Maatta missed the preseason while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. The 20-year-old D-man had a strong rookie campaign posted 29 points (9G / 20A) and a plus-8 rating. He will take on a bigger role this season now that Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen are in Washington. You can expect solid offensive totals with a strong plus/minus rating.
Foligno signs a very cap-managable contract to stay in Buffalo a year after scoring seven goals with 12 assists (19 points) in 74 games last year. The 22-year-old has all the tools to be a good NHL player and the additions the Sabres made yesterday should help Foligno continue to grow.
Maatta missed the Penguins' morning skate because of an illness but will play tonight according to the Penguins' official Twitter. Maatta has two assists and a plus-1 rating in 11 playoff games.
Maatta did not take part in the Penguins morning skate in New York earlier today. Maatta was sent back to the Penguins’ hotel upon arriving at MSG on Sunday morning. Several Penguins teammates implied he was not feeling well.Coach Dan Bylsma did not provide an update on Maatta, who has played in all 11 of the Penguins’ playoff games. Team policy is not to divulge details of players’ medical conditions during the playoffs.
Foligno hopes to be back for Game 3 in Columbus.
Foligno missed the last six games of the regular season and will miss Game 1. He is expected to be back in the lineup at some point in the first round, but will not be there on Wednesday.
Maatta missed the Penguins previous two games, but will return to the blueline tonight vs. Detroit. He will also have Kris Letang on the blueline with him in power-play situations. Maatta has tallied nine goals with 20 assists in 75 games.
Originally, Foligno's knee injury was believed to be a structural injury, but turned out to be more of a bone bruise. He missed the last two games, but will be in the lineup vs. the Wings tomorrow. He has seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 70 games.
Maatta served as a healthy scratch recently, so this could be another case of the Penguins getting their rookie defenseman some rest before the gruelling playoffs start. Consider him day-to-day.
Foligno was injured in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Flyers. The Blue Jackets have just six games left in the regular season, so it looks like he will sit and hope they make the playoffs so he can return and help his squad.
Foligno got tangled with St. Louis’ Roman Polak 1:58 into the game, causing his leg to bend awkwardly as he fell – but Sabres coach Ted Nolan said it wasn’t as bad as it appeared. “But he’s going to be out probably the rest of the year,” he told reporters in St. Louis.With winger Drew Stafford likely out again tonight in Detroit, the Sabres will need to recall someone from Rochester, Nolan said.
Maatta being scratched is likely not a performance based decision, but simply getting a young defenseman some rest. He has played in 78 games this season (including the Olympics) which is a ton for a first year D-man, especially one playing over 20 minutes on most nights.
Bogosian, who was injured on Saturday, missed Monday's game and it looks like he will not be available again tonight in San Jose. Not taking part in the game-day skate is usually a pretty good indicator that he won't be in the lineup.
Bogosian missed last Wednesday's game but return on Saturday only to play 11:52. Maybe the Jets rushed him back before he was ready, and that looks like it will cost him tonight's game. Paul Postma would enter the lineup.
Bogosian was on the ice for the Jets' morning skate and head coach Paul Maurice reiterated that he expects Bogosian to return tonight after being a late scratch in Wednesday's game. Bogo has three goals and eight assists with a plus-3 rating in 54 games this season.
Bogosian was a late scratch prior to Wednesday's game, but is expected to play on Saturday. If he is on the ice tomorrow for the game-day skate, he should be in the lineup vs. the Hurricanes.
Head coach Paul Maurice does not believe the injury to Bogosian is serious and expects to have him back on Saturday. Despite not having Bogosian, Ondrej Pavelec and Dustin Byfuglien the Jets were able to squeak out a win over a tough Avs team. All three are expected to be back for Saturday.
Pitlick, 22, has eight goals and 14 assists (22 points) in 38 games with OKC this season. He scored his first NHL goal on October 26 and then promptly got hurt in the same game. That goal is his only point in three games with the Oilers this season.
Spurgeon missed the last 14 games with a broken foot, but will be back on the blueline tonight. Clayton Stoner will be scratched with Spurgeon returning.
Spurgeon has missed 14 games with a broken foot, but it sounds like he will be back in tomorrow. There was talk that he may return this past Saturday but that never ended up coming together. He has one goal and 11 assists in 43 games this season.
