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    Gill dealt to Predators

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    http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1254

    Nashville Predators

    The Problem: The Nashville Predators are one team when stars Shea Weber and Ryan Suter are on the ice, and completely another with anyone else. Beyond those two All-Stars, the Predators' blue line is a collection of the untried and the unknown. While their need for some top-six scoring up front also limits their postseason potential, they will never go anywhere without at least two complete lines of experienced defensemen who can play tough minutes against top opponents.

    The Fix: At 6-foot-7 and 240 pounds, 14-year veteran Hal Gill would provide Nashville not only with needed defensive help on the blue line, but also the size and grit. Gill's playoff experience could also prove invaluable; he has gone on deep runs three straight seasons from 2007-08 to 2009-10, winning the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2008-09. Given the 36-year-old's age and unrestricted free-agent status, Montreal's top penalty killer could likely be had for far less than the two picks (second round and fifth) it required Pittsburgh this time back in 2008.

    Seems like PG did well on the return compared to what was expected by at least one analyst.

    Any news on Spacek?

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    Permanent injury. Long-term IR. Retirement. Extra cap space next year.

    Please?

    EDIT: I don't actually want him hurt... just a little imbalance for another year and a bit? Like a little too much drink! A pleasant imbalance!

    he's 36

    Injury thread

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    That's my guess as well - until the swelling does down, you don't know for sure. I'm surprised we haven't seen a leak anywhere of what the injury "might be" or what "the team believes the injury to be;" they've done a good job of staying tight lipped compared to usual.

    The tight-lippedness makes me nervous. As far as I can tell, they aren't even calling him DTD for the moment. Maybe they don't want to get the players' hopes up in advance of a probable letdown?

    Injury thread

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    USA Today's Montreal Team Report says Markov is out 6 weeks, or basically the balance of the playoffs. That's the closest I've seen to a definitive statement though I'm not sure how much I'd trust it.

    isn't the basic issue that he has a lot of swelling on his knee, so they can't get a definitive MRI?

    I think some hairline fractures can be obscured on imaging when there is swelling. Primarily, though, doesn't swelling preclude detection of tendon/meniscus tears? I guess what I'm saying is that as far as they are reporting, he could have a badly bruised or sprained knee (hopefully), or he could have a hairline fracture (suck), or he could need his ACL surgically repaired (massive suck).

    PS - as you might be able to tell, I only play a doctor on TV.

    GDT: Game 2, Habs vs Penguins

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    ALSO seeing as I've seen Alex HEnry play with PK SUBBAN in Hamilton... I also believe HENRY is the next best choice for a call up!

    correct me if I'm wrong, but I kinda understood Henry to be a heavy. I thought his function was basically to fight and take penalties - neither of which we have a lot of need for this series.

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