Jordan Staal.
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PITTSBURGH — Jordan Staal won’t be on the ice when the Pittsburgh Penguins open training camp later this month.
The 21-year-old centre is still recovering from the lacerated tendon in his right foot that he suffered during the playoffs. The team announced Thursday that an infection recently delayed Staal’s recovery.
Staal suffered the injury during Game 1 of a second-round series with Montreal. Continue reading ‘Pens’ Staal to miss start of training camp’
Paul Kariya.
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Veteran forward Paul Kariya will miss the next NHL season after being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome.
Kariya announced the decision through a release from his agent Friday.
The 35 year old is a free agent after spending the last three seasons with St. Louis.
Kariya scored 18 goals and added 25 assists with the Blues last season.
Kariya missed six games last December Continue reading ‘Kariya to miss 2010-11 due to concussion’
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BOSTON — Bruins forward Marco Sturm will miss the rest of the post-season with torn ligaments in his right knee.
Coach Claude Julien said Sunday that Sturm will not be back after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his knee on the first shift of Boston’s 5-4 OT victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Saturday’s opener of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. Game Continue reading ‘Bruins’ Sturm will miss rest of playoffs’
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s a big blow for the Ottawa Senators.
Captain Daniel Alfredsson is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a separated left shoulder. Head coach Cory Clouston confirmed the news at the team’s pre-game skate in Buffalo on Saturday.
Alfredsson injured his left shoulder in the first period of an 8-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. He met with a team doctor when Continue reading ‘Alfie to miss 4-6 weeks with separated shoulder’
BY IAN MENDES
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It appears Shean Donovan’s knee injury is not as serious as the Ottawa Senators initially feared with the winger expected to be out of action for at least six-to-eight weeks.
“It’s just a matter of making sure the MCL heals and then you put a brace on it. I’ve had it hurt before, so it’s not that big of a deal,” Donovan told reporters on Saturday morning.
At first, it was feared that Continue reading ‘Senators winger Donovan to miss 6-8 weeks’
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PHILADELPHIA — Flyers winger Simon Gagne is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after having abdominal and hip surgery.
Gagne, who missed the past two games, is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday.
“It’s hard to take, but it’s still early in the season,” Gagne said. “I’ll miss close to two months and have time to get back in shape and feel 100 per cent when I’m skating. That’s something I wasn’t Continue reading ‘Flyers’ Gagne expected to miss 6-8 weeks’
OTTAWA — Daniel Alfredsson was just a rookie the last time the Ottawa Senators missed the playoffs. With the exception of the lockout year, longtime teammate Chris Phillips has never endured a spring without a post-season game to look forward to.
As a result, the concept of simply playing out the regular-season stretch is a foreign one to both NHL veterans. However, it’s the reality they have to accept following a mostly forgettable Continue reading ‘Playoff-less Sens miss out on Bozak’
EDMONTON ??? Columbus rookie sensation Steve Mason will not take part in All-Star festivities in Montreal on the weekend, declining an invitation to play goal in the YoungStars game.
???I???ve got to get some rest and take care of some things,??? the Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender said Tuesday before a game in Edmonton. The leading candidate for Rookie of the Year honours, Mason has been having some back spasms. He Continue reading ‘Jackets’ Mason to miss YoungStars’
Colorado Avalanche defenceman Adam Foote is out for Monday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks because of a sore back and body stiffness.
Foote left Saturday’s 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings after he was hit from behind by forward John Zeiler. Paramedics brought out the stretcher for Foote who lay motionless at first. Foote, who was eventually able to get to his feet and skate off with the help of teammates, could Continue reading ‘Foote to miss game following hit’
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres captain Craig Rivet will miss at least two weeks after having successful arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday morning.
General manager Darcy Regier made the announcement shortly before the Sabres (5-0-1) practised to prepare for a two-game road trip that opens at Minnesota on Thursday. Regier did not say which knee Rivet hurt.
The injury, which wasn’t sustained during a game, gradually Continue reading ‘Sabres captain Rivet to miss two weeks’
