Kevin Paul Dupont- Boston GlobeMurray, sidelined for six weeks with an injured hip flexor and only recently back in the lineup, took the morning off for preventive maintenance.
Murray played 19:04 in Pittsburgh last Wednesday night, the most he has played in the four games since his return. He has gone 1-1 -2 since his return, collecting both points in a 6-3 loss to the Panthers.
Petteri Nokelainen filled in for Murray on a line with P.J. Axelsson (LW) and Marc Savard (C).
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Chuck Kobasew, whose finicky back forced him to sit out the game in Pittsburgh, made it through the morning workout and was declared eligible to suit up against the Leafs.
"I've got a decision to make, and I'm not sure what that is yet," said coach Claude Julien.
Making it difficult for Julien: the strong play of Jeremy Reich in Pittsburgh. Reich had not dressed for three straight games, and played only 9:51 against the Pens, but it was a productive 9:51. Reich made a huge hit on Georges Laraque and then dished to the middle for the key assist on Vladimir Sobotka's first career goal.
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Veteran blue liner Aaron Ward, who spent Wednesday night in a Pittsburgh hospital while the Bruins flew home, also was back in the lineup.
According to Ward, he suffered fractured cartilage in the throat Wednesday when hit across the front of the neck by ex-Boston defenseman Sergei Gonchar. The hit, delivered with Gonchar's right glove, which he had wrapped around his stick, tore the cartilage and caused internal bleeding.
But the biggest problem immediately following the hit, said Ward, was that he couldn't breathe.
"It was scary - I couldn't get any air in, and I was starting to go into convulsions," said Ward. "It took me a few minutes to get some air, finally, and then I started to cough up phlegm and blood."
After a night in the hospital, Ward flew home Thursday afternoon and underwent another examination Friday at Massachusetts General Hospital. A scope pushed down his threat, said Ward, showed the broken cartilage. After the morning workout at ACC, he said his neck remained sore, especially when turning it side to side. The good news: the pain didn't force him to change his diet.
"Nothing stops me from eating," said Ward.
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Glen Metropolit, who grew up in public housing not far from the ACC, had his own little cheering section in the stands for the morning workout. Cabbagetown, the area where he grew up, is slowly transforming from "project" housing to gentrified, upscale housing.
1 comment:
F'n bullsh1t game.
That call on Stuart changed the face of the game and was total bullshit.
Also, tell me why they do not review that goal by Tucker in OT? I still have yet to see a replay conclusive enough to tell whether it went in off his foot or not.
No way the Bs should have lost this game. Funny how the NHL office is in Toronto, they are cellar dwellers and pull out a piece-o-crap win like this one thanks to the officiating.
The NHL is sad.
Even funnier.. my "word verification" key for this post is "refwvy".. wavy ref's, eh? Go figure.
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