There is much sleight of hand and trickery regarding injuries at playoff time.
One second, someone is playing, the next they are down the tunnel never to return to the game.
The Dallas Stars have a few injuries hanging around the team heading into Game 4 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They have also had to deal with the pomp and circumstance surrounding the return of Colorado Avalanche captain, Gabriel Landeskog.
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For starters, there is no update on Jason Robertson. He didn’t make the trip to Denver for Games 3 & 4, so more won’t be known about his condition until the Stars arrive back at home.
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Oskar Back
Oscar Back did not participate in practice on Friday. The reason given was that it was “precautionary.”
Later on Friday, another report said that Back had suffered an oblique injury in Game 3. This report also indicated that he had to “freeze it” just to come back and finish the game. Back finished the game with 9:13 of time on ice after recording 11:04 and 14:09 in Games 1 and 2, respectively.
Miro Heiskanen
Pete DeBoer also spoke about Miro Heiskanen. During Friday’s practice, Heiskanen took part in some powerplay drills. He has been skating for a while now, but won’t be jumping into a game immediately.
DeBoer said that Heiskanen hasn’t taken any planned contact yet, but is close to being a full participant in practices. Once he reaches that step, it’s reasonable to suggest that he could jump into the lineup shortly after crossing that benchmark.
The Stars will play the Avalanche on Saturday, April 26th at 8:30 PM Central Time. It will be a golden opportunity to put the Avalanche against the ropes before heading to home ice.
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