ERIC CAIRNS
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Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2006-07
2007-04-19 Missed the last 62 regular season and all 5 playoff games (post concussion).
2006-11-22 Post concussion, sidelined indefinitely.
2006-11-10 Missed 2 games (knee injury).
2006-11-06 Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2006-10-30 Recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2006-10-26 Missed 8 games (ankle injury).
2006-10-03 Ankle injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2005-06
2006-03-23 Suspended by the NHL for 3 games.
2006-01-18 Acquired from the Florida Panthers. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired enforcer Eric Cairns from the Florida Panthers for a sixth-round draft pick in 2006.
2005-10-10 Missed 3 games (left ankle injury).
2005-10-04 Left ankle injury, day-to-day.
2004-05
2004-11-01 NHL lockout: Signed with the London Racers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (U.K.).
2004-07-05 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Florida Panthers.
2003-04
2004-03-19 Missed 2 games (flu).
2004-03-16 Flu, day-to-day.
2004-02-10 Missed 3 games (flu).
2004-01-31 Flu, day-to-day.
2004-01-13 Missed 3 games (back spasms).
2004-01-06 Back spasms, day-to-day.
2003-12-13 Missed 2 games (toe injury).
2003-12-09 Toe injury, day-to-day.
2002-03
2003-03-08 Missed 20 games (separated shoulder).
2003-02-25 Separated shoulder, mid-March.
2003-01-22 Separated shoulder, late February.
2003-01-21 Separated shoulder, left game.
2002-12-23 Missed 1 game (knee injury).
2002-12-21 Knee injury, day-to-day.
2002-07-26 Re-signed by the New York Islanders to a two-year contract.
2001-02
2002-03-28 Suspended by the NHL for 2 games.
2002-01-26 Missed 1 game (rib injury).
2002-01-24 Rib injury, day-to-day.
2001-12-15 Missed 5 games (strained oblique muscle).
2001-12-04 Strained oblique muscle, day-to-day.
2000-01
2001-02-25 Missed 2 games (wrist injury).
2001-02-22 Wrist injury, day-to-day.
2001-01-13 Missed 17 games (hand surgery).
2000-12-09 Hand surgery, mid-January.
2000-11-22 Missed 18 games (fractured left thumb).
2000-10-06 Fractured left thumb, late November.
1998-99
1998-12-22 Claimed off waivers from the New York Rangers.
2020-21
1992-06-20 Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 3rd round (72nd overall) in 1992.