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Flyers’ Carter put on alert in case Ducks’ Getzlaf can’t play

By Helene Elliott
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Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf‘s sprained left ankle seems to be healing rapidly, but Team Canada has notified Flyers center Jeff Carter to be prepared to travel to Vancouver on Sunday in case Getzlaf isn’t able to play in the Olympic hockey tournament.

Getzlaf injured his ankle Monday. An MRI found no significant ligament or muscle tears and he said Wednesday he’s hopeful of playing this weekend.

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The Ducks play at Calgary on Saturday and at Edmonton on Sunday.

However, just to be safe, Team Canada notified Carter to be on standby and be ready to play.

The Flyers play at Montreal on Saturday.

Rosters must be submitted by Monday night, before the tournament starts.

-- Helene Elliott in Vancouver

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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