Thursday, April 3, 2003
Michael Leighton, Chicago Blackhawks - Leighton will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Blues, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Chris Osgood, St. Louis Blues - Osgood will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Blackhawks, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals - Kolzig will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Senators, reports the Washington Post.
Steve Shields, Boston Bruins - Shields is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Devils.
Curtis Joseph, Detroit Red Wings - Joseph is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Islanders.
Tommy Salo, Edmonton Oilers - Salo is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Sharks.
Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild - Fernandez is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Brodeur is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Bruins.
Garth Snow, New York Islanders - Snow is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Red Wings.
Patrick Lalime, Ottawa Senators - Lalime is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Capitals.
Vesa Toskala, San Jose Sharks - Toskala is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Oilers.
Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Wild.
Jeff Hackett, Boston Bruins - Hackett practiced yesterday with a stick and absorbed shots on the hand of his fractured finger. He won't play Thursday against the Devils, but there is an outside chance he could return on Saturday.
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Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins - Samsonov will not play in Thursday's game against the Devils as originally hoped. He practiced for an hour yesterday but decided to shoot for the Bruins' season finale on Saturday. Samsonov also doesn't expect to immediately play at the level we have come to expect him of him and said it's possible that he will play the one game and then decide to shut down until next season.
Jozef Stumpel, Boston Bruins - Stumpel missed practice on Wednesday due to a hip flexor injury but is hoping to play Thursday against the Devils, reports the Boston Herald.
Colin White, New Jersey Devils - White, who has missed a couple games recently with a neck strain and the coach's decision, is likely to play in Thursday's game against the Bruins, reports the Newark Star-Ledger.
Kenny Jonsson, New York Islanders - Jonsson had a "strong practice" on Wednesday according to the New York Newsday but stated afterwards that his headaches get worse when he's on the ice. The Islanders refuse to say that he has a concussion (even though he has a significant history of it), but if his headaches are still present, he could very well have another one.
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins - Lemieux played his last game of the season on Wednesday, going out in style by assisting on two goals. It may actually be the last game he plays in his career as he stated afterwards that if he does retire, he wanted his last game to be in Pittsburgh.
Sergei Berezin, Washington Capitals - Berezin was slashed in the arm on Tuesday and will not play in Thursday's game against the Senators, reports the Washington Post. In fact, he won't play Saturday against the Penguins either as the Capitals will err on the side of caution.
Ken Klee, Washington Capitals - Klee had hoped to return from a foot injury for Thursday's game against the Senators. However, in practice he was struck in the area of concern with a slapshot and his status for the game is now uncertain.
Mike Modano, Dallas Stars - Modano left Wednesday's game against the Mighty Ducks with what the Stars describe as a "lower body injury". It isn't serious though and coach Dave Tippett actually went on record to bet that Modano would be back at practice on Saturday, which if true would mean that he won't miss any additional time.
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings - Yzerman will play Thursday against the Islanders, reports the Detroit Free Press. However, since the Wings don't like to play him on back-to-back nights, he probably won't play Friday against the Blue Jackets.
Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis Blues - Tkachuk, who has missed about three weeks with a wrist injury, will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blackhawks, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He also plans to play all the remaining games as preparation for the playoffs.
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Michael Leighton, Chicago Blackhawks - Leighton will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Blues, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Chris Osgood, St. Louis Blues - Osgood will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Blackhawks, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals - Kolzig will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Senators, reports the Washington Post.
Steve Shields, Boston Bruins - Shields is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Devils.
Curtis Joseph, Detroit Red Wings - Joseph is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Islanders.
Tommy Salo, Edmonton Oilers - Salo is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Sharks.
Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild - Fernandez is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Brodeur is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Bruins.
Garth Snow, New York Islanders - Snow is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Red Wings.
Patrick Lalime, Ottawa Senators - Lalime is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Capitals.
Vesa Toskala, San Jose Sharks - Toskala is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Oilers.
Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Thursday's game against the Wild.
Jeff Hackett, Boston Bruins - Hackett practiced yesterday with a stick and absorbed shots on the hand of his fractured finger. He won't play Thursday against the Devils, but there is an outside chance he could return on Saturday.
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Sergei Samsonov, Boston Bruins - Samsonov will not play in Thursday's game against the Devils as originally hoped. He practiced for an hour yesterday but decided to shoot for the Bruins' season finale on Saturday. Samsonov also doesn't expect to immediately play at the level we have come to expect him of him and said it's possible that he will play the one game and then decide to shut down until next season.
Jozef Stumpel, Boston Bruins - Stumpel missed practice on Wednesday due to a hip flexor injury but is hoping to play Thursday against the Devils, reports the Boston Herald.
Colin White, New Jersey Devils - White, who has missed a couple games recently with a neck strain and the coach's decision, is likely to play in Thursday's game against the Bruins, reports the Newark Star-Ledger.
Kenny Jonsson, New York Islanders - Jonsson had a "strong practice" on Wednesday according to the New York Newsday but stated afterwards that his headaches get worse when he's on the ice. The Islanders refuse to say that he has a concussion (even though he has a significant history of it), but if his headaches are still present, he could very well have another one.
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins - Lemieux played his last game of the season on Wednesday, going out in style by assisting on two goals. It may actually be the last game he plays in his career as he stated afterwards that if he does retire, he wanted his last game to be in Pittsburgh.
Sergei Berezin, Washington Capitals - Berezin was slashed in the arm on Tuesday and will not play in Thursday's game against the Senators, reports the Washington Post. In fact, he won't play Saturday against the Penguins either as the Capitals will err on the side of caution.
Ken Klee, Washington Capitals - Klee had hoped to return from a foot injury for Thursday's game against the Senators. However, in practice he was struck in the area of concern with a slapshot and his status for the game is now uncertain.
Mike Modano, Dallas Stars - Modano left Wednesday's game against the Mighty Ducks with what the Stars describe as a "lower body injury". It isn't serious though and coach Dave Tippett actually went on record to bet that Modano would be back at practice on Saturday, which if true would mean that he won't miss any additional time.
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings - Yzerman will play Thursday against the Islanders, reports the Detroit Free Press. However, since the Wings don't like to play him on back-to-back nights, he probably won't play Friday against the Blue Jackets.
Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis Blues - Tkachuk, who has missed about three weeks with a wrist injury, will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blackhawks, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He also plans to play all the remaining games as preparation for the playoffs.
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