by FanHouse StaffFiled under: Blackhawks, Western, NHL Injuries
Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane could miss "upwards of three weeks" after injuring his leg Sunday against the Calgary Flames, according to head coach Joel Quenneville.While Quenneville wouldn't specify Kane's injury as anything but "lower body," it appeared Kane injured his left leg just 23 seconds into Chicago's win over the Flames. When Kane spun to avoid a hit by Calgary's Cory Sarich, his left skate slammed into the boards, and he stayed on the ice until he was helped to the bench and eventually the locker room.
"We're going to leave it as a 'lower body,' and you can speculate on where it is," Quenneville said in a Tuesday post-practice meeting with the media, "but certainly that's the extent of it and he's progressing right now."
Since Marian Hossa is already out with a leg injury, the loss of Kane could be damaging, especially if he misses three weeks as expected. Hossa might not be able to skate again until the end of next week.
The Blackhawks' next game is at home against Dallas Wednesday night.
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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/12/07/patrick-kane-could-miss-three-weeks/
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