Canucks scorer Henrik Sedin admitted on Monday that he has been dealing with a sore back for the last 10 days. "It's feeling better and better," Sedin told The Province. "It's not 100 per cent, but I hope it's going to get there pretty soon." The back issue may explain Sedin's recent scoring drought. Sedin, who has 25 goals and 55 assists this season, has just two points (and no goals) in his last seven games.

Bruins winger Miroslav Satan had to have stitches to fix a V-shaped cut in the palm of his right hand and has returned to Boston. Satan won't play in the Boston's final game before the Olympic break against Florida on Saturday. His status for the upcoming Olympics in Vancouver hasn't been determined. He is scheduled to play for Slovakia, which opens their tournament Feb. 18 against the Czech Republic.

The Lightning recalled defenseman David Hale from the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL today, Executive Vice President and GM Brian Lawton announced. He was assigned to the Admirals for conditioning on January 26. Subsequent to today?s recall, Hale was placed on Injured Reserve with a lower body injury.

Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk will not require surgery for the fractured orbital bone he suffered Saturday against the Canucks. However, Boychuck will be out of action seven to 10 days, according to coach Claude Julien. "He's very lucky. A quarter-inch the other way and it could have been a lot, lot worse," Julien told reporters Sunday. Boychuk was hit in the left side of the head with a slap shot by Canucks forward Mikael Samuelsson.

The Blue Jackets have placed defenseman Mike Commodore on Injured Reserve retroactive to January 30 and activated defenseman Marc Methot off Injured Reserve, club GM Scott Howson announced Friday. Commodore was injured in the Blue Jackets game at St. Louis on January 30, has registered nine assists and 48 penalty minutes in 39 games.

The Hurricanes have activated defenseman Joe Corvo while placing forward Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve, according to an Associated Press report on Wednesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday evening that defenseman Mike Komisarek?s shoulder injury will require season-ending surgery. A date for the surgery has not been determined at this time. "Our team doctors have recommended this after a determined effort to rehab the injury without surgery. Having this done immediately is the right thing to do for the Leafs. I am truly sorry that I will not be able to represent my country at the Olympics," said Komisarek. Signed by the Maple Leafs as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2009, Komisarek has appeared in 34 games this season. He has three assists and 40 minutes in penalties. His most recent game took place on January 2 at Calgary.

Canadiens top scorer Mike Cammalleri will miss six weeks of action with a knee injury. Montreal announced Tuesday that he won't need surgery. Cammalleri was injured during a 3-2 overtime loss Saturday in Ottawa when he fell awkwardly into the boards after being hit by Anton Volchenkov.