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Ottawa Senators’ Daniel Alfredsson out with a fractured jaw

With 52 points for the season, Alfredsson is the Senators’ leading scorer. From AP-

The Ottawa Senators will be without Daniel Alfredsson for at least a week after their captain fractured his jaw during the team’s 3-2 overtime loss Tuesday night in Colorado.

The 36-year-old Swede was struck in the face by a puck and left the game for X-rays, but returned to finish the third period and overtime.

Alfredsson didn’t require surgery, but will miss Thursday’s home game against Vancouver.

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“We’ll probably look at it again next week and see where it is and go from there.”

Hockey is a rough sport but the people who play it are resoundingly tough. I wouldn’t be back from a fractured jaw in just a week’s time.

The injury comes at a bad time for a team that still has hopes of making the playoffs.

Yes a team can still hope but Ottawa needs a miracle to make the playoffs. They are at present in 11th place in the Eastern conference and 13 points behind the four teams tied for 5th to 8th place. 8th place is the final playoff spot.

 
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