NHL Tuesday: Sabres end Pittsburgh’s streak

Completely unintended contact from Greening’s arm here, but it was still enough to send Bergeron to the dressing room. He has yet to return to the game, and the Bruins haven’t commented on his injury.

As many noted after the play, any contact involving Bergeron’s head is cause for concern, given his history:

That didn’t look good at all.

As the Carolina broadcasters discuss in the clip, injuries like this could be prevented if the NHL adopted the hybrid icing system, so expect this latest incident to renew calls for the league to explore such a rule change. It’s probably long past time the NHL went to the new system -- the risk to players on plays like this one is just too great.

2. Will any marquee players be A.) scratched before game-time or B.) removed from the contest mid-game?

‘Tis the trading season and these kinds of things happen! While it appears as though the majority of moves have been made, we’re keeping our eyes open for any kind of moves. Will the beginnings of one occur of the eve of the deadline?

There are seven games scheduled in the NHL on Tuesday night, with five games in the Eastern Conference and two games in the West.

These contests will be the final chance for general managers to evaluate where their team stands prior to Wednesday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline. With several moves made over the past few days, bubble teams will need to determine if they are willing to give up assets for rentals or if they will stick with what they currently have.