McNabb suffered an upper-body injury last night and has been placed on IR. With McNabb out, Matt Greene will play on Sunday in Chicago. There's no word on how long McNabb is expected to be out, but his movement to IR means that he will miss at least the next four games.
After sitting out the season opener on Wednesday, McNabb is expected to replace Matt Greene in the lineup tonight vs. the Coyotes. McNabb had 24 points (2G / 22A) in 71 games with the Kings last season.
McNabb has three assists and a plus-3 rating in his last three games, but will take a seat with Jamie McBain coming back into the lineup.
All signs are pointing towards Jake Muzzin being unavailable tonight, which leaves the 23-year-old McNabb to make his Kings' debut on the Stanley Cup banner raising night and on the top D-pair with Drew Doughty to boot. McNabb was acquired from the Sabres at last year's deadline and totaled 10 goals and 26 assists (36 points) in 52 AHL games between Manchester and Rochester. He failed to record any points in 12 games with the Sabres.
McNabb, 23, was selected in the third round (66th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is a 6-foot-4, 205 lbs. defenseman who has seven goals and 22 assists (29 points) in 38 games with the Rochester Americans (AHL) this season. He has failed to record a point in 12 games with the Sabres.
McNabb played in seven games during his most recent call-up. He failed to record a points and was a plus-1 with seven shots and 14 hits. He returns to Rochester where he has 15 points (3G / 12A) in 20 games.
McNabb shuffled in and out of the Sabres lineup playing in five of a possible 10 games during his call-up. He failed to record a point and had an EVEN rating while averaging 16:12 TOI.
McNabb appeared in three games with the Sabres, he failed to record a point while averaging 16:48 TOI. He returns to Rochester where he has two goals and 10 assists in 15 games. He will play one game in Rochester tonight and then likely head back to Buffalo.
McNabb, 22, was the 66th overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-4, 205 lbw. defenseman has two goals and 12 points in 15 games with Rochester this season. He skated in 25 games with the Sabres in 2011-12 registering one goal and seven assists.
McNabb gets another look with the team. He scored a goal and five points in his first 21 games with the Sabres.
McNabb goes back to the AHL with seven healthy d-men and Tyler Myers back from a suspension. The rookie scored a goal and five points in 21 games.
McNabb gets another look this season. He scored a goal and five points in 20 games.
McNabb likely needs some conditioning before coming back up.
Placing McNabb on IR frees up a roster spot. The rookie has a goal and five points through 20 games. He can come off IR at any time.
McNabb will likely need a week or two or practice before getting back into the lineup. The rookie has a goal and five points through 20 games.
Mcnabb was playing on the top pairing before getting hurt but may see the AHL for conditioning purposes. The rookie has a goal and five points through 20 games.
The rookie scored a goal and five points in 20 games before getting hurt. He will be replaced by Joe Finley on the blue line.
Expect the rookie blue liner to get back on the blue line tonight. He has no fantasy hockey value as a player still looking for his first NHL point.
McNabb has no points in seven games with a minus-2 rating. He has no fantasy hockey value at this point.
McNabb scored a goal and 10 points through 19 games with the Rochester Americans. He will take Robyn Regehr's spot in the lineup.
