Giguere injured, may not be available.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere had a finger taped on his right hand when he walked into the Ducks' dressing room after practice Tuesday. "The finger's been bugging me," he said, "but it's not that."

Exactly what that injury is isn't clear, other than it's something "very minor" that prevented him from finishing practice, and could keep him from serving as a starter or even a backup tomorrow against Dallas.

Here's what Giguere did reveal:

- He's been experiencing symptoms for "two or three days."
- The injury wasn't aggravated in Saturday's game against St. Louis.
- He thinks he'll be available to back up Jonas Hiller, and "hopefully" could start, but "if it's smarter to make him play because you could use that extra day, maybe we should do that."

In case Giguere isn't cleared to play, head coach Randy Carlyle said he had the option of recalling either Justin Pogge or Timo Pielmeier from Bakersfield. The Ducks' ECHL affiliate is scheduled to play in Victoria, B.C. tomorrow night.

As far as when that decision would have to be made, Carlyle said "that would probably have to happen sometime tonight, for (Pogge or Pielmeier) to be here tomorrow. They're not that far away, but I don't think it would make them to come, show up for game time."