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| Maxim Kondratiev |
D |
November 13, 2007 |
Indefinitely by team, did not report |
Suspended |
February 29, 2008 |
| The Ducks have suspended Kondratiev indefinitely after the defenseman didn't report for his AHL assignment to their Portland affiliate. The 24-year-old defenseman, who remains the Ducks' property, has returned to Russia. He intends to play for St. Petersburg of the Russian Superleague. Kondratiev is pointless in four games, making his debut on Oct. 6. |
| Chris Pronger |
D |
June 3, 2007 |
One game for 6/2 blow to head |
Suspended |
June 6, 2007 |
| Pronger received a one-game suspension Sunday for his hit to the head of Ottawa forward Dean McAmmond in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals. Pronger, who also was given a one-game ban during the Western Conference finals, leveled McAmmond with a forearm to the head Saturday night in the Ducks' 5-3 loss to the Senators. He will miss Game 4 of the series, that Anaheim leads 2-1, on Monday night. He is eligible to return for Game 5 back in Anaheim on Wednesday. |
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| Erik Christensen |
C |
March 17, 2008 |
Sprained knee |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Christensen will likely miss the rest of the season due to his sprained MCL, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. |
| Ken Klee |
D |
March 18, 2008 |
Groin |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Klee has now missed six games due to a groin injury. |
| Steve Rucchin |
C |
September 18, 2007 |
Post-concussion syndrome |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Rucchin, who is still battling post-concussion syndrome from an injury last season, will not be examined again until February, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A report from mid-November also said the center is unlikely for this season, and even if he's cleared to play in February, he has to work his way back into hockey shape. Rucchin last played on Feb. 8. |
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| Patrice Bergeron |
C |
October 28, 2007 |
Concussion, broken nose |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Bergeron skated and took shots on goal Friday, one day after missing his 60th straight game since a brutal hit by Philadelphia's Randy Jones gave him a severe concussion, the Boston Globe reported. |
| Manny Fernandez |
G |
December 8, 2007 |
Left knee surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Fernandez had knee surgery on Wednesday and likely will be sidelined for the rest of the season. |
| Glen Murray |
RW |
April 21, 2008 |
Left game - Mid-torso injury |
Day-to-Day |
June 30, 2008 |
| Murray fell awkwardly into the boards after he was checked by Montreal's Roman Hamrlik in the first period of Monday's 5-0 loss to the Canadiens in the deciding game of their first-round playoff series. A Bruins team spokesman said prior to the second period that Murray suffered a mid-torso injury and the right wing did not return to the game. He is listed day-to-day. |
| Alexei Zhamnov |
C |
September 15, 2007 |
Ankle |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Zhamnov was placed on the injured reserve with an ankle injury on Sept. 15, after missing the entire 2006-07 season with an ankle injury. The 37-year-old center broke his ankle January 7, 2006, and has not appeared in an NHL game since then. Zhamnov is out indefinitely, but this injury might mean the end of his career. |
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| Tim Connolly |
C |
March 12, 2008 |
Hip surgery |
Day-to-Day |
September 1, 2008 |
| Connolly will undergo season-ending surgery to have bone chips removed from his hip. Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier said Connolly is scheduled to have surgery on Monday in Colorado. The procedure will be performed by hip specialist Dr. Marc Philipon, who recently operated on Mike Sillinger and Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders. |
| Dmitri Kalinin |
D |
March 11, 2008 |
Shoulder |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Kalinin skated Saturday, but it's still unclear whether he'll return this season, the Buffalo News reported. He's missed the last nine games with a shoulder injury. |
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| Jamie McLennan |
G |
April 22, 2007 |
Five games for 4/21 slashing |
Suspended |
October 1, 2007 |
| McLennan was suspended for five games on Sunday for his actions in Game 5 of the Flames first-round series with Detroit on Saturday. McLennan slashed the midsection of Detroit's Johan Franzen. The goaltender is -5-1 with a 3.60 goals-against average in nine games during the regular season. His suspension will begin with Game 6 Sunday night. |
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| Rod Brind'Amour |
C |
February 15, 2008 |
Torn left ACL |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Brind'Amour will have reconstructive surgery on a torn ligament in his left knee and will likely miss the rest of the season. |
