The 26-year old Phoenix Coyotes centerman pulled off an injury hat trick last Saturday, taking out Vancouver Canucks' captain Henrik Sedin with a cross check to the ribs, giving left winger David Booth a close shave with a high stick and cross-checking centerman Mike Santorelli following a faceoff when the two became entangled.
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Santorelli was spotted leaving the arena with his arm in a sling, and though the Canucks haven't confirmed reports, he is believed to have suffered a sprain to his right shoulder.
Losing Sedin and Santoreilli leaves Vancouver without tow of their top four scorers.
Sedin's team leading 40 points have come mainly on his 31 helpers while Santorelli's 28 have come on 10 goals and 18 assists while earning a plus-nine rating and eating up 18:34 in average ice time across 49 games played.
Santorelli has been placed on the team's injured reserved list retroactive to Saturday, meaning that he will be ineligible to play again until Sunday when, irony of ironies, the Canucks host Hanzal and the Coyotes.
http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2014/01/canucks-send-santorelli-to-shelf-with.html
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