Injury Report

As you may have noticed on the Pointstreak transactions page, forward Maxime Lincourt has been taken off the injured reserve and Neil Trimm has replaced him there, going on the 14-day IR.

Lincourt originally suffered an upper-body injury on Dec. 27, then came back on Jan. 29 and played 10 games before re-aggravating the injury and being placed back on the shelf.

He has been skating with the team the past couple weeks and in full-contact practice the past couple days, so he is expected to be ready to go for tomorrow's game against the Corpus Christi IceRays.

Trimm, who suffered a lower-body injury in the Bucks' 5-2 loss to the Texas Brahmas on Friday, is going on the IR for the third time this season. All three have been with lower-body ailments. There is no immediate timetable for his return.

Mike Looby was also injured in Friday's game, but his injury was an upper-body one. He is day-to-day and is being evaluated at some point today to see if he'll be available tomorrow.

Looby was held out of practice today, as was goaltender Pier-Olivier Pelletier, who is battling a cold. Matt Brayfield suited up to fill the second net during practice, and Kevin Desfosses will likely get the start tomorrow night to give Pelletier more time to rest.

Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel was wearing a no-contact yellow jersey today after being banged up a bit over the weekend, but he is expected to play tomorrow.

Obviously other guys are dealing with a little wear and tear, as well, but yesterday's practice was optional, giving everyone a chance to rest up if they needed it.

Forward Mark O'Leary was not in the stands today because he has begun rehabbing the lower-body injury he suffered on Jan. 29. He won't be back in the lineup soon, but if the Bucks can get a round or two into the playoffs, he might be able to get out there.

No one has given me an update on Justin Styffe, who suffered that gruesome lower-body injury on Jan. 16, but he still has not been moved to the season-ending IR.