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Monday, October 27, 2008
Armstrong checked for concussion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thrashers forward Colby Armstrong took the ice about 20 minutes into practice today after getting tested to see if there were any lingering effects from the hit he took from Zdeno Chara in Saturday night’s loss to the Boston Bruins.
The test involved Armstrong reacting to words, shapes and patterns on a computer.
“I feel really good right now,” Armstrong said. He felt woozy after the hit, got up and made a beautiful centering pass that Slava Kozlov converted into a goal. Then Armstrong felt woozy again. He played the rest of the game. He said he didn’t feel very good on Sunday but didn’t know if that was from the hit or from a lack of sleep.
“He’s fine,” Thrashers coach John Anderson said.
When Armstrong wasn’t on the ice, Brett Sterling practiced in his place alongside Kozlov and Erik Christensen. Once Armstrong was able to skate, Sterling worked in with the Eric Boulton-Jim Slater-Chris Thorburn line.
Something to look for: When Marty Reasoner was out for much of the game at Detroit, Anderson used Jason Williams at center. Anderson liked what he saw. “That’s an experiment that’s not over with yet,” Anderson said.
Anderson also is considering making some changes to the defensive pairings. The even-strength pairings have been Ron Hainsey-Garnet Exelby, Tobias Enstrom-Niclas Havelid and Mathieu Schneider-Zach Bogosian. One possible move: Hainsey-Bogosian.
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