The NHL Injury Thread

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From TSN:

Chicago Blackhawks leading scorer Patrick Sharp is expected to miss a few weeks with a lower-body injury.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Tuesday that he hopes to have him back "before the end of the regular season."

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From TSN;

The Los Angeles Kings say that Justin Williams will miss the rest of the season after he suffered a dislocated shoulder on Sunday.

The injury occurred during the third period of the Kings' shootout victory over the Calgary Flames when the 29-year-old Williams collided with Flames' defenceman Robyn Regehr.

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From TSN:

Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jordan Leopold will miss at least the final two weeks of the regular season because of a broken left hand.

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From The Province :

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Already playing musical centres with the loss of Manny Malhotra to a season-ending eye injury, the Vancouver Canucks suffered another blow Sunday when defenceman Dan Hamhuis suffered his second concussion since Feb. 9 and the fourth of his career in the first period of a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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From TSN:

A chronic back injury has sidelined Doug Weight for the rest of the season.

The New York Islanders' captain has been dealing with back spasms since November, which has kept him out of the Islanders' lineup for all but 18 games this season.

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From TSN:

Could be the end of his career.

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Kopitar out for the rest of the year with torn ankle ligaments. Initially they thought it was a broken ankle, but an MRI revealed torn ligaments. Ouch. Real tough break for LA and Kopitar. Hopefully he comes back strong next year.

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LOS ANGELES -- Kings forward Anze Kopitar will have surgery Wednesday to repair torn ligaments in his severely sprained right ankle.

An MRI exam on Monday confirmed Los Angeles' leading scorer needs corrective surgery that will keep him out indefinitely.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=359897

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From TSN:

Not only was defenceman Dennis Wideman not in Thursday's lineup for the Washington Capitals, there's no telling when he might return.

Wideman was hospitalized in a Washington hospital with a significant leg hematoma as a result of a hit Tuesday by Carolina's Tuomo Ruutu.

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From TSN:

The Minnesota Wild say defenceman Nick Schultz will miss the rest of the season with post-concussion symptoms.

Schultz was injured in December and has been dealing with concussion-related issues ever since.

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From TSN:

Colorado Avalanche centre Paul Stastny will miss the rest of the season due to a stress fracture in his right leg.

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From Sportsnet:

Ottawa Senators head coach Cory Clouston says captain Daniel Alfredsson is "unlikely" to play again this season.

Also, indications are that Sergei Gonchar (concussion), Erik Karlsson (lacerated thigh) and Marek Svatos (concussion) will also not play again this season for the Sens.

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From TSN:

Monday's victory over the Boston Bruins proved to be a costly one for the New York Rangers.

New York forward Ryan Callahan suffered a broken ankle in the final minutes of the Rangers' 5-3 win when he blocked a Zdeno Chara shot.

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In the third period on Tuesday night, Chicago Blackhawks forward Troy Brouwer(notes) had Lars Eller(notes) of the Montreal Canadiens lined up for a big defensive zone hit. But Eller moved, Brouwer missed and flew into the boards to cause an apparent shoulder injury.

Some have speculated that it might be a separated shoulder.

The video and all the lulz it entails:

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=106794