Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Cristobal Huet, Los Angeles Kings - Huet will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Flames, reports the LA Times. It will be his third consecutive start in place of Jamie Storr.
Steve Shields, Boston Bruins - Shields will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Coyotes, reports the Boston Globe.
Patrick Lalime, Ottawa Senators - Lalime will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, reports the official Senators website.
Sean Burke, Phoenix Coyotes - Burke will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Bruins, reports the Arizona Republic.
Johan Hedberg, Pittsburgh Penguins - Hedberg will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Red Wings, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Chris Osgood, St. Louis Blues - Osgood will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Canucks, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. For those that like this type of information, he has 11 wins and only 1 loss against the Canucks in his career.
Martin Biron, Buffalo Sabres - Biron is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Flyers.
Roman Turek, Calgary Flames - Turek is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Kings.
Kevin Weekes, Carolina Hurricanes - Weekes is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Senators. As reported before, his season is winding down as surgery is needed on his hand.
Curtis Joseph, Detroit Red Wings - Joseph is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Penguins. For what it's worth, one of the Pittsburgh newspapers lists Manny Legace as the probable starter though we think it would make sense for Legace to start one of the back-to-back games (vs. Minnesota) later in the week.
Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens - Theodore is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Devils.
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Brodeur is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Canadiens, reports the Bergen Record. Brodeur almost always start in Montreal, but coach Pat Burns is a bit worried about Brodeur fading down the stretch and is contemplating giving the start to Corey Schwab. Schwab will probably start once this week as the Devils have a back-to-back set later in the week as well.
Garth Snow, New York Islanders - Snow is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Robert Esche, Philadelphia Flyers - Esche is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Sabres.
Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Islanders.
Dan Cloutier, Vancouver Canucks - Cloutier is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Blues, reports Sportsnet. If he can't start for whatever reason, it is expected that Alex Auld will get the nod again.
Nikolai Khabibulin, Tampa Bay Lightning - Khabibulin was scheduled to start Monday's game against the Wild as we reported yesterday, but he was held out of action due to an illness.
Marty Turco, Dallas Stars - Turco plans to skate either Tuesday or Thursday as he recovers from an ankle sprain. He won't "test" the ankle as he feels it's not yet to ready, but if he doesn't feel any pain simply shuffling around, he hopes to start practicing in about one week. Ankle sprains are tricky injuries for goalies (ask Brent Johnson and Sean Burke) and the Stars just want him to be ready for the playoffs. As a result, it's possible that he won't play until the very end of the regular season.
Byron Dafoe, Atlanta Thrashers - Dafoe is recovering well from a groin injury, the third he has suffered this year. A specialist examined Dafoe and determined that he does not need surgery, paving the way for a possible return before the regular season ends. Based on his performance so far this season, he's better off on someone else's team or your league's free agent pool instead of on your team.
Jeff Hackett, Boston Bruins - Further tests revealed that Hackett is "only" suffering from a bruised finger, instead of a broken finger as initially feared. However, he is not expected back in the immediate future as he did not accompany the team on their current road trip, which means he will miss a minimum of three games.
Fred Brathwaite, St. Louis Blues - Brathwaite's season is done as the Blues have informed him that they will not be playing him or letting him practice for the remainder of the season. Because the trade deadline has already passed, Brathwaite cannot play for another team (after being waived) though he can still sign with them and just sit around or he could sign with an AHL team and play there for the rest of the year. As of this writing, Brathwaite has not made his decision yet.
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Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings - Yzerman will make the trip to Pittsburgh and will play in Tuesday's game against the Penguins, reports the Detroit Red News. He sat out Sunday's game against the Senators to rest his knee.
Jiri Fischer, Detroit Red Wings - Fischer participated in some "light drills" on Monday and said that his knee held up fine. The young defenseman is recovering from ACL surgery and could begin practicing in a week or two.
David Legwand, Nashville Predators - Legwand, out with a broken collarbone, has begun skating and could accompany his teammates this weekend for their three game roadtrip. Coach Barry Trotz estimated that Legwand is still probably about two weeks away from returning in what was originally expected to be a 4-6 week recovery period.
