IR Report: Miller, Phaneuf, Wheeler and more
Aaron
2015-02-25
The latest injury news on Sami Vatanen, Blake Wheeler, Dion Phaneuf, Mikhail Grabovski and many more…
Another superstar goes down with a major injury and the Vancouver Canucks lose their starting goalie. Injury updates on Patrick Kane, Ryan Miller, David Krejci and more.
ANAHEIM – Sami Vatanen (lower body – Feb 17) is out 4-6 weeks.
ANAHEIM – Frederik Andersen (neck – Feb 10) said his range of movement in neck is good. Said it's more about handling fatigue and building up to play a 60-minute game. He is getting close to returning to practice.
NASHVILLE – Ryan Ellis (lower body – Jan 10) continued skating with the team on Monday and is getting closer to a return. He is expected to be back in the line-up in the next week or two.
ISLANDERS – Mikhail Grabovski (upper body – Feb 20) was placed on injured reserve on Feb 20.
ISLANDERS – Kyle Okposo (eye – Jan 20) plans to skate later this week. Rehab seems to be on track as he is in week five of a 6-8 week recovery timetable.
ISLANDERS – Casey Cizikas (lower body – Feb 18) has missed five straight games but could be back for Friday.
RANGERS – Rick Nash (neck – Feb 24) is listed as day-to-day with neck spasms.
RANGERS – Henrik Lundqvist (neck – Feb 14) is on the ice taking shots with goalie coach Benoit Alllaire. He spent 45 minutes on the ice taking low shots, nothing near his throat.
OTTAWA – Clarke MacArthur (concussion – Feb 16) is not with the team on their current road trip as he is still dealing with concussion symptoms.
OTTAWA – Robin Lehner (upper body – Feb 16) is still dealing with concussion symptoms.
OTTAWA – Craig Anderson (hand – Jan 30) is still having issues that he needs to work through but he is with the team on their current road trip so he is getting real close.
PHILADELPHIA – Steve Mason (knee – Feb 23) will dress for Thursday game but will likely get his first start on Saturday.
PHILADELPHIA – Kimmo Timonen (leg – Nov 22) is with team on their current road trip and could return on Saturday.
PITTSBURGH – Christian Ehrhoff (concussion – Jan 30) says he feels fine and is ready to go. It will be a coaches' decision as to when he gets back into the line-up.
ST. LOUIS – Kevin Shattenkirk (abdomen – Feb 5) has resumed skating on his own. He is working with the training staff and things look positive. There is no 
timetable for a return but things are progressing.
TORONTO – Dion Phaneuf (upper body – Feb 7) says he is ready to play Thursday night.
VANCOUVER – Ryan Miller (leg – Feb 22) underwent a MRI and still waiting on the details on the seriousness of the injury. He could miss 4-6 weeks if it's serious.
VANCOUVER – Alexander Edler (upper body – Feb 15) was placed on injured reserve on February 22.
VANCOUVER – Chris Tanev (upper body – Feb 22) is not expected to return Thursday. He is still day-to-day.
WINNIPEG – Blake Wheeler (knee – Feb 24) missed Tuesday's game and will be questionable for the Jets next game.
WINNIPEG – Mathieu Perreault (lower body – Feb 16) will be out until April according to head coach Paul Maurice.
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