Bertuzzi out for game two
Despite clearing the baseline concussion testing and practicing two days in a row, Todd Bertuzzi will not be playing in tomorrow afternoon’s game. Bertuzzi practiced with Tomas Kopecky and Josh Langfeld (the reserves) today.
Bertuzzi said he felt fine and wasn’t suffering any headaches or lingering whiplash, but the DRW training staff decided to give him a few more days before letting him return to playoff action. He’s hoping the training staff will allow him to play for Game #3 (Tuesday night in Calgary).
“I feel a lot better, whether a couple of days of practice would put me in a better position or not, we’ll have to decide after,” Bertuzzi said, before learning that he would not play. “It’s not ultimately my decision. I tell them how I feel and they base their decision on that.’’
Asked if he would at least be ready for Game 3, he said, “I’m hoping so. Obviously when you’re winning you have to continue it. See what happens.’’
Here’s Matt at On the Wings reaction to the news:
Well. That’s disappointing, but hopefully it’ll mean he’ll have extra jump Tuesday night, if he plays then. The positive part of this is that Babcock won’t yet have to disrupt the lineup that won Game 1. Given how well everyone played, scratching someone would have been a heck of a bad reward, especially if it would have been one of the Young Guns.
Calgary’s Robyn Regehr is not for sure going to play tomorrow after suffering a knee injury last week and the decision will likely be made right before the game. He has practiced the past two days. The Flames’ Jeff Freisen will play tomorrow after missing Game #1 with an upper body injury.
Related Posts
Leave a Reply