NHL Player News

Rodrigues (undisclosed) left Sunday's practice early for precautionary reasons, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.

Rodrigues might sit out Monday's preseason matchup against Carolina, but head coach Paul Maurice said the 32-year-old forward would be playing if it were a regular-season game. Rodrigues had 15 goals and 32 points in 82 games during the 2024-25 campaign before adding 13 helpers and 15 points in 21 playoff outings.

Kotkaniemi (face) is expected to be okay after getting a stick to the face in Friday's 6-5 preseason loss to Tampa Bay, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports Sunday.

Kotkaniemi didn't participate in the morning skate, but he probably wasn't going to play against Nashville on Sunday anyway. He accounted for 12 goals and 33 points in 78 appearances during the 2024-25 regular season.

Ivan was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday.

Ivan appears to have fallen short of securing an NHL roster spot to begin 2025-26. The 23-year-old could still earn a call-up later in the season if he performs well while with the Eagles.

O'Brien is not listed on the Kraken's roster, per the NHL media site, which indicates he was reassigned to OHL Brantford this week.

O'Brien was reportedly dealing with an undisclosed injury, but that is apparently no longer a concern. Expect the eighth-overall pick from 2025 to continue his development with the junior club this year before pushing for an NHL spot in the next one or two years.

Harkins (upper body) is expected to be unavailable for about eight weeks, the Ducks announced Saturday.

Harkins had two goals, six points, 21 PIM and 136 hits in 62 appearances with Anaheim in 2024-25. When he's healthy, Harkins might serve in a bottom-six capacity, but it's also possible that he'll spend time in the minors.

Tynan was placed on waivers by Colorado on Saturday, per PuckPedia.

Despite solid production at the AHL level, the undersized forward has never secured a lasting NHL role. Now 33, with only two assists across 30 career regular-season games, Tynan appears to be running out of chances to make an impact at the top level.

Alexandrov was shifted to waivers Saturday, according to PuckPedia.

Alexandrov collected 21 goals and 49 points across 48 regular-season games with AHL Springfield in 2024-25. He didn't see any playing time with the Blues last campaign. Alexandrov could start this year in the minors with the Thunderbirds if he clears the waiver wire.

Barre-Boulet was placed on waivers by Colorado on Saturday, per PuckPedia.

Barre-Boulet had 22 goals, 63 points and 42 PIM in 64 regular-season outings with AHL Laval in 2024-25. He also appeared in two regular-season games with Montreal, recording no points, two PIM and three hits. Barre-Boulet is likely to clear waivers and start the upcoming campaign in the minors.

Groulx was put on waivers by the Maple Leafs on Saturday, James Mirtle of The Athletic reports.

Groulx had 15 goals, 37 points and 42 PIM in 47 regular-season outings with AHL Hartford in 2024-25. The 25-year-old is likely to clear waivers and start the upcoming campaign in the minors.

Lettieri was placed on waivers by Toronto on Saturday, according to James Mirtle of The Athletic.

Lettieri had three goals and five points in 26 outings with Boston in 2024-25. He also recorded 21 goals and 50 points across 47 regular-season appearances with AHL Providence. Lettieri is projected to start the 2025-26 campaign with AHL Toronto.