On the Wings

Ansar Khan reports that Dominik Hasek has tendonitis in his right wrist and that he will not play tomorrow against the Flames. Apparently, the belief is that he hurt it while trying to make a poke-check during the Coyotes game on Wednesday. Khan says it’s not broken, but if the pain hasn’t subsided by Monday, Dom may be given a cortisone shot.

Khan only says that Joey MacDonald will be in net tomorrow, but it seems likely to me that Joey may very well play Monday as well since Chris Osgood is not ready to return from his finger injury and neither Jimmy Howard nor Stefan Liv are really NHL-ready. However, one of them will be brought up to fill in as a back-up, at least. We’ll know who it is later tonight after the Griffins’ game against the Iowa Stars.

Well, this is an interesting development. It should be something that can be taken care of, but a wrist problem was the last health issue I ever thought Dom would have.

Also, Bruce MacLeod of the Macomb Daily posted on Hasek’s wrist at Red Wings Central message boards. He didn’t say much of anything different than Khan (except that he and I apparently agree that MacDonald may get two starts), but he has a tidbit on Markov: “Markov skated and felt ok. He won’t play Sunday, but is possible for Monday.”