nah. he played on the second and 3rd lines. he's missed (a good player is always missed) but i don't really think it's been a big factor, considering his replacement (kopecky) has been really good. who knows, maybe the ladd injury actually helped us, since kopecky got a game winner. if he's back, it needs to be burish out. [expletive], even versteeg could be sat, but that will never happen.