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Anaheim Ducks Even though defenceman Francois Beauchemin has recovered from the mumps, he is unlikely to play tonight... Centre William Karlsson has the flu and did not travel with the team for tonights game... Winger Tim Jackman is battling the stomach flu but may play tonight. - Orange County Register Arizona Coyotes The Coyotes announced defenceman Brandon Gormley (undisclosed) has been placed on the injured reserve list and have recalled defenceman David Shlemko. - Sarah McLellan, Arizona Republic Boston Bruins Winger Brad Marchand will not be in the lineup tonight after taking a few big hits on Saturday night. - Team Twitter Defenceman Kevan Miller (shoulder) is still a game-time decision for tonights game. - Team Twitter Calgary Flames Winger David Jones (upper body) skated this morning but will not be in tonights lineup. - Team Twitter Chicago Blackhawks Defenceman Stephen Johns has been reassigned to the AHL. - Team Twitter Colorado Avalanche The team says G Semyon Varlamov is day-to-day with a groin injury and have recalled G Calvin Pickard from Lake Erie (AHL). - Team Twitter Columbus Blue Jackets Centre Ryan Johansen (undisclosed) will play tonight. - Team Twitter Wingers Matt Calvert (wrist) and Jack Skille (undisclosed) might be available for tonights game. Calvert has been activated off of injured reserve. - Columbus Dispatch The Blue Jackets have claimed defenceman Kevin Connauton on waivers from the Dallas Stars. - Bob McKenzie, TSN Columbus has also assigned Frederic St-Denis to the AHL. - Team Twitter Dallas Stars Winger Ryan Garbutt is dealing with an upper-body injury and is projected to miss tonights game. - Mark Stepneski, stars.nhl.com The Stars have called up defenceman Jyrki Jokipakka. - Mark Stepneski, stars.nhl.com Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk (groin) will miss tonights game in Columbus. He did not make the trip, according to head coach Mike Babcock. Daniel Cleary will take his spot in the line-up. - Mlive.com Minnesota Wild Goaltender Josh Harding has cleared waivers. - Bob McKenzie, TSN New York Islanders Winger Cal Clutterbuck (lower body) will return to the lineup for tonights game. - Arthur Staple, Newsday Philadelphia Flyers Centre Claude Giroux did not participate in practice today as the team called it a maintenance day. - Adam Kimelman, NHL.com Pittsburgh Penguins Defenceman Olli Maatta (neck surgery) is ready to return to the lineup. - Pro Hockey Talk Tampa Bay Lightning Winger Brett Connolly (lower body) might be ready to return to the lineup Thursday, but will miss tonights contest. - Erik Erlendsson, Tampa Tribune Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Brandon Kozun has returned to the ice this morning for the first time since injuring his ankle. - Jonas Siegel, TSN Winnipeg Jets Centre Mark Scheifele (knee) is a game-time decision tonight. - Ken Wiebe, Winnipeg Sun Panthers Jerseys China . 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Some devout Muslim athletes choose to fast during training or competition, but it can create selection difficulties for the coaches in team sports.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca! Kerry, Id appreciate some clarification on when a ref is supposed to blow the whistle based on a player injury. Last night, Blues were on the power play, when a Blackhawks D blocked a puck with the side of his leg, went down, got up and skated for a bit, before going down again. Blues had possession the entire time, and the play was not near the defenseman on the ice. The referee blew the play dead (right after another Chicago player lost his stick, thus the refs turning a 5 on 2 back to a 5 on 4). Is play supposed to stop for a player who is able to skate (as he did after the shot block both prior to the whistle and again immediately following it) after he chooses to block a shot? Brandon Bell Hi Brandon, Regarding the play in question, we saw Hawks shot-blocker extraordinaire, Niklas Hjalmarsson rotate his body sideways, thereby exposing the unprotected area in the back of his right knee as Kevin Shattenkirk blasted a slapper from the point on the Blues power play. Taking a shot in this location causes the nerve endings in your leg to instantly go numb, resulting in "dead leg". Hjalmarssons wounded-deer attempt to defend reminded me of Gregory Campbells heroic broken leg defence in the playoffs last season. In Campbells case, the Refs allowed the play to continue while last