Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is being evaluated after sustaining an apparent leg injury during Wednesday’s practice.
Tavares appeared to get his skate tangled with teammate Chris Tanev while participating in a power-play drill. He was able to leave the ice under his own power and went directly to the dressing room.
“Nothing yet. He’s being evaluated,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said. “I didn’t even see it. It kind of happened behind the net. I couldn’t really get a look at it. He’s being looked at now.”
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The 34-year-old Tavares has 20 goals and 42 points in 43 games this season.
Drafted first overall by the New York Islanders in 2009, he has appeared in 1,152 regular-season games with New York (2009-18) and Maple Leafs. He has 476 goals and 1,082 points.
2-time all-star Jarry has 3.32 GAA
The Pittsburgh Penguins could be moving on from two-time all-star goaltender Tristan Jarry.
The club announced it would place Jarry on waivers Wednesday afternoon.
Jarry, 29, is 8-7-4 with a 3.32 goals-against average and .886 save percentage this season for Pittsburgh, which heads into a seven-game road trip later this week on the fringe of the playoff race in the underwhelming Eastern Conference.
The decision comes 18 months after the club signed Jarry to a five-year deal with an average annual value of $5.375 million US. Jarry was an all-star in 2020 and 2022 but has struggled most of the last two seasons.
Jarry ceded the starting job to Alex Nedeljkovic last spring. While he reclaimed his spot atop the depth chart entering this season, he stumbled out of the gate and was sent to the American Hockey League for a lengthy conditioning stint.
Jarry has been particularly poor early in games. He’s allowed a goal on an opponent’s first shot six times this season and allowed a shorthanded goal on Seattle’s second shot in a 4-2 loss to the Kraken on Tuesday.
It seems unlikely a team would be willing to claim Jarry and pick up his salary, potentially opening the door for him to be reassigned to the AHL.
Bill to reward U.S. Olympic team introduced last fall
A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
The ongoing effort, which included the bill being first introduced in October, needed to be submitted for consideration again in the 119th Congress.
Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., reintroduced the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act in the House along with co-sponsors Reps. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Bill Keating, D-Mass. Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., reintroduced it in the Senate.
USA Hockey executive director Pat Kelleher said he encourages fans to contact their congressional representatives to express their support for the bill’s passage. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league enthusiastically supports the legislation.
February marks the 45th anniversary of the Americans beating the heavily favoured Soviet Union on the way to the gold medal on home ice in Lake Placid, N.Y.