Flames' Versteeg month to month with hip injury

Calgary Flames forward Kris Versteeg is month to month with a hip injury, the team announced Friday.

The 31-year-old missed the last three games with what the team initially called a lower-body injury, and was moved to the injured reserve Wednesday.

The ailment is a nagging issue that Versteeg has dealt with over the years, but recently re-aggravated against the Dallas Stars last Friday.

"He'd had some history with the hip,'' Flames general manager Brad Treliving said, according to team insider George Johnson. "He tweaked it. He zigged when he should've zagged.

"It's not something like he blocks a shot and you have a bruise there, or somebody hit him and that caused the problem.

"He turned and got jammed up and put stress on the joint. What we're dealing with is a hip labrum issue."

Versteeg has tallied just three goals and eight points in 22 games, but has served well on the Flames' power play, recording one goal and five points with the extra man.

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