The Flyers Could Get Timonen and Coburn Back For Game 5

May 16th, 2008 by James

Kimmo Timonen To Return from Injury to Play Penguins
The Flyers got some good news last night. Following the Flyers 4-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kimmo Timonen updated his injury with the media. Timonen met with his doctor earlier in the day and was cleared to skate today. According to Timonen,

“I’m going to skate tomorrow. I met [Dr. Ronald Fairman] today and we took another ultrasound. Based on that, the doctor said I have a green light to give it a try. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to skate [Friday] and see how it feels.

“If I feel tomorrow that I’m good to go for Sunday, then I’m good for Sunday,” he said. “There is nothing to prevent me from playing. I may have numbness in my toes, but if I can deal with that then I can play.

There is also a good chance that Braydon Coburn could be back as well for Game 5. Getting these two back in the lineup would be a huge for the Flyers.

Updated 5/17/2008

After skating by himself yesterday and practicing with the team today, Kimmo Timonen declared himself ready to play in tomorrow’s game 5. Braydon Coburn’s status for the game will be decided tomorrow. Here are Timonen’s and Coburn’s discussions with the media today.

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