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The Weakly Report: 12/13/14-12/20/14

Anaheim

December 15: Winger Dany Healtey is back after missing 15 games with a groin injury and being recalled from a long-term conditioning stint with AHL Norfolk after. Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov was recalled from a conditioning stint with AHL Norfolk.
December 17: Winger Kyle Palmieri has been placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Goaltender John Gibson is back after missing 21 games with a groin.
December 19: Defenceman Hampus Lindholm is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Arizona

December 16: Defenceman Brandon Gormley has been reassigned to AHL Norfolk for conditioning. Winger Lauri Korpikoski is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
December 19: Defenceman Michael Stone is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Boston

December 16: Winger Simon Gagne has been placed on injured reserve for personal reasons.
December 17: Centre David Krejci is back after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury.

Buffalo

December 13: Centre Cody McCormick is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Defenceman Mike Weber has been sidelined indefinitely with a knee injury. Defenceman Andrej Meszaros is back after missing six games with a head injury.
December 15: Defenceman Tyson Strachan is back after missing four games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Josh Gorges is day-to-day with a finger injury.
December 16: Centre Torrey Mitchell is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Mike Weber has been placed on injured reserve for knee surgery.
December 20: Winger Matt Moulson is day-to-day with an illness. Centre Cody McCormick has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Josh Gorges is back after missing two games with a finger injury.

Calgary

December 13: Defenceman Ladislav Smid has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

Carolina

December 13: Winger Jiri Tlusty is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 15: Winger Andrej Nestrasil has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
December 20: Defenceman John-Michael Liles is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Chicago

December 16: Defenceman Duncan Keith is day-to-day with an illness.
December 20: Goaltender Corey Crawford is back after missing eight games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Duncan Keith is back after missing one game with an illness.

Colorado

December 13: Centre Marc-Andre Cliche is back after missing five games with an undisclosed injury.
December 16: Defenceman Brad Stuart is back after missing 16 games with a hamstring injury. Winger Patrick Bordeleau is back after missing 30 games recovering from back surgery.
December 18: Goaltender Semyon Varlamov has been placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.
December 20: Centre John Mitchell is back after missing seven games with a leg injury.

Columbus

December 16: Defenceman Fedor Tyutin is back after missing 13 games with a knee injury.
December 19: Winger Brian Gibbons has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.
December 20: Defenceman Cody Goloubef is day-to-day with a sprained right knee. Centre Boone Jenner has been placed on injured reserve with a back injury.

Dallas

December 13: Winger Travis Moen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 19: Defenceman Jordie Benn is day-to-day with an illness. Winger Ryan Garbutt is back after missing three games with a suspension.

Detroit

December 13: Centre Stephen Weiss is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 16: Defenceman Danny DeKeyser is back after missing two games with a bruised left shoulder. Winger Johan Franzen is day-to-day with an illness. Winger Justin Abdelkader is back after missing seven games with a shoulder injury. Centre Stephen Weiss has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
December 19: Winger Johan Franzen is back after missing one game with an illness.
December 20: Goaltender Jimmy Howard is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Edmonton

December 13: Centre Boyd Gordon has been placed on injured reserve with a back injury.
December 14: Defenceman Oscar Klefbom is day-to-day with a foot injury.
December 18: Centre Boyd Gordon is back after missing five games with a back injury. Defenceman Oscar Klefbom is back after missing two games with a foot injury.

Florida

December 16: Winger Scottie Upshall is back after missing nine games with an ankle injury. Centre Aleksander Barkov is back after missing six games with a hand injury. Winger Shawn Thornton has been placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.
December 18: Winger Brad Boyes is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 20: Winger Brad Boyes is back after missing one game with an upper-body injury.

Los Angeles

December 19: Defenceman Robyn Regehr has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

December 20: Winger Andy Andreoff was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Manchester.

Minnesota

December 13: Defenceman Jared Spurgeon is day-to-day with an illness. Winger Ryan Carter is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
December 15: Defenceman Keith Ballard has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion. Winger Ryan Carter has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
December 17: Defenceman Jared Spurgeon is back after missing two games with an illness. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper is day-to-day with an illness.
December 20: Centre Mikael Granlund is day-to-day with an illness. Winger Matt Cooke is back after missing 22 games with a lower-body injury. Winger Ryan Carter is back after missing three games with an upper-body injury. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper is back after missing one game with an illness.

