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Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Joffrey Lupul	RW	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/22/09	Lupul suffered a lower body injury last game and did not play Saturday against the Sharks.
Ryan Carter	LW	Out indefinitely - Foot - 11/19/09	Carter is out indefinitely due to a foot injury which has caused him to miss some time.

Atlanta Thrashers

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Kari Lehtonen	G	I-R - Back - 9/18/09	Lehtonen is still recovering from off season back surgery and is expected to miss 3-4 more weeks.

Boston Bruins

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Tim Thomas	G	Ques Mon - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Thomas missed Friday's game due to a lower body injury and is questionable for Monday against the Blues.
Marc Savard	C	Ques Mon - Foot - 11/17/09	Savard did not play last week as he recovers from a broken foot and is questionable for Monday against the Blues.

Buffalo Sabres

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Drew Stafford	RW	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Stafford missed Saturday's game against the Senators due to a lower body injury.
Mike Grier	RW	Out indefinitely - Groin - 11/21/09	Grier has missed the team's last couple games and is now downgraded to out indefinitely.

Calgary Flames

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Rene Bourque	LW	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 11/20/09	Bourque is expected to miss at least a week due to an undisclosed injury.

Carolina Hurricanes

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Michael Leighton	G	Ques Sat - Groin - 11/18/09	Leighton missed last two games due to a groin strain and is questionable for Saturday against the Lightning.
Scott Walker	RW	day-to-day - Upper Body - 11/21/09	Walker missed Saturday's game against the Lightning due to an upper body injury.
Cam Ward	G	Out indefinitely - Leg - 11/7/09	Ward is continuing to recover from a leg laceration suffered on November 7th. There is a possible return date of December 5th against the Canucks.
Eric Staal	C	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 11/1/09	Staal hasn't been able to play November 1st due to an upper body injury. The team has him listed as week-to-week and has missed the last seven games. His return date is uncertain.
Michael Ryan	C	Out indefinitely - Concussion - 10/3/09	Ryan is out indefinitely due to a concussion.

Chicago Blackhawks

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Marian Hossa	RW	Ques Wed - Shoulder - 11/19/09	Hossa is expected to return Wednesday against the Sharks as he recovers from off season shoulder surgery.
David Bolland	C	Out indefinitely - Back - 11/12/09	Bolland is expected to miss three to four months after undergoing back surgery.
Adam Burish	RW	I-R - Knee - 9/22/09	Burish tore his ACL in Sunday's game and will have to undergo surgery to repair it. He is expected to miss 6 months and could be back for mid March.

Colorado Avalanche

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
T.J. Hensick	C	Ques Mon - Ankle - 11/21/09	Hensick is questionable for Monday against the Flyers due to an ankle injury.
Adam Foote	D	Ques Mon - Jaw - 11/18/09	Foote is questionable for Monday against the Flyers due to a jaw injury.
Matt Hendricks	C	Out indefinitely - Groin - 11/21/09	Hendricks is out indefinitely as he deals with a strained groin.
Ruslan Salei	D	Out indefinitely - Back - 10/13/09	Salei did not play Monday against the Bruins due to a back injury and will be out for an indefinite amount of time.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Derek Dorsett	RW	day-to-day - Concussion - 11/21/09	Dorsett missed Saturday's game against the Predators due to a concussion suffered in a previous game.
Andrew Murray	C	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/27/09	Murray is expected to miss at least 4 weeks as he battles a shoulder injury.
Fredrik Modin	LW	Out indefinitely - Knee - 9/24/09	Modin is dealing with a sprained MCL in his right knee and is expected to be out until at least late October.

Dallas Stars

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Brian Sutherby	C	day-to-day - Groin - 11/21/09	Sutherby missed Saturday's game against the Devils due to a groin injury.
James Neal	LW	Out indefinitely - Suspension - 11/20/09	Neal is expected to miss 2 games due to a suspension for a hit from behind.
Fabian Brunnstrom	C	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 11/19/09	Brunnstrom is out indefinitely due to a shoulder injury that has caused him to miss some time.

