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12-11-2008, 03:45 PM
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http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=257344&src=149
Wisniewski To Return Sunday
By Tim Sassone-Daily Herald
12/10/2008
Defenseman James Wisniewski leaves today for a two-game conditioning assignment at Rockford that will lead into his return to the Blackhawks' lineup on Sunday against Columbus.
Wisniewski has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery last summer to repair a torn ACL suffered while working out.
"Playing three games in four nights might be tough, but it's going to be fun just to get back out there and finally play a game for the first time in seven or eight months," Wisniewski said.
"The knee is absolutely fantastic. This is the best I've felt in six years. I can't wait to get going."
General manager Dale Tallon has cleared cap space for Wisniewski's $900,000 hit, first by sending Corey Crawford back to Rockford then putting Adam Burish on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 26, the day after he broke a toe.
Wisniewski will be ready to play Sunday and Quenneville is eager to plug him right into the lineup.
"We like what he brings," Quenneville said. "Certainly he has a lot of character and is the kind of defenseman that can do a lot of things. We have some defensemen that can move the puck, he's another one, but he also has some intangibles we like."
Player Stats -
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=55297
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=257344&src=149
Wisniewski To Return Sunday
By Tim Sassone-Daily Herald
12/10/2008
Defenseman James Wisniewski leaves today for a two-game conditioning assignment at Rockford that will lead into his return to the Blackhawks' lineup on Sunday against Columbus.
Wisniewski has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery last summer to repair a torn ACL suffered while working out.
"Playing three games in four nights might be tough, but it's going to be fun just to get back out there and finally play a game for the first time in seven or eight months," Wisniewski said.
"The knee is absolutely fantastic. This is the best I've felt in six years. I can't wait to get going."
General manager Dale Tallon has cleared cap space for Wisniewski's $900,000 hit, first by sending Corey Crawford back to Rockford then putting Adam Burish on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 26, the day after he broke a toe.
Wisniewski will be ready to play Sunday and Quenneville is eager to plug him right into the lineup.
"We like what he brings," Quenneville said. "Certainly he has a lot of character and is the kind of defenseman that can do a lot of things. We have some defensemen that can move the puck, he's another one, but he also has some intangibles we like."
Player Stats -
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=55297