{"id":41277,"date":"2019-02-10T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T18:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=41277"},"modified":"2019-02-10T13:28:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T18:28:19","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-ryan-carpenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/10\/vegas-golden-knights-ryan-carpenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Carpenter Placed on Injured Reserve By Vegas Golden Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vegas Golden Knights<\/strong><\/a> have announced they placed forward Ryan Carpenter<\/strong> on the injured reserve. Carpenter was hit hard on Tuesday night when the Golden Knights visited Tampa Bay. The Golden Knights ended up winning that meeting against the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> in a comeback fashion, but Carpenter left the game with a concussion.<\/p>\n

Ryan Carpenter Out with Concussion<\/h2>\n

Ryan Carpenter suffered a hard hit by Lightning\u00b4s forward Cedric Paquette<\/strong> on Tuesday night and never returned\u00a0to the game. Florida native missed the game on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> and on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. The Golden Knights welcomed back forward William Carrier<\/strong>, who was activated\u00a0from an injury reserve. For this same reason, Vegas had to do space for Carrier with placing concussed Carpenter on the injured reserve.<\/p>\n

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A 28-years-old right-shooting winger and occasionally a center too was claimed off the waivers by the Golden Knights last season. After he left the San Jose Sharks<\/a>, Carpenter totalled nine goals and 14 points in 36 games in Vegas. Later he added another five assists in 17 playoff outings.<\/p>\n

What This Means for The Future<\/h3>\n

Ryan Carpenter played 49 games with the Golden Knights this season and collected four goals and 13 points in total. Carpenter has missed two games in a row so far and it seems like he will miss a few more as well. Before his injury, Carpenter was skating on the fourth line for Vegas alongside Pierre-Edouard Bellemare<\/strong> and Ryan Reaves<\/strong>. Carrier naturally replaced Carpenter on the fourth line as he played his first game since returning from an injury.<\/p>\n

The Golden Knights don’t find themselves in a very pleasant spot right now. After dropping four games in a row, they have been able to win back-to-back games in Tampa Bay and Detroit. However, they lost in their return back home, when the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed a 4-3 win at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. The Golden Knights are still missing center Erik Haula<\/strong> and defenceman Nick Holden<\/strong> in addition to that.<\/p>\n

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