| Patrick Eaves |
RW |
March 25, 2008 |
Shoulder surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Eaves has been placed on the injured reserve on Friday after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder, a procedure that is expected to sideline him for up to three weeks. |
| David Tanabe |
D |
December 19, 2007 |
Concussion |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Tanabe is unlikely to return this season and his future is uncertain after a December concussion, the Raleigh News and Observer reported. |
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| Ben Eager |
LW |
March 8, 2008 |
Shoulder surgery |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Eager underwent surgery on March 24 on his shoulder to repair a rotator cuff. The winger injured it March 7 against San Jose. His recovery is expected to take six to eight weeks. |
| Martin Havlat |
RW |
February 28, 2008 |
Shoulder surgery |
Day-to-Day |
June 30, 2008 |
| On Thursday, the Blackhawks reported that Havlat underwent season-ending surgery on his left shoulder, but that he should be ready for training camp. Havlat injured the shoulder in the season opener at Minnesota on Oct. 4 and missed 22 games. After extensive rehabilitation, he returned to the lineup on Nov. 28 but was injured again on Feb. 27 and hasn't played since. |
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| Brett Clark |
D |
February 13, 2008 |
Dislocated shoulder |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Clark is out for the season after his dislocated shoulder required surgery, the Denver Post reported. |
| Ryan Smyth |
LW |
April 29, 2008 |
Foot |
Day-to-Day |
May 31, 2008 |
| The Avalanche will be without Smyth for Game 4 against the Red Wings on Thursday. Smyth, who has two goals and three assists in eight playoff games this season, missed Game 3 with a foot injury. |
| Paul Stastny |
C |
April 29, 2008 |
Knee |
Day-to-Day |
June 6, 2008 |
| Stastny's knee injury kept him out of the Avalanche's 8-2 loss to Detroit on Thursday that completed the Red Wings' four-game first-round playoff series sweep. The Avalanche didn't divulge too much information on the extent of Stastny's injury at the time, but he tore his medial collateral ligament in a freak collision with the Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk, according to the Denver Post. It is expected that Stastny will need about four weeks to make a full recovery. |
| Marek Svatos |
RW |
March 1, 2008 |
Torn left ACL |
Day-to-Day |
August 31, 2008 |
| Svatos will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL he suffered in Saturday night's 5-2 win over Los Angeles. |
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| Jason Chimera |
LW |
April 5, 2008 |
Left game - groin |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Chimera missed Sunday's season finale with a groin injury, ending his consecutive games streak at 243. |
| Dan Fritsche |
C |
March 20, 2008 |
Broken hand |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Fritsche will miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his hand in the second period of Columbus' 3-1 loss at Detroit on Wednesday night. |
| Jiri Novotny |
C |
April 3, 2008 |
Thigh |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Novotny missed the final three games of the season with a thigh injury. |
| Alexander Svitov |
C |
September 13, 2007 |
Indefinitely for failure to report |
Suspended |
December 13, 2007 |
| Svitov, who returned to his native country to play for Avangaard Omsk, was suspended by the Blue Jackets for failing to report to the team. |
| David Vyborny |
RW |
April 3, 2008 |
Flu |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Vyborny missed Sunday's season finale with the flu. |
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| Stu Barnes |
C |
April 30, 2008 |
Head |
Day-to-Day |
May 12, 2008 |
| Barnes missed his fifth straight game with a head injury on Saturday, sitting out the Stars' 2-1 loss in Detroit in the teams' Western Conference final series. Barnes took a shot to the head from San Jose's Jonathan Cheechoo on April 29. It is unclear if the center, who is listed day-to-day, will be available for Game 3 on Monday in Dallas. |
| Philippe Boucher |
D |
April 17, 2008 |
Strained hip |
Day-to-Day |
May 12, 2008 |
| Boucher missed his 11th straight game on Saturday, sitting out the Stars' 2-1 loss in Detroit in the teams' Western Conference final series with a strained hip. It is unclear if the defenseman, who is listed day-to-day, will be available for Game 3 on Monday in Dallas. |
| Jere Lehtinen |
RW |
May 10, 2008 |
Left game - leg |
Day-to-Day |
May 12, 2008 |
| Lehtinen was sent off the ice because of a leg injury on Saturday, when the visiting Stars fell, 2-1, in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against Detroit. Stars coach Dave Tippett said the right wing is day-to-day. |
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| Johan Franzen |
