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Briere Day-to-Day With Groin Injury

Jeanne Dupuis — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:21:50 +0000

Daniel Briere has been playing through a groin injury but, after tweaking it during Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers forward will be sitting out for a while.

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He’s being listed as being day-to-day but I’m sure the Flyers are a little anxious considering the fact that he missed a whopping 53 games last season due to groin and abdominal injuries. Hopefully, this will heal quickly but he really should have sat out as soon as he started feeling the twinges. I know you’ve got to be tough as a player but after missing so many games last season, you’d figure he’d want to err on the side of caution when it comes to groin pains.

The Philadelphia Flyers are also without Simon Gagne. GM Paul Holmgren said: “it’s a tough break for Danny. He was playing well. We thought we’d give him one day off and it would get better, and it’s kind of gone from there.”

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NHL Players Having Surgery in Off-Season

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:29:11 +0000

It seems that every day, there are more announcements about NHL players who will be going under the knife during the off-season.

In what might seem like the least necessary procedure, Philadelphia Flyers center, Daniel Briere, will be having corrective eye surgery tomorrow. Apparently, his contact lenses bothered him during the season and it will take him a few weeks to recover. Eye surgery of any kind is a big deal to me so I really hope it goes well. I’m sure he’s going to get the best medical care but it’s just such a gamble that I haven’t been willing to do it myself (despite my thick glasses). I heard that it can interfere with night vision and peripheral vision, the latter being a crucial part of any hockey player’s game so I’ve got my fingers crossed that all goes as planned for Briere.

The Boston Bruins also have a few players who will be having some sort of procedure. Phil Kessel will have surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum in his shoulder while David Krejci will undergo hip surgery. The amount of time required to recover puts their status for the start of the season in question. They both played in all 11 playoff games this year and they’ve been huge for the team all season so it could be a big loss to have them out of the lineup. Defenceman Andrew Ference will also have surgery to repair a torn groin and a hernia.

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Flyers Give Up Metropolit and Vaananen For Briere’s Salary

Jeanne Dupuis — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:31:21 +0000

The salary cap strikes again! The Philadelphia Flyers had to find a way to afford Daniel Briere’s salary so they were forced to put Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen on waivers. Briere has missed the last 36 games due to a groin injury. The salary cap is currently set at $56.7 million (USD).

They didn’t sit waiting for long since the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks wasted no time picking them up (Metropolit to Montreal and Vaananen to Vancouver).

I hope Briere can get back in the lineup soon. It’s rough to give up two decent players to pay for the salary of a player who’s on the bench.

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Nerve Entrapment Keeps Briere Out 4 Weeks

Jeanne Dupuis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:12:47 +0000

The Philadelphia Flyers are going to have to continue on without Daniel Briere for at least another four weeks after he had surgery this week to repair damage and a nerve entrapment in his groin/stomach area. I really hope he’s on the mend and can put this injury behind him in the near future.

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