Montreal

December 16: Defenceman Mike Weaver has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion.
December 18: Centre Lars Eller is back after missing four games with an upper-body injury.
December 19: Goaltender Dustin Tokarski was reassigned to AHL Hamilton for conditioning.
December 20: Defenceman Mike Weaver is back after missing four games with a concussion.

Nashville

December 17: Winger James Neal was fined $2000 by the NHL for diving.
December 19: Winger Viktor Stalberg is back after missing 17 games with a right knee injury.
December 20: Defenceman Anton Volchenkov is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Winger James Neal is day-to-day with an illness.

New Jersey

December 15: Winger Mike Cammalleri is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
December 17: Centre Patrik Elias is back after missing five games with a groin injury.
December 18: Winger Dainius Zubrus has been placed on injured reserve with a leg injury. Defenceman Adam Larsson was reassigned to AHL Albany for conditioning. Defenceman Damon Severson has been placed on injured reserve with a fractured ankle.
December 19: Centre Jacob Josefson is day-to-day with a strained groin. Defenceman Adam Larsson is back after missing eight games with an illness.
December 20: Winger Mike Cammalleri has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Adam Larsson was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Albany.

New York I.

December 13: Winger Josh Bailey is back after missing one game with a lower-body injury.
December 15: Centre Casey Cizikas is back after missing three games with an upper-body injury. Winger Michael Grabner is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
December 17: Winger Michael Grabner has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
December 19: Defenceman Travis Hamonic is back after missing six games with an upper-body injury. Defenceman Johnny Boychuk is back after missing nine games with an upper-body injury.

New York R.

December 13: Winger Chris Kreider is back after missing one game with a neck injury.
December 14: Centre Derick Brassard is day-to-day with an illness.
December 20: Winger Lee Stempniak is day-to-day with an illness. Centre Derick Brassard is back after missing two games with an illness.

Ottawa

December 13: Defenceman Patrick Wiercioch is back after missing five games with an undisclosed injury. Winger Clarke MacArthur is back after missing one game with an illness.
December 15: Winger Milan Michalek is back after missing three games with an upper-body injury. Centre Zack Smith has been placed on injured reserve with a wrist injury. Defenceman Marc Methot has been placed on injured reserve with a back injury.
December 17: Defenceman Patrick Wiercioch is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Philadelphia

December 13: Centre Vincent Lecavalier is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
December 18: Centre Vincent Lecavalier is back after missing two games with a lower-body injury.
December 19: Goaltender Steve Mason is day-to-day with a back injury. Goaltender Rob Zepp was recalled from AHL Lehigh Valley on an emergency basis.

Pittsburgh

December 13: Defenceman Olli Maatta has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
December 15: Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Winger Zach Sill has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
December 18: Centre Sidney Crosby is back after missing three games with an illness. Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Goaltender Thomas Greiss is day-to-day with an illness.
December 20: Goaltender Thomas Greiss is back after missing one game with an illness. Defenceman Christian Ehrhoff has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Winger Craig Adams is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Winger Chris Kunitz is back after missing eight games with a fractured foot. Defenceman Paul Martin has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.

San Jose

December 13: Defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is back after missing one game with an upper-body injury.
December 16: Winger TJ Oshie is day-to-day for personal reasons.
December 17: Winger Jaden Schwartz has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.

St. Louis

December 18: Winger TJ Oshie is back after missing one game for personal reasons.

Tampa Bay

December 13: Defenceman Radko Gudas is day-to-day with an illness.
December 16: Goaltender Ben Bishop is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
December 19: Centre Tyler Johnson is day-to-day with an illness. Winger Ondrej Palat is is back after missing four games with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Radko Gudas is back after missing three games with an illness.
December 20: Centre Tyler Johnson is back after missing one game with an illness.

Toronto

December 18: Defenceman Roman Polak is back after missing ten games with an upper-body injury.

December 19: Winger Carter Ashton was assigned to AHL Toronto for conditioning after missing 20 games with a suspension.

Vancouver

December 13: Forward Shawn Matthias is back after missing two games with a head injury.

Washington

No injury news for Washington this week.

Winnipeg

December 13: Winger Evander Kane is back after missing two games with a suspension. Defenceman Grant Clitsome is back after missing five games with an undisclosed injury.
December 16: Defenceman Jacob Trouba has been sidelined indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
December 18: Defenceman Mark Stuart has been sidelined indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Defenceman Jacob Trouba has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
That's it for this week, check back next week for more!
And may I wish everyone a Happy Holidays!

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