Cap Friendly: “Less than 20 days into the season and already half the league (15 clubs) are using Long Term Injured Reserve in order to remain cap compliant.
Last season, a total of 18 teams used LTIR at some point in their season to remain cap compliant.”
Added to COVID list
Chris Johnston: Added to the NHL’s COVID Protocol Absence list are Andrej Sekera (Stars), Kyle Palmieri (Devils) and Sami Vatanen (Devils).
Injury notes on the Hurricanes, Avs, Red Wings, Panthers, Wild and Senators
Chip Alexander: Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said that goaltender Petr Mrazek will undergo further evaluation today and will likely be having an MRI.