The boys are back in town
17 05 2008When he went to see Dr. Ronald Fairman at the University of Pennsylvania hospital on Thursday, the Flyers’ defenseman was already resigned to the fact that the blood clot in his left foot would keep him out of action for at least the rest of the Eastern Conference Final series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Now, he is back on the ice, and could return for Sunday’s Game 5 at Mellon Arena (3:00 p.m., NBC). Timonen skated by himself and spoke with the media afterwards on Friday at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone.
“I went to the hospital yesterday, [and] I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t expect this news,” he said. “So, obviously, this is a good chance for me to play, and I wanted to make sure, and I’m sure everyone else wanted to make sure, that there is absolutely no danger at all.
“Like I said before the series started, it’s my dream to be able to play in this kind of situation, and now I’m back in it so it is a pretty good feeling.”
Timonen was originally told that should the blood clot break up, he could possibly face losing his toes. As it stands right now that danger is gone, but he will still have to play through some significant discomfort.
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Timonen’s partner in the playoffs, Braydon Coburn, is also hoping to get back in for Sunday’s game. Coburn left Game 2 after a nasty cut near his left eye when he was struck by a deflected puck and has not played since. Coburn will also skate with the team when it resumes practice on Saturday morning before a flight later that day to Pittsburgh.
“His eye is improving. I think the swelling has gone down to the point where he can see,” said Stevens. “I think the swelling hasn’t gone all the way down, but I think he can get to the point where he can see well enough to play. Full Story
This is really great news. The chances that the Flyers have in winning Sundays game just went up at least ten times higher than they were before. Now Malkin and Crosby can be contained by two solid defence pairs in Timonen/Coburn and Hatcher/Jones (both who have really picked up their game).
Who knows, if the Flyers win Sunday’s game, anything can happen.
Tags : Braydon Coburn, Hockey, Kimmo Timonen, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Playoffs
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