Rumors of the seriousness of Sergei Gonchar’s injury may have been greatly exaggerated. Lots of rumors began circulating last night by people supposedly “in the know.” And none of them were any good.

My sources however were telling me that while yes, Gonchar was indeed injured seriously enough to not return and was not being held out as a precautionary measure, the injury was not as serious as some were stating. Rumors I heard from people obviously without any sources at all ranged from a hairline fracture of the leg to a shattered kneecap and all were claiming he was done for the season. However with Gonchar being a game time decision all those rumor mongers appear to be wildly wrong. Either that or this a great piece of subversion by the Penguins to keep the Capitals guessing.