Report: Sbisa injury isn't serious.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Luca Sbisa disclosed Sunday that he has a groin injury, but that should not void the blockbuster trade that brought standout defenseman Chris Pronger to the Flyers, general manager Paul Holmgren said Sunday.
"It's nothing serious, so it shouldn't be anything to hold it up," Holmgren said.
Ducks general manager Bob Murray could not be reached for comment. The 19-year-old Sbisa showed poise and promise as a rookie last season. On Friday, the Flyers sent the young defenseman, forward Joffrey Lupul, two No. 1 draft picks, and a conditional third-round selection to Anaheim for Pronger and minor-league forward Ryan Dingle.
Speaking Sunday from his temporary home in Stratford, N.J., Sbisa said he had been bothered by a sore groin and said Anaheim wanted one of its doctors to examine him shortly. He is waiting for the Ducks to call with the examination date. The doctor is in Toronto, Sbisa said.
Sbisa said the groin pain started during training camp last year, "but I didn't say a lot because I was trying to make the squad. It was good for a while, and then (the pain) was off and on" during the season. "I don't think it's a big deal."
He said Flyers trainer Jim McCrossin told him that even if he needs surgery, it should not prevent him from being ready for the start of the 2009-10 season.
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J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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