Detroit Red Wings

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Jason Williams	C	Out Indefinitely - Leg - 11/8/09	Williams is out with a broken fibula and is expected to be out at least eight weeks.
Valtteri Filppula	C	Out indefinitely - Wrist - 10/30/09	Filppula will miss the next six-to-eight weeks after breaking his right wrist.
Cory Emmerton	C	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 10/17/09	Emmerton is out indefinitely due to an upper body injury.
Johan Franzen	C	I-R - Lower Body - 10/9/09	Franzen suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and is expected to miss at least 4 months.
Andreas Lilja	D	I-R - Concussion - 10/9/09	Lilja missed Thursday's game against the Blackhawks because of effects from a concussion and is out indefinitely.

Edmonton Oilers

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Taylor Chorney	D	day-to-day - Ankle - 11/22/09	Chorney missed the last two games due to an ankle injury and did not play Saturday against the Blackhawks.
Robert Nilsson	C	day-to-day - Head - 11/22/09	Nilsson missed the last two games due to a head injury and did not play Saturday against the Blackhawks.
Mike Comrie	C	Out indefinitely - Illness - 11/20/09	Comrie is out indefinitely as he was diagnosed with mononucleosis.
Fernando Pisani	RW	Out indefinitely - Illness - 11/14/09	Pisani will be out indefinitely as he has flown home to see his doctor to help treat his colitis.
Denis Grebeshkov	D	Out indefinitely - Knee - 11/14/09	Grebeshkov will miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a sprained MCL. He is expected back mid to late December.
Ryan Stone	C	Out indefinitely - Knee - 10/22/09	Stone is expected to miss 2-4 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Wednesday.
Marc-Antoine Pouliot	C	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 9/29/09	Pouliot is expected to miss 10 weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery. He is expected to return early January.

Florida Panthers

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Cory Stillman	LW	Out indefinitely - Knee - 11/21/09	Stillman was hit hard into the boards last game and is out indefinitely due to a knee injury suffered.
David Booth	LW	Out indefinitely - Concussion - 10/25/09	Booth has slowly been recovering from a severe concussion. He was at practice on Tuesday but it is uncertain when he'll be fit to return to game action.
Nick Tarnasky	C	I-R - Face - 10/3/09	Tarnasky is out until at least mid-October due to a fractured orbital bone in his face.

Los Angeles Kings

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Robert Scuderi	D	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Scuderi missed Saturday's game against the Flames due to a lower body injury.
Ryan Smyth	LW	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 11/18/09	Smyth is expected to miss up to a month due to a lower body injury.
Alec Martinez	D	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 10/16/09	Martinez is out indefinitely due to a lower body injury.

Minnesota Wild

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Owen Nolan	RW	Prob Wed - Toe - 11/21/09	Nolan is probable for Wednesday's game against the Bruins due to a toe injury suffered last game.
Brent Burns	D	Ques Wed - Flu - 11/21/09	Burns is questionable for Wednesday against the Bruins due to the flu.
Martin Havlat	RW	Ques Wed - Lower Body - 11/20/09	Havlat is questionable for Wednesday against the Bruins due to a lower body injury.
Benoit Pouliot	LW	Ques Wed - Upper Body - 11/15/09	Pouliot is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Bruins due to an upper body injury.
Chuck Kobasew	RW	Ques Wed - Upper Body - 11/14/09	Kobasew is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Bruins due to an upper body injury.
Petr Sykora	RW	Out indefinitely - Concussion - 11/10/09	Sykora is out indefinitely as he continues to battle with a concussion.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	C	Out indefinitely - Head - 10/9/09	Bouchard missed Thursday's game against the Kings due to recurring headaches and is out indefinitely.

