<p>The pre-season of injuries has continued.</p>
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<p>On Tuesday, the first overall pick in 2024 was injured after crashing into the boards, while three Ottawa Senators players left as a precautionary measure.</p>
<p>Let’s take a look at all of that in the latest Around the NHL.</p>
<h2><b>Macklin Celebrini injured</b></h2>
<p>The question must be asked once again, why is the pre-season so long? It’s not uncommon to see star players get injured and it feels like it’s been happening more often this pre-season. In Tuesday’s game, San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini suffered an injury after crashing into the boards and is listed as day-to-day.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">San Jose says Macklin Celebrini is day-to-day with a lower-body injury</p>
<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1841558658255356196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Sharks selected the 18-year-old centre first overall in the 2024 draft. Last season with Boston University, he scored 32 goals and 64 points as a 17-year-old, winning the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Award.</p>
<p>Hopefully, it’s not a long-term injury.</p>
<h2><b>Ottawa Senators saw three key players leave Tuesday’s game</b></h2>
<p>Celebrini wasn’t the only player injured on Tuesday, as three Ottawa Senators players &#8211; Thomas Chabot, Tim Stützle, and Brady Tkachuk all left the game against the Montréal Canadiens.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ottawa coach Travis Green said Thomas Chabot, Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk — all of whom left with injuries — will be re-evaluated tomorrow. </p>
<p>Artemi Panarin also left tonight’s games with an injury, his situation still TBD.</p>
<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href="https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1841308196373172502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Stützle was hit by Canadiens’ defenceman Arber Xhekaj, prompting him to be tossed out of his second game this pre-season. However, alternate angles show that Xhekaj connected with Stützle’s chest and stick, prompting the stick to hit him in the face.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here’s another angle of the Arber Xhekaj hit on Tim Stutzle yesterday.</p>
<p>It looks like Arber got him on the chest/shoulder, no headshot, then Stutztle’s own stick knocked his helmet off 🧐 </p>
<p> <a href="https://t.co/oKqLXP9TPp">pic.twitter.com/oKqLXP9TPp</a></p>
<p>&mdash; /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) <a href="https://twitter.com/HabsOnReddit/status/1841469519308427360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Senators captain Brady Tkachuk immediately jumped in to fight Xhekaj, who did not drop the gloves. Tkachuk also left the game after this play.</p>
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<p lang="ro" dir="ltr">Arber Xhekaj received a major and a game misconduct for this hit on Tim Stützle <a href="https://t.co/zWlRtTdGjt">pic.twitter.com/zWlRtTdGjt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) <a href="https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1841274152868602014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>However, it seems as if these moves are precautionary, as Senators’ general manager (and former Calgary Flame) Steve Staios said on a podcast that all three players are okay.</p>
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<p lang="de" dir="ltr">🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sens</a> GM Steve Staios with an update on Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle and Thomas Chabot. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSensGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoSensGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/MtoAVJTBdA">pic.twitter.com/MtoAVJTBdA</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Locked On Senators (@SensCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/SensCentral/status/1841533492733346112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>This isn’t Montréal’s first scuffle in the preseason. In last Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, both David Reinbacher and Patrik Laine left the game with knee injuries. The latter suffered a knee-on-knee from Maple Leafs’ forward Cédric Paré. This prompted a response from Xhekaj, as he attempted to fight Paré.</p>
<p>Moreover, earlier in Tuesday’s game, Senators’ forward Ridly Greig hit Canadiens forward Kirby Dach with a questionable hit, leading to a fight between the two players.</p>
<h2><b>Artemi Panarin injured</b></h2>
<p>The New York Rangers can’t stay healthy, as Artemi Panarin was pulled in the first period of Tuesday’s game due to a lower-body injury. After the game, he was still being evaluated but this could also be precautionary.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a> head coach Peter Laviolette said Artemi Panarin is still being evaluated.</p>
<p>&mdash; Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) <a href="https://twitter.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1841299782825853273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>This isn’t the first time Panarin has left a game due to a lower-body injury, as he left the previous Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury. It’s unclear whether or not it’s the same injury. That game also saw Filip Chytil leave after an open-ice hit, but he later returned. Ryan Lindgren fought the player who hit Chytil and suffered an upper-body injury and is out week-to-week.</p>
<p>Moreover, Jimmy Vesey has a lower-body injury and is out for a few weeks. It’s been a tough preseason for the defending Presidents’ Trophy winners.</p>
<h2><b>Boston Bruins claim Jiří Patera off waivers</b></h2>
<p>The Boston Bruins are also having a tough preseason, as star netminder Jeremy Swayman has yet to play a game for the team. That’s because he hasn’t signed an extension and team president Cam Neely’s comments on Monday likely didn’t help matters.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I have 64 million reasons why I’d be playing right now,” Cam Neely on Swayman.</p>
<p>&mdash; Amalie Benjamin (@AmalieBenjamin) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmalieBenjamin/status/1840773503533941224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It was reported on Wednesday by multiple sources that the Bruins claimed netminder Jiří Patera off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bruins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bruins</a> have claimed goalie Jiri Patera off waivers from Vancouver.</p>
<p>&mdash; Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1841541958830821495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Last season, the 25-year-old goaltender had an .893 save percentage and a 3.98 goals-against average in six games for the Vegas Golden Knights. Selected in the sixth round by the Golden Knights, Patera only played eight National Hockey League games for the 2023 Stanley Cup champions before signing with the Canucks this past off-season.</p>
<p>It’ll be interesting to monitor what happens with the Bruins moving forward.</p>
<p><b><i>Thanks for reading! You can follow me on Twitter @Ryley_L_D.</i></b></p>


