Flyers’ Gagne expected 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

Red Wings’ Filppula lost for 6-8 weeks

BY WEB STAFF

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The injury trend continues in Detroit as the Red Wings will be without centre Valtteri Filppula for six to eight weeks with a broken right wrist.

The injury was suffered in Thursday’s 6-5 shootout loss at Edmonton when Filppula was hit by the Oilers’ Gilbert Brule in the second period.

“I feel terrible, but nothing I can do now,” Filppula said of the injury. “When it’s your arm, you can

Red Wings’ Filppula lost for 6-8 weeks

BY WEB STAFF

sportsnet.ca

The injury trend continues in Detroit as the Red Wings will be without centre Valtteri Filppula for six to eight weeks with a broken right wrist.

The injury was suffered in Thursday’s 6-5 shootout loss at Edmonton when Filppula was hit by the Oilers’ Gilbert Brule in the second period.

“I feel terrible, but nothing I can do now,” Filppula said of the injury. “When it’s your arm, you can

Sabres’ Mair out six weeks

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Veteran Buffalo Sabres forward Adam Mair will miss the start of the regular season after having hip surgery.

General manager Darcy Regier says Mair will miss at least six weeks. That means the gritty fourth-line player will be out until after the Sabres open the regular season on Oct. 3 against Montreal.

Regier did not provide any details Tuesday as to why the operation was necessary.

The announcement came

Devils’ Weekes out 2-3 weeks

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New Jersey Devils backup goalie Kevin Weekes will miss between two and three weeks with what the team called a lower-body injury.

Speaking prior to the Devils’ game at Buffalo on Saturday, team president Lou Lamoriello said Weekes’ injury is not expected to be serious, though the team is still awaiting test results. Weekes was hurt early in the second period of New Jersey’s 5-4 overtime win against Tampa Bay on Friday,

Park out 4 weeks with broken ribs

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — New York Islanders forward Richard Park will miss four weeks because of broken ribs.

Park had 15 minutes 53 seconds of ice time Wednesday during a 3-1 road loss to the New York Rangers and showed no sign of injury.

The Islanders didn’t know when Park got hurt, but the 32-year-old right-winger crashed hard into Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist 6:32 into the second period and was sent off for interference.

Jackets lose Leclaire 10-12 weeks

COLUMBUS, Ohio. — Goalie Pascal Leclaire of the Columbus Blue Jackets will undergo ankle surgery and is expected to be sidelined 10-to-12 weeks, the NHL club announced Tuesday.

Leclaire’s operation is scheduled for Friday.

Leclaire, 26, has appeared in 12 games this season, posting a 4-6-1 record with a 3.83 goals-against average and .867 save percentage. He last suited up for a game Dec. 18 at Dallas.

Leclaire,

Habs’ Tanguay out for six weeks

MONTREAL — An injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens team recalled four players from the American Hockey League on Thursday after learning that forward Alex Tanguay will miss a minimum six weeks with a shoulder injury.

Tanguay’s left shoulder ailment is the latest in a spate of injuries that has depleted a once-deep group of forwards.

Team captain Saku Koivu hasn’t played since Dec. 11, while enforcer Georges Laraque,

Wild star Gaborik out 10 weeks

ST. PAUL, Minn. — When Marian Gaborik undergoes hip surgery on Monday, his highlight-filled and injury plagued career with the Minnesota Wild could be going right with him.

The star winger will have surgery on his left hip that will keep him out a minimum of 10 weeks, the team said Friday.

The last original member of the Wild, Gaborik is in the final year of his contract and previously turned down offers from the

Canucks’ Salo out four weeks

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo will be sidelined four weeks with a broken rib.

The team made the announcement at practice Friday.

The blue-liner suffered the injury Wednesday night when he was driven into the boards by Edmonton’s Ethan Moreau during a 4-2 home win over the Oilers.

Salo, who had just returned to the lineup after missing three games with a groin injury, left the ice.