Line Change
Staal is skating this morning
Staal is expected to play tonight following his bout with dehydration. Look for him to center the second line.
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Pens said staal was dehydrated last night. Not practicing today. Will let you know what Coach Disco says later.
Likely just a precautionary measure to maintain Staal's health. Last season he scored 11 goals and 30 points over 42 games, playing between the first and second line. Expect him to approach career highs as he plays a more vital offensive role.
Call up / Send down
Assigned to Manchester of the American Hockey League were forwards Andy Andreoff, Ray Kaunisto, Brandon Kozun and Linden Vey, defensemen Nicolas Deslauriers, David Kolomatis and Patrick Mullen and goalie Martin Jones. Tyler Toffoli was re-assigned to his junior team.
No immediate fantasy value in the AHL.
“By the end of the summer, I was getting sick of working out. I just wanted to get back on the ice,” the Edmonton Oilers’ prized pick from the 2010 NHL entry draft said after skating with Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky during the first on-ice training camp session at Rexall Place.
The former 1st overall pick scored 22 goals in 65 games last season and should be expected to break 30 goals this season.
Hall Gagner Hemsky,
Hall will start on the first line with Hemsky. The former 1st overall pick scored 22 goals in 65 games last season and should be expected to break out this year.
The Kings have signed defenseman Nicolas Deslauriers to a three-year entry-level contract. Deslauriers, 20, was a third-round draft pick in 2009 and has completed his junior-hockey career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.