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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:03:46 -0500

Near 8:00 Monday night we saw Alexander Ovechkin guided off the ice in Carolina by a team trainer and teammate Nicklas Backstrom, his head lowered, his injured leg unable to make contact with the ice, his body language broadcasting in neon a brutal battering. Upon the game’s conclusion, local media responded in a way never before seen for a fallen hockey player in this city, leading off broadcasts in funereal tones and prioritizing the story in ways historically associated exclusively f...

Corvo out 8-12 weeks

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:02:32 -0500

Carolina’s top pairing defenseman Joe Corvo suffered a freakish injury on Monday night and will miss a significant chunk of the rest of the season. While his injury was nowhere near as freakish as the one that Tomas Vokoun suffered, it was much more severe. Corvo bumped Caps defenseman Karl Alzner as the latter was coming off the ice. There was nothing unusual about the contact. Alzner’s left leg went behind Corvo’s right leg, and somehow Alzner’s skate cut the back of...

Ovechkin suspended for two games.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

I have to admit that I am actually shocked and relieved that the league FINALLY stepped in and suspended Alex Ovechkin for kneeing Tim Gleason. In the past Ovechkin has escaped punishment when it was warranted. Unforunately it would have been better if the suspension had come with Alex being healthy.

You have to wonder if the suspensions actually hurt in the wallet that much? 98,000.00 is the drop in the barrel to a player like Alex Ovechkin.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Alex Ovechkin's latest on-ice indiscretion netted him a two-game suspension, a sore right knee and a new level of concern from his coach about his "pretty reckless" ways.

The league's reigning two-time MVP was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Tuesday for a knee-to-knee hit on defenseman Tim Gleason in Monday night's 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Ovechkin's first NHL suspension will cost him $98,844.16 in salary. He'll sit out Thursday against Florida and Saturday at Philadelphia, although his sore knee might have kept him out of one of the games anyway.

"I regret that this has happened," Ovechkin said in a statement released by the team. "I'm glad that Tim wasn't injured because I never ever want to see anyone get [Star Tribune]

Ovechkin gets 2 game suspension; next time, 'repeat offender’

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:11:28 -0500

The NHL announced today that Alex Ovechkin(notes) has been suspended two games for his knee-on-knee hit against Tim Gleason(notes) of the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. His statement, released by the team:"I regret that this has happened. I'm glad that Tim wasn't injured because I never ever want to see anyone get hurt. I am disappointed to miss these games and I can't wait to get back on the ice next week to help my team."As one might imagine, the reactions have b...

Caps' Ovechkin suspended for knee-to-knee hit

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:56:59 -0500

Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for two games for his latest on-ice indiscretion. The NHL disciplined the Washington Capitals star Tuesday, a day after his knee-to-knee hit on Tim Gleason in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The league's reigning two-time MVP hurt his right knee in the collision. He was in obvious pain on the ice for several minutes. He said Tuesday the knee was merely sore and the injury is "not that serious.

Hurricanes lose Corvo to leg cut for eight weeks

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:18:30 -0500

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks after his right leg was cut by a skate and required surgery.

Hurricanes' Corvo out after surgery for leg cut

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:08:30 -0500

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks after his right leg was cut by a skate and required surgery. The team said Tuesday that Corvo was placed on injured reserve after he injured his leg the night before in a 3-2 loss to Washington. Corvo's lower right leg was cut by Washington defenseman Karl Alzner's skate during a first-period collision, and he had surgery on Monday night. The Hurricanes say Corvo may miss as much as 12 ...

Down 'Canes lose Corvo for 8-12 weeks after surgery

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:56:00 -0500

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks after his right leg was cut by a skate and required surgery.

Coach calls Ovechkin 'reckless'; Caps star defends 'risky' style

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:28:14 -0500

There's been a growing sentiment after last night's knee-on-knee hit on Tim Gleason(notes) of the Carolina Hurricanes that Alex Ovechkin(notes) needs the NHL supplemental disciplinary version of a "time out."That after a fine for a slew foot, a questionable hit on Patrick Kaleta(notes) of the Buffalo Sabres that earned a game misconduct (but no suspension) and the Gleason hit that earned another game misconduct, Ovechkin needs some symbolic rebuke of his aggressive style fro...

Carolina Hurricanes' Joe Corvo might miss up to 12 weeks

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:14:34 -0500

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks after his right leg was cut by a skate and required surgery.