Alexander Mogilny, Toronto Maple Leafs - Mogilny will return to the Maple Leafs lineup for Tuesday's game against the Islanders, reports the Toronto Star. He had missed the previous two games while attending a personal matter at home, described as a family illness.
Phil Housley, Toronto Maple Leafs - Housley, out with a broken foot, will be re-evaluated on Tuesday and the expectation is that he will be back on skates by the end of the week. If all goes well, he could join the Leafs lineup in early April.
Gary Roberts, Toronto Maple Leafs - Roberts has been diagnosed as having a partially torn groin muscle that will sidelined him for around 7-10 more days.
Darcy Tucker, Toronto Maple Leafs - Tucker will return from his suspension for Tuesday's game against the Islanders and is expected to play on a line with Nik Antropov and Owen Nolan.
Pavel Bure, New York Rangers - Bure missed Monday's game against the Islanders with pain in his surgically repaired knee. The knee has given him problems all year and still isn't 100% and apparently coach and GM Glen Sather told Bure in a closed-door meeting that if it's the knee that is hindering his play, he might as well sit out. There is no timetable for Bure's return, but we're guessing a lot of it will depend on how the Rangers do over the next week. If they stay in playoff contention, Bure could be back sooner rather than later, but if they fall off the pace, Bure's season will almost surely be over.
Justin Williams, Philadelphia Flyers - Williams skated for the first time since suffering torn ligaments in his knee. He was only on the ice for 15 minutes and is still several weeks away from returning, but this is encouraging for the Flyers' hopes of having Williams back for the post-season.
Radek Bonk, Ottawa Senators - Bonk is doubtful for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes with a left leg contusion, reports the official Senators website.
Oleg Tverdovsky, New Jersey Devils - Tverdovsky was a healthy scratch again on Monday and will probably see very limited action for the rest of the regular season as coach Pat Burns has indicated he will play new acquired Richard Smehlik as often as possible. This probably wraps up a disappointing season for the talented Tverdovsky but he remains a prime candidate to get traded over the off-season.
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Cristobal Huet, Los Angeles Kings - Huet will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Flames, reports the LA Times. It will be his third consecutive start in place of Jamie Storr.
Steve Shields, Boston Bruins - Shields will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Coyotes, reports the Boston Globe.
Patrick Lalime, Ottawa Senators - Lalime will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, reports the official Senators website.
Sean Burke, Phoenix Coyotes - Burke will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Bruins, reports the Arizona Republic.
Johan Hedberg, Pittsburgh Penguins - Hedberg will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Red Wings, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Chris Osgood, St. Louis Blues - Osgood will be the starter for Tuesday's game against the Canucks, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. For those that like this type of information, he has 11 wins and only 1 loss against the Canucks in his career.
Martin Biron, Buffalo Sabres - Biron is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Flyers.
Roman Turek, Calgary Flames - Turek is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Kings.
Kevin Weekes, Carolina Hurricanes - Weekes is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Senators. As reported before, his season is winding down as surgery is needed on his hand.
Curtis Joseph, Detroit Red Wings - Joseph is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Penguins. For what it's worth, one of the Pittsburgh newspapers lists Manny Legace as the probable starter though we think it would make sense for Legace to start one of the back-to-back games (vs. Minnesota) later in the week.
Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens - Theodore is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Devils.
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils - Brodeur is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Canadiens, reports the Bergen Record. Brodeur almost always start in Montreal, but coach Pat Burns is a bit worried about Brodeur fading down the stretch and is contemplating giving the start to Corey Schwab. Schwab will probably start once this week as the Devils have a back-to-back set later in the week as well.
Garth Snow, New York Islanders - Snow is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Robert Esche, Philadelphia Flyers - Esche is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Sabres.
Ed Belfour, Toronto Maple Leafs - Belfour is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Islanders.
Dan Cloutier, Vancouver Canucks - Cloutier is the probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Blues, reports Sportsnet. If he can't start for whatever reason, it is expected that Alex Auld will get the nod again.
Nikolai Khabibulin, Tampa Bay Lightning - Khabibulin was scheduled to start Monday's game against the Wild as we reported yesterday, but he was held out of action due to an illness.
