Hurricanes' Sekera day-to-day with upper-body injury
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There hasn't been much in the way of good news for the Carolina Hurricanes in the early going this season, but they received a spot of good fortune this week when top-pairing defender Andrej Sekera escaped more or less unscathed from a nasty collision with the end boards Tuesday night.
Coach Peters said Sekera is just very sore today. He is day-to-day with an upper-body injury from last night.
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) October 15, 2014
Sekera is apparently "real sore," according to Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters, who considers Sekera lucky:
Peters says of Sekera's injury that he thought he might have broken his neck.
— Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) October 15, 2014
The reliable defender and pending unrestricted free agent could return as soon as Thursday against the New York Rangers.
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