NHL Buzz: Teravainen practices with Hurricanes, could return soon

Welcome to the NHL Buzz. The 2022-23 regular season is underway, and NHL.com has you covered with all the latest news.

#

Carolina Hurricanes

Teuvo Teravainen practiced Monday and could play during the Hurricanes' season-long six-game road trip, which starts at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; ATTSN-PT, BSSO, ESPN+, SN NOW).
The forward has missed the past eight games with an upper-body injury. He hasn't played since Nov. 10, when he had two assists in a 7-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers.
"Now that he's out there, you can at least think that it's coming," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We just want to make sure we don't have a setback. I would hope [he plays], but we'll see."
Teravainen has seven assists in 14 games. The Hurricanes are 2-2-4 during his absence.
Goalie Frederik Andersen, who has missed 10 games with a lower-body injury, continued to skate on his own but will not be on the road trip. He last played in a 3-1 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 6.
"Until you see guys out there practicing, there's no point in bringing guys," Brind'Amour said. "They get better work and better treatment done here." -- Kurt Dusterberg

#

Philadelphia Flyers

Cam Atkinson practiced for the first time this season but is not ready to play, Flyers coach John Tortorella said.
The forward has been week to week since Sept. 25 with an upper-body injury.
Tortorella said it was good to see Atkinson with the group because of the skill and energy he brings.
"Cam's a great pro, an important player to this organization," Tortorella said. "To get some different blood in the lineup, a quality National Hockey League player, it would be a big boost for us."
Atkinson said he's eager to get back in and help the Flyers, who have lost 10 straight games (0-7-3). They play the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, HULU, SN NOW).
"It's tough because you want to be out there and help the team," Atkinson said. "Definitely getting closer and I'm going to help the team as much as I can."
In addition to Atkinson, the Flyers are missing forwards Sean Couturier (back), James van Riemsdyk (finger), Travis Konecny (upper body), Scott Laughton (upper body) and Wade Allison (oblique/hip).
Konecny was placed on injured reserve Monday, and defenseman Egor Zamula was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League. Tortorella said Zamula will play Tuesday, possibly in place of defenseman Tony DeAngelo, who did not practice Monday. Tortorella said DeAngelo was "just banged up." -- Adam Kimelman

Vancouver Canucks

Vasily Podkolzin and Jack Rathbone were reassigned to Abbotsford of the AHL on Monday.
Podkolzin, a forward, was the No. 10 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. He has three assists in 16 games this season. He missed two games because of facial injuries sustained in his first NHL fight Nov. 13, returned to play in a 5-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 21, and has been a healthy scratch throughout the Canucks' season-high three-game winning streak.
He played his rookie season in the NHL in 2021-22 and had 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) in 79 games with Vancouver. The 21-year-old didn't play in the AHL until after his first Canucks season was over, when he had one goal and one assist in two AHL playoff games with Abbotsford.

Rathbone, a defenseman, has one assist in six games this season and has been a healthy scratch for the other 16 games, including the past eight. Selected by Vancouver in the fourth round (No. 95) of the 2017 NHL Draft, the 23-year-old had 40 points (10 goals, 30 assists) in 39 games in his first full AHL season in 2021-22, but has four points (one goal, three assists) in 23 NHL games with the Canucks over parts of the past three seasons. -- Kevin Woodley

San Jose Sharks

James Reimer was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
The goalie last played in a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. He did not play in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, with Kaapo Kahkonen starting and Aaron Dell recalled from San Jose of the AHL to be the backup.
Reimer is 5-8-2 with a 3.00 goals-against average, .903 save percentage and one shutout in 15 games.
Forward Jeffrey Viel was recalled from San Jose of the AHL and could make his season debut when the Sharks begin a four-game road trip at the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDS, NBCSCA, ESPN+, SN NOW).

#

Colorado Avalanche

Alex Galchenyuk
agreed to a one-year contract. Financial terms were not released.
The forward was with the Avalanche on a professional tryout contract during training camp but was released Sept. 28. He then signed a PTO with Colorado of the AHL on Nov. 9 and had seven points (three goals, four assists) in seven games.
Galchenyuk had 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in 60 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season. The 28-year-old has 354 points (146 goals, 208 assists) in 643 NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Avalanche are missing forwards
Gabriel Landeskog
(knee), Darren Helm (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (ankle) and Evan Rodrigues (lower body).

#

Boston Bruins

Anton Stralman was placed on waivers Monday.
The defenseman did not have a point and averaged 15:22 of ice time in eight games. He attended Bruins training camp on a professional tryout and signed a one-year, $1 million contract Oct. 12.
The 36-year-old has 293 points (63 goals, 230 assists) in 938 NHL games with the Bruins, Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs.

New Jersey Devils

Nathan Bastian is getting further evaluation on his injured shoulder Monday, but the forward is expected to miss some time, Devils coach Lindy Ruff said.
"We know he's going to be out for a bit," Ruff said.
Ruff said the Devils do not have a timeline yet on how long Bastian will be out. He was injured during the first period of a 5-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday and missed his first game Monday, a 5-3 win at the New York Rangers.
"We don't know what it's going to exactly be, so I'm not going to put anything out there," Ruff said.
Alexander Holtz replaced Bastian on Monday after the forward was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League.
Holtz has one goal in five games with the Devils this season. They sent him to Utica on Nov. 22, and he had four points (two goals, two assists) in three AHL games.
"We know he's got a great shooting skill so we'll use him on our second power play," Ruff said of Holtz. "We're hoping he gained some confidence down there, feels good after playing three games." -- Dan Rosen