Injury Report: Horcoff Sidelined with Broken Knuckle (Update: Practicing with team)
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The injuries that this team gets are absolutely ludicrious. Broken knuckle after a strained neck... 
I don't think that Belanger's two injuries are related either but hey, when you're chasing in your own zone all game (while inadvertently blocking shots) and refuse to engage physically this stuff is going to happen.
I don't think that Belanger's two injuries are related either but hey, when you're chasing in your own zone all game (while inadvertently blocking shots) and refuse to engage physically this stuff is going to happen.The injuries that this team gets are absolutely ludicrious. Broken knuckle after a strained neck...
It's not the way these injuries happened (I still think Doan should've been suspended for that dirty hit on Horcoff) but rather the reality that we had the chance to get him off the books and declined to take advantage of it. Now depending on how much time Horcoff will be out, it limits our opportunity to buy him out sooner rather than later and can hurt our cap situation going forward. He could've been off the books and we could have found a replacement for him via trade.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
The injuries that this team gets are absolutely ludicrious. Broken knuckle after a strained neck...
Never mind Shane Doan's cheapshot that went undetected by the refs and the NHL...
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I'm sure that if there was a trade option, it would have been pursued further. Horcoff's play hasn't been bad for a 3rd line center this year. Is he worth what he makes? No. But considering he is one of our better FO men and has been solid on the PK, there's no rush to dump him. We'll see how this team responds without him in the lineup now. With him and Belanger out last night, our FO's were atrocious.
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2 to 4 weeks I'd think
2 weeks is being incredibly optimistic, so probably 3 weeks for an NHL player.
I can't even picture what that looks like from them saying it was crushed in or something. Sounds pretty nasty.
What an odd injury to get.. we should get bonus points for wacky injuries.
What an odd injury to get.. we should get bonus points for wacky injuries.
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why? if he goes on LTIR his caphit frees up. not sure what buyout has anything to do with this..
Agreed on his play so far. He hasn't been bad. Prior to the start of the season Tim Connolly was on waivers, he sure looks good as a 3rd or 4th line C right now (and his contract ends this year). I also posted about how we should go after free agents like Arnott (before he failed a physical with the Rangers). I just feel like it's time to trade away draft picks for depth players. Great job getting Fistric for a 3rd rounder, maybe see if he can pimp a 2nd rounder or a 1st rounder for somebody who can fill Horcoff's spot long term.
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Doesn't sound like #Oilers Shawn Horcoff will require surgery to repair broken knuckle. Expectation is that it will be at least a month.
So what exactly do they do for a surgery on a broken knuckle? Can he get some steel knuckles put in as a replacement and become a goon too?
Doesn't sound like #Oilers Shawn Horcoff will require surgery to repair broken knuckle. Expectation is that it will be at least a month.
So what exactly do they do for a surgery on a broken knuckle? Can he get some steel knuckles put in as a replacement and become a goon too?
Cap hit counts again after he comes back from LTIR if it even goes that far. Horcoff's injury will not last till 2015, which is when his contract runs out. I'm not saying he'll be injured till the summer either but this is his second injury in a week. If he sustains an injury that lasts into next season we won't be able to buy him out till 2014 at the earliest then it will matter.
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Jon Mirasty has two titanium knuckles from when he shattered his hand in the WHL fighting Steve Spencer. Problem is with that is it affects the ability to close your hand properly. Horcoff is probably a lot better off with just letting it heal with the type of player he is.
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Maybe you havent been paying attention but this team NEEDS Horcoff. Sad as it is to say.
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probably means there is no structural damage and it will heal up on its own, if there were bone fragments or debris or destroyed pieces it would require surgery.
saying that remember when moreau was 1-2 weeks out and was out for an eternity, if the oilers docs said it i dont beleive it.
KeithIsActuallyBad
You thrust your pelvis, huh!
No Horcoff and Belanger? Kiss that 5th ranked PK goodbye. Faceoffs cant get much worse than they are right now....right?
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I thought you would be happy with this. It takes him off the ice and further reduces the chances of the type of injury you seem to be worried about.
We need someone who's a good penalty killer and face off guy and there's a few of those around the league who don't cost $5.5M a year. It doesn't necessarily have to be Shawn Horcoff. If our GM was paying attention to his team's needs for the past few seasons we might have found an adequate replacement for him. I pay attention just fine thanks.
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This actually just proved the point we were debating about a few weeks ago. I'm not happy he got injured and I never hoped he would get injured. I'm upset they didn't buy him out when they had the chance so this situation wouldn't happen in the first place. Also, IIRC you were the one who said the chances Horcoff sustaining an injury would be very small.
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What situation? Last I checked he will be back and if they do choose so they can buy him out during the summer. Although if he continues to play the way he has been he won't be bought out.
