The likelihood is Jesper Fast, who played through a shoulder issue for nearly three months before missing Tuesday’s match against the Red Wings, has played his last game of the season.
“We’re leaning in that direction,” coach David Quinn said after the winger who is renowned for his toughness and work ethic was not on the ice for Thursday’s practice following Wednesday’s off-day. “We don’t want to put anyone in harm’s way.”
Fast, who has won the past three Players’ Player awards as voted by his teammates, sustained a shoulder injury Dec. 14 that sidelined him for only five games when the original timeline had been two-to-four weeks.