting out a couple of days with an upper-body ailment.
The 2022 Hart Trophy winner had what was described by head coach Craig Berube as an "upper-body issue," but the coach added that the issue is not considered serious.
Forwards John Tavares, Calle Jarnkrok, and Alex Steeves will all miss Friday's practice and are considered to be day-to-day with lower-body injuries.
Tavares, 34, was in pain after colliding with Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta in the first period of their preseason game but didn't leave the game until the third period.
"It wasn't so bad afterwards, but throughout the second and especially in the third, it just got really, really stiff and I didn't have much," Tavares said after the game. "I told Craig I would just keep [shifts] short, but he determined to give me the rest of the night off."
"I didn't want to take a chance," said Berube. "It was my call."
Tavares had 29 goals and 65 points in 80 games last season.
Jarnkrok continues to be out with a lower-body injury and has not appeared in any of the Leafs preseason games.
The 6-foot forward did skate with captain Auston Matthews on Thursday prior to practice.
Steeves last appeared in the Maple Leafs 2-1 preseason loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday where he scored a goal on 12:26 of ice time.
Additionally defenceman Dakota Mermis had surgery on his jaw on Thursday and is listed as week-to-week.
Mermis, 30, signed a one-year, $775,000 deal with the Maple Leafs on July 2.
The 6-foot defenceman appeared in 47 games with the Minnesota Wild last season recording three goals and eight points.
Ottawa Senators
The Senators have cut down their training camp roster by assigning 12 players to the AHL's Belleville Senators and placing seven players on waivers for the purpose of being sent to Belleville.
Players assigned to Bellville:
Wyatt Bongiovanni
Tyler Boucher
Xavier Bourgault
Jake Chiasson
Angus Crookshank
Phillippe Daoust
Jorian Donovan
Stephen Halliday
Tomas Hamara
Oskar Pettersson
Michael Simpson
Djibril Toure
Placed on Waivers:
Jeremy Davies
Maxence Guenette
Nikolas Matinpalo
Garrett Pilon
Jamieson Rees
Cole Reinhardt
Hayden Hodgson
Additionally forward Keean Washkurak has been released from his player tryout agreement and will also join Belleville.
Montreal Canadiens
Forward Oliver Kapanen did not participate in practice on Friday for a therapy day.
Kapanen, 21, appeared in two preseason games, recording two assists.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins have released defenceman Nikolai Knyzhov from his professional tryout agreement on Friday.
Knyzhov, 26, appeared in 10 games with the San Jose Sharks last season, recording an assist.
Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings used these lines during Friday's morning skate prior to their preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks, according to Max Bultman of The Athletic.
Rasmussen - Copp - Fischer
Berggren - Compher - Tarasenko
Snively - Danielson - Chiasson
Ratcliffe - Lombardi - Hanas
Chiarot - Seider
Wallinder - Viro
Lagesson - Tuomisto
Lyon
Talbot
St. Louis Blues
The Blues used these lines during Friday's practice, according to Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Neighbours - Thomas - Kyrou
Schenn - Buchnevich - Bolduc
Holloway - Faksa - Joseph
Texier - Walker - Toropchenko
Leddy - Parayko
Broberg - Faulk
Suter, Joseph, Perunovich, Kessel, Tucker rotating
Binnington
Hofer
New York Rangers
The Rangers assigned goaltender Talyn Boyko to the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday.
Boyko, 21, appeared in 26 games with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones last season, going 13-9-1 with a .888 save percentage and 3.42 goals-against average.
Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks have assigned forward Carey Terrance to the OHL's Erie Otters on Friday.
Terrance, 19, was drafted 59th overall by the Ducks in the 2023 draft.
Seattle Kraken
The Kraken have placed defenceman Nikolas Brouillard and and Luke Henman on waivers Friday for the purpose of assigning them to the AHL's Coachella Valley Firebirds.
Broulliard signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Kraken in the off-season after spending time in the New York Rangers system.
He recorded five goals and 36 points in 70 games with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack last season.
Hernman, 24, appeared in 45 games with the Firebirds last season, recording seven goals and 14 points.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets assigned forwards Jake Gaudet, Stefan Matteau, Justin Pearson, and defenceman Stanislav Svoozil to the AHL's Cleveland Monsters on Friday.
Additionally the team has placed goaltender Zach Sawchenko on waivers for the purpose of being sent to the Monsters.