Montreal Canadiens

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Scott Gomez	C	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Gomez missed Saturday's game against the Red Wings due to a lower body injury.
Brian Gionta	RW	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 11/18/09	Gionta will be out for an indefinite amount of time after breaking his foot.
Hal Gill	D	Out indefinitely - Foot - 11/3/09	Gill is expected to miss 2 weeks as he suffers from a foot injury.
Matt D'Agostini	C	Out indefinitely - Concussion - 11/9/09	D'Agostini is out indefinitely due to a concussion.
Andrei Markov	D	Out indefinitely - Leg - 10/2/09	Markov is expected to miss 3-4 months after slicing a tendon in his leg in Wednesday's game and will have to undergo surgery. He is expected to return early to late January.

Nashville Predators

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Colin Wilson	C	Out indefinitely - Groin - 11/11/09	Wilson has been placed on the injured reserve with a groin injury.

New Jersey Devils

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Martin Brodeur	G	day-to-day - Rest - 11/21/09	Brodeur sat out Saturday's game against the Stars as he was given a day of rest.
Ikka Pikkarainen	RW	day-to-day - Illness - 11/21/09	Pikkarainen missed Saturday's game against the Stars due to an illness.
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	RW	day-to-day - Upper Body - 11/21/09	Letourneau-Leblond missed Saturday's game against the Stars due to an upper body injury.
David Johnny Oduya	D	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Oduya missed Saturday's game against the Stars due to a lower body injury.
Dainius Zubrus	RW	Out indefinitely - Leg - 11/21/09	Zubrus is out indefinitely due to a shoulder injury. He is expected to miss four-to-six weeks.
Rob Niedermayer	LW	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 11/13/09	Niedermayer is expected to miss at least a week due to an upper body injury.
Paul Martin	D	Out indefinitely - Arm - 10/25/09	Martin is out indefinitely due to an arm injury.
Jay Pandolfo	LW	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/25/09	Pandolofo is out indefinitely due to a shoulder injury and is expected to return next week.

New York Islanders

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Brendan Witt	D	day-to-day - Personal - 11/21/09	Witt missed Saturday's game against the Blues due to personal reasons.
Doug Weight	C	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 11/8/09	Weight is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks due to an upper body injury. He is expected back mid to late December.
Radek Martinek	D	out for season - Lower Body - 11/7/09	Martinek will miss the rest of this season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last game against the Devils.
Mark Flood	D	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 10/10/09	Flood is out indefinitely due to a lower body injury.
Jeremy Reich	LW	Out indefinitely - Wrist - 10/1/09	Reich is out indefinitely with a wrist injury.
Rick DiPietro	G	I-R - Knee - 10/9/09	DiPietro is on the injured reserve as he recovers from knee surgery.

New York Rangers

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Chris Drury	C	Out indefinitely - Concussion - 11/10/09	Drury will miss some time as he was hit hard last game against the Flames and suffered a concussion.
Brandon Dubinsky	C	Out indefinitely - Hand - 11/10/09	Dubinsky is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after he suffered a broken hand.

Ottawa Senators

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Alexei Kovalev	RW	Out indefinitely - Personal - 11/20/09	Kovalev is out indefinitely due to personal reasons.
Shean Donovan	RW	Out indefinitely - Leg - 11/21/09	An MRI revealed that Donovan has suffered damage to his MCL and maybe his ACL as well. He will not require surgery but will miss up to 8 weeks if not longer.
Anton Volchenkov	D	Out indefinitely - Elbow - 10/29/09	Volchenkov is expected to miss three after suffering an injury to his right elbow in Wednesday's game.

Philadelphia Flyers

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	D	day-to-day - Concussion - 11/21/09	Tollefsen missed Saturday's game against the Coyotes due to a concussion.
Arron Asham	RW	Out indefinitely - Oblique - 11/18/09	Asham is expected to miss 2 weeks with a strained left oblique.
Simon Gagne	LW	Out indefinitely - Groin - 10/28/09	Gagne has two small hernias in his right groin and has undergone surgery. He is expected to return in mid to late December.

