KINGS NOTEBOOK: PRESSURE IS ON PALFFY.Byline: Matt McHale Staff Writer ATLANTA - When Jason Allison Jason Paul Allison (born May 29 1975, in North York, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre in the NHL, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Playing career Allison attended Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Institute in North York. went down with a potentially season-ending knee injury in the first period Tuesday night, Ziggy Palffy's return from a groin injury also became an issue. Palffy, who has missed six of the past seven games, skated during the morning workout prior to the Kings' 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Their home arena is Philips Arena. and said he would know today whether he could play Thursday in Chicago. ``It felt pretty good today,'' Palffy said. ``There was no pain. I know this is a bad time with Ally, but I can't let that pressure my return. If I come back and I'm not ready, then both of us could be out a long time.'' Although Kings coach Andy Murray will leave the decision up to Palffy, there is a good chance the return won't come until Saturday against Nashville at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Palffy skated gingerly during practice and has not participated in full contact since facing Detroit a week ago. In that game, he played nearly 23 minutes but said he was ``between 50-60 percent healthy.'' Despite the graveness of Allison's injury, Kings teammates agreed Palffy should not return early. One was Ian Laperriere Ian Laperrière (born January 19, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is an ice hockey player in the NHL. He played in the QMJHL 1990-1993 and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues of the NHL in the 7th round and pick number 158 in the 1992 draft. , who missed all of training camp after undergoing abdominal surgery The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen. Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach, kidney, liver, etc. . Laperriere said his injury began with a groin problem that developed during offseason workouts. ``It was the left groin, just like Ziggy's,'' Laperriere said. ``It spread from the left groin to the right hip and then the abdomen. Everything got out of whack. This is not something you want to mess with mess with Verb Informal, chiefly US to interfere in, or become involved with, a dangerous person, thing, or situation: he had started messing with drugs .'' --Lubo scores: Defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, coming off a poor sophomore season after making the NHL's All-Rookie team two years ago, scored two goals against the Thrashers. He has three goals this season. ``I think I was pretty lucky, two goals in three shots,'' said Visnovsky, who scored four goals in 2001-02. ``Last season was very difficult. I did not play well, and I want to get back to where I was as a rookie. But with Jason (and his knee injury), it is hard to see anything good with this night.'' --Season debut: Defenseman Chris McAlpine Chris McAlpine (born December 1, 1971 in Roseville, Minnesota) is a retired professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Los Angeles Kings. made his first appearance of the season Tuesday. McAlpine, a member of the Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional men's ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). the past two seasons, played two games last weekend for the Kings' minor-league affiliate in Manchester, N.H. Since he wasn't playing with the big club, McAlpine was loaned to the Monarchs for conditioning purposes. ``We knew we wanted to get him into a game,'' Murray said. ``We want him to play against his old team and thought this was a good chance to get him ready.'' With McAlpine in the game, defenseman Brad Norton was scratched. Left winger Ken Belanger also didn't dress for the game, leaving the Kings without a true enforcer. When the Thrashers' Andy Sutton wiped out Allison in the first period, Laperriere was left to settle the score. Later in the first period, Laperriere went after Sutton and received two minutes for instigating a fight, five for fighting This article is about the musician. For the hockey penalty, see Penalty (ice hockey). This article has multiple issues: * It may violate Wikipedia's policy on . and a 10-minute misconduct penalty. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ZIGGY PALFFY Kings winger, who has a groin injury, will know today whether he can play Thursday. |
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