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

[BKarchitect]

It's sad watching MacK slide down the scoring leaders chart...who's ready for a full off-season of "he's not elite, he only had a hot streak for half-a-season...sample size, bro!" takes? Shoot me in the head.

 

[cgf]

MacK will come back and still win the art ross. People will still argue it was unsustainable, but c'est la vie

 

[kchan9]

Is there a chance we get Mack back this week?

 

[viach]

Still hope he is back against Mtl

 

[Foppberg]

Is there a chance we get Mack back this week?

Yep. They mentioned it on Altitude.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Wanna hear something crazy. If Mackinnon comes back Wednesday and continues his scoring pace, that average would work out to 95 points in 76 games on the season. Kucherov is the only player on pace to break 100.

 

[viach]

I think he is going to be back in home game. So, Canadians or Oilers.

 

[Ararana]

I saw some twitter chat that he was taking slap shots back in Colorado. The Montreal game will be 2 weeks + 1 day. But if there's any risk of injuring it further I'd sit him. Future Mack isn't worth risking for this development year, but I have a feeling Sakic/Mack don't think that way.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I saw some twitter chat that he was taking slap shots back in Colorado. The Montreal game will be 2 weeks + 1 day. But if there's any risk of injuring it further I'd sit him. Future Mack isn't worth risking for this development year, but I have a feeling Sakic/Mack don't think that way.

There's a risk of getting injured every match. You can't try and protect him just cause you're afraid he might get hurt again. If he's ready to go, you play him.

 

[Ararana]

There's a risk of getting injured every match. You can't try and protect him just cause you're afraid he might get hurt again. If he's ready to go, you play him.

There's a difference between playing a physical sport and risking injury and coming back too early from an injury and risking injuring it even further. Especially in what was supposed to be a throw away season.

 

[Raucherhusten]

There's a difference between playing a physical sport and risking injury and coming back too early from an injury and risking injuring it even further. Especially in what was supposed to be a throw away season.

That's the point man. It was "suppose" to be a development (not throw away ... how dare you dear sir) season - and it still is. But with the Avs fighting for a playoff spot it's now also a "we can make it" season. And what a suprise that would be ...

And everybody knows that we need our MacAttack to accomplish that. Getting him back a week early even if he's not at 100% increases our chances. Simple. We have to trust our medical stuff ( i hate even saying that ) on this one. This is simply not the time we can afford to give him "some extra days" - for us it's playoff hockey allready and we need him on the ice.

 

[Ararana]

That's the point man. It was "suppose" to be a development (not throw away ... how dare you dear sir) season - and it still is. But with the Avs fighting for a playoff spot it's now also a "we can make it" season. And what a suprise that would be ...

And everybody knows that we need our MacAttack to accomplish that. Getting him back a week early even if he's not at 100% increases our chances. Simple. We have to trust our medical stuff ( i hate even saying that ) on this one. This is simply not the time we can afford to give him "some extra days" - for us it's playoff hockey allready and we need him on the ice.

I 100% agree with you, assuming they're not taking an even bigger long-term risk with Mack. We'll never know, so if he hits the ice we have to trust the team doctors and assume the risk is not too great. From everything I've read/watched Mack seems to have bounced back pretty quick so it doesn't seem too bad.

 

[McMetal]

Is there any info on Comeau? I think the team is missing him, particularly on the PK.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Well he left the Blues game with what was called a LBI (Avalanche's Blake Comeau: Leaves with lower-body ailment), only to miss the next 2 games with what was called an UBI (Avalanche's Blake Comeau: Not playing Saturday), and is now listed as the dreaded D2D.

In other words, no one knows, or will be told, the truth.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

So basically he's dead

or a WBI

Whole Body Injury. Lower, upper, you name it

 

[Foppberg]

Damn, day to day? It was a good career 'Lake.

 

[The Abusement Park]

When's the funeral?

 

[Murzu]

When's the funeral?

I don't know who this Lake is everyone is talking about. Mythological beast swimming in some lake in Scotland?

 

[lonelybadger]

How did Mack even hurt himself on that Elder hit? I watched it a few times, did he tweak his shoulder or did he actually manage to hit something with it?

 

[Pokecheque]

How did Mack even hurt himself on that Elder hit? I watched it a few times, did he tweak his shoulder or did he actually manage to hit something with it?

Yes, he hit Edler’s shoulder

 

[Ararana]

Yes, he hit Edler’s shoulder

I still think Edler played that a bit dirty. But Mack needs to learn to keep his shit together.

 

[Pokecheque]

I still think Edler played that a bit dirty. But Mack needs to learn to keep his **** together.

Edler is kinda dirty, but I don’t think he played that particular play dirty. He saw a guy coming in and raised his shoulder, nothing dirty there from what I could see unless there was an elbow I didn’t see. Technically you’re not supposed to hit a guy without the puck but we see examples of that all the time.

However, yeah, I agree and I’ve said before that Nate has a little more maturation to go before he truly can embrace greatness. Hopefully this ends up being a valuable but not too costly lesson.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

Closer, closer....

 

[dahrougem2]

I'll bet Comeau suffered a career ending day-to-day injury

 

[Foppberg]