Andrei Svechnikov hopes to help the Hurricanes as the team faces elimination from the playoffs, but his chances of rejoining the lineup aren’t promising. Carolina’s rookie winger suffereda concu sion in a fight with Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin last week and has yet to befully cleared from the concu sion protocol, leaving himhighly doubtful for Robbie Erlin Jersey Game 6 on Monday, coach Rod BrindAmour Sunday. The same goes for Atlanta Braves Jersey injured forwards Jordan Martinook and Micheal Ferland. “You take three guys out of our top nine (forwards) and its the competitive guys youre taking out,”BrindAmour said, .”Youre asking a lot for call-ups and guys who fill those roles. Thats the big challenge we have. But having said that, I still think our other players have to step up and at least be the players they can be.” Svechnikov participatedin his first full team practice Saturday ahead of the team’s 6-0 lo s at Washington in Game 5. Hetook Eddie Mathews Jersey three hard punches from Ovechkinin Game 3 lastMonday and hit his head on the ice when he fell. While Ovechkintold reportersit was Svechnikovwho asked him to fight, the 19-year-old disputed that notion. “He did ask me first for a fight,”Svechnikov said Saturday. “It was just back and forth all series, you know. It was just, like, fight. It sometimes happens. I just stood up for myself.” Darren O Day Jersey Ironically, the Hurricanes’ No. 2 overall Dale Murphy Jersey pick of the 2018 draftpraised Ovechkin hours before the two dropped gloves. “I followed him as a kid. Good guy. Leader of the team. It’s fun to play against him,” Svechnikov said. The Hurricanes, down 3-2 in the opening-round series,are slated to host the Capitals at 7 p.m. ET.
