Predators place D Mark Borowiecki (upper body) on IR

The Nashville Predators placed defenseman Mark Borowiecki on injured reserve Monday with an upper-body injury.

The team recalled defenseman Jordan Gross from the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals in a corresponding move.

Borowiecki has been out since leaving Nashville's Oct. 22 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on a stretcher. He was in an awkward position when he was checked into the boards by Flyers forward Morgan Frost in a rou