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Monday, February 2, 2009
X returns this week
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Doctors have cleared Garnet Exelby to return from the hairline fracture of the leg that has kept him out since the Ottawa game Dec. 16. Coach John Anderson says Exelby will be back “very soon,” not Tuesday night at the Rangers but probably Friday for a home game against New Jersey.
X practiced with Boris Valabik today, which suggests the Thrashers will stick with Nathan Oystrick, who played Saturday at Carolina after being scratched since Jan. 10. I don’t expect Valabik to be out long, though. He’s too valuable to this team long-term, and he needs to play to develop.
Chris Thorburn returned to the Kovalchuk line in practice today, and Bryan Little returned to the line he has played on for the vast majority of the season. Here is how it looked:
Kovalchuk-Peverley-Thorburn
Kozlov-White-Little
Stuart-Reasoner-Armstrong (Christensen)
Boulton-Perrin-Motzko
Christensen looked to be the odd man out again.
