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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2652608" data-attributes="member: 2012">Thornton to get treatment for back spasmsCanadian Press10/12/2005 4:19:23 PMSUNRISE, Fla. (CP) - The Boston Bruins will face the Florida Panthers on Thursday night without the services of their top two centres.Star centre Joe Thornton has joined Alexei Zhamnov (shoulder) on the shelf. The Bruins sent Thornton, who is suffering from back spasms, home to Boston on Wednesday to get examined.Thornton missed the final five minutes of the Bruins' 4-2 win over Tampa Bay on Monday and is listed as day to day. Thornton has no goals and four assists in four games this season.''One of the strengths of our team is our versatility,'' head coach Mike Sullivan told the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. ''Every team at some point goes through a rash of injuries. It's important that the team has the ability to play through those without missing a beat.''We have players who can play multiple positions, so guys can step in and fill roles. (Patrice) Bergeron has played terrific at centre. He's a natural centre just by his skill set anyway. But he's probably one of the most versatile players we have.''(Shawn McEachern) is another guy who can play centre and play the wing. Tom Fitzgerald can play centre and wing. Travis Green can play centre or wing. All of these players have played different positions over the course of their careers. It makes my job a little bit easier.''</blockquote>