Matty Beniers did not finish the game Saturday against the Blue Jackets on Saturday and was not available Monday against the Penguins. Now the Kraken have announced that they’ve placed Matty Beniers on injured reserve and are calling up forward John Hayden from Coachella Valley.
This may be a head injury sustained when Cole Sillinger boarded Matty Beniers on Saturday.
Here’s hoping it’s not serious and it’s not a concussion. Matty Beniers suffered a head injury last year (also on a dangerous hit), which kept him out of the all-star game. Accumulated head injuries are really, really scary.
Monday’s game against Pittsburgh featured no Vince Dunn. Adam Larsson left the game midway and did not return. Despite being down two defensemen, the Kraken did not call up any defensemen from Coachella Valley, indicating that one or both of Larsson/Dunn would be available.
Dave Hakstol did indicate that Larsson left the game due to illness, and I suspect that may also be the case with Dunn.
Seattle’s really hurting here. Andrรฉ Burakovsky did not play Monday with a lower-body injury. Matty Beniers joins Philipp Grubauer and Pierre-รdouard Bellemare on Injured Reserve.