C |
May 10, 2008 |
Concussion-like symptoms |
Day-to-Day |
May 14, 2008 |
| Franzen was scratched from the Red Wings' lineup on Saturday, sitting out a 2-1 win over Dallas in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals because of concussion-like symptoms. He is also expected to miss Game 3 on Monday. For Saturday's game, Dan Cleary took Franzen's spot, centering the second line. |
| Tomas Kopecky |
RW |
April 4, 2008 |
Sprained MCL and torn ACL |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Kopecky underwent surgery on his left knee and is expected to be able to play at the start of next season. On Tuesday, the Red Wings his torn ligament was successfully repaired and that he will need four to six months to recover. Kopecky was hurt in an April 3 win over Columbus, when his legs were taken out from under him in a collision with the Blue Jackets' Manny Malhotra. |
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| Kyle Brodziak |
C |
April 3, 2008 |
Finger |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| The ring finger on Brodziak's left hand was a mangled mess Tuesday night after a shot in the second period broke it, popped off the nail and split it wide open, according to Canada's SLAM! Sports. |
| Ales Hemsky |
RW |
April 1, 2008 |
Left game - knee |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Hemsky left a 3-2 loss to Calgary on Tuesday night with a lower body injury midway through the second period. |
| Shawn Horcoff |
C |
February 1, 2008 |
Left shoulder surgery |
Injured Reserve |
June 30, 2008 |
| Horcoff is back in Edmonton, with his arm in a sling, after undergoing successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder in Cleveland on Wednesday, according to the Edmonton Sun. Horcoff - who is out for the rest of the season - will start a "very gentle" rehabilitation on Monday, the first day in a recovery process that could last up to six months. |
| Ethan Moreau |
LW |
February 25, 2008 |
Fractured left leg |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Moreau will miss the rest of the regular season after fracturing a bone in his lower left leg. |
| Sheldon Souray |
D |
January 25, 2008 |
Torn labrum and bicep |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Souray will miss the rest of the season with a left shoulder injury. He underwent arthroscopic surgery last week after being placed on injured reserve. |
| Tyler Spurgeon |
C |
October 2, 2007 |
Undisclosed |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Spurgeon was placed on the injured reserve at the start of the 2007-08 season with an undisclosed injury. The 21-year-old center, selected 242nd overall in 2004 by the Oilers, has yet to make his NHL debut. Spurgeon, though, is listed day-to-day. |
| Raffi Torres |
LW |
December 15, 2007 |
Torn right ACL |
Injured Reserve |
September 1, 2008 |
| Torres will have surgery to repair a torn knee ligament and will miss the rest of the season. The team said Monday that Torres will have surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He hasn't played since hurting the knee in a game against Detroit on Dec. 13. |
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| Chad Kilger |
LW |
March 5, 2008 |
Indefinitely by team for not reporting |
Suspended |
October 1, 2008 |
| According to Kilger's agent, it is "quite possible" the 31-year-old will skip the rest of the regular season. Kilger was suspended by the team on Wednesday, only a few days after he was obtained from the Maple Leafs in a trade. |
| Garth Murray |
C |
December 6, 2007 |
Right shoulder surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Murray will undergo shoulder surgery on Monday that will likely end his season, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The center said an MRI on his dislocated right shoulder showed a torn labrum, "very similar" to the injury that will sideline teammate Noah Welch until March. Murray was hurt during the host Panthers' 5-4 loss to Ottawa on Wednesday night after a fight with the Senators' Chris Neil. |
| Mike Van Ryn |
D |
November 21, 2007 |
Right wrist |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Van Ryn visited a hand specialist during the team's trip to Philadelphia in hopes of determining when he can return from wrist surgery, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The defenseman remains on the injured reserve after undergoing successful surgery on his right wrist in late December. Van Ryn need to have two ligaments repaired, a torn nerve re-attached and scar tissue removed. |
| Tomas Vokoun |
G |
April 4, 2008 |
Left game-back spasms |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Vokoun stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced in the first period on Friday before leaving with back spasms and giving way to Craig Anderson, who finished the game and made 26 saves in the Panthers' 4-3 win at Carolina. Vokoun is expected to sit tonight in Washington in the team's season finale. |
| Noah Welch |
D |
October 17, 2007 |
