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Leafs lose Joffrey Lupul to fractured arm

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08:19 PM ET 01.24 | The Toronto Maple Leafs easily disposed of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in the Pens' home opener, but an injury has put a damper on Toronto's celebration. In the second period of action, Maple Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul was struck in the upper body by a shot from teammate Dion Phaneuf. Phaneuf's shot resulted in a fractured forearm for Lupul. There is no timetable for Lupul's return. To make matters worse for the Maple Leafs, it was just two days ago that Lupul signed a five-year, $26.25 million extension. Last season, Lupul ranked second in goals (25), assists (42), points (67) and power-play goals (8) for Toronto. His presence on the ice will be missed.

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January 25, 2013  02:26 AM ET

An easily disposable Pen...sounds very unfriendly to the environment and to DWI etc.

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January 25, 2013  08:20 AM ET

Ahh too bad, couldn't happen to a nicer guy !!! Too bad it didn't hit him in the head !!

January 25, 2013  08:51 AM ET

At least it's not one of those injuries you can re-aggrevate with an awkward fall or bad hit.

Unfortunately, he has about 30 of those kind too...

January 25, 2013  08:52 AM ET

Well I guess Dion was always used to offering up the high hard one to somebody's seconds, only this time the results weren't as fun...

January 25, 2013  09:13 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Ahh too bad, couldn't happen to a nicer guy !!! Too bad it didn't hit him in the head !!

well that's a bit harsh, no?

January 25, 2013  09:37 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

An easily disposable Pen...sounds very unfriendly to the environment and to DWI etc.

Hey, they earned it. They played like poo!

January 25, 2013  09:38 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

well that's a bit harsh, no?

Agreed. Lupul's a good kid. It's not his fault he was traded to To***to.

January 25, 2013  09:44 AM ET
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Agreed. Lupul's a good kid. It's not his fault he was traded to To***to.

Totally agree. Wasn't he the one (could be wrong) taking all the crap at the last All-Star game, the boo'ing, name-calling, etc.? I remember thinking he handled it all so well.

January 25, 2013  09:59 AM ET
QUOTE(#9):

Totally agree. Wasn't he the one (could be wrong) taking all the crap at the last All-Star game, the boo'ing, name-calling, etc.? I remember thinking he handled it all so well.

I think he was standing too close to Kessel. ;-)

January 25, 2013  09:59 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

An easily disposable Pen...sounds very unfriendly to the environment and to DWI etc.

The truth hurts sometimes.

January 25, 2013  10:01 AM ET

This might be a little contract extension Karma. It seems you always hear about someone signing a big contract and then going out an getting hurt. Or maybe its just the general Maple Leaf bad luck.

January 25, 2013  10:12 AM ET
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This might be a little contract extension Karma. It seems you always hear about someone signing a big contract and then going out an getting hurt. Or maybe its just the general Maple Leaf bad luck.

We don't call it bad luck, we call it unfortunate circumstances.

January 25, 2013  10:24 AM ET
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I think he was standing too close to Kessel. ;-)

Sadly, in addition to everything else he's apparently forgotten where the net is this season...

January 25, 2013  10:34 AM ET
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Sadly, in addition to everything else he's apparently forgotten where the net is this season...

I hope Bozak can feed him in front now that Lupul is out.

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January 25, 2013  10:43 AM ET
QUOTE(#14):

Sadly, in addition to everything else he's apparently forgotten where the net is this season...

Chin up Danny. He's on pace for 24 assists this season. :-)

 
January 25, 2013  11:17 PM ET
QUOTE(#14):

Sadly, in addition to everything else he's apparently forgotten where the net is this season...

On the plus side he hasn't remembered where a corner is yet.

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