Arizona Coyotes place Niklas Hjalmarsson on injured reserve
Nov 2, 2017, 12:07 PM
New York Islanders' John Tavares (91) fights for control of the puck with Arizona Coyotes' Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Arizona Coyotes placed defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson (upper-body) on injured reserve on Thursday, according to 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Craig Morgan.
Hjalmarsson left Tuesday night’s game against the Red Wings with the injury.
Coach Rick Tocchet on Nik Hjalmarsson's injury: "He got banged up pretty good. I don't know how long he'll be out. It's a big loss for us."
— Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan) October 31, 2017
It represents a big loss for the Coyotes, who gave up defenseman Connor Murphy and forward Laurent Dauphin to Chicago to get Hjalmarsson in a trade this offseason. Arizona is already without defenseman Jakob Chychrun (knee) and placed defenseman Adam Clendening on waivers Thursday.
In 12 games this season, Hjalmarsson was without a goal but had three assists and averaged 21:42 of ice time per game.
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