Morning Hits: Injury Updates, Brodeur, Lazar and Setoguchi

Mark Easson

10 years ago

Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning’s Victor Hedman has been cleared for contact. Saturday is a possibility.

Jameson Olive of Fox Sports Florida: Panthers Roberto Luongo left last night’s game with an upper-body injury.

Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Avs Erik Johnson has been dealing with a head injury. Semyon Varlamov was put on the IR. John Mitchell may have tweaked something during practice yesterday.

“Lou’s fine,” Gallant said. “It’s not going to be that serious. We will know more tomorrow, but from everything the trainer told me, it’s not serious.”

Mike Harrington: Sabres Tyler Myers is out with a “lower-body” injury. He blocked a shot with his hand.

Ken Wiebe: Jets Tobias Enstrom and Mathieu Perreault missed last night’s game, but coach Paul Maurice is hopeful they will both be able to go on Friday.

Aaron Portzline: Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky won’t get in the lineup this weekend. He will increase his fitness next week, if his abdominal area allows it.

Chris Johnson: The Blues made a quick decision to extend a tryout of Martin Brodeur. Darren Dreger: The Blues reached out to Brodeur’s agent on Tuesday night and continue talks into yesterday to sure up the tryout. Pierre LeBrun: There were no promises made to Brodeur. They will look at him in practice and should decide by the middle of next week. St. Louis Blues: Blues GM Doug Armstrong: “Marty has agreed to come in and practice through early next week. We will address the media at Friday’s practice at Scottrade.”

Hope Smoke: Chris Chelios on TSN radio on Brendan Shanahan: “I don’t think there’s much of a relationship . He is how he is.” “He’s more like a politician. If you like politicians he’s your guy. I don’t like politics.” “The fact that he got the job. I’m putting my time in the minors” “He took that job with no experience.“Anybody can GM or be a President. Whether you could be good at it remains to be seen”

Bruce Garrioch: The Senators will consider sending Curtis Lazar to World Junior Championships. He has a chance to be the captain. They won’t make a decision until next month.