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M. Ferland - F

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Coach Rod Brind'Amour said Ferland will miss a few days with a lower-body injury, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

The timeline doesn't give anything definitive, but it doesn't appear Ferland will miss any regular season action. The 26-year-old posted 21 goals and 41 points in Calgary last season, and he'll have a chance to surpass those marks if he cracks the top-six in Carolina.

Added 12:49 pm (EST)

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T. Johnson - F

Johnson will miss Sunday's practice with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.

Johnson's injury doesn't appear to be serious, but the Lightning will predictably exercise caution. The 29-year-old posted 21 goals and 50 points -- 13 on the power play -- last season. Expect updates to surface before Tuesday's preseason game against the Panthers.

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R. Murray - D

CBJ

GM Jarmo Kekalainen said Murray is dealing with a soft-tissue groin injury, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

There were rumors that Murray was dealing with a back injury, which is something he's had issues with in the past, so this news is a good sign. There's still no timeline for Murray's return, but it could be a few weeks.

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F. Forsberg - F

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Forsberg currently leads the Preds with five points in two preseason games (3 goals, 2 assists), along with a plus-3 rating and 12 shots on goal.

It looks like another season of reliable fantasy production is in store for Forsberg, who is set to resume his role on the Preds' top line alongside Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson (although the Preds have been experimenting with rookie Eeli Tolvanen in Arvidsson's spot so far in the preseason). Regardless of who winds up on his line, Forsberg will undoubtedly challenge the career-high 64 points he put up last season as one of the league's top wingers. He should be on every fantasy owner's radar screen heading into the start of the regular season.

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D. Dubnyk - G

MIN

Dubnyk will start in goal Monday versus the Stars, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Dubnyk lost his preseason debut 3-1 against Dallas on Thursday, steering away 20 of 22 shots before the Stars potted empty-netter to seal the deal. He played the whole game, and it's unclear if he'll split the net with Alex Stalock or Andrew Hammond this time around.

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J. Skille - F

OTT

Skille was released from his professional tryout offer by the Senators, Brent Wallace of TSN.ca reports.

Skille's days in the NHL are numbered considering he spent last season with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL. He still has time to find a depth role with another team, but don't expect the 2005 first-round pick to make a fantasy impact.

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K. Lynch - F

Lynch will sit out 4-to-6 weeks with a lower-body injury, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Lynch has been a minor-league staple for the Lightning for the last four seasons but never earned a call up to the big club. The 27-year-old had a decent year with AHL Syracuse in 2017-18, scoring 14 goals and adding 12 helpers, and he posted five points in seven playoff games as well.

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S. Aho - F

CAR

Aho has been centering a line with rookies Valentin Zykov and Andrei Svechnikov during the preseason with mixed results, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. "I haven't really liked what he's doing in the two games," coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I think we'll run it through the preseason and then we'll kind of make an assessment."

The experimentation with Aho at center has apparently not gone well thus far for the Canes, who are a surprising 3-0 so far in preseason play. Aho has been deployed predominantly at left wing over the past two seasons, however the recent loss of Victor Rask (out indefinitely with a finger injury), has left the team scrambling to fill the No. 2 center slot behind Jordan Staal. Aho led the Canes last year with 65 points, so it seems doubtful the team would handcuff their top scorer by slotting him into a position where he wasn't completely comfortable. We expect Aho will eventually be shifted back to his natural LW position, making him a good bet to record another 60-plus point season for the Canes.

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D. Walcott - D

Walcott will sit out 5-to-6 months with a shoulder injury, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Walcott was headed to AHL Syracuse after camp, but instead he's eyeing a late-February return. The 24-year-old blueliner scored five goals and added 11 assists last season in the minors.

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D. Hamilton - D

CAR

Hamilton has been spending the preseason playing on the Hurricanes' top defensive pairing with Jaccob Slavin, averaging roughly 22 minutes of ice time per game.

The Canes pried Hamilton away from the Flames in June with the intent of making him their top offensive defenseman this season, and so far he seems to be jelling quite nicely in his new surroundings. In two preseason games, he has a goal and an assist along with 10 shots on goal and a plus-4 rating. The 25-year-old Toronto native has reached the 40-point plateau in four consecutive seasons, so there's no reason to think he won't do it again this year. For fantasy purposes, Hamilton is not an elite blueliner by any stretch, but he makes for a very good second-tier selection in most formats.

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P. Byron - F

MTL

Byron signed a four-year, $13.6 million contract extension with the Canadiens on Sunday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

The contract will take him through the 2022-23 season, and it's well-deserved stability for Byron, who has scored at least 20 goals in each of the last two seasons. The 29-year-old could see another uptick in scoring this season if the Canadiens consistently utilize him on power play in lieu of Max Pacioretty, who was traded to Vegas earlier in September.

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O. Lindberg - F

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Lindberg scored twice in Saturday's 5-4 preseason home win over the Sharks.

Vegas GM George McPhee has assembled a top-six forward group chock-full of established scorers, so Lindberg will likely have to settle for a bottom-six assignment after producing a mere 11 points and minus-11 rating over 63 games with Vegas in 2017-18. It's also conceivable that he'll frequent the press box during the regular season if he happens to hit the skids late in training camp.

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M. Ferland - F

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Coach Rod Brind'Amour said Ferland will miss a few days with a lower-body injury, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

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T. Johnson - F

Johnson will miss Sunday's practice with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.

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R. Murray - D

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GM Jarmo Kekalainen said Murray is dealing with a soft-tissue groin injury, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

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F. Forsberg - F

NSH

Forsberg currently leads the Preds with five points in two preseason games (3 goals, 2 assists), along with a plus-3 rating and 12 shots on goal.

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D. Dubnyk - G

MIN

Dubnyk will start in goal Monday versus the Stars, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

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J. Skille - F

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Skille was released from his professional tryout offer by the Senators, Brent Wallace of TSN.ca reports.

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K. Lynch - F

Lynch will sit out 4-to-6 weeks with a lower-body injury, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

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S. Aho - F

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