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Wednesday afternoon NHL lineup and injury notes
Mark Easson
Jonas Siegel of AM640: The Maple Leafs had a players only meeting this morning, everyone spoke during the meeting. “What they found was a lacking enthusiasm and a work ethic in need of some spark.” Well no #$@%, anyone who has watched them play the couple weeks could have told them that.
Tom Gulitti via twitter: Patrick Lalime will be the Sabres backup tonight, appendicitis was a false alarm.
Chris Vivlamore via twitter: Brian Little passed his concussion test, needs to get into game shape before returning to the Thrashers lineup.
Tom Reed of the Columbus Dispatch: Kristian Huselius has been out almost 3 weeks with a sprained ankle suffered a set back after skating a couple times. The pain and swelling have returned and he’ll be out indefinitely.
Chris Vivlamore via twitter: Ondrej Pavelec will start for the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday against the Wild.
Rory Boylen via twitter: Steve Mason will start for the Blue Jackets against the Blues and Avalanche.