night, play was stopped in the midst of a Blues scoring opportunity as Chris Stewart threw the puck into the slot past a fallen Hjalmarsson for a one-timer by Alexander Steen. The authority for the Officials to stop play is found in Rule 8.1: "In the case where it is obvious that a player has sustained a serious injury, the Referee and/or Linesman may stop the play immediately". In the judgment of the Referee last night, a serious enough injury was sustained by Hjalmarsson to kill the play. My preference would be to stop the play either prior to Stewarts centering pass from the corner or after allowing the scoring opportunity on the one-timer by Steen. Perhaps the memory of Campbell defending on a broken leg had some bearing on Refs decision to kill the play. Brandon, I have posted two articles from Cmon Ref archives that further explain when the Officials stop play due to a player injury. Fraser: Defining the rule for an injury stoppage in play Fraser: Blowing the play down on a player injury ----- Bonus Question of the Day: Hi Kerry, In Tuesdays game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Avalanche on TSN, whenever an Avalanche defender would be in their defensive zone with the puck setting up the play behind the net, their goalie Semyon Varlomov would be waving his hands to block the Maple Leaf player from seeing the Avalanche defender behind the net. To me, this is reminiscent of what happened between Martin Brodeur and Sean Avery in the 2008 playoffs when Avery toook screening the goalie to a level never seen before by facing Brodeur and using his stick and hands in an attempt to block Brodeurs view of everything.dddddddddddd That prompted the NHL to make a rule change: "An unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty (Rule 75) will be interpreted and applied, effective immediately, to a situation when an offensive player positions himself facing the opposition goaltender and engages in actions such as waving his arms or stick in front of the goaltenders face, for the purpose of improperly interfering with and/or distracting the goaltender as opposed to positioning himself to try to make a play." I realize there are some differences here. The NHL wanted to protect a classy player as much as possible, especially from the potential of a goal scoring play. In the situation with Varlomov, its not the offensive zone and instead its a goalie doing the screening. But he is engaging in actions, such as waving his arms, for the purpose of interfering with and distracting the opposing player. Shouldnt any kind of actions like this be deemed unsportsmanlike? Its not like Varlomov is positioning himself to make a play. Why should only goalies be protected by this kind of behaviour which has nothing to do with hockey? Thanks Kerry, Steven Vandervelde Steven, The memo you referenced outlining the immediate actions Refs were to take if taunting and interference occurred following Sean Averys arm gestures in front of Martin Brodeur applies to all players in the broader sense. Goalkeepers are not immune to any of the playing rules, including interference and unsportsmanlike conduct. In a manner of speaking, whats good for the goose is good for the gander. Since the actions of goalie Semyon Varlomov were not in any way designed to stop the puck or tend his goal but instead solely for the purpose of distracting, interfering with or inciting his opponent, I would issue one warning to the goalkeeper at the first stoppage of play. Following the warning, if the negative behavior continued, I would immediately penalize the goalkeeper with an unsportsmanlike conduct. If I deemed that Varlomov legitimately interfered with the attacker (as opposed to just being a nuisance), I would penalize the goalie immediately without warning. There is plenty of language contained in the memo and Rule 75 to back the Referee up in making this call, including but not limited to, "Players and non-playing personnel are responsible for their conduct at all times and must endeavor to prevent disorderly conduct before, during or after the game, on or off the ice and any place in the rink. The Referees may assess penalties to any of the above team personnel for failure to do so." Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlomovs conduct fell into the disorderly category and, in the future, if the Referees dont properly address it, I fully would expect that some tough guy from the other team just might! 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