It is all relative, of course. Left wing Andre Roy, who was pushed into the pointed corner of the boards at the open door of a bench during Tuesday's scrimmage has a tail bone contusion, nothing more as X-rays and an MRI test came back negative. That doesn't mean we'll see him any time soon. Roy said he skated for about 10 minutes before Wednesday's practice and said he was in pretty significant pain when he skated with long strides. So he'll skate every morning until he feels he is ready to go.

Left wing Jan Hlavac, who on Monday was hit in the right instep by a Filip Kuba wrist shot and missed Tuesday's practice, also had X-rays and an MRI come back negative. He also has a bruise. He practiced Wednesday morning but will still be held out of tonight's game with the Stars.