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 The defenseman was injured in the first period of his team's 3-2
loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
General manager Peter Chiarelli said surgery is not expected.
"This is completely different, isolated from other ligaments that
are more critical of the maneuvering of the knee," Chiarelli said.
"So the good news is it's isolated to that."
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Philadelphia Flyers defensemen Braydon Coburn and Andrew MacDonald
each will miss approximately four weeks because of lower-body
injuries.
Coburn has not played since sustaining a lower-body injury during
the Flyers' opening-night loss to the Boston Bruins. He had traveled
with the team during its recent three-game road trip with the hope
of returning.
 The Flyers also announced forward Zac Rinaldo is day-to-day with an
upper-body injury sustained during the Flyers' win against the
Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
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The Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs will
stage a coordinated tribute Saturday night to honor the Canadian
soldiers who lost their lives this week in the nation's capital and
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
The show of solidarity will be staged simultaneously by the three
Canadian teams hosting 7 p.m. ET games at Canadian Tire Center in
Kanata, Ontario, Bell Center in Montreal and Air Canada Center in
Toronto.
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The Senators will host the New Jersey Devils, the Canadiens the New
York Rangers and the Maple Leafs the Boston Bruins.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled forward Cedric Paquette from
Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Friday.
The Lightning also reassigned forward Mike Blunden to Syracuse.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets activated first-round forward Sonny Milano
off the injured non-roster list and assigned him to Plymouth of the
Ontario Hockey League.
Milano was injured at the NHL Prospects Tournament in September.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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