Marian Hossa out vs. Wild due to illness

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The New York Islanders suspended goalie Evgeni Nabokov for failing to report to the team after being claimed off waivers, the team announced Tuesday.The Islanders nabbed Nabokov two days after the 35-year-old goalie signed a one-year contract with the Red Wings. He had spent this season with SKA St. Petersburg of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, wholesale NHL jerseysand according to the collective bargaining agreement, any player who starts the season with a team overseas must clear waivers first.
Nabokov had been against joining the Islanders from the start.”I think I’m going to stay home for now, I’m sticking with my decision,nba jerseys from china,” Nabokov told ESPN.com from his home in San Jose, Calif. “It’s nothing against the Islanders and their organization. It’s nothing to do with that. It’s just that I’m at the point in my career where I want to help a team win in the playoffs. I don’t see how I could help the Islanders or what I could do for them. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. And I hope they understand that.”With Nabokov choosing not to report, the Islanders had two choices: suspend the player or put him back on waivers.New York owns Nabokov’s rights and could keep him out of the NHL for all of next season should Nabokov not report.Nabokov was 8-8-5 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage in 22 games with St. Petersburg. He became a free agent in December after he was released by the KHL club in the first season of a four-year deal, citing family reasons.Last season with San Jose, Nabokov went 44-16-10 with a 2.43 GAA and helped the Sharks reach the Western Conference finals against eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago.
Marian Hossa missed the Chicago Blackhawks’ morning skate as well as Tuesday’s game against the Wild due to an illness.”We’ll say [he's] questionable going into tonight’s game,” coach Joel Quenneville said earlier Tuesday, according to NHL.com. cheap NHL jerseys “He wasn’t feeling well this morning. We’ll see how he is tonight.”Forward Jonathan Toews also missed the morning skate, but played in Tuesday night’s game despite a lower-body injury that occurred Saturday during a road win at the Red Wings.Toews looked to be affected by his injury during Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Flyers. He absorbed a hard hit from the Flyers’ Mike Richards during the second period and wasn’t skating at full speed for several shifts.Quenneville doesn’t think the hit from Richards aggravated Toews’ injury.”I don’t think that had anything to do with the injury,” Quenneville said, according to NHL.com. “He’s fine. He’s a competitive kid. He should be ready to go tonight.”Despite also missing Monday’s practice, Toews plans on participating in this weekend’s NHL All-Star Game.