Phoenix Coyotes

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Ed Jovanovski	D	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Jovanovski missed Saturday's game against the Flyers due to a lower body injury.
Zbynek Michalek	D	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Michalek missed Saturday's game against the Flyers due to a lower body injury.
Kurt Sauer	D	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 10/27/09	Sauer missed the last two games due to an upper body injury and is out for an indefinite amount of time.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Jay McKee	D	Out indefinitely - Finger - 11/18/09	McKeen is expected to miss 2-4 weeks as he deals with an infected finger.
Alex Goligoski	D	Out indefinitely - Leg - 11/16/09	Goligoski is expected to miss 2-3 weeks due to a leg injury.
Chris Kunitz	LW	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 11/14/09	Kunitz is expected to miss 2 weeks due to a lower body injury.
Kristopher Letang	D	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 11/11/09	Letang is expected to miss at least two weeks with a bruised right shoulder.
Tyler Kennedy	C	Out indefinitely - Groin - 11/13/09	Kennedy is out indefinitely due to a groin strain.

San Jose Sharks

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Devin Setoguchi	RW	day-to-day - Leg - 11/22/09	Setoguchi did not play Saturday against the Ducks due to a leg injury.
Brad Staubitz	RW	Out indefinitely - Head - 11/21/09	Staubitz is expected to miss a few weeks due to a head injury.
Jody Shelley	LW	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 11/20/09	Shelley has missed his last 2 games due to a lower body injury and expects to return in a week.
Rob Blake	D	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 11/6/09	Blake has missed some time due to a shoulder injury and hopes to return in a week.
Torrey Mitchell	C	Out indefinitely - Knee - 10/1/09	Mitchell is out indefinitely with tendinitis in his left knee.

St. Louis Blues

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
D.J. King	LW	Out indefinitely - Hand - 10/25/09	King is expected to miss at least 8 weeks due to a broken hand.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Mattias Ohlund	D	day-to-day - Lower Body - 11/21/09	Ohlund missed Saturday's game against the Hurricanes due to a lower body injury.
Paul Ranger	D	Out indefinitely - Personal - 11/1/09	Ranger did not play Saturday against the Devils due to personal reasons and will be out for an indefinite amount of time.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Michael Komisarek	D	Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 11/13/09	Komisarek has been placed on the injured reserve and is expected to miss at least three weeks with a torn quad.
Mike Van Ryn	D	out for season - Knee - 10/3/09	Van Ryn announced Wednesday that he will undergo season-ending knee surgery to realign his left knee.

Vancouver Canucks

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Daniel Sedin	LW	Prob Sun - Heel - 11/13/09	Sedin is expected to play Sunday against the Blackhawks due to the recovery of a deep bruise in his right heel.
Michael Grabner	RW	Out indefinitely - Ankle - 11/14/09	Grabner is expected to miss six weeks with a fractured bone in his ankle.
Alexandre Bolduc	C	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 10/31/09	Bolduc is out indefinitely due to a shoulder injury.
Pavol Demitra	LW	I-R - Shoulder - 9/11/09	Demitra will miss at least six weeks while continuing to recover from offseason shoulder surgery.

Washington Capitals

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Shaone Morrisonn	D	day-to-day - Concussion - 11/21/09	Morrisonn missed Saturday's game against the Maple Leafs due to a concussion.
Tom Poti	D	day-to-day - Upper Body - 11/21/09	Poti missed Saturday's game against the Leafs due to an upper body injury.
Boyd Gordon	RW	day-to-day - Back - 11/21/09	Gordon missed Saturday's game against the Leafs due to a back injury.
Milan Jurcina	D	day-to-day - Leg - 11/21/09	Jurcina missed Saturday's game against the Leafs due to a leg injury.
Alexander Semin	LW	Out indefinitely - Wrist - 11/18/09	Semin is expected to miss some time because of a sore wrist.
Quintin Laing	LW	Out indefinitely - Jaw - 11/18/09	Laing was struck in this face with a shot and is believed to have broken his jaw. He is expected to miss at least 6 weeks.
Michael Knuble	RW	Out indefinitely - Finger - 11/14/09	Knuble is expected to miss 3-4 weeks after suffering a broken finger.