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Saints' SuperStar Will Likely Miss Most of the Regular Season

After today's 6-4 win against the Rednexs in which Christopher Higgins moved into a tie for #1 in the TFHL scoring race at 26 pts in 20 games, Higgins was hit from behind into the boards by Petr Vrana. Vrana was ejected immediately as Higgins continued to lay unconscious on the ice. It seems that Higgins suffered a serious concusion but no official reports have been released from the Saints organization. However, it is clear according to GM Geoffrey Young, that Higgins won't be returning for a long time to the Saints active roster ("CD 17"): "Frankly, I'm shocked...when a guy receives a hit like that, your heart stops beating for a second. I am also sickened to hear that Vrana hasn't received a single game suspension for this act. Higgins was not only the star and captain of this franchise but also one of the best scorers in league."

Today Higgins tied first place in the scoring race with the Spirit's Zach Parise. Also, the Saints became the top offensive team in the TFHL when they scored 6 Goals for today and past the Pain. Young: "I don't think our offence will be useless without Higgins this season but it will take a bit of a hit. But we have great depth in scorering with Bouchard (#3 in goals), Sjostrom, Getzlaf, Falardeau, Kobasew, and not to mention the defensive scoring from Blake (#2 in D scoring), Gonchar and Ballard.

It is rumoured that Young will likely bump Arnott up to #1 centre and Roenic to #2 centre and perhaps start veteran Sakic as 3rd line centre. It is official though that while Higgins is out for most of this season, Sakic will be the acting captain once again. Higgins is out "indefinitely" so he will miss at least 3 months so GM Young added that the goal is to get a home playoff spot this year and prepare for Higgins return to lead us to the Cup.