Gagne - would you dress him this week?

[angelofharlem]

Sounds like Simon Gagne should be back in the next game or two. That being the case, would you dress him this week? Philly plays 4 games this week, so even if he misses one more he\'ll get into 3. My head tells me to wait to make sure he\'s really back and that he doesn\'t just get hurt again, but I\'ve been waiting so long I\'m tempted to put him in. What would you do? I\'ve got till midnight (PT) to decide.

[93213]

Who are you choosing between?

I would play Gagne this week depending on who else you have.

[Shoeless]

Dress him - he still requires medical clearance but all indications are he is very close to returning and with Upshall and Lupul out I would be very surprised not to see him go.

[angelofharlem]

Thanks guys. I need to dress 2 of Gagne, Hartnell and Stoll. Our league counts tons of categories, including PIMs and Faceoffs, so Hartnell and Stoll do contribute even though they aren\'t scoring much. I think I\'ll go with Gagne and Hartnell, since the Flyers play 4 times to the Oilers 3. Plus, word is Hartnell will be playing with Gagne and Briere, so if the line clicks I can cash in double. Thanks for the input.

[Ice Wings]

I read that Umberger was practicing with Gagne and Briere.

[Shoeless]

Yeah I heard Umberger too.

[angelofharlem]

Ah well, we\'ll see how it shakes out. Yahoo says the line in practice was Briere-Gagne-Hartnell, but that dates back to Wednesday. Maybe it\'s changed with Lupul\'s injury.

[jaymur]

Today in the Philadelphia Inquirer they had Umberger on the top unit

[Shoeless]

Most recently

Simon Gagne says he needs some more neck treatments and is planning on making his comeback Thursday night in Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.

Gagne wore neck brace today that needs some adjusting, he said. He also wants additional therapy on his neck.

[Converged]

Yea, I heard as well that Thursday will be his return. Let\'s hope he survives the remainder of the season.