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Jets’ Bryan Little out for season with vertebrae fracture

Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little won't play again this season due to a compression fracture in his vertebrae, head coach Paul Maurice revealed Thursday.

Little hasn't played since being leveled by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman last Thursday.

Related: VIDEO - Lightning's Stralman lays out Jets' Ehlers, Little in same shift

Little notched 17 goals and 25 assists in 57 games.

The Jets recalled forward Matt Halischuk from the AHL's Manitoba Moose, and also placed defenseman Mark Stuart on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 13.

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Parise expected to miss at least 2 games

Zach Parise won't play Thursday, and there's no telling when he'll be back in the Minnesota Wild's lineup.

The left-winger is dealing with an upper-body injury. He has 18 goals and 18 assists in 51 games, and his absence could be felt. The Wild are four points back of the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Parise has a goal and seven assists in 11 games in February.

Jordan Schroeder will hop on the top line in Parise's absence.

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Parise expected to miss at least 2 games

Zach Parise won't play Thursday, and there's no telling when he'll be back in the Minnesota Wild's lineup.

The left-winger is dealing with an upper-body injury. He has 18 goals and 18 assists in 51 games, and his absence could be felt. The Wild are four points back of the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Parise has a goal and seven assists in 11 games in February.

Jordan Schroeder will hop on the top line in Parise's absence.

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Report: Blackhawks have ‘serious interest’ in Canucks’ Hamhuis, Vrbata

The Vancouver Canucks could significantly help the Chicago Blackhawks in their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.

The Blackhawks have serious interest in Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis and forward Radim Vrbata, reports TSN's Farhan Lalji.

Hamhuis has a full no-trade clause, and neither he nor his team has revealed whether he'll waive it. The Canucks were reportedly expected to finalize their pre-trade deadline plans at scouting meetings last weekend.

The 33-year-old blue-liner is a pending unrestricted free agent with a cap hit of $4.5 million, and Vrbata is also a pending UFA carrying a hit of $5 million.

The Blackhawks are expected to have around $4.75 million in cap space on deadline day, according to General Fanager.

TSN's Bob McKenzie reported last week the Blackhawks were "very aggressively" looking to add a top-line winger.

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Canadiens’ Petry out for rest of regular season, Gilbert to miss 6 months

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry will miss the rest of the regular season following surgery for a sports hernia, while Tom Gilbert will require six months to recover from knee surgery.

Gilbert had knee surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews in Florida on Wednesday, while Petry hasn't undergone his procedure yet.

The Canadiens ruled Gilbert out for the season on Monday, but the new timetable puts training camp in jeopardy for the pending unrestricted free agent.

Petry, who hasn't played since Feb. 7, posted an even-strength Corsi For percentage of 54.6 and 16 points in 51 games.

Gilbert managed only two points and a 5-on-5 Corsi For percentage of 49 in 45 contests.

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VIDEO: Maple Leafs prospect Nylander shows off Zlatan-esque soccer skills

Is there anything William Nylander can't do?

The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect channeled his inner Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the Toronto Marlies' practice facility Thursday morning, doing his countryman proud by booting one over the ice surface.

Nylander ranks 11th in AHL scoring with 43 points in 35 games, despite missing time with a concussion earlier this season,

If his hockey career doesn't work out, Toronto FC should give him a shot.

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