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 Lecavalier appeared to sustain an injury to his left foot when he
blocked a shot taken by defenseman Mark Streit during a 4-3 shootout
loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. He played a season-high
16:10 Saturday and was one of the Flyers' four shooters in the
shootout. Lecavalier walked out of Wells Fargo Center with a boot on
his left foot, according to Philly.com.
The 34-year-old has a goal and two assists in three games this
season.
The Flyers also announced defenseman Samuel Morin, the 11th pick of
the 2013 draft, will miss approximately four to five weeks with a
fractured jaw.
---The Buffalo Sabres will host the 2016 NHL draft at First Niagara
Center, the Sabres and the NHL announced.
The 2016 draft will be held over two days -- Friday, June 24, and
Saturday, June 25, 2016.
---The Chicago Blackhawks activated forward Brandon Mashinter from
injured reserve and assigned him to the Rockford IceHogs of the
American Hockey League.
Mashinter, 26, agreed to a two-year deal with the Blackhawks in
March, but had been sidelined by an undisclosed injury.
---The Dallas Stars reassigned left winger Curtis McKenzie to Texas
of the American Hockey League.
Dallas had recalled McKenzie on Sunday. McKenzie, 23, posted a goal
in Texas' season-opening game Saturday night against Iowa.
---Center Matthew Lombardi signed a contract Monday to rejoin
Geneve-Servette of Switzerland following last week's release from
the New York Rangers.
Lombardi, 32, left the Swiss league during the offseason to sign
with the Rangers in the hopes of reviving his NHL career. He
suffered a lower-body ailment which sidelined him for a good part of
training camp and the preseason.
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---Boston Bruins center David Krejci made his season debut Monday
after missing three games with an undisclosed injury.
--- Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson was not expecting
disciplinary action from the league for his elbow on Minnesota's
Erik Haula. Johnson was ejected after Haula fell to the ice grabbing
his face.
---Buffalo Sabres left wing Marcus Foligno was scratched for
Monday's game due to an unspecified injury.
---Anaheim Ducks defenseman Bryan Allen was scratched Monday because
of a lower-body injury, but he might return sometime during the
team's four-game road trip.
---Marc Methot, who is normally on Ottawa's top defense pairing with
Erik Karlsson, has yet to play this season due to a back injury, and
there is no announced timetable for his return.
--Florida Panthers right wing Jimmy Hayes, inactive for the first
two games, made his season debut Monday.
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