For the first time since he was injured Nov. 14 against Dayton, Komets forward Konstantin Shafranov was able to eat properly on Thursday. The veteran underwent an hour-long out-patient surgery on Wednesday to repair a pair of broken bones in the upper left side of his face.
Shafranov suffered the injury when he was elbowed by Dayton's Greg Labenski. Labenski was suspended five games by the IHL for the hit.
Shafranov is on the 30-day injured reserve list until Dec. 14, but the surgery might help speed his recovery now that he can heat. One of the broken bones in his cheek was pressing into a nerve cluster. He'll have to wear a modified shield when he returns to the lineup.
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This is good news. I wish Shaf a speedy recovery.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........Labenski is gonna be boo'd when he touches the ice now. You don't hurt my Shafranov and get away with it. No more of this. If I have to get out there and take care of this myself, things will get ugly for the other team. I have Cleveland mob connections as well, so if I have to get on the phone, then I will. The Michigan boys won't know what hit 'em. They'll be wishing it was a soda!