{"id":269374,"date":"2025-11-08T06:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269374\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:10:11","slug":"evening-notes-nazar-girard-brindley-cuylle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269374\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Notes: Nazar, Girard, Brindley, Cuylle"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Blackhawks will hold their breath through Friday night. Top forward Frank Nazar<\/a> exited their game<\/a> against the Calgary Flames in the first period, after a subtle cross-check from Flames forward Joel Farabee<\/a>. Emerging Blackhawks bruiser Colton Dach<\/a> stepped up to fight Farabee after the collision.<\/p>\n

Nazar\u2019s importance to the Blackhawks can\u2019t be understated. He has recorded 11 points and a plus-three through 14 games this season, placing him second on the team in scoring behind Connor Bedard<\/a>. The duo are growing into a true one-two punch for Chicago, something the organization bet on when they signed Nazar long-term<\/a> this summer. The Blackhawks would face a difficult decision should Nazar need to miss gametime.<\/p>\n

They would likely need to promote Ryan Greene<\/a> in the lineup, and move Oliver Moore<\/a> from left-wing to center. That would place even more stake on the rookies on a Blackhawks team currently ranked fifth in the Central Division.<\/p>\n

Other notes from around the league:<\/p>\n

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar issued updates on a pair of injuries, captured by Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now<\/a>. Defenseman Samuel Girard<\/a> won\u2019t join the team on their two-game road-trip as he continues to recover from a week-to-week, upper-body injury. That could prompt the team to recall an extra forward, though rookie Gavin Brindley<\/a> was a full participant at Friday\u2019s practice. Brindley has missed two games with a concussion sustained last week. He would give the Avalanche 12 healthy forwards for their upcoming road-trip. Brindley has scored two points in 12 games this season. Should he remain out, Colorado would have to choose who to recall between minor-leaguers Tristen Nielsen<\/a>, Jayson Megna<\/a>, and Alex Barre-Boulet<\/a>.
\nThe New York Rangers will also have a young forward to keep an eye on. Centerman William Cuylle<\/a> left Friday\u2019s game versus the Detroit Red Wings after blocking a shot with his knee in the third period, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic<\/a>. He appeared noticeably hurt, and needed help from teammates to get off the ice and down the tunnel. Somehow, Cuylle managed to return to the bench before the end of the game, per Baugh<\/a>, prompting a sigh of relief among the Rangers\u2019 faithful. Still, with the weight of the shot, Cuylle could still need a few days off once the bruise sets in. New York\u2019s Saturday practice will bring a clearer picture of Cuylle\u2019s prognosis. He managed a power-play goal prior to exiting on Friday, marking his seventh point in 15 games this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Blackhawks will hold their breath through Friday night. Top forward Frank Nazar exited their game against…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269375,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,756,758,96111,118159,5718,751,448,18017,82,123714],"class_list":["post-269374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-colorado-avalanche","tag-frank-nazar","tag-gavin-brindley","tag-injury","tag-new-york-rangers","tag-nhl","tag-samuel-girard","tag-sports","tag-william-cuylle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}