The AHL’s Rockford IceHogs have announced that forward Andreas Athanasiou has suffered a wrist injury and will miss the next four to six weeks. He’s just three games into a tenure with Rockford, after passing through waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks on November 13th. Athanasiou recorded two goals on four shots in his AHL debut but didn’t manage any scoring in two games this … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Athanasiou, Mrazek, Joseph, Heinola
Oilers Claim Kasperi Kapanen Off Waivers From Blues
The Oilers announced on Tuesday that they’ve claimed winger Kasperi Kapanen off waivers from the Blues. Kapanen, 28, hit waivers yesterday with St. Louis needing to open a roster spot for Robert Thomas’ activation from injured reserve. He’d been a healthy scratch in three of their last five games since returning from an upper-body injury and had just one goal in 10 games on the … [Read more...] about Oilers Claim Kasperi Kapanen Off Waivers From Blues
Blues Place Kasperi Kapanen On Waivers
The Blues have placed winger Kasperi Kapanen on waivers for the purposes of assignment to AHL Springfield, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports Monday. Kapanen, 28, has been limited by an upper-body injury and multiple healthy scratches to 10 appearances this season. He has just one goal and a -6 rating with a 45.9 CF%, struggling to limit chances against while failing to … [Read more...] about Blues Place Kasperi Kapanen On Waivers
Pierre-Oliver Joseph Listed As Day-To-Day
Blues defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph left the road trip to have his injury better evaluated but the test results were good, relays Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Twitter link). Accordingly, the 25-year-old is listed as day-to-day. Joseph is in his first season in St. Louis after signing with them in free agency following his non-tender from Pittsburgh. He … [Read more...] about Pierre-Oliver Joseph Listed As Day-To-Day
Blues Recall Corey Schueneman, Reassign Leo Lööf
Blues defense prospect Leo Lööf will have to wait until his next recall to make his NHL debut. He’s been sent back to AHL Springfield while veteran Corey Schueneman comes up, the team announced Friday. Schueneman, 29, is in his first season with the St. Louis organization after signing a two-way deal in free agency on July 1. The Michigan native has 31 games of NHL experience … [Read more...] about Blues Recall Corey Schueneman, Reassign Leo Lööf