Walker Undergoes Surgery

by Cory Lavalette on Oct 6, 2008 11:31 AM EDT Comment 0 comments

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The Hurricanes took another injury hit today when Scott Walker was lost for six weeks after having surgery this morning on his left hand, according to a release by the team.

Walker presumably hurt his hand during a fight with Philadelphia's Nate Guenin, who had hit Matt Cullen in the teams' preseason game Sept. 28. Walker was seen grimacing and shaking his hand following the scrap, and the News & Observer reported his hand was heavily taped in the days after the fight. The surgery, which repaired a torn ligament, was performed by Dr. Harrison Tuttle of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic.

Walker's injury will open up another spot on the team's opening night lineup, with Brandon Sutter, Joe Jensen, Dan LaCouture, Tim Conboy, Trevor Gillies and Wade Brookbank all looking for a shot to play Friday vs. Florida. One could deduce it also heightens the option of Carolina dressing seven defensemen to start the year, and could also increase the chances of rookie Zach Boychuk sticking around in Raleigh.

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Carolina Hurricanes Roster

	#	Pos.	DOB	W	H
Brett Carson	27	D	11/29/1985	210	6-4
Erik Cole	26	LW	11/6/1978	205	6-2
Joe Corvo	77	D	6/20/1977	204	6-0
Patrick Dwyer	39	RW	6/22/1983	175	5-11
Tim Gleason	6	D	1/29/1983	217	6-0
Jussi Jokinen	36	LW	4/1/1983	198	5-11
Tom Kostopoulos	29	RW	1/24/1979	200	6-0
Chad LaRose	59	LW	3/27/1982	181	5-10
Manny Legace	34	G	2/4/1973	200	5-10
Alexandre Picard	45	D	7/5/1985	215	6-3
Joni Pitkanen	25	D	9/19/1983	210	6-3
Brian Pothier	5	D	4/15/1977	204	6-0
Tuomo Ruutu	15	LW	2/16/1983	200	6-0
Sergei Samsonov	14	LW	10/27/1978	188	5-8
Bobby Sanguinetti	0	D	2/29/1988	190	6-3
Eric Staal	12	C	10/29/1984	205	6-4
Brandon Sutter	16	C	2/14/1989	183	6-3
Cam Ward	30	G	2/29/1984	200	6-1

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