As previously reported, Jason LaBarbera had surgery this morning to repair a sports hernia and will miss the rest of the season. Here's what Marc Crawford had to say about the injury, which had been called a ``groin strain.''
``We had feared that that was the case,'' Crawford said of the sports-hernia diagnosis. ``It's unfortunate. He's had a decent season for us. I think he's proved that he's a capable NHL goaltender and obviously he played the bulk of the time for us. So, it's a tough injury but on the positive side, it allows him to have a long period of recovery and hopefully he'll be ready to start fresh at the start of next season.''
That leaves the Kings with Erik Ersberg and Dan Cloutier, and Crawford indicated that Ersberg might get the majority of the work over the last 14 games.
Crawford on the goalies (Inside the Kings) 
