Kastelic (upper body) participated in Friday's camp session, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
Kastelic missed the final two regular-season games with the Senators last year due to his upper-body injury but appears to be good to go. With his new club, the 25-year-old center should slot into a bottom-six role. Given his limited offensive contributions, Kastelic will be a relative non-factor in fantasy contests, except perhaps in leagues that heavily value hits.
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Bruins' Mark Kastelic: Sent to Boston
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The Senators traded Kastelic (upper body), Joonas Korpisalo and a 2024 first-round draft pick to the Bruins in exchange for Linus Ullmark on Monday.
Kastelic is currently set to become a restricted free agent after the 2024-25 campaign but will give the Bruins a cheap depth option for at least a year. The 25-year-old forward tallied five goals and 10 points while averaging 7:43 of ice time in 63 games last season. He'll compete for a bottom-six role in training camp.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Out Tuesday
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Kastelic (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus Boston.
Kastelic will miss his second straight contest. He will conclude the 2023-24 season with five goals, five assists, 60 shots on net and 126 hits in 63 outings.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Not playing Monday
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Kastelic (upper body) won't play Monday against the Rangers, per Gord Wilson of TSN 1200 Ottawa.
Kastelic will miss at least one game after being struck in the head by the puck in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over Montreal. It's unclear at this time if he will be available for Tuesday's season finale versus Boston. Zack Ostapchuk, who was recalled from AHL Belleville on Monday, could play against the Rangers due to Kastelic's absence.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Suffers upper-body injury
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Kastelic exited Saturday's game against Montreal because of an upper-body injury and won't return, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.
Kastelic entered the contest with five goals, 10 points, 63 PIM and 124 hits across 62 outings in 2023-24. If he can't play Monday versus the Rangers, then Dominik Kubalik might draw into the lineup.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Scores fourth of season
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Kastelic scored once and added one hit in the Senators' 5-2 loss to St. Louis on Thursday.
It was Kastelic's fourth goal of the season, giving the 25-year-old six points in 51 games. The fourth-line center has chipped in with 94 hits and 23 blocked shots during the 2023-24 campaign.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Nets lone goal in loss
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Kastelic scored a goal and added two hits in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Ducks.
Kastelic got a piece of the puck that went in at 2:44 of the first period, but that was all the Senators could muster against Lukas Dostal. The goal was Kastelic's first since Jan. 31 -- he went 12 games without a point, racking up 25 hits and seven shots on goal in that span. The fourth-liner has three goals, one assist, 38 shots on net, 47 PIM and 82 hits over 43 outings this season.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Pots second goal of season
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Kastelic scored his second goal of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings.
The 24-year-old center opened the scoring for the Senators early in the second period, tipping home a Jacob Bernard-Docker shot from the point. Kastelic's role on the fourth line keeps him far from the fantasy radar -- he has only three points in 30 games this season, and he's seen 10:00 or more of ice time in just two of those contests, the last coming Dec. 31.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Lifted from LTIR
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Kastelic (ankle) was removed from long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia.com.
Kastelic has missed 14 games with a high-ankle sprain. The 24-year-old should be in line to compete for a bottom-six role as soon as Thursday versus the Blues. Kastelic did not record a point in nine games prior to his injury.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Shifted to long-term IR
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Kastelic (ankle) was moved to long-term injured reserve Thursday, per CapFriendly.
Kastelic has already missed eight games due to his ankle problem, so this move simply rules him out for the Sens' back-to-back against Columbus and Seattle on Friday and Saturday, respectively. By putting both Kastelic and Ridly Greig (lower body) on LTIR, the team freed up the necessary cap space to activate Thomas Chabot off injured reserve.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Has high-ankle sprain
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Per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, Kastelic suffered a high-ankle sprain Thursday versus the Kings.
The injury usually means a four-to-six week absence, which explains why coach D.J. Smith said Saturday that Kastelic "won't play any time soon." The 24-year-old Kastelic has yet to garner a point in nine games this season.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Lands on IR
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Kastelic (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, CapFriendly reports.
Kastelic was injured Thursday against the Kings and was expected to miss "a few games." He'll now be out until at least Nov. 11 against Calgary but his timeline is unclear at this time. Ottawa will presumably need to promote a replacement ahead of Saturday's tilt with the Lightning.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Sustains lower-body injury
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Kastelic exited Thursday's game against LA because of a lower-body injury and won't return.
Kastelic had no points, 21 PIM, eight shots, eight hits and three blocks in eight contests this season prior to Thursday's contest. Ottawa also lost Ridly Greig (lower body) during the match versus the Kings, so depending on the status of those two players, the Senators might need reinforcements from the AHL for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Back with Ottawa
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Kastelic was recalled from AHL Belleville on Saturday.
Kastelic has played most of the season with the Senators, scoring four times and adding an assist in 43 games. The bottom-six forward has 105 hits and 44 PIM with Ottawa. Kastelic had a goal and five points in seven AHL games before his recall.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Reassigned Tuesday
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Kastelic (undisclosed) was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.
Kastelic missed the last four games before the All-Star break with the injury. He has to be healthy to be reassigned, but it remains unclear if the 23-year-old will be back with Ottawa following the break.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Ruled out versus Habs
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Kastelic (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup to face Montreal on Tuesday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
Kastelic will be sidelined for his fourth consecutive contest due to his lingering undisclosed injury. Prior to his absence, the 23-year-old natural center managed just one point in his previous 15 games, so fantasy players shouldn't be expecting much in the way of offensive production even once cleared to return.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Sidelined with undisclosed injury
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Kastelic will miss Wednesday's clash with the Islanders due to an undisclosed injury, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
With Kastelic out, Dylan Gambrell will step into a fourth-line role against New York. For his part, the 23-year-old Kastelic has just one point in his last 15 appearances in which he averaged 9:31 of ice time. Given his limited offensive upside, few fantasy players will likely be impacted by Kastelic's absence, even if it lingers beyond a game or two.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Scores in home state
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Kastelic scored a goal on three shots, added five hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Coyotes.
Kastelic, an Arizona native, celebrated his first game as an NHL player in his home state with a third-period goal that stood as the game-winner. He snapped a nine-game point drought on the play. The 23-year-old forward has been deployed in a bottom-six capacity, racking up four tallies, one assist, 42 shots on net, 95 hits, 26 blocked shots, 35 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 38 appearances this season.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Lights lamp in Sunday's loss
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Kastelic scored his third goal of the season in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Wild.
The 23-year-old snapped a 22-game goal drought by ruining Filip Gustavsson's shutout bid in the third period. Kastelic is in his first full NHL season and has managed only four points in 28 contests while confined to a bottom-six role, but he has contributed a little fantasy value with his physical play, adding 63 hits and 30 PIM.
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Senators' Mark Kastelic: Scores game-winner Tuesday
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Kastelic scored the game-winner in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Bruins.
Kastelic made the most of his 7:01 of action, as he scored his first of the season on three shots with one hit and four blocked shots. It was his first point of the season in three games.
