Canucks Without Burrows At Least Two Weeks

The Vancouver Canucks will be without forward Alex Burrows for at least two weeks while he recovers

from a foot injury.
Burrows sustained the injury blocking a shot while killing a two-man advantage in Vancouver's NHL season opener 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks last Thursday night. 
"Alex Burrows is out and he's probably going to be out for a couple of weeks," head coach John Tortorella said Saturday before the game against the Edmonton Oilers.
"I know you're probably going to ask about 15 questions about shot blocking. Alex Burrows made the right play and if he doesn't make that play, he'll probably never kill a five-on-three again here. So don't turn it into that. It was the right play to be made. Injuries happen in a lot of different ways."
Burrows is the second Canucks players to be injured on a shot blocking play, which Tortorella insists on his players making. Jordan Schroeder suffered a hairline fracture in his midfoot during the preseason. 
Tortorella is keeping mum about the exact nature of Burrows' injury. 
"I just don't think we need to give out that information," he said at a press conference. "He's going to be out for a couple of weeks and that's the way we're going to leave it right now."
Burrows led the Canucks with 13 goals last season and had 11 assists in 47 games. 
References: NESN and The Hockey News, 
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Alex Ovechkin's Foot Healing

After playing on a broken left foot for three games last month, Alex Ovechkin says it's finally healing (uh,

duh? Could it be because you're not playing on it?).
The Washington Capitals' captain sustained a hairline fracture in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the New York Rangers. Ovechkin chose to play Game 7 the very next night on the fractured foot and at the world championship a couple of days later.
Ovechkin said during a conference call last Sunday, "Right now, I'm walking fine. I'm going to start playing tennis soon so I'm going to be in good shape... It's kind of getting better. I feel pretty good about my foot." Well, your foot isn't going to feel any better unless you stay off it, so give up that tennis for right now, Alex!
Ovechkin, who won his third Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP, said the puck broke his foot when he blocked a shot and failed to talk with the team's trainer or doctor about getting an MRI.
"I just played the game because it's the playoffs," he said. "It doesn't matter what happens. You have to be there and you have to play the best that you can."
Ovechkin waited until after playing for Russia in Stockholm to have an MRI, even though he knew something was wrong with his foot. This playing through the injury behavior was common for Ovechkin throughout the season and it was likely he was playing through other injuries as well, none as serious as the broken foot.
The 27 year old says he'll be back for training camp, saying, "I'm never going to say I'm not going to play. It's not my style."
Reference: ESPN.
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Winnipeg Jets Kane Has "Open Mouth Insert Foot" Week

Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane had a tough week, partly due to big mouth syndrome.

Not only was he blasted after making a homophobic tweet on Twitter, calling NBAer Chris Bosh a "fairy" he underwent surgery on his foot last week. Kane later deleted the post, but not before people lashed out at him. Officials spoke with Kane about the tweet and he will not be fined for the comment.
Kane had surgery last Thursday to relieve pressure from a nerve on his left foot. He told the Jets' website, "Kind of have to let that rest for about three to four weeks. Then hopefully start getting back on the ice pretty soon here, and that way I can stop feeling like I'm a house hockey player and kind of get back to being that player that I know I can be, so I'm looking forward to that."
He tweeted after surgery, "Just got out of surgery. Thanks to the doctors for taking great care of me here in Winnipeg and the @NHLJets training staff."
The left wing player also finished the season with a wrist injury in addition to the nerve damage to his left foot. During the season Kane was sidelined with knee and foot issues. The 22 year old had 17 goals, 16 assists, and 33 points for the Jets this season, playing in all 48 games. This was the first year in a six year contract Kane signed with the Jets just before the lockout last September.
"Fortunately, I'll be able to work out off the ice in terms of some upper body stuff, but I won't be able to do any lower body until about three to four weeks from now," Kane said. "When that happens, get back doing some leg press and some lower body exercises and getting back on the ice first and foremost is going to be fun for me."
"We thought we might need another surgery, but fortunately we didn't, and that was a good thing. Once we got my leg figured out and what was really wrong with it, we were able to go in and get that fixed," Kane said.
"Hopefully by the time training camp rolls around I'll be 100 percent."
Reference: NHL
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Canucks' Booth Done For Season