Shoulder, 11/5 surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Welch is healthy enough to return, but likely won't play again this season barring injuries to other Panthers defensemen, the Palm Beach Post reported. He hasn't played since Oct. 16 due to shoulder surgery. |
| Richard Zednik |
LW |
February 10, 2008 |
Neck laceration |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Zednik skated alone for about 5-to-10 minutes Wednesday before his teammates practiced, enjoying the ice for the first time since a near-fatal injury in February when his throat was slashed by teammate Olli Jokinen's skate. Zednik says his recovery is going well, though doctors still haven't cleared him to work out. He hopes to run on a treadmill or ride a stationary bike in the next week or so. |
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| Kyle Calder |
LW |
March 22, 2008 |
Broken finger |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Calder has now missed four straight games due to a broken finger. He's still considered day-to-day. |
| Jason LaBarbera |
G |
February 21, 2008 |
Sports hernia surgery |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| LaBarbera is out for the season after having sports hernia surgery, the Los Angeles Times reported. |
| Ladislav Nagy |
LW |
January 19, 2008 |
Sore neck |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Nagy hasn't played since Jan. 18 due to a neck injury, and is likely done for the season. |
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| Kurtis Foster |
D |
March 20, 2008 |
Fractured left leg |
Day-to-Day |
June 30, 2008 |
| Foster will miss the rest of the season, including the playoffs, after crashing hard into the boards Wednesday night during a race to the puck with San Jose rookie Torrey Mitchell. Foster had surgery Thursday to repair a displaced fracture in his femur, and a stabilizing rod was put into his leg. |
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| Martin Gelinas |
LW |
February 22, 2008 |
Knee sprain |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Gelinas will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair his torn ACL, putting an end to his season. Gelinas suffered the injury Feb. 21 against Vancouver. |
| Jed Ortmeyer |
RW |
February 24, 2008 |
Right knee |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Ortmeyer will undergo season-ending surgery on a torn ACL, the Daily News Journal reported. He suffered the injury on Feb. 23 against Dallas. |
| Steve Sullivan |
RW |
September 14, 2007 |
Back surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| The Predators officially announced that Sullivan, who hasn't played this season due to back problems, is highly doubtful to return for the 2007-08 campaign. Sullivan was scheduled to return in early December, but the talented forward has not progressed enough to the point where he can take the ice. |
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| Shawn Bates |
C |
December 1, 2007 |
Hip surgery |
Injured Reserve |
June 30, 2008 |
| Bates is expected to miss the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery in December, according to an earlier report by New York Newsday. The center, who was hurt in a Nov. 29 loss to the New York Rangers, had the operation to repair a torn labrum. Bates, who was recovering from an abdominal injury at the start of the season, was limited to two games for the Islanders. He had sports hernia surgery in March. |
| Chris Campoli |
D |
January 19, 2008 |
Shoulder surgery |
Injured Reserve |
June 30, 2008 |
| Campoli will have season-ending shoulder surgery on Thursday, the latest blow to a defense that was just starting to get healthy. Campoli suffered a dislocated shoulder in last Wednesday's win over the New Jersey Devils, but in keeping with team policy, the Islanders declined to specify which shoulder was injured. Campoli had four goals and 14 assists in 46 games. |
| Mike Comrie |
C |
March 24, 2008 |
Hip |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Comrie, one of three Islanders to play in New York's first 76 games, sat out the 77th on Monday with the flu. |
| Rick DiPietro |
G |
March 18, 2008 |
Right hip surgery |
Day-to-Day |
August 1, 2008 |
| DiPietro will miss the rest of the New York Islanders season because of hip surgery. The operation was scheduled for Wednesday in Vail, Colo. |
| Bruno Gervais |
D |
March 4, 2008 |
Concussion/contusion |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Gervais has not been medically cleared to play yet, but coach Ted Nolan hopes to have Gervais back for the season-ending back-to-back set against the Rangers that begins Thursday, he told Newsday. |
| Andy Hilbert |
C |
March 12, 2008 |
Ankle |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Hilbert has now missed eight straight games with an ankle injury. He's still listed as day-to-day. |
| Aaron Johnson |
D |
April 1, 2008 |
Rib injury |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Johnson missed Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss to New Jersey with a rib injury. |
