Dave Stubbs reports from the Bell Centre that Saku Koivu has a fracture of a "little" bone in his left foot. The captain left the building around 2:30 this afternoon on crutches with his injured foot in a walking brace. He will miss the final three games of the regular season, with evaluation ongoing for his playoff participation.
Sergei Kostitsyn practised today in Koivu's spot on the second line.
Mark Streit and Guillaume Latendresse practised today and are expected to play in Ottawa tomorrow.
Francis Bouillon was examined today and is listed as wait-and-see, though it seems highly unlikely he'll play tomorrow. Mike Komisarek skated with strength and conditioning coordinator Scott Livingston before the team's 4 p.m. practise.
Lines used in practice today: 46-14-27; 84-54-40; 21-74-73; 22-20-6
Ohh Ohh, Kyle Turris is now an NHLer, just signed. Will play the last 3 games.
The Rangers are useless...
At least Pits did not get 2 points.
And
The sens are closer to not make a playoff spot.
This is the most coverage TSN has gave the Habs all season. They seem downright excited, I mean, concerned, about Saku.
GO Habs.
No they just want Montreal to flop at the Dance.
Their already dealing with the leafs demise...again. If the Habs were still playing in June some of these guys would be suicidal.
GO HABS.
AGREED..lol...
interesting stat: the Penguins have the worst FO Win% (46.1%) in the league.
Boy these refs sure seem to see the high sticks when Sydney's in the area.
But they also let malkin slash the heck outta Lunqvist. It's playoff time, what are you gonna do.
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Glad were not meetin' them in the first round. Good team that will be a lot tougher with all those zebra's protecting the kid.
GO HABS.
Shannahan leaves with an upper body injury.
GO HABS.
i smell a 3-point game here... grrrr
I was just about to post that..more garbage. I hate it.
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Poll: As we look towards the playoffs, how big is losing Koivu?
vote here: http://hiopolls.blogspot.com
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We are done without saku....its over.....
Way to be a believer... maybe move to Toronto
guys.....for all we know we are taking the final 3 games and week to heal his foot more.....I knew he would be out for the season so lets wait and see how t is come next week. Once his foot stops swelling....HE WILL BE BACK. On a side note, having SK74 at center is brilliant....clearly he is a playmaker and grabs just doesnt look NHL ready.....dont be surprised if that second line plays extremely well tomorrow.....but we are FAR from being done!!!!
Time will tell. I'm not giving up on them. Who expected them to win the division and possibly the conference, even with Saku??
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My ultimate dream: Captain Saku Koivu skating around the Bell Centre holding the Stanley Cup.
maybe - maybe not. I'll still watch. And I would not rule out him playing. Of course this will be with the new slash proof, steel shell boot they are working on.
Seriosuly, the post with the least basis in reality ever posted on HIO
and that's saying a LOT!
Ok maybe not the least but definitely top 5!
We all know which 2 posters hold the title!
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If the NYR hang on and beat Pitts, they vault over Ottawa into 5th place. The potential exists for Ottawa to miss the playoffs!
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My ultimate dream: Captain Saku Koivu skating around the Bell Centre holding the Stanley Cup.
Wow, some of these called not being made would be a 5 and a game for us.
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Teach - Don't get me started on that again! By the way, are we the only two guys out here tonight? We should rename this site TeachersInside/Out. Just so you know, I received my pension cheque today. Keep up the good work my fine young friend"-)
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I was thinking the same.
Hahaha, don't rub it in with the pension ok!! I've still got a LOOONG way to go.
Lundqvist playing great.
Teacher's/InsideOut lol It's a very helpful site when you want to pay off your student debts :) keeps you entertained at a very low cost.
We can call it Teacher's 24 Cups..soon to be 25.
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Teach - Jagr now only needs 17 points by Sunday to have the option year of his contract kick in!
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I believe!
Poor Habs-Kat. what ever will she do?
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Teach - Habs-Kat knows her hockey. She can say more about the game in two sentences that most posters can in two pages.
Did you see Avery's fight earlier in the game? I'd get run off this site for saying this but he would look great in a Habs' uniform. Seriously.
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Oh, I agree with you on Habs-Kat, but he's her favourite player, that's what I meant.
No I didn't see the fight, got in after it. But I agree, I'd love him on our team. He is exactly one of the parts we need.
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