Sens rookie Tkachuk out for month with torn leg ligament
OTTAWA, Ontario – The Ottawa Senators will be without Brady Tkachuk for about a month after the rookie winger tore a ligament in his leg.
Senators coach Guy Boucher revealed news of the injury after the team practiced on Wednesday.
Tkachuk was not on the ice for the session.
The fourth overall pick at June’s draft missed the first two games of the season with a groin injury before being held off the scoresheet in his debut on Oct. 8.
But since then, the 19-year-old had picked up three goals and three assists in three games, including the winner in Monday’s 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars.
Off to a surprising start with a young roster, the rebuilding Senators (3-2-1) don’t play again until Saturday when they host the Montreal Canadiens.
Red Wings claim winger de la Rose off waivers from Montreal: The Detroit Red Wings have claimed winger Jacob de la Rose off waivers from Montreal.
Detroit made the move Wednesday. The 23-year-old de la Rose has an opportunity to get plenty of ice time with the Red Wings if he’s cleared to play after having a cardiac episode earlier this month.
The 6-foot-3, 216-pound Swede had four goals and a career-high 12 points in 55 games for the Canadiens last season. He has eight goals and 19 career points in 119 NHL games with Montreal. The Canadiens drafted him in the second round, No. 34 overall, in 2013.
Detroit has lost its first six games for the first time in franchise history. The Red Wings play at Tampa Bay on Thursday night.
Carolina sends Necas, Fleury to minors, calls up Bishop: The Carolina Hurricanes have assigned forward Martin Necas and defenseman Haydn Fleury to their AHL affiliate in Charlotte.
In a corresponding move Wednesday, the Hurricanes recalled forward Clark Bishop from Charlotte.
The 19-year-old Necas, the team’s first-round pick in 2017, was sent down a day after he scored his first NHL goal in a 4-2 loss at Tampa Bay. He was averaging only about 10 minutes of ice time.
The 22-year-old Fleury skated in only one game this season for the Hurricanes and their crowded defensive corps.
Bishop has one goal and two assists in four games with Charlotte.