Update (4:55 PM): Bruce MacLeod has posted his take, too. Nothing new. - Matt
Update (4:30 PM): Both Ansar Khan and George Sipple have reports similar to Kulfan’s, so much so that two of the three could have taken the day off without there being any loss of an angle on the story. - Matt
Update (3:35 PM): Ted Kulfan has more on Bertuzzi’s status, namely that Mike Babcock doesn’t expect him to play in Game 1. Kulfan suggests that this concussion came from a hit by Martin Lapointe during the first period of Thursday’s game in Chicago.
Like Ted says, not having Bertuzzi in the lineup, even if he’s only out one game, will be a big blow to the Wings. Even though he’s still finding his stride, he brings a physical dimension the Wings need and this concussion couldn’t have come at a worse time.
Of course, he could pass his baseline tests tomorrow and be ready to go, thus making all this sound like doom-and-gloom. Nothing’s certain yet. It’s only Tuesay, after all. - Matt
Via Bruce MacLeod on his new blog: “Bertuzzi’s (concussion) not on the ice Tuesday.” The resulting practice lines were pretty predictable.
And I thought he only had a strained neck.
Same here, Justin. When they started talking about a concussion, I didn’t know what they meant since it didn’t seem possible for Todd to have hurt his head on that play. Kulfan’s mention of a hit by Lapointe was the first I’d heard of a real concussion-causing incident.