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Post by The Hockey Hitman on Feb 9, 2009 20:28:02 GMT -5
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Monday that goaltender Mike Smith is suffering from post-concussion syndrome but is expected to return to action within the next week.
"We were hopeful that Mike's symptoms would clear sooner and they haven't, so we're taking a conservative approach with him making sure he is 100-percent before he returns to the ice," said Lightning executive vice president and general manager Brian Lawton. "Although Mike would prefer to be skating and playing right now, the appropriate course of action is to err on the safe side."
The 26-year-old will continue to work with the team's medical staff on a regular basis on the rest, recovery and rehabilitation process. Smith hasn't played since a 6-1 home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on January 30. ____________________________________________________
There is definitely no reason to rush Smith back in the lineup...with Tampa's playoff chances pretty much out the window, they should be concentrating on getting Smith healthy again for next season.
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Post by kingsfan24 on Feb 9, 2009 23:03:21 GMT -5
Ouch... Very right Randy gotta be extremely careful w/ PCS.
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Post by The Hockey Hitman on Feb 10, 2009 1:55:25 GMT -5
Smith is officially on IR in Yahoo! leagues
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