2015 NHL Draft
ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | ROUND 5 | ROUND 6 | ROUND 7
SHARE
Share with your Friends


At the Rink blog

Whitney's return to Phoenix delayed

Saturday, 02.02.2013 / 1:40 PM

By Jerry Brown - NHL.com Correspondent / 2012-2013 At the Rink blog

Share with your Friends


2012-2013 At the Rink blog
Whitney's return to Phoenix delayed

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Phoenix Coyotes fans anticipating Ray Whitney's return to the desert will be disappointed. Whitney, who has been battling a foot injury for the past week, was placed on injured reserve by the Dallas Stars after Friday’s contest and will miss at least four games.

The Stars have called up Reilly Smith from Texas of the American Hockey League to replace Whitney. Smith should slide into Whitney’s spot alongside Cody Eakin and Michael Ryder and will be facing off against Coyotes call-up Andy Miele, a teammate of Smith's at the University of Miami.

The Stars may go with Richard Bachman in goal to change their luck in the finales of back-to-back games. Since last season, the Stars are 1-13-2 in the second half of back-to-backs, including 0-2-0 this season.

Here are Dallas' lines for their Saturday game against Phoenix:

Loui Eriksson – Jamie Benn – Jaromir Jagr

Reilly Smith – Cody Eakin – Michael Ryder

Eric Nystrom – Vernon Fiddler – Tomas Vincour

Brenden Morrow – Antoine Roussel – Ryan Garbutt

Brenden Dillon -- Stephane Robidas

Alex Goligoski -- Trevor Daley

Jordie Benn -- Jamie Oleksiak

Richard Bachman

Kari Lehtonen

Scratches – Philip Larsen, Aaron Rome, Tom Wandell

Injuries – Derek Roy (groin) Ray Whitney (foot), Cristopher Nilstorp (groin)

NHL.TV™

NHL GameCenter LIVE™ is now NHL.TV™.
Watch out-of-market games and replays with an all new redesigned media player, mobile and connected device apps.

LEARN MORE

NHL Mobile App

Introducing the new official NHL App, available for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets. A host of new features and improved functionality are available across all platforms, including a redesigned league-wide scoreboard, expanded news coverage, searchable video highlights, individual team experiences* and more. The new NHL App on your tablet also introduces new offerings such as 60fps video, Multitasking** and Picture-in-Picture.

*Available only for smartphones
** Available only for suported iPads
NHL.TV™ › SHOP.NHL.COM › NHL AUCTIONS › FOLLOW ON: FACEBOOK TWITTER