Update on Lightning’s Simon Gagne

Posted Nov 8, 2010 by Erik Erlendsson

Updated Nov 8, 2010 at 07:37 PM

Injured LW Simon Gagne has been riding a stationary bike while he attempts to recover from what the team continues to call a strained neck he suffered on Oct. 22 against the New York Islanders. Gagne has not played since while undergoing extensive testing over the past two weeks, including neurological examinations that have ruled out a concussion.

“He’s better, but we are not going to get him on the ice yet, but he does feel better so that’s good news,’’ Boucher said. “It’s a weird thing in his neck that has created an inner-balance. He’s had an MRI on the back of the neck and there was nothing that showed that there was any problems there. And that’s from the same guys who test NFL players, so that’s very reliable. Now, we’ll see, but it’s more of a neck issue and there might have been some liquid in there that they want to drain, but that’s a separate thing. So right now, we just don’t want to push it.’’