Hurricanes' Corvo out 8-12 weeks after surgery

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:10:02 -0500

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks after his right leg was cut by a skate and required surgery.

Video: NHL Follies Often End in Pain

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:01:17 -0500

The Flyers are in a much-needed long stretch of days off, but the NHL news is at hot as it gets today. In the clip below, you can see the two on-ice events that has everyone abuzz. First, Alex Ovechkin goes knee-to-knee with Tim Gleason, giving further ammo to the growing group of detractors that say AO is a dirty (yet obviously talented) player. The hit was careless and stupid on several levels, not the least of which was Ovie also hurt himself on it. Most believe some league discipline is o...

Injured Corvo expected to miss 2-to-3 months

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:59:36 -0500

The Carolina Hurricanes placed defenseman Joe Corvo on injured reserve this morning. Corvo had his lower right leg slashed by the skate of Washington defenseman Karl Alzner in a collision along the boards in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Capitals, and, according to a news release issued by the team this morning, he is expected to miss eight-to-12 weeks. Corvo was taken to Rex Hospital during the first period and underwent surgery to repair the injury, according to the release. In a separate m...

Extent of Ovechkin, Corvo injuries unknown

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:34:21 -0500

RALEIGH — In the aftermath of the Washington Capitals' 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center Monday night, both teams are concerned for the health of key players. The Caps' Alex Ovechkin left the game with an apparent leg injury, though he was also given a game misconduct at that point and would have left the game regardless. Ovechkin took out Carolina defenseman Tim Gleason below the knees and both players appeared injured and laid on the ice for several minutes. ...

Capitals 3, Canes 2

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:08:53 -0500

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes have lost another game.The Hurricanes, amazingly, have lost another player to a skate-slashed leg. Can this season be any more baffling, or for the Canes any more troubling and trying? The Hurricanes were beaten 3-2 by the Washington Capitals on Monday night at the RBC Center, losing defenseman Joe Corvo to the leg injury in the first period while losing their fifth straight game. For a few anxious moments, the Canes believed they may have lost defense...

Leighton to start against Caps

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:22:57 -0500

Michael Leighton will get another start in goal tonight for the Canes, coach Paul Maurice said after today's morning skate. Leighton was the loser Saturday in Buffalo when the Sabres erupted for five goals in the third -- two on deflections -- for a 5-1 win. Why Leighton and not Manny Legace? "I actually liked his game," Maurice said. "I didn't like the fifth one ... but he lost his stick on it and probably would like to have it back. Two of those deflections you...

Rutherford 'firmly' supports Maurice

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:26:07 -0500

Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said today that the team may face some tough decisions in the next few days but said he supports coach Paul Maurice. "I stand firmly behind him," Rutherford said. "We all have contributed to what's happened. It's everybody, from me to the coaches to the players. We all share in the responsibility. "But it's way too early, especially when you think of all the things that went right last year. All the things that ...

Staal regains confidence in first game back

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:00:07 -0500

From a physical standpoint, Eric Staal had no complaints about his first game back. After sitting out 10 games with an injury to his abdominal area, the Canes center returned Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks and had 16:50 in ice time in the 3-2 loss. "It felt great to be back on the ice in a game situation," Staal said today. "I felt fresh, I felt pretty good. I got more confident as the game went on. "That was the biggest thing, just to get that confidence back ...

"BUFFALO" BILL COWHER? NOT QUITE

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:19:00 -0500

Is the Carolina Hurricanes' #1 fan/CBS analyst ready to jump back into the NFL? Maybe, but if Bill Cowher does, it will not be in Buffalo. Cowher rebuffed the recent advances of Buffalo owner Ralph Wilson, who has also pursued Mike Shanahan in his search for a new head coach. Cowher is not certain about a return to coaching and will wait until the offseason to consider his future. Wilson may now turn his attention to one of Cowher's mentors, former Browns/Chiefs/Chargers/Redskins coa...

Kostopoulos hoping for more Bell Centre fun

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:10:06 -0500

MONTREAL -- For two seasons, Canes forward Tom Kostopoulos was a part of the hockey experience that is playing for the Montreal Canadiens. "It will be fun," he said of tonight's game with the Habs at the Bell Centre. "The atmosphere here with these fans, the fun feeling, makes it a great place to play." Coming to North Carolina and the Hurricanes this season has been another type of experience. Southern living, Southern hospitality. There's also the matter o...