Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Hurricanes, Panthers, Habs, Sens, Flyers, Lightning, and Leafs

Paul Hamilton: The Buffalo Sabres have placed defenseman Matt Grzelcyk on the IR. Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin didn’t travel with the team to start their road trip. Goaltender Alex Lyon remains on the IR. Joe Smith: Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal has a small tear in his calf and will be out a month, maybe more, as they are still figuring out some things, according to coach Rod Brind’Amour. The injury happened during warmups. Rod Brind’Amour didn’t have an official update on Taylor Hall (upper-body injury) post-game, but said, “That doesn’t look good either.” We don’t know if he was banged up here specifically, but the broadcast did highlight this first-period hit later in the evening. https://t.co/AfdWGxuWli — Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) October 14, 2026 NHL Rumors: New York Rangers May Add a Veteran Goalie Later in the Season Rob Darragh: Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said that goaltender Jacob Markstrom and defenseman Radko Gudas are out day-to-day. Priyanta Emrith: Montreal Canadiens forward Oliver Kapanen remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Marco D’Amico: Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson missed last night’s game with a minor injury. Patrick Friolet: Canadiens forward Florian Xhekaj was on the ice but not in full gear. He left Monday’s practice just after it started. Bruce Garrioch: Ottawa Senators defensemen Artem Zub and Jake Sanderson skated yesterday, and coach Travis Green said, “They’re close. Expecting both in the next couple of days.” Zoe Pierce: Senators forward Ridly Greig didn’t play in the last half of the third period. Coach Green: “He has a strain, so we thought it was best to keep him out.” Jordan Hall: Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was on the ice before practice but without a stick. He’s missed the past four games after taking a shot off his left hand. Defenseman Cam York was also on the ice with Ristolainen, and he’s missed the past two games with an upper-body injury. Gabby Shirley: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Dominic James wasn’t in the lineup last night. Coach Jon Cooper said that “he will be back with us this week.” NHL Rumors: Is there a Coaching Hotseat in Philadelphia and Calgary? TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenseman Chris Tanev on the IR, and there are no timelines on when he could be back. He missed 70 games last season, and they continue to run tests on him, according to Chris Johnston. “I think that there’s a little more optimism around his situation that I’m sensing right now than what he went through last year with multiple injuries.” Have you subscribed to our YouTube channel? Rumor roundups and hot topics from around the league. We’re also posting some stuff on Instagram. If you love our reporting, choose NHLrumors.com as a preferred source on Google.