Vancouver Canucks' winger David Booth underwent surgery a week ago Friday and is done for the season.
Booth originally injured himself in Vancouver's 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings when he was hurt on a play beating out an icing, before getting checked into the boards late in the first period. He ended up at the bottom of a pile of players. Booth was able to skate back to the bench, but was unable to put any pressure on his left ankle and was helped back to the locker room. He did not return to the game.
Canucks' general manager Mike Gillis told a Vancouver radio station "there's a chance" Booth could return for the playoffs. "Hopefully the surgery will accelerate the process some measure and then he'll have to wait and rehab like anyone else, Gillis said.
It's been a tough season for Booth, who suffered a groin injury during physical testing on the first day of training camp and missed the first 14 days of the regular season. He's also sat out one game against Detroit. Booth has just one goal this season, in the game against Nashville.
Booth was in good spirits Friday, joking on Twitter, "Don't need any anesthesia today. Plenty of basketball on tv."
Reference: CBC Sports
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Avalanche's Stastny Out 10 Days

The Colorado Avalanche will be without center Paul Stastny for 10 days because of a foot injury.
The team announced Monday that he has a bruised left foot and suffered the injury during Sunday night's game against Vancouver when he blocked a slap shot from the Canuck's Jason Garrison. He was helped off the ice and could not put any weight on his injured foot.
Stastny was the third-leading scorer for the Avalanche, with eight goal and eleven assists. He had not previously missed a game for Colorado this season. During his seven year career in the NHL Stastny has 134 goals and 259 assists and is a strong player to have on your team. The Avalanche will be looking to Matt Duchene or Ryan O'Reilly as their starting center.
Stastny has been getting a lot of trade talk lately, since he has one year left on his deal at $6.6 million per year. If Duchene and O'Reilly prove their worth while Stastny's gone, he may be looking for a new job next season.
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Canucks' Kesler Out With Broken Foot

English: Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler during the pre-game warmup against the Boston Bruins. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It was a short-lived return for Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler.
Kesler had been back just seven games when the second-line center broke his right foot. The team expects him to be out up to six weeks. Canucks coach Alain Vigneault told reporters that the fracture appeared on a CT scan last Wednesday morning. Kesler did not practice on Wednesday and was seen wearing an air cast before the team confirmed the injury.
"I assume Kesler will be out for a while," said Vigneault.
It is unclear when the injury occurred, but Vigneault believes Kesler was playing on the injury before it was diagnosed. Kesler seemed fine in Vancouver's 4-2 loss to Phoenix last Tuesday, when he played 19 minutes and had one assist.
"He's blocked a few shots since he's been back. That foot had taken two X-rays. He's been playing. Other than some discomfort he was handling it well. Yesterday he came in and told the doctor he still felt a little discomfort so just for peace of mind they decided to do a CT scan. We didn't get the results we had been anticipating, obviously," said Vigneault.
Kesler had just returned from off-season shoulder surgery. His recovery took two weeks longer than anticipated, but he provided an immediate boost to the Canucks' second line when he returned, scoring one goal and five assists. Kesler has 154 goals and 188 assists in 568 career games. He had a breakout year in 2009-10 when he scored 25 goals and had 50 assists, and followed that with 41 goals and 32 assists in 2010-11.
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Senators' Karlsson Has Freak Accident

Wednesday night Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson;s Achilles tendon was cut by Penguins forward Matt Cooke's skate blade as they fought along the boards in the second period.
Karlsson fell to the ice and attempted to skate away, but got only a few feet away before having to skate off the ice. He looked to be in a lot of pain and was clearly frustrated, throwing his stick against the board before heading to the locker room.
"You knew right away there was an issue," said Senators goalie Craig Anderson. "He is a player who is irreplaceable. It's unfortunate, but there are no words that can explain what we're feeling."
Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson added, "It's a tough blow. Obviously, the way he's playing, and how much he means to our team, it feels terrible and I feel really bad for him."
It was announced Thursday that Karlsson will need surgery to repair his left Achilles tendon. Cooke has been suspended several time for hits, some of which involved head shots that injured the players. In 2011 Cooke was suspended for the Penguins final 10 regular season games and the first round of Stanley Cup playoffs after hitting New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the head with his elbow.
Senators coach Paul MacLean said after the game, "We all know who's involved with it. That's just the way it is. The injury to Erik was unfortunate, and it happens on a nothing play that could've potentially been whistled down."
The NHL's department of player safety reviewed the incident and NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan spoke with the general managers for both the Senators and the Penguins and there will be no hearing or disciplinary action against Cooke. "I feel horrible for Erik Karlsson, I feel bad for Ottawa," Penguins general manager Ray Shero told ESPN.com Thursday. "It's a bad feeling. But I can't rationalize where that was a dirty play or anything with intent. Our fan base knows how it feels to lose a star player. It's emotional. I know how it feels like. It's just very unfortunate. I would not be defending Matt Cooke if I thought it was a dirty hockey play."
What do you think? Dirty play or not?

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