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Sports Ticker
10/7/2006 3:12:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - It did not take long for the Philadelphia Flyers to have a player land on the sidelines.

The Flyers on Saturday announced defenseman Mike Rathje will be out indefinitely with a herniated L5 disk in his back.

In 2005-06, Philadelphia had 388 man-games lost due to injury, and a host of players underwent surgery during the offseason.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=180086&hubname=nhl

 

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That'll hurt. Hatchers was struggling last year, and Rathje may of as well in the season, but he stepped up in the end and had a decent playoffs.

A back injury? That's nothing he'll make a speedy recovery from.