Panthers’ Versteeg (upper body) questionable for Thursday versus Habs
Feb 13, 2013, 2:52 PM EDT
Panthers forward Kris Versteeg was absent from practice today and, according to Florida head coach Kevin Dineen, is questionable for Thursday’s home game against Montreal.
The Sun-Sentinel is reporting that Versteeg suffered the injury when he was hit into the boards by Washington’s Alex Ovechkin during last night’s 6-5 overtime loss to the Capitals.
Versteeg returned to the game, and even fought Ovechkin, but the 26-year-old (who’s already missed five games this season with a groin injury) was clearly shaken up after the hit.
The Panthers have to be pretty shaken up as well after blowing a late two-goal lead to the Caps. Florida now sits 4-6-2 after 12 games and has the NHL’s worst goals-against average (3.83).
Still, Dineen reportedly “wouldn’t even touch the thought of” bringing up goalie Jacob Markstrom from AHL San Antonio, where the 23-year-old is 15-14-2 with a .923 save percentage.
Florida’s tandem of Jose Theodore and Scott Clemmensen has combined for a .872 save percentage, the second lowest in the NHL.
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- ravenscaps48 - Feb 13, 2013 at 2:59 PM
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He saw Ovechkin coming, turned his back to him, and got hit… What did he think was gonna happen to him?
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- lostpuppysyndrome - Feb 13, 2013 at 3:22 PM
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EXACTLY! Finally, someone saw the same thing I did! Total dipshyte move.
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- kantnockdahustle89 - Feb 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM
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Hes a punk so lets just say Im not sad to see him get squashed by Ovi
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- mp1113 - Feb 13, 2013 at 7:01 PM
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blame ovi for what, a perfectly clean hit or scoring the game tying goal?
