According to the Phoenix Coyotes official Twitter feed, defenseman Derek Morris suffered an upper-body injury early in the game that kept him out for the remainder of the action Thursday night.
Morris played just 3:30 on the night before leaving with his injury. That's a big loss for the Coyotes, since Morris is second on the team in average ice time and typically plays more than twenty minutes a night. Without Morris, the Coyotes suffered numerous defensive breakdowns throughout the game, leading to a busy night for goaltender Mike Smith.
The Coyotes also struggled to get anything going offensively against the stingy Predators, and lost the game 3-0. The loss dropped Phoenix to 6-6-2 on the year and 9th in the West, pending the results of other Thursday night games. If Morris's injury keeps him out of the lineup long-term, Phoenix may be in for some trouble in the ultra-competitive Pacific Division.
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Derek Morris injured
Started by CoyoteQ, Feb 15 2013 12:23 PM
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 12:23 PM
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 12:24 PM
Just when he's been playing good. 
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 01:01 PM
Tough week for defencemen league wide.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 01:27 PM
Yep, brutal.Tough week for defencemen league wide.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 03:01 PM
Yeah that is a big disappointment. And when i thought Yandle was hurt too, i was about to flip my lid lol Its bad enough we are rotating the youngins to try and replace Schlemmy.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 05:22 PM
i guess yo-yo stone will be back up by tomorrow....Yeah that is a big disappointment. And when i thought Yandle was hurt too, i was about to flip my lid lol Its bad enough we are rotating the youngins to try and replace Schlemmy.
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