Coburn OUT
Sportsent.ca -- Flyers' defenceman Brayden Coburn was hospitalized in Philadelphia Monday afternoon for further observation.
Coburn was struck in the face on a shot by Pittsburgh's Hal Gill in the Flyers' 4-2 loss in Pittsburgh Sunday night. Coburn was left with 50 stitches and is out of the Flyers' line-up indefinitely.
Coburn will be replaced in Philadelphia's line-up by Ryan Parent.
Video: Coburn Injured
Mark Eaton's Return is Unlikely
From Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Penguins defenseman Mark Eaton, who is recovering from reconstructive knee surgery, is scheduled to have an MRI this week.
The results could let Eaton know whether it's realistic to believe his recovery has progressed well enough that he has a realistic shot of being able to play sometime before the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs, which would run as late as June 9.
But even if Eaton is physically capable of returning at some point, there's no guarantee the Penguins will have a spot available for him.
"[Darryl] Sydor can't get in the lineup right now," general manager Ray Shero said yesterday. "For Mark to have missed all that time ..."
Shero acknowledged that he hadn't gotten an update on Eaton's condition in a few days, but suggested that targeting these playoffs for a comeback might be unduly optimistic.
"I think he's pushing the envelope a little bit right now anyway, in terms of a timetable," Shero said.
Eaton was injured Dec. 23, when Boston forward Marco Sturm knocked his legs out from under him during a game at Mellon Arena.
Article: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08133/881148-61.stm
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