Anton Volchenkov News

Devils coach Pete DeBoer said defenseman Anton Volchenkov suffered ““a pretty serious cut, 10-12 stitches” on his face on the hit by Florida’s Shawn Matthias in the first period of tonight’s 4-3 loss to the Panthers.

Volchenkov probably does not miss any playing time due to the cut. If he does, look for Mark Fraser to draw back into the lineup.

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Devils coach Pete DeBoer said defensemen Bryce Salvador and Anton Volchenkov are both scheduled to play in Saturday’s preseason finale against Philadelphia along with what will be close to the team’s opening night lineup.

Volchenkov continues to be protected from the rigors of the preseason after only playing 57 games last season but he will start the season presumably healthy. A-Train is an incredibly injury prone player due to the amount of shots he blocks -- unless your league uses that stat, keep him off your team.

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Volchenkov sat out Tuesday’s practice with what head coach Pete DeBoer called “bumps and bruises.” Volchenkov then made his way over to the game rink to join the rest of the team while Zubrus continued to skate at the practice rink.

Sounds like he will be OK to start the season. Volchenkov will be protected from the rigors of the preseason after only playing 57 games last season. The A-Train is an incredibly injury prone player due to the amount of shots he block, unless your league uses that stat keep him off your team.

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The second practice group of the day is on the ice now. Defenseman Anton Volchenkov is not in this group either. The Devils day his “resting.”

Move along folks, nothing to see here. Volchenkov will be protected from the rigors of the preseason after only playing 57 games last season. The A-Train is an incredibly injury prone player due to the amount of shots he block, unless your league uses that stat keep him off your team.

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