Koskinen out 8-10 weeks

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Koskinen out 8-10 weeks

Monday October 26, 2009 2:59 PM By Katie Strang

Bridgeport Sound Tigers goaltender Mikko Koskinen is out 8-10 weeks with a torn labrum in his hip. Koskinen, who was taken by the Islanders in the second round of this year's draft, was 1-1 with a 2.45 goals against average in two starts this season.
UPDATE: Koskinen will undergo surgery to repair his torn labrum, likely within the next week. I'm guessing that means he'll head to Vail,...
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Should Garth Snow make a move to improve the short-term outlook or focus on the long-term plan?

Go for broke, let's try to make a deep run in the playoffs!
Make one or two moves, but nothing that hurts the long-term plan
I'm not in favor of any moves, they should stay the course
They should be trading the few good veterans they have for young players or picks!

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