The Los Angeles Kings were already thin on scoring, relying on their top names to carry most of the load this season. Then, last night against the Montreal Canadiens Jeff Carter absorbed a hit from Jeff Petry and will be out “a little while” according to Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider. Bob McKenzie of TSN believes that means “multiple weeks”
Carter was cut by a skate blade in the collision, a fluke injury that will really hurt the Kings. Los Angeles is off to a great 5-0-1 record, extending their smooth start with a 5-1 blowout of the Canadiens last night. The team finally received some secondary scoring, as Adrian Kempe and Mike Cammalleri both broke out for four-point nights. Prior to last night neither player had any points, but stepped up in a fashion the team desperately needed.
- Anders Bjork crashed into Tuukka Rask at practice yesterday, and though the goaltender was helped off the ice the Bruins still haven’t made a roster move. As McKenzie reports, the team wanted to see how he was feeling this morning before making any decision. Remember, if Rask is out the team no longer has Malcolm Subban to turn to in the minor leagues, and would likely turn to Zane McIntyre as a backup for Anton Khudobin. If Rask deals with an injury for any length of time, the goaltending depth of the Bruins organization will really be tested.
- Still with the Bruins, the team has returned Peter Cehlarik to the AHL according to Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe. Cehlarik had been called up along with Kenny Agostino this week to help fill in for the injured forwards, but with David Backes and Patrice Bergeron nearing returns he’s no longer needed. Agostino will likely stay and fill some of the role of the injured Ryan Spooner, at least on the powerplay.