DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings might start the season with only one veteran goaltender.
Chris Osgood, who was signed to compete with Manny Legace, could miss the exhibition season because of a groin injury.
"They tell me I'll be out two to three weeks," Osgood said Wednesday, two weeks before Detroit opens the season against St. Louis. "I've never hurt my groin before, so I really don't know how long I'll be out. An ultrasound showed that there was a small tear on my right side.
"The biggest thing is that I don't hurt it worse because there have been goalies that have missed the whole year with a groin injury."
Osgood said he was injured last week during training camp. With Osgood out, the Red Wings are left with Legace and rookie Jimmy Howard.
Detroit signed Osgood to a $900,000, one-year contract last month. He played with the Red Wings from 1993-94 through 2000-01 and was the No. 1 goalie in 1998 when they won the Stanley Cup. He was a backup in their previous championship season.
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