NHL Player News

Rathbone was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday for an undisclosed reason.

The nature of Rathbone's injury isn't yet clear, but he'll be sidelined for the start of the regular season. Across 49 regular-season appearances with AHL Rochester last year, he recorded five goals, 13 assists and 26 PIM.

Grans (lower body) was put on the injured non-roster list Monday.

Grans sustained the injury in Thursday's 2-0 preseason win over Boston. It's unclear when he will be ready to return, but he will likely head to AHL Lehigh Valley once he's healthy.

Samuelsson (lower body) was moved to injured reserve by the Sabres on Monday.

Samuelsson should probably be expected to miss the first two games of the season, though it could still be longer. Even with these early injury concerns, the 26-year-old blueliner should be capable of reproducing the 40-plus points he did in 2025-26.

Timmins was placed on injured reserve by the Sabres for an undisclosed reason Monday.

It's not yet clear what injury Timmins is dealing with, but he'll be forced to miss the start of the regular season after being placed on injured reserve. The 28-year-old defenseman appeared in 39 regular-season games with Buffalo during the 2025-26 campaign and recorded no goals, eight assists, 81 blocked shots, 29 hits and 18 PIM while averaging 18:46 of ice time.

The Red Wings placed Bernard-Docker (upper body) on injured reserve Monday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Head coach Todd McLellan announced Friday that Bernard-Docker is considered day-to-day due to an upper-body injury, and the issue will apparently force him to miss the start of the regular season. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return, but McLellan's remarks last week suggest that the 26-year-old isn't facing a long-term absence to begin the year. Bernard-Docker recorded a goal, four assists, 87 blocked shots, 66 hits and 25 PIM while averaging 14:49 of ice time across 63 regular-season appearances last year.

Guhle (groin) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Monday.

Guhle underwent minor adductor muscle surgery over the summer and was slated to miss the start of the 2026-27 regular season, so his placement on injured reserve isn't particularly surprising. The Canadiens indicated in mid-September that Guhle was expected to return in 4-5 weeks, so the 24-year-old could be back in action as early as mid-October. Across 39 regular-season appearances last year, Guhle logged two goals, nine assists, 86 hits, 63 blocked shots and 41 PIM while averaging 19:28 of ice time.

Hutton will be released from his professional tryout agreement with Ottawa on Monday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Hutton compiled six goals, 15 points, 71 shots on net, 55 blocked shots, 28 hits and 19 PIM in 55 appearances for Vegas during the 2025-26 regular season. The window is tighter now, but Hutton still has time to find another team before the 2026-27 campaign begins.

Mintyukov (illness) returned to practice Monday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Mintyukov was sidelined for Saturday's preseason finale against the Kings due to an illness, but he appears to be back to full health a few days later. The 22-year-old will have several days to work with the Ducks in practice and should be available for their Opening Night matchup against the Golden Knights on Friday.

Head coach Rick Bowness said Monday that he expects Severson (shoulder) to miss at least the first two games of the regular season, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Severson's 2025-26 campaign ended prematurely due to shoulder surgery that he underwent in early April, and his status was uncertain for Opening Night of the 2026-27 regular season. Although the 32-year-old reportedly felt good during training camp, he's slated to miss the start of the year as he continues his recovery process. Following the Blue Jackets' first two regular-season games this year, they'll have almost a week off before facing the Penguins on Oct. 9, which could give Severson an opportunity to work with the team in practice before potentially returning to game action.

Zub (knee) suffered a setback during training camp, according to Wayne Scanlan of Sportsnet on Monday.

Zub has been skating on his own, but he won't be ready for the start of the 2026-27 campaign. There is currently no timeline for his return. Zub registered five goals, 30 points, 92 shots on net, 57 PIM, 66 hits and 120 blocked shots in 81 regular-season appearances with Ottawa in 2025-26.