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Injury News
The Flyers sent out a number of feelers to move one of their AHL defensemen to another team for a pick or the rights to a player. No word back yet on the trade front, but there are some preseason injuries worth note:
38 year old veteran Saku Koivu (7.5b/7.5b), who broke the 1,000 game plateau two seasons ago, is in danger of missing what might be his final season opener after experiencing some back tightness during a preseason game.
Oilers' 4th line winger Ryan Jones (6.0c/6.0c) will miss six weeks after hurting his wrist in practice. The already poor defense of the Oilers will be hurting with this PK specialist out to start the season.
Coyotes will be without hulking center Martin Hanzel (7.5c/8.0c) for the first few weeks of the season. Curtis Glencross (7.5b/8.0b), recently named captain of the Calgary Flames, will also miss the season opener after an injury in practice. And lastly, Columbus forward Jared Boll (6.5c/6.5c) will be injured for the next four weeks following a hit which separated his shoulder.
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