Predators' Michael McCarron: Joining AHL Milwaukee
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McCarron was returned to AHL Milwaukee on Monday.
McCarron, who signed a one-year contract extension with the Predators on Sunday, will get to play in the Calder Cup Playoffs. He recorded six points in 16 minor-league contests this season. McCarron also had two goals and two helpers in 32 NHL outings during the 2022-23 campaign.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Inks one-year deal
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McCarron signed a one-year, $775,000 deal with the Predators on Sunday.
McCarron was limited to just four points in 32 NHL games, but he racked up 75 hits as well. The 28-year-old should fill a depth role with the team again next season.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Lands on waivers
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McCarron was in Friday's lineup against the Avalanche after being placed on waivers, CapFriendly reports.
McCarron logged two hits in 10:14 of ice time Friday. He finished the 2022-23 campaign with four points in 32 games.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Nets second goal of 2022-23
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McCarron found the back of the net in Nashville's 3-0 win over Carolina on Thursday.
McCarron didn't record a point over his previous 21 contests. Through 28 games this season, he has two goals and an assist. McCarron is sometimes a healthy scratch for Nashville and has also logged 16 contests (two goals, six points) with AHL Milwaukee in 2022-23. When he is in the lineup for the Predators, it's typically as a fourth-liner.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Called up from minors
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McCarron was elevated from AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday.
McCarron figures to immediately step into the lineup against the Bruins on Tuesday after Juuso Parssinen (upper body) stayed back in Nashville for the team's two-game road trip. The 28-year-old McCarron is pointless in 16 consecutive contests and figures to see limited minutes in a fourth-line role.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Sent down
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McCarron was returned to AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday.
McCarron has picked up one goal, one assist, 26 shots on net, 53 hits and 24 PIM in 22 NHL appearances this season. Rasmus Asplund will probably play against his former team in Buffalo on Tuesday.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Recalled from AHL
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McCarron was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Thursday.
McCarron was sent down Tuesday, but it was just a paper move as the Admirals did not play. McCarron has a goal and an assist in 19 games with Nashville this season. The 27-year-old had two goals and four assists in 13 AHL games, with a goal and five points in three March contests.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Returns to AHL
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McCarron was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday.
McCarron was held without a point over four appearances during his latest NHL stint. He added 10 hits, seven PIM and four shots on goal. The Predators brought up Kevin Gravel for defensive depth to take McCarron's place on the roster.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Elevated from minors
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McCarron was called up from AHL Milwaukee on Monday.
McCarron has seen action in just 15 NHL games this season, in which he recorded one goal, one assist and 34 hits while averaging just 9:50 of ice time. If McCarron gets into the lineup versus Vancouver on Monday, it figures to be in a bottom-six role where he is unlikely to see much in the way of minutes.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Placed on waivers
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McCarron, who was in the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, was put on waivers by Nashville on Wednesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
McCarron hasn't played since Dec. 8, and assigning him to the AHL, if he clears waivers, would give him a chance to get back into the swing of things. The 27-year-old had a goal and two points in 15 games with Nashville in 2022-23 before stepping away to receive treatment.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Enters Player Assistance Program
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McCarron will be out indefinitely after entering the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.
McCarron "will return to the Club when cleared for on-ice competition by the program administrators," according to the terms of the joint program. He will also continue to be paid while receiving treatment. McCarron has recorded one goal, one assist, 21 shots on net, 13 blocks and 34 hits in 15 games with the Predators this season.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Struggling to produce
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McCarron is mired in an eight-game pointless streak dating back to Nov. 3 versus Calgary.
McCarron has dished out 15 hits, nine blocks and 12 shots during his offensive slump. The 27-year-old winger figures to remain in a bottom-six role this year and could find himself watching from the press box as a healthy scratch periodically. As such, fantasy players shouldn't be banking on getting much out of McCarron this year.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Ready to rock
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McCarron (upper body) will return to the lineup Saturday versus the Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
McCarron missed about two weeks with the injury. He'll likely return to his usual fourth-line role, so fantasy managers are unlikely to be impacted by his return.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Deemed week-to-week
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McCarron (upper body) is considered week-to-week.
McCarron logged just 4:57 of ice time Tuesday versus the Wild, but there was no information about his injury after that contest. The 27-year-old's week-to-week timeline could make it questionable for him to return in the regular season. He's earned 14 points, with 70 PIM and 108 hits through 46 contests this season.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Pots pair to end drought
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McCarron scored two goals -- one shorthanded -- in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Senators.
McCarron's best efforts come in twos. This performance snapped a seven-game point drought that was preceded by a two-assist effort, and McCarron had a two-goal, two-assist performance four games before that one. He tied the game at a goal apiece with a shorthanded marker in the final minute of the first period, then scored what turned out to be the game-winner at even strength in the second.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Career-best effort in win
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McCarron scored twice, dished two assists and went plus-4 in Saturday's 8-0 win over the Sharks.
McCarron had all of 13 career points in 106 career games entering Saturday before this explosion of offense. He scored in the first and third periods, and he also posted assists on goals by Matt Luff and Mikael Granlund. McCarron's now at career highs with four goals and five helpers in 32 contests. He's added 76 hits, 54 PIM and a plus-8 rating in a fourth-line role that's unlikely to yield offense like this again anytime soon.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Plucks rare apple
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McCarron posted an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Kraken.
Since the start of February, McCarron has picked up a goal and two assists, accounting for three of his five points this season. He set up Philip Tomasino's tally in the first period Wednesday. McCarron's added 76 hits, 53 PIM and a plus-4 rating while regularly working in a fourth-line role when he's in the lineup.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Provides assist
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McCarron contributed an assist in a 4-2 win over the Canucks on Tuesday.
McCarron helped out on Ryan Johansen's first-period goal for just his second assist of the season. The center had not scored a point since Jan. 6 against the Kings and has three total points in 23 games.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Penalized in loss
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McCarron logged five PIM in a 3-1 loss to the Canucks on Tuesday.
McCarron fought Tyler Myers six minutes into the game Tuesday, bringing his PIM total up to an even 40 minutes for the season. The center has scored just two points over his last 11 games.
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Predators' Michael McCarron: Generates helper in win
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McCarron logged an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Kings.
McCarron helped out on a Matt Luff goal in the second period. The 26-year-old McCarron hasn't added much offense when he's in the lineup, as his assist Thursday was just his second point of the season. The Michigan native has added 24 hits, 28 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 12 games in a fourth-line role.
