Injury Report: 2016-17 Line Combinations, Roster & Injury Discussion ★

[Magic Mittens]

Back to the AHL for Honka lol

McKenzie has been called up

 

[serp]

Some forwards aparently banged up. Not sure why they needed to send Honka back though. I mean we have a couple of guys on IR with Method and Hanzal right ?

 

[txomisc]

mckenzie expected to play? he isnt very good so i guess it doesnt matter

 

[Azzuri]

Some forwards aparently banged up. Not sure why they needed to send Honka back though. I mean we have a couple of guys on IR with Method and Hanzal right ?

Cap space. With them already in Denver and the holiday coming up, keeping Honka in the AHL until the next game saves them a few dollars.

 

[SolidusAKA]

I know this is always sour grapes, but I was playing NHL 18 the other day and did a reverse fantasy draft of the picks I would have made over the last few years. With Domi over Val, Barzal over Gurianov...

Benn - Seguin - Radulov
Domi - Barzal - Spezza
Janmark - Faksa - Shore
Roussel - Hanzal - Pitlick

Heiskanen - Klingberg
Lindell - Honka
Methot - Johns

Bishop
Oettinger/Point

 

[Arkham32]

Honka back up hopefully he got some good development in from that last stint

 

[txomisc]

I know this is always sour grapes, but I was playing NHL 18 the other day and did a reverse fantasy draft of the picks I would have made over the last few years. With Domi over Val, Barzal over Gurianov...

Benn - Seguin - Radulov
Domi - Barzal - Spezza
Janmark - Faksa - Shore
Roussel - Hanzal - Pitlick

Heiskanen - Klingberg
Lindell - Honka
Methot - Johns

Bishop
Oettinger/Point

Yeah you can call it sour grapes but you can also say its pretty fair. Val felt like the right choice because he was a faller but domi was pretty highly rated too and i liked wennberg alot. Gurianov was a real head scratcher. I wanted Conner but also would have preferred Barzal. Both certainly appear to be better players at this point.

 

[Troy McClure]

Honka back up hopefully he got some good development in from that last stint

He got some Marriott points if nothing else.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Honka is playing tonight!!!!! He' free!!!!


For now....

 

[Magic Mittens]

Not sure who is hurt, but Hintz has been called up. Would be cool to see the kid play

 

[serp]

Might not play tonight but maybe tomorow ?

 

[Kcb12345]

Would love to see Hintz play. I feel tonight would be a better game to play him than tomorrow in Nashville depending on who is injured. Hope it's not Jamie Benn

 

[eartotheground]

Faksa and Lindell out

 

[Tyler Durden]

I'm thinking Ben returns next Friday vs Ottawa. (March 16, thoughts?)

 

[serp]

Hanzal out 6-7 months with back surgery/spinal fusion. He wasn't great but still this sucks.

 

[Kcb12345]

Hanzal out 6-7 months with back surgery/spinal fusion. He wasn't great but still this sucks.

He was an important piece to this team, and I think people started to realize that as the year went on. His play was gradually improving, but he's the type of guy we badly need in the playoffs. Hopefully he can come back much healthier next season

 

[serp]

He did make the team better when in but he was never healthy enough to stay in for longer.

 

[Troy McClure]

This explains why he looked so stiff and slow at times. Also why he would disappear from games. A healthy Hanzal is a lot better than the guy we saw.

I'm also ready to say not to expect much from him for the two seasons remaining on his contract. Spinal fusion is serious business for normal people. For a pro athlete in a contact sport, this isn't good at all.

 

[Satan]

Pretty brutal news. You knew when we signed him that you weren't getting 82 games + playoffs out of him but it sucks that his career is probably in jeopardy (??? I'm not a doctor but this guy is gonna have his third back surgery, that can't be good on someone playing a physical sport for a living)

Salt in the wounds of those who wanted some depth trades at the trade deadline. Way to go Nill.

 

[Danco95]

When do you expect Bishop to return? Thx

 

[Kcb12345]

When do you expect Bishop to return? Thx

No clue, maybe next week, maybe 2 weeks. Knee injuries are really hard to tell and they haven't provided much of an update.

 

[Tyler Durden]

I know its been already mentioned but since the last post has there been any updates or news on Bishop? I know he skated in full on Monday and faced some shots at Monday's skate. Thanks.

 

[Kcb12345]

I know its been already mentioned but since the last post has there been any updates or news on Bishop? I know he skated in full on Monday and faced some shots at Monday's skate. Thanks.

He's officially back in tonight

 

[Tyler Durden]

He's officially back in tonight

Thanks bud! He looked pretty good! You think we will go back to Ben vs Winnipeg or let Kari start vs the Jets?

 

[Smelling Salt]

Technically still a rookie, 34 years young Mike McKenna called up again today.

Stars recall goaltender Mike McKenna from Texas