Overview
- The team revealed on Saturday that forward Travis Konecny (lower-body) and defenseman Cam York (upper-body) are day-to-day and missed the road game in Boston.
- Rasmus Ristolainen was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 3 for an upper-body issue, a designation that carries a minimum seven-day absence but the GM expects him to miss the next Carolina rematch.
- Nikita Grebenkin underwent back surgery and will be sidelined for at least four months, removing a young depth winger who had been recovering from earlier injuries.
- Helge Grans was activated from injured/non-roster status and inserted into the lineup while Travis Sanheim, Jamie Drysdale, Nick Seeler, David Jiříček and Simon Benoit are expected to cover the bulk of defensive minutes.
- The injuries compound a 0-3-2 start, weaken the top-six forward group without Konecny, and raise the likelihood that GM Danny Brière will seek short-term defensive reinforcements or roster moves.