Coach's press conference this morning:

Methot:

• - Methot is not skating and won't until he's feeling better.
• - It's a muscle thing, not a needs-surgery thing.
• - Frustrating for the player and the medical staff.
• - Team and player both want to get this solved now, rather than lingering through the season, so not rushing it.

Paularus feels Hoffman and Lazar deserve the chance to play tonight.

Lines/pairings at the morning skate:

MacArthur Turris Stone
Ryan Zibanejad Chiasson
Michalek Legwand Neil
Hoffman Lazar Condra

Karlsson Cowen
Phillips Ceci
Boroweicki Gryba

Lehner to play the whole game in net.

Note: no Smith, Greening, Pageau, Puempel, Robinson, Dziurzynski, Wiercioch, Grant, Johnson, Claesson, Methot (injured)