Nikolai Kulemin sustained a broken finger in Tuesday's game and is expected to miss three weeks with the injury. #Leafs
Tough break for the Leafs as they hoped to milk some more scoring out of the former 30-goal scorer. Kulemin scored seven goals and 28 points in 70 games.
Kulemin moves back onto the Grabovski line after a brief hiatus on the third line. After scoring 30 goals last year, he has only seven through 67 games.
Sounds as if Kulemin's wife Rachel may have gone into labour.
Even though Kuleimin took a stinger last night, his absence likely isn't due to injury. Regardless, he should be listed as questionable for this weekend. He has five goals and 23 points in 55 games.
Sounds like Kulemin could be hurt. The Leafs' forward took a stinger last night and should be listed as questionable for this weekend. He has five goals and 23 points in 55 games.
Kulemin moves down to the third line as the team tried to get him going. After a 30 goal, 57 point season, the young Russian has followed that up with only two goals and 11 points through 25 games.
The longest drought of Nikolai Kulemin's career extended to 16 games in Dallas on Friday night. Kulemin had two shots on goal, but failed to score yet again. He has been without a goal since October 22nd.
Last season, Kulemin took a career-high 173 shots coupled with an even higher 17.3 shooting percentage. This season he has a meager 5.1 shooting percentage and is on track for 139 shots. The return of Mikhail Grabovsky could wake him up but expecting 30 goals seems like a stretch.
All three players experience career highs while playing on this line. Sticking with it will only further help their counting numbers for the upcoming season.