Marty Turco, Dallas Stars - Turco plans to skate either Tuesday or Thursday as he recovers from an ankle sprain. He won't "test" the ankle as he feels it's not yet to ready, but if he doesn't feel any pain simply shuffling around, he hopes to start practicing in about one week. Ankle sprains are tricky injuries for goalies (ask Brent Johnson and Sean Burke) and the Stars just want him to be ready for the playoffs. As a result, it's possible that he won't play until the very end of the regular season.
Byron Dafoe, Atlanta Thrashers - Dafoe is recovering well from a groin injury, the third he has suffered this year. A specialist examined Dafoe and determined that he does not need surgery, paving the way for a possible return before the regular season ends. Based on his performance so far this season, he's better off on someone else's team or your league's free agent pool instead of on your team.
Jeff Hackett, Boston Bruins - Further tests revealed that Hackett is "only" suffering from a bruised finger, instead of a broken finger as initially feared. However, he is not expected back in the immediate future as he did not accompany the team on their current road trip, which means he will miss a minimum of three games.
Fred Brathwaite, St. Louis Blues - Brathwaite's season is done as the Blues have informed him that they will not be playing him or letting him practice for the remainder of the season. Because the trade deadline has already passed, Brathwaite cannot play for another team (after being waived) though he can still sign with them and just sit around or he could sign with an AHL team and play there for the rest of the year. As of this writing, Brathwaite has not made his decision yet.
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Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings - Yzerman will make the trip to Pittsburgh and will play in Tuesday's game against the Penguins, reports the Detroit Red News. He sat out Sunday's game against the Senators to rest his knee.
Jiri Fischer, Detroit Red Wings - Fischer participated in some "light drills" on Monday and said that his knee held up fine. The young defenseman is recovering from ACL surgery and could begin practicing in a week or two.
David Legwand, Nashville Predators - Legwand, out with a broken collarbone, has begun skating and could accompany his teammates this weekend for their three game roadtrip. Coach Barry Trotz estimated that Legwand is still probably about two weeks away from returning in what was originally expected to be a 4-6 week recovery period.
Alexander Mogilny, Toronto Maple Leafs - Mogilny will return to the Maple Leafs lineup for Tuesday's game against the Islanders, reports the Toronto Star. He had missed the previous two games while attending a personal matter at home, described as a family illness.
Phil Housley, Toronto Maple Leafs - Housley, out with a broken foot, will be re-evaluated on Tuesday and the expectation is that he will be back on skates by the end of the week. If all goes well, he could join the Leafs lineup in early April.
Gary Roberts, Toronto Maple Leafs - Roberts has been diagnosed as having a partially torn groin muscle that will sidelined him for around 7-10 more days.
Darcy Tucker, Toronto Maple Leafs - Tucker will return from his suspension for Tuesday's game against the Islanders and is expected to play on a line with Nik Antropov and Owen Nolan.
Pavel Bure, New York Rangers - Bure missed Monday's game against the Islanders with pain in his surgically repaired knee. The knee has given him problems all year and still isn't 100% and apparently coach and GM Glen Sather told Bure in a closed-door meeting that if it's the knee that is hindering his play, he might as well sit out. There is no timetable for Bure's return, but we're guessing a lot of it will depend on how the Rangers do over the next week. If they stay in playoff contention, Bure could be back sooner rather than later, but if they fall off the pace, Bure's season will almost surely be over.
Justin Williams, Philadelphia Flyers - Williams skated for the first time since suffering torn ligaments in his knee. He was only on the ice for 15 minutes and is still several weeks away from returning, but this is encouraging for the Flyers' hopes of having Williams back for the post-season.
Radek Bonk, Ottawa Senators - Bonk is doubtful for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes with a left leg contusion, reports the official Senators website.
Oleg Tverdovsky, New Jersey Devils - Tverdovsky was a healthy scratch again on Monday and will probably see very limited action for the rest of the regular season as coach Pat Burns has indicated he will play new acquired Richard Smehlik as often as possible. This probably wraps up a disappointing season for the talented Tverdovsky but he remains a prime candidate to get traded over the off-season.
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