Everyone on the active roster practiced today with the exception of Dennis Wideman, who is still believed to be in the hospital with hematoma in his leg. Tom Poti again was the first player on the ice for practice, but he will not play this weekend. Bruce Boudreau would not commit to his presence or absence from the first-round playoff roster.
Mike Green practiced fully again and the plan is still for him to see his first game action in about six weeks tomorrow night in Sunrise. After practice, he said he felt "ready to go." That tells you pretty much all you need to know.
Alexander Semin returned to practice after missing the last two games with what is believed to be a wrist injury. Semin skated on the second line with Jason Arnott and Marco Sturm during practice. The other lines were Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble, Laich-Johansson-Chimera, Hendricks-Gordon-Bradley, and King-Beagle-Fehr.
Bruce Boudreau would not tip his hand for tomorrow night's lineup, however, saying that it will largely depend on whether or not the Flyers win tonight and the Caps clinch the top seed in the East (that happens if Philadelphia loses).
That's all for now. Enjoy your Friday!
Information from Sky Kerstein was used in this post.
Where do they practice before the panthers game. We would love to watch. We are going to the game
ReplyDeleteThey usually practice game days for their morning skate inside the arena, which is closed to the public.
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