Now coming out of the All-Star Break, we should see a rash of players coming back from injury, be it right away or next week. I'll see if I can pick out a few of note, just in case you were wondering.
The big name on everyone's lips is Jarome Iginla. He did start skating on his own on Thursday, but he didn't accompany the team on their two game road trip over the weekend. He's now sitting six points behind box leader, Teemu Selanne and Selanne will only play once over the weekend, so his lead will only increase slightly, if at all. The Flames (and everyone who has Iginla on their team) are hoping that the captain returns on Tuesday against the Kings, but even that seems like a bit of a long shot at the moment. Remember, it is a sprained ligament in his knee and those sort of injuries do take a while to repair. The race in the Northwest is tight, but you'd hate to rush your best player back too soon and risk further injury.
The Dallas Stars will have quite a few players return to their line-up tonight against Pittsburgh. Sergei Zubov (taken 3 times) and Phillipe Boucher (taken once) will play tonight and give a few teams some needed offense, including the Stars themselves.
Despite going 11-2-1 in Jason Spezza's absence, the Senators (and the 7 teams that still have him), will welcome Spezza back to the line-up tonight when they take on the Bruins. Reports are indicating that Spezza will play on the third line and will probably see some power play time. Spezza and Heatley will eventually be put back together to see if their chemistry can be found again, but I've heard that won't be rushed.
Toronto suffered a setback with Darcy Tucker (taken twice)... he'll remain out of the line-up for at least another couple weeks after what was discovered to be a re-aggrevation of his foot injury, which has now placed him in a cast and on crutches.Technorati Tags
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