Mike Green has played in only 10 Capitals games this season with what was thought to be a groin injury, and Monday, the Capitals announced that Green would be missing even more time. He was scheduled for abdominal surgery Tuesday. Already placed on long-term injured reserve last week (with a first possible activation date of Feb. 1), Green is to miss at least four to six weeks following surgery.General manager George McPhee clarified Green's surgery to the media Tuesday morning. "It's basically a sports hernia, but there are a couple parts to it," McPhee said. "One was a tendon issue, one was a little tear in the stomach (lining). The tendon healed just fine, but the hole didn't close up. We just need to close that thing up. It just never really healed to the point he can play with it effectively."The Capitals had initially taken the conservative approach, treating Green's injury like a groin injury. But after re-injury on Jan. 7, the team decided...
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