Saturday, May 11 Updated: May 11, 1:48 PM ET Tucker out with dislocated left shoulder Associated Press TORONTO -- Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darcy Tucker will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a broken bone in his shoulder blade and a dislocated left shoulder. "It's obviously disappointing," said Tucker, who spoke to reporters Saturday for the first time since being injured late in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series. Tucker was checked from behind by Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, and crashed heavily into the boards. Seconds later, while Tucker was writhing in pain on the ice, Alfredsson scored the game-winning goal. No penalty was called, and the game's officiating supervisor Dave Newell considered it a clean hit. The NHL decided Sunday it will not discipline Alfredsson. Tucker accused the NHL of having two sets of rules, one for its star players, and another for him. Referring to Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman's recent hit that knocked St. Louis defenseman Chris Pronger out of the playoffs with a knee injury, Tucker said he would've been suspended had he delivered the same check. "I'm called a dirty player," Tucker said. "I should have the same rights as guys like Steve Yzerman and (Washington's) Jaromir Jagr. What happens if I break my neck on that play?" Game 6 of the best-of-seven series is Sunday at Ottawa. With his left arm in a sling, Tucker said that while he didn't believe Alfredsson was trying to hurt him, he contended that a penalty should've been called. "The thing that's most disappointing is that we lost the game last night on a play that was very difficult to understand," Tucker said. "I don't have much more to say. The league's not going to do anything about it." Asked if he'd spoken to Colin Campbell, the NHL's disciplinarian, Tucker said: "He's too smug to talk to anybody. Why would he talk to me?" Brown said that Campbell wouldn't respond to Tucker's comments. In the first round of the playoffs, Tucker landed a hit on New York forward Michael Peca, causing a knee injury that knocked the Islanders captain out of the playoffs and off the ice for 6-to-9 months. That low hip check neither drew an on-ice penalty from the officials nor postgame punishment from Campbell. Tucker accused the NHL of having two sets of rules, one for its star players, and another for him. Referring to Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman's recent hit that knocked St. Louis defenseman Chris Pronger out of the playoffs with a knee injury, Tucker said he would've been suspended had he delivered the same check. "I'm called a dirty player," Tucker said. "I should have the same rights as guys like Steve Yzerman and (Washington's) Jaromir Jagr. What happens if I break my neck on that play?" Tucker is the latest Toronto player to be injured. The banged-up Leafs are also missing captain Mats Sundin (broken wrist), forward Mikael Renberg (lower body injury) and defensemen Jyrki Lumme (upper body injury), Karel Pilar (thumb) and Dmitry Yushkevich (blood clot in leg). |
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