Injury Report: 2017-18 Season: Varly out Reg season, EJ out 6-8 weeks

[tigervixxxen]

March 10th
Wilson - UBI

February 27th
Hammond - Concussion

February 19th
Johnson - UBI indefinite
Lindholm - UBI indefinite - Returned early March
Bernier - Concussion on 2/16 - Returned 3/10

February 7th
MacKinnon - Shoulder 1-3 weeks - Returned 2/18
Rantanen - LBI day to day - missed one game
Andrighetto - LBI indefinite - returned 3/8
Barberio - LBI indefinite

January 31st
Varlamov - Return on 2/2
Nieto - took puck to foot, day to day - missed one game
Barberio - LBI, out this week
Andrighetto - LBI, still out this week
MacKinnon - UBI, out 7-10 days

December 31st
JT Compher - UBI, out 2 weeks - returned mid Jan

December 23rd
Tyson Barrie - broken hand, out 4-6 weeks - returned late Jan

November 29th
Nemeth - Chronic LBI, out indefinitely - returned early Dec
Wilson - Chronic hip/groin issue, in and out of lineup - returned early Dec

November 16th
Vlad Kamenev - Broken arm, out indefinitely
Patrik Nemeth - Something LBI, status TBD
Tyson Barrie - UBI, day to day - returned next game

November 5th
Anton Lindholm - Broken jaw, out indefinitely - returned 11/29
Matt Nieto - Illness - missed two games

October 30th

Compher - getting fitted for hand brace, return TBD - returned Mid Nov
Jost - begin skating this week - returned 11/29
Wilson - begin skating this week

October 27th

Colin Wilson (hip): day to day
Gabriel Bourque (UBI): out indefinitely - Returned 11/4

October 20th

JT Compher (broken thumb): 3 weeks
Tyson Jost (LBI): 2-3 weeks
Patrik Nemeth (LBI): day to day - Returned 10/27

October 17th

Tyson Jost (bone bruise): Playing tonight
Patrik Nemeth (shoulder): Expected to practice tomorrow

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[tigervixxxen]

By request. Didn't think of it as needed until something serious came up but it is a good place to post updates. I'll try to keep OP as updated as possible. And please LIMIT DISCUSSION in this thread, keep it to updates and information sharing only please.

 

[Ararana]

After MacKinnon's eye incident, I reserve my right to panic.

 

[Avalanche]

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yep, time to get this thread rolling. Hopefully not serious for Nemeth and Jost. I didn't see anything in game.


Sucks for JT though. Really liked the way he was playing so far this year. He was playing some really tough defensive minutes and doing decently well with them.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Yep, time to get this thread rolling. Hopefully not serious for Nemeth and Jost. I didn't see anything in game.


Sucks for JT though. Really liked the way he was playing so far this year. He was playing some really tough defensive minutes and doing decently well with them.

Absolutely! Compher looks like real player. He might be the most valuable piece in O'Reilly deal and love his skating ability..

 

[Avalanche]

 

[JLo217]

Top 5 pick looking realistic again!

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Top 5 pick looking realistic again!

It always was.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Absolutely! Compher looks like real player. He might be the most valuable piece in O'Reilly deal and love his skating ability..

I've felt that was about Compher for 2 years now Every game I watch him play he reminds me more and more of O'Reilly. His stick work on the defensive end is fantastic, he has one of those never quit motors, and he has puck skills and offensive instincts that lend to him being in the right spot at the right time.


I even think he could be better than ROR, at least offensively. He's a significantly better skater(Best skater on the team IMO), and his shot is extremely underrated as well. The way he picked the corner on Rask was eye opening. I dont think he's quite as good of a passer as ROR is but they play an extremely similar game and I really think when he gets his chance in the Top 6 with even just slightly more favorable minutes, he'll break out in a big way.


He's my favorite prospect the Avs have right now.

 

[tigervixxxen]

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

3 injuries in a month for Jost. Not ideal.

 

[LieutenantDangle]

3 injuries in a month for Jost. Not ideal.

Just when the kid was getting a real chance to showcase his abilities too. That could neuter his confidence

 

[Tommy Shelby]

3 injuries in a month for Jost. Not ideal.

Not to beat a dead horse but he should still be in College right now. Was signed way too early, his body is clearly not ready for the rigours of an 82 game NHL season.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Not to beat a dead horse but he should still be in College right now. Was signed way too early, his body is clearly not ready for the rigours of an 82 game NHL season.

I don't know about this last injury as nobody knows how it happened yet, but the first two had nothing to do with his body not being ready for NHL.

 

[Iracundia]

Not to beat a dead horse but he should still be in College right now. Was signed way too early, his body is clearly not ready for the rigours of an 82 game NHL season.[/QUOTE]

This is my worry with Makar that he gets rushed to the pros too early when he would be better served getting at least another year in college to help develop his body. All it takes is one bad hit. I remember when Zadorov got absolutely trucked by Wilson and think what happens if Makar gets hit the same way.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Jost shouldn't be in the NHL right now. For his and the Avs future it would have been better to remain at college or at the very least start the season in the AHL.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Y'all realize the AHL is most physically punishing with more reckless behavior and injuries, right?

Anyway, back to updates

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

That's great news. Still would be surprised to see him back within a month, let alone in 3 weeks.

 

[Raucherhusten]

When the AVs say "3 weeks" you can usually add another 3. I don't expect him back until early December. Jost maybe a week or two earlier.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

This is my worry with Makar that he gets rushed to the pros too early when he would be better served getting at least another year in college to help develop his body. All it takes is one bad hit. I remember when Zadorov got absolutely trucked by Wilson and think what happens if Makar gets hit the same way.

This is almost assuredly exactly what's going to happen with Makar because management is at their rope's end and any high profile draft pick they can push into the NHL in a desperate attempt to win games and fill seats will be rushed in.

 

[Pokecheque]

I don't think another year of NCAA hockey would have made Tyson Jost less vulnerable to injury. Sometimes injuries are just unavoidable.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Absolutely! Compher looks like real player. He might be the most valuable piece in O'Reilly deal and love his skating ability..

I expect Zadorov to elevate his game to what he was prior to getting injured last season. I still think Z can be our solid top 4 d man.

 

[Avalanche]

 

[TruePowerSlave]

I expect Zadorov to elevate his game to what he was prior to getting injured last season. I still think Z can be our solid top 4 d man.

I hope so

There is one problem though, the Avs have left these few critical years of development for Zadorov in the hands of Bednar and company. It may not effect that much on how good Zadorov becomes but coaching can play a huge part in player development and Sakic has never assembled a good coaching staff. Surely that will and already has had an negative impact on our young players.