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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger is recovering from minor surgery on his right knee last week.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Tuesday the 35-year-old Pronger will be ready for the start of training camp in September.
Pronger averaged nearly 26 minutes on the ice during the regular season, fifth best in the in the league. He had a league-leading 29 Continue reading ‘Flyers’ Pronger has minor knee surgery’
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Pittsburgh received good news of sorts regarding Jordan Staal, who underwent surgery Friday night to repair a severed tendon that runs across the top of his foot to his toe.
Penguins coach Dan Blysma confirmed Saturday that the Staal injury was not to Achilles’ tendon, but rather a tendon that runs across his big toe. It means the Penguins centre is now listed as day-to-day and could return to the playoffs.
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OTTAWA — Veteran Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips will undergo minor foot surgery to remove bone spurs, a source told The Canadian Press.
Phillips played all 82 regular-season games this year for Ottawa. He recorded eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points.
The Calgary native did not collect any points in Ottawa’s first-round series against Pittsburgh. The Penguins won the series in six games.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced Thursday that center Jeff Carter will undergo surgery on his left foot on Friday and is still expected to be out three to four weeks, according to general manager Paul Holmgren.
“He will have a screw inserted to aide the healing process,” said Holmgren.
The surgery will be performed by Dr. Steve Raikin at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Carter, 25, suffered a non-displaced fracture Continue reading ‘Flyers’ Carter to undergo foot surgery’
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NEW YORK — Forward Vinny Prospal of the New York Rangers underwent knee surgery Monday and will be lost to the NHL club between 10 days and three weeks.
Prospal suffered a lateral meniscus tear in the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Prospal, 34, has eight goals and a team-high 24 assists this season in 38 games this season, while playing alongside Continue reading ‘Knee surgery sidelines Prospal for three weeks’
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Anaheim Ducks left winger Joffrey Lupul will undergo back surgery on Thursday and will sidelined for the next 6-8 weeks.
Head coach Randy Carlyle confirmed the news Wednesday that the 26-year old would have the surgery to correct a disc problem.
In 23 games this season, Lupul has 10 goals and four assists.
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DETROIT — Red Wings forward Johan Franzen has undergone successful surgery to repair a ligament in his left knee.
The team said Franzen is expected to miss at least four months because of the injury sustained Oct. 8 during Detroit’s 3-2 victory over Chicago, in which he scored the game-winning goal.
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock also said Pavel Datsyuk will sit out Saturday’s game against Colorado Continue reading ‘Franzen undergoes surgery; Datsyuk to sit’
TORONTO — Goaltender Jonas Gustavsson had minor heart surgery, rookie right-winger Mikhail Stefanovich scored two goals in a scrimmage and returning forward John Mitchell continued to impress at Maple Leafs training camp Tuesday.
The NHL club’s exhibition opener is at home Wednesday against Boston and coach Ron Wilson says among players in the lineup will be rookie standouts Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri, comeback longshot Jason Allison Continue reading ‘Leafs Gustavsson has heart surgery’
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues defenceman Eric Brewer has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in what the team termed a minor setback for a player rehabbing from two back operations.
Brewer, the team captain, played only 28 games last season before undergoing surgery in December to repair a herniated disc in his back. He had a second back operation in April.
The team said Thursday that Brewer was expected to be sidelined Continue reading ‘Blues’ Brewer has knee surgery’
The Colorado Avalanche are contemplating surgery for Ryan Smyth, sources tell Sportsnet, after the veteran forward suffered a fracture in his right hand Wednesday night.
Smyth, who isn’t expected to recover in time to join Canada at the world championships in May, could go under the knife as early as Friday. Captain Canada jammed his hand in the first period of Colorado’s 3-0 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes Wednesday.
