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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Will the layoff hurt?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It will be interesting to see how the Thrashers react Friday night after not playing a game since Sunday afternoon. It’s the longest stretch between games other than the all-star break.
Kari Lehtonen is expected to skate with the team Friday morning before the game against Carolina, coach John Anderson said. “He probably could have skated today,” Anderson said. “We just wanted him to have an extra day of rest.” Lehtonen has been having back problems, and they’re serious enough that Ondrej Pavelec once again is on the Thrashers’ roster (and was at practice on Thursday).
Defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who skipped the weekend’s games at Buffalo and Carolina with a hip flexor strain, also is likely to be back on the ice for Friday’s skate, Anderson said. The Thrashers aren’t rushing him. “We’d rather err on the side of caution,” Anderson said.
After working on fundamentals earlier in the week, the Thrashers returned to a more typical in-season practice on Thursday. They spent a lot of time working on the power play.
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