The pre-season of injuries has continued.
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On Tuesday, the first overall pick in 2024 was injured after crashing into the boards, while three Ottawa Senators players left as a precautionary measure.

Let’s take a look at all of that in the latest Around the NHL.
<h2><b>Macklin Celebrini injured</b></h2>
The question must be asked once again, why is the pre-season so long? It’s not uncommon to see star players get injured and it feels like it’s been happening more often this pre-season. In Tuesday’s game, San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini suffered an injury after crashing into the boards and is listed as day-to-day.

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1841558658255356196

The Sharks selected the 18-year-old centre first overall in the 2024 draft. Last season with Boston University, he scored 32 goals and 64 points as a 17-year-old, winning the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Award.

Hopefully, it’s not a long-term injury.
<h2><b>Ottawa Senators saw three key players leave Tuesday’s game</b></h2>
Celebrini wasn’t the only player injured on Tuesday, as three Ottawa Senators players - Thomas Chabot, Tim Stützle, and Brady Tkachuk all left the game against the Montréal Canadiens.

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1841308196373172502

Stützle was hit by Canadiens’ defenceman Arber Xhekaj, prompting him to be tossed out of his second game this pre-season. However, alternate angles show that Xhekaj connected with Stützle’s chest and stick, prompting the stick to hit him in the face.

https://twitter.com/HabsOnReddit/status/1841469519308427360

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk immediately jumped in to fight Xhekaj, who did not drop the gloves. Tkachuk also left the game after this play.

https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1841274152868602014

However, it seems as if these moves are precautionary, as Senators’ general manager (and former Calgary Flame) Steve Staios said on a podcast that all three players are okay.

https://twitter.com/SensCentral/status/1841533492733346112

This isn’t Montréal’s first scuffle in the preseason. In last Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, both David Reinbacher and Patrik Laine left the game with knee injuries. The latter suffered a knee-on-knee from Maple Leafs’ forward Cédric Paré. This prompted a response from Xhekaj, as he attempted to fight Paré.

Moreover, earlier in Tuesday’s game, Senators’ forward Ridly Greig hit Canadiens forward Kirby Dach with a questionable hit, leading to a fight between the two players.
<h2><b>Artemi Panarin injured</b></h2>
The New York Rangers can’t stay healthy, as Artemi Panarin was pulled in the first period of Tuesday’s game due to a lower-body injury. After the game, he was still being evaluated but this could also be precautionary.

https://twitter.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1841299782825853273

This isn’t the first time Panarin has left a game due to a lower-body injury, as he left the previous Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury. It’s unclear whether or not it’s the same injury. That game also saw Filip Chytil leave after an open-ice hit, but he later returned. Ryan Lindgren fought the player who hit Chytil and suffered an upper-body injury and is out week-to-week.

Moreover, Jimmy Vesey has a lower-body injury and is out for a few weeks. It’s been a tough preseason for the defending Presidents’ Trophy winners.
<h2><b>Boston Bruins claim Jiří Patera off waivers</b></h2>
The Boston Bruins are also having a tough preseason, as star netminder Jeremy Swayman has yet to play a game for the team. That’s because he hasn’t signed an extension and team president Cam Neely’s comments on Monday likely didn’t help matters.

https://twitter.com/AmalieBenjamin/status/1840773503533941224

It was reported on Wednesday by multiple sources that the Bruins claimed netminder Jiří Patera off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1841541958830821495

Last season, the 25-year-old goaltender had an .893 save percentage and a 3.98 goals-against average in six games for the Vegas Golden Knights. Selected in the sixth round by the Golden Knights, Patera only played eight National Hockey League games for the 2023 Stanley Cup champions before signing with the Canucks this past off-season.

It’ll be interesting to monitor what happens with the Bruins moving forward.

<b><i>Thanks for reading! You can follow me on Twitter @Ryley_L_D.</i></b>

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