CSN reporting that Gagne will play Game 4

by Travis Hughes on May 7, 2010 2:17 PM EDT in 2010 NHL Playoffs

The Flyers announced that Simon Gagne was a game time decision today and that the decision was up to him after warmups. That's changed, apparently, as CSNPhilly.com is now reporting that Gagne will play in Game 4.

According to their reporting, Gagne had an MRI on Thursday that showed no further damage to his broken toe. He didn't skate this morning "as a precautionary measure," making you wonder how rusty he's going to be come game time tonight. He even told the media that he felt rusty yesterday, and that's completely expected given the circumstances. It's certainly a place for concern, if you ask me.

Peter Laviolette has not hinted at how much ice time Gagne will get in Game 4, but it appears he'll be on the normal top line with Mike Richards and Dan Carcillo. It also appears that he'll get some power play time, but Laviolette told the media that he likely won't use Gagne in penalty killing situations tonight.

How do you feel about this? Personally, I don't see any reason why Gagne shouldn't play. Even at 70 percent, he's better than four minutes of Jared Ross, and a broken toe isn't really an injury that you can hurt too much more. At worst, he slightly re-injures himself and he's ready to skate again by the end of June. It's not really a big deal.

After all, to quote The Waterboy, "(this could be the) Last game of the year, Brent, can't hold anything back now."

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Yay! Except for that last part. Not a chance in hell that this is the last game of the year. I’m feeling Gags gets a goal and an assist in a blowout tonight led by Giroux.

by Wilkey on May 7, 2010 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

time for a W

by fitzy first on May 7, 2010 2:51 PM EDT reply actions

“Last game of the year, Brent, can’t hold anything back now.”

Last game, Travis? Some fan you are.

by Parduno on May 7, 2010 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

I actually had it written up differently before, saying it was “possibly” the last game, with a link to the audio of that clip, but the link didn’t work so I just directly quoted it. I did intend to change it at first.

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by Travis Hughes on May 7, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Last game of the year….so far.

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by KreiderDesigns on May 7, 2010 3:12 PM EDT reply actions

I just don’t think a rusty Gagne makes a difference over Jared Ross (who was on the 2nd line in Game 4 it seemed).

And should it be an overtime game, the longer it goes the more the team benefits from having Ross instead of Gagne.

by MarioD on May 7, 2010 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

(who was on the 2nd line in Game 4 it seemed)

In his 4:16 spent on the ice, it seemed like he was on the second line?

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by Geoff Detweiler on May 7, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rusty Gagne could (should?) at least draw more attention than Fresh-Legged Jared Ross, which would theoretically open up the ice more for other players.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on May 7, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions