Eberle day-to-day after leg cut by skate in practice mishap
Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle is day-to-day after a teammate's skate blade cut his upper leg at practice Wednesday, head coach Dave Hakstol announced Thursday, according to team reporter Alison Lukan.
Jaden Schwartz stepped on a puck and lost his balance, causing a "deep cut" near Eberle's quad from Schwartz's skate, general manager Ron Francis told Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times. Eberle went to hospital for an MRI after the incident.
Eberle has one goal and three assists through 13 games this season. The 33-year-old scored 20 times last season, reaching that mark for the eighth time in his first 13 NHL campaigns.
The Kraken recalled 2022 fourth overall pick Shane Wright after Eberle was injured. Wright received an exemption from the NHL-CHL agreement to be eligible to play in the AHL this season despite being a 2004-born player. He has four goals and six points in seven contests to commence the AHL campaign.
The Burlington, Ontario, native split the 2022-23 season between the NHL, AHL, OHL, and world juniors.
Seattle also recalled forward Ryan Winterton from the AHL with another undisclosed player dealing with an injury.
Winterton, 20, began his professional career in October after a four-year OHL career with the Hamilton Bulldogs and London Knights. The 2021 third-round pick has three goals and five points in seven games with Coachella Valley.
The Kraken face the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.