The Detroit Red Wings were able to update the status of defenseman Dan DeKeyser early on Friday, as he is now expected to miss the next 3-to-4 weeks with a sprained ligament in his foot. With a week before the start of the regular season, the expectation is that he misses the remainder of the preseason and upwards of three weeks of the regular season. DeKeyser has some very reasonable projections this season, so if you can stomach missing a few weeks, at worst, instead of taking a healthy, less productive defender, then I say do it.I have adjusted my projections of him down to about 25 points for the year.
There was also an update on Senators goalie Andrew Hammond, as he is now expected to miss the next couple of weeks with a groin issue. This will take him into the start of the regular season and the question marks are now abound about the Ottawa crease and teh distribution of minutes. This could mean very good things for the Craig Anderson camp, as he'll get a good head start on Hammond, while Matt O'Connor gets the early look as the team's back-up to start the season.
The update came on Joe Colborne's injury and it's in the "not great, but could've been worse" variety, as he has suffered a broken thumb on his right hand and he is now listed as out week-to-week for the time being. The Flames are still dealing with some questions about what direction they are going to go with a number of their young players, but with an injury like this, it does provide them the opportunity to give someone a little bit more ice, even into the regular season.The trouble with this falls upon us poolies on trying to decide where he would land on our lists. This injury could cost him upwards of a month on the shelf, give or take a week. My projections for him will take a dip, but it shouldn't be too great.
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