This would hurt a lot more if he didn't suck... Brent Burns left last night's game after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Ales Hemsky. He was reportedly in a lot of discomfort as he left the arena, so stay tuned.

Brenden Morrow was placed on the IR due to a neck injury but he may not be out long. Mike Ribeiro (knee) came off the IR and should take his place in the lineup tonight.

Dmitry Kulikov picked up an undisclosed injury on Saturday night and he's doubtful for tonight's game.

Sounds like Patrick Sharp (wrist) will be ready to return right after the All-Star break.

I'm stealing this one from Harrison Mooney... Jonathan Toews' hand injury is not as serious as he is... so he's out for tonight's game and may miss the ASG but should be ready to roll once the real games start back up.

Nicklas Backstrom (concussion) skated for the first time in two weeks yesterday, but he was only on the ice for five minutes, so he looks a ways off.

Sami Salo (concussion) is expected to return tonight. Christian Ehrhoff is also expected to return tonight after missing the last 11 with a UBI.

Returning to action from the injured list last night: R.J. Umberger & Ryan Suter.