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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Lehtonen back but..
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It looks like Friday will be the day that Thrashers fans have awaited since, well, Oct. 6.
More than two and a half months since injuring his groin in the opening period of the season’s opening game, goalie Kari Lehtonen will return to action.
What do you expect? Lehtonen does appear to be one of those freaks of nature who can go long periods of time without playing and pick up right where he left off.
Are you afraid he might re-injure himself? He and team management seem pretty confident that won’t happen, but looking at his history it would be understandable if fans have concerns.
Buffalo has been one of the hottest teams in the league, so Lehtonen could get thrown into the fire. It’ll be interesting to see what coach Bob Hartley decides in terms of which goalie plays which games. The Thrashers have three games in four days: at Buffalo, off day, at Washington, then home for the big game against Ottawa.
Who would you play in which games?