| Mike Sillinger |
C |
February 4, 2008 |
Hip surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Sillinger will undergo season-ending hip surgery within the next week. He hasn't played since Feb. 5 when he was forced out of the lineup by a nagging hip injury. |
| Jon Sim |
LW |
October 7, 2007 |
Reconstructive knee surgery |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| It was confirmed that Sim will undergo complete knee reconstruction surgery sometime within the next two to four weeks, and will likely miss the rest of the season, according to New York Newsday. An Islander official said Sim blew out the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee in a home-opening win over Buffalo. |
| Todd Simpson |
D |
March 30, 2007 |
By NHL for remainder of season |
Suspended |
October 1, 2007 |
| Simpson will sit out the remainder of the 2006-07 season as the NHL announced it will honor the full suspension handed out by the German Ice Hockey League prior to his signing with the Islanders. The defenseman, signed last Thursday for the final week of the season, was suspended for a minimum of 12 games for abuse of an official while playing in the Hanover Scorpions' last postseason game. |
| Andy Sutton |
D |
February 19, 2008 |
Partially torn hamstring |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Sutton is likely done for the season due to the torn hamstring he suffered in February, Newsday reported. |
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| Sean Avery |
LW |
April 30, 2008 |
Lacerated spleen |
Day-to-Day |
October 1, 2008 |
| Avery was released from the hospital Sunday morning, five days after suffering a season-ending spleen injury in a playoff game. Avery was in intensive care from the time he was admitted Tuesday night, shortly after New York's Game 3 loss to the Penguins, until Saturday because of a lacerated spleen, Rangers spokesman John Rosasco said. He left the hospital one day later, just hours before the Rangers took the ice in Pittsburgh to try to extend their season without him. |
| Blair Betts |
C |
April 30, 2008 |
Facial fracture |
Day-to-Day |
May 31, 2008 |
| Betts was injured in the second period of the Rangers' 5-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, and missed the final two playoff contests after he was struck in the face while blocking a shot. The Rangers were eliminated by the Penguins on Sunday, following a 3-2 overtime defeat in Pittsburgh. |
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| Michal Barinka |
D |
December 15, 2006 |
Indefinitely for leaving Binghamton |
Suspended |
March 31, 2007 |
| According to the Canadian Press, the Senators have suspended Barinka after left their AHL affiliate in Binghamton over the weekend. The defenseman returned to his native Czech Republic for family reasons as his fiancee's mother's is ill. Ottawa has suspended Barinka in order to retain his rights, and the club will lift the suspension if he joins a team in his home country. The 22-year-old was acquired in the three-way, Martin Havlat trade with Chicago on July 10. |
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| Braydon Coburn |
D |
May 11, 2008 |
Left game - left eye |
Day-to-Day |
May 13, 2008 |
| Coburn is doubtful for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals after taking a puck in the face on Sunday night. The defenseman's left eye was swollen shut after a deflected puck hit him early in the Flyers' 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh. There was no structural damage to Coburn's face, but the blow opened a cut that required over 50 stitches to close. The Flyers sent Coburn to an ophthalmologist on Monday for tests, but they don't believe his left eye was damaged. |
| Simon Gagne |
LW |
February 11, 2008 |
Mild concussion |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said there is no chance Gagne would return to play in the postseason, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. He has been around the Flyers and traveling with the team, but Holmgren said he doesn't see Gagne as "an option no matter how long this thing goes." The Flyers open their Eastern Conference final series versus the Penguins on Friday. |
| Mike Rathje |
D |
October 3, 2007 |
Hip/back |
Injured Reserve |
October 1, 2008 |
| The Flyers will keep Rathje on the long-term injury list, and will most likely begin taking the required steps to list him as medically unable to play, according to the Philadelphia News. That could send the 33-year-old defenseman into retirement, but would help the Flyers avoid a salary-cap hit. Rathje has been sidelined with persistent hip and back pain - including a back injury last November that kept him out of 57 games. |
| Kimmo Timonen |
D |
May 9, 2008 |
Blood clot, left ankle |
Day-to-Day |
May 22, 2008 |
| Timonen wasn't in the lineup for Friday's 4-2 loss in the opener of the Flyers' Eastern Conference final series against the Penguins because of a blood clot in his lef | | |
