Flyers' Giroux out for 'a short period of time' with reported ankle injury
Claude Giroux isn't fine after all.
The Philadelphia Flyers' captain will miss Wednesday's game against the New York Rangers, and could be held out of Thursday's tilt with the Minnesota Wild with what's believed to be an ankle injury, according to Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly.
The injury is thought to have occurred Monday at practice, and while the initial prognosis was that Giroux wouldn't miss any time, he remained bothered by the issue Tuesday. This prompted a re-examination by team doctors and reports of the star forward using crutches while wearing a walking boot.
"(Giroux) was examined by a doctor (Monday) night, and everything, and obviously not going to give the details, but everything looked fine at that point," general manager Ron Hextall relayed to reporters. "And then between (Monday) night and (Tuesday) morning, it didn't react the way we hoped, and further examination, and that’s when the decision was made to shut him down for a short period of time.
"I can't give you a definitive timeline but we don't expect it will be a long time."
Giroux, a Hart Trophy finalist last season, has recorded five goals and 16 assists in 16 games for the Flyers this season.