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Avs' Wolski out, Forsberg questionable for Saturday
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Colorado Avalanche forward Wojtek Wolski is expected to miss the remainder of his club's Western Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Red Wings while forward Peter Forsberg is expected to miss Saturday's Game 2.
Wolski suffered an apparent upper body injury during Thursday's 4-3 Game 1 loss in Detroit, when teammate Ruslan Salei and Wings forward Johan Franzen collided and crashed into Wolski.
Avs head coach Joel Quenneville confirmed Friday that Wolski will be out at least the remainder of the series.
The 22-year-old Pole collected two goals and five points through seven postseason games.
Forsberg missed Game 1 after aggravating a previous groin problem during a pre-game skate. If he is unable to go, Colorado could insert previous healthy scratch Jaroslav Hlinka into the lineup for the first time in the playoffs.
After sitting out most of the regular season recovering from lingering foot and ankle problems, the 34-year-old Swede recorded one goal and five points in Colorado's six-game first-round win over division-rival Minnesota.
Avs' Wolski out, Forsberg questionable for Saturday
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Colorado Avalanche forward Wojtek Wolski is expected to miss the remainder of his club's Western Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Red Wings while forward Peter Forsberg is expected to miss Saturday's Game 2.
Wolski suffered an apparent upper body injury during Thursday's 4-3 Game 1 loss in Detroit, when teammate Ruslan Salei and Wings forward Johan Franzen collided and crashed into Wolski.
Avs head coach Joel Quenneville confirmed Friday that Wolski will be out at least the remainder of the series.
The 22-year-old Pole collected two goals and five points through seven postseason games.
Forsberg missed Game 1 after aggravating a previous groin problem during a pre-game skate. If he is unable to go, Colorado could insert previous healthy scratch Jaroslav Hlinka into the lineup for the first time in the playoffs.
After sitting out most of the regular season recovering from lingering foot and ankle problems, the 34-year-old Swede recorded one goal and five points in Colorado's six-game first-round win over division-rival Minnesota.
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