Things continue to suck for the Detroit Red Wings.  They’ve had some injury problems this year and the latest is star player, Henrik Zetterberg, who suffered a separation in his left shoulder during the team’s win over the Tampa Bay Lightning this past Thursday.

It’s a pretty big hit since he is their leading goal scorer and he will be out for at least two weeks as he recuperates.  Zetterberg got hurt when he was hit by Bolts defenceman, Mattias Ohlund, after which he left the ice immediately and did not return.
Zetterberg is in good company on the Wings’ injured reserve …read more

It’s not good news for the Ottawa Senators.  Star centre, Jason Spezza, could be out of the lineup for eight weeks with a serious knee injury.  He had an MRI yesterday to find out how bad it is and, while it won’t require surgery, it is going to take a long time to heal.

Spezza got injured late in the third period during Monday night’s loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs which is not great considering the team’s mediocre play.
After making contact with Lee Stempniak, it was clear that something was wrong with Spezza’s right leg and he left the ice …read more

Milan Lucic has suffered a high ankle sprain that has left him unable to play since November 25th and now it’s being announced that he will be on the injured reserve list for four weeks.

This is a bad season for Lucic.  A fractured finger kept him off the ice for 14 games and he ended up having surgery in October and now this.  He has played 10 games and posted just two goals and three assists.
In the meantime, Andy Wozniewski and Adam McQuaid have been called up from the AHL.

I’m sure the Tampa Bay Lightning are breathing a collective sigh of relief.  During their game earlier this week against the Edmonton Oilers, their two top scorers, Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone, left the ice and didn’t return but it’s now being reported that the injuries don’t appear to be serious.

Stamkos is suffering from some sort of upper-body injury while Malone got hurt on his lower body.  They are being listed as “day-to-day” but can I just take this opportunity to say that Vincent Lecavalier needs to wake the hell up.  We’ve got Stamkos and Malone carrying this team while …read more

Before he made his NHL debut, I was so excited to see what Jonas Gustavsson was going to add to the Toronto Maple Leafs roster (since they need all the help they can get) because I would like to see them become serious competitors.  Unfortunately, things haven’t been very easy for the Swedish goaltender.

The netminder was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure after his heart started racing.  Apparently, the feeling he got was similar to the problems he experienced during training camp.  He underwent a procedure to correct the issue but it is possible that it didn’t work.  …read more

Alexander Ovechkin is one of those star players who does sneaky, dirty things but his fans love him so much that they forgive him.  You can only get away with that sort of thing for so long before karma comes back and bites you in the ass.
The Washington Capitals player appears to have suffered a right knee injury which will be evaluated overnight.  The problem arose from a knee-on-knee collision with Carolina Hurricanes defenceman, Tim Gleason, during the first period.
I know that they are playing it down by saying he’s stiff and sore right now but he had to be …read more

No team wants to lose a player but when it’s the goalie, especially a goaltender like Tim Thomas, it really sucks.  I’m sure the Boston Bruins were not thrilled to learn that he had suffered a broken hand but they are hoping that it’s not too serious.  I don’t know, though.  It’s kind of a big deal for a goalie to have hand issues, isn’t it?
“It’s one of those injuries that we have to allow him to get better,” coach Claude Julien said. “Yet it could be something that could be cured on a day-to-day basis.”
Fortunately, they’ve got promising rookie, …read more

Goaltender, Pascal Leclaire, will need surgery to fix his fractured cheekbone after being struck in the face by a pick during the team’s win over the Washington Capitals last night.  It was such a weird bounce (it hit the glass behind Ottawa’s bench and then hit him in the face) so it pretty much sucks.
He’ll be out of the lineup for about four weeks.  No team wants to lose their starting goalie for a month so I’m sure they have high hopes for Brian Elliot who will be replacing him.  Mike Brodeur has been brought up from the AHL to …read more

Montreal Canadiens trouble maker, Georges Laraque, was allowed to plead his case (even though he phoned it in instead of flying out to meet with them in person) but, ultimately, the NHL has decided that he should be banned for five games after his knee-on-knee collision with Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall over the weekend.
Kronwall will be out for about a month and had to be helped from the ice since he couldn’t put any weight on that left leg.  He suffered a significant sprain of the medial collateral ligament.  “There is no ACL damage and that’s good news,” Red Wings’ …read more

After getting hit by James Neal last Thursday, Derek Dorsett has been placed on the injured reserve by the Columbus Blue Jackets and it’s unclear when he will return to the lineup.

Neal hit him from behind and got a game misconduct but received a two-game suspension from the league a couple days later.  Honestly, I don’t think  it was long enough for the hit he delivered (watch it here). I swear the NHL coddles certain players…
Dorsett has one goal and three assists in 18 games this season.
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