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Nabokov ready to return from groin injury

Evgeni Nabokov #20 of the New York Islanders

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

Evgeni Nabokov has been steady in goal this season -- when he hasn’t been hampered by groin problems. He’s ready to return from his second bout with the same injury. "It feels good, I had full practice," he said Monday at Ice Works.

Groin injuries in hockey are common place, especially for goalies. "I don't think it’s a natural movement for the human body to have skates on and...

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