Nashville GM David Poile announced Thursday that Paul Gaustad will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. He will require four-to-six months of recovery time and hopes to ready for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. The big center has recorded five points and 40 hits in 23 games.

There's no timetable for when Paul Gaustad (upper body) might be able to return to the Predators' lineup. With the Predators out of the playoff race, Gaustad might simply miss the rest of the season. He two goals and five points in 23 games in 2013.

Paul Gaustad missed Saturday's game with an upper body injury. It is apparently a recurrence of the injury that made him miss most of March. He has only two goals and five points in 26 games and is minus-one with 20 penalty minutes. He is now day-to-day.

Paul Gaustad (upper body) has been activated off of the injured reserve list. It looks like Gaustad will return on Saturday. He was sidelined for eight straight games.

Paul Gaustad (upper body) missed his eighth consecutive contest on Thursday. Gaustad is close to returning, but he needs more time to get back into game shape. "Especially with the injury I had it was tough to get some exercise," Gaustad said. "It is one of those things that conditioning has to be there in order to contribute to the team. I think today was a good step in that direction."

Paul Gaustad (upper body) may be back in for Nashville on Thursday. Coach Barry Trotz said Gaustad might need more conditioning work before he returns to the lineup, but he practiced on the fourth line with Brandon Yip and Bobby Butler during Wednesday's session.

Paul Gaustad (upper body) skated with his Nashville teammates Monday. It was the first time that Gaustad had done so since he was hurt March 12 against Dallas. Coach Barry Trotz hopes to have the big center back for Thursday's match-up against Phoenix.

Nashville Predators place Paul Gaustad (upper body) on injured reserve. Gaustad has been sidelined since suffering the injury March 12, meaning he's eligible to return at any time. Coach Barry Trotz said Tuesday he expects Gaustad to begin skating on his own soon and this was likely a case of the Preds needing to clear a roster space with three games ahead this week.

Paul Gaustad suffered an upper body injury on Tuesday. Gaustad has dealt with upper body problems already this season, but apparently this is a new ailment. The team is in the midst of a road swing, but Gaustad will head to Nashville to be evaluated. With that in mind, we'd be shocked if he plays on Thursday or Friday.

Paul Gaustad (upper body) will return to the Predators lineup Wednesday night. Gaustad hadn't played since Feb. 18. The faceoff whiz has three points on the season, while averaging 14:07 of ice time and a 62.6 percent mark from the faceoff dot. Matt Halischuk takes a seat in the press box with Gaustad returning.