Injury Report: 2014-2015 Injury Thread Part II

[tigervixxxen]

Hey, sorry to be THAT guy, but is there any info on whether or not Mackinnon will be put on IR at some point?

I'm sure he will, why not yet I have no idea. Maybe it's how they juggle the transactions for callups. I'm sure you are asking for fantasy, he's certainly done for the season.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

I'm sure he will, why not yet I have no idea. Maybe it's how they juggle the transactions for callups. I'm sure you are asking for fantasy, he's certainly done for the season.

That I am. I'm in a keeper league though and I'm hanging onto him, so I can't drop him. This season was an aberration IMO, and I'm confident that he'll light it up again next year.

 

[Tweaky]

We believe so as well.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Oh yeah I'm not worried about him at all. He had a bit of a rough time but I wouldn't even call it a bad year. He was never at any point worse than the others.

Don't know how your league works but since it's keeper maybe the commish would let you drop for the roster spot but still remain "your" player.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Oh yeah I'm not worried about him at all. He had a bit of a rough time but I wouldn't even call it a bad year. He was never at any point worse than the others.

Don't know how your league works but since it's keeper maybe the commish would let you drop for the roster spot but still remain "your" player.

I am the commish, so maybe I'll just pull rank and make it happen. I'm sure my buddies would love that.

You guys are lucky as hell to have him. I'm very jealous, as I imagine the fans of all 29 other teams are. Side note, do you expect him to play center or wing for most of next year? [mod]

 

[The Kingslayer]

I am the commish, so maybe I'll just pull rank and make it happen. I'm sure my buddies would love that.

You guys are lucky as hell to have him. I'm very jealous, as I imagine the fans of all 29 other teams are. Side note, do you expect him to play center or wing for most of next year? I guess that'll depend on what happens with O'Reilly and what side of the bed your nut job coach wakes up on from game-to-game.

He will be a winger when we draft Mcdavid

 

[tigervixxxen]

LOL Roy is actually pretty consistent in his decisions. Anyway, you are probably right that it depends a lot on O'Reilly and possibly if we draft a forward with our first pick or what FAs we sign, those things should make it more clear. Roy has said the future is with him at center but he just works so well at RW with a defensive center between he and Landy and lately wasn't taking ANY draws. If they can put any semblance of talent at C then I think he stays RW.

You shouldn't be punished because the stupid system has not put on IR yet. It's not pulling a fast one if you'd do it for your buddies too. I'm also a commish so maybe I see things from that side too much

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

LOL Roy is actually pretty consistent in his decisions. Anyway, you are probably right that it depends a lot on O'Reilly and possibly if we draft a forward with our first pick or what FAs we sign, those things should make it more clear. Roy has said the future is with him at center but he just works so well at RW with a defensive center between he and Landy and lately wasn't taking ANY draws. If they can put any semblance of talent at C then I think he stays RW.

You shouldn't be punished because the stupid system has not put on IR yet. It's not pulling a fast one if you'd do it for your buddies too. I'm also a commish so maybe I see things from that side too much

Got it, thanks for the info. I was referring more to the beginning of the season when he was playing with a bunch of different guys like Briere, Tanguay, Mitchell, Everberg, etc. And my team is almost always near the top of the standings and I like to run my mouth about it, so I don't think the rest of the league is going to be too forgiving when it comes to changing the rules for me.

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[CarpeNoctem]

Expectation still that Varly will be back within a game or two?

 

[tigervixxxen]

Expectation still that Varly will be back within a game or two?

No clue, honestly. It doesn't sound serious but no point in bringing him back. His previous groin injuries kept him out like 2-3 weeks.

 

[Cypher]

They should rest Varly. Let Berra play some games; doesn't really matter if we win/lose anymore. Plus it gives Berra a fair chance to convince management not to buy him out this summer. Let's see what he can (can't?) do this last month of the season.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

They should rest Varly. Let Berra play some games; doesn't really matter if we win/lose anymore. Plus it gives Berra a fair chance to convince management not to buy him out this summer. Let's see what he can (can't?) do this last month of the season.

Tank mode anyway. It's over now. Let Berra play, hope he does well so we can go with 3 goalies next season and dump the worst one. (Berra or Pickard.)

 

[NHLFreak]

Oh how I wish there was some recent news on my boy Erik Johnson. Still disappointed after having such a nice season. Must be getting close, no?

 

[the_fan]

They should just rest EJ rest of the season even if he gets healthy, they're not making the playoffs anyway and have nothing to play for

 

[tigervixxxen]

Oh how I wish there was some recent news on my boy Erik Johnson. Still disappointed after having such a nice season. Must be getting close, no?

He's skating now but I think they'll be real cautious. I'll have to see what the 8 week mark is, late March. Maybe by then. Most here just don't want him to risk it.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

So Winchester skating is kind of interesting. Thought he was shut down.

 

[Avsboy]

Winchester playing would help the team a lot. Would get Cliche offa the team already.

 

[falconski]

 

[Foppa2118]

So Winchester skating is kind of interesting. Thought he was shut down.

I'd say that's probably part of the process to see how he's progressing. He was having trouble with the lights before so hopefully this is a sign that he's doing better in that regard.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Between this and the Winchester talks it could be an interesting few weeks ahead of us. Honestly though I don't feel that we should activate either of these guys unless the final playoff spot becomes something within striking distance. Right now we're not even at a 5% of making it, why risk it?

 

[TheStranger]

Between this and the Winchester talks it could be an interesting few weeks ahead of us. Honestly though I don't feel that we should activate either of these guys unless the final playoff spot becomes something within striking distance. Right now we're not even at a 5% of making it, why risk it?

I would agree, but if Johnson is 100% there's no reason not to play him. Winchester, despite how absolutely awful Cliche is, I don't know if him stepping in without having skated in forever, and not playing hockey in close to a year is really worth it right now.

 

[Avsboy]

I would agree, but if Johnson is 100% there's no reason not to play him. Winchester, despite how absolutely awful Cliche is, I don't know if him stepping in without having skated in forever, and not playing hockey in close to a year is really worth it right now.

Disagreed. Cliche is pure filler, Winchester would probably at least competently cycle the puck and score on a wide open net.

 

[TheStranger]

Disagreed. Cliche is pure filler, Winchester would probably at least competently cycle the puck and score on a wide open net.

Maybe. I still don't think it's worth putting out a guy that has been out with a concussion for 6 months and hasn't played since last spring. He won't be at game speed for probably close to 10 games. Maybe anything is better than Cliche, but maybe it's not worth him getting blindsided either.

 

[Bender]

Tank mode anyway. It's over now. Let Berra play, hope he does well so we can go with 3 goalies next season and dump the worst one. (Berra or Pickard.)

It's not over yet.

Check out the schedule for the remaining clubs:

The Kings have 6 at home 8 on the road (like us) and a tougher schedule, I could see them passing Calgary though.

The Sharks play Chicago at home on Saturday and then go on a 7 game road trip.

The Jets probably have the toughest schedule out of all the teams in the hunt. (TB, SJ, ST.L X2, WSH, MTL, CHI, NYR, VAN, MIN, AVS)

The Flames have more games remaining including 8 at home but they do play some tough clubs and we still play them twice.

All it takes is some clubs that have been real hot the past month or so to go into a slump and that opens it up quite a bit.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Yeah winning 11 of 13 isn't going to happen, if those teams can slump enough to bring the target down then things could get interesting though. We'll see.