Injury Report: Huberdeau 10/8/16 (achilles tendon surgery), skating since 12/15, return early March?

[EnforceTheLaus]

 

[Mogo]

Achilles surgery. We can pretty much count him out for this season then ;(

 

[BabyBennettov]

Achilles surgery. We can pretty much count him out for this season then ;(

That's what Seguin and Karlsson had... Not comparing Huberdeau to those two but don't count Huby out that quickly.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Achilles surgery. We can pretty much count him out for this season then ;(

The surgery was standard and hasn't changed the timeline. What you should worry about is how he looks after. Bolland was never the same. EK is still great, but he is also some kind of sorcerer

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

The surgery was standard and hasn't changed the timeline. What you should worry about is how he looks after. Bolland was never the same. EK is still great, but he is also some kind of sorcerer

I think Bollands issues went a bit more beyond his surgery. Huberdeau will be fine this is modern medicine. Its not like they just amputated his foot with a rusty saw.

 

[Android 16]

Surgery is the easy part. Rehab is the hard part. Good luck Huby doo bee doo. Please get well soon.

 

[5 Hole]

I'm assuming you mean Achilles right?

right

 

[5 Hole]

Achilles surgery. We can pretty much count him out for this season then ;(

This is petty much how I'm seeing it too.. maybe he's back for the push or playoffs, but it's going to be a long season for him. It really sucks all the way around.

 

[haulinbass]

Has any more extensive information came out regarding the injury? Sure would be nice to know how bad it really was..

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

 

[Benched]

I think it's gonna take him a while to return to true form once he is back too. Rust, new system, and physically getting back in shape.

 

[Crossbar]

I think it's gonna take him a while to return to true form once he is back too. Rust, new system, and physically getting back in shape.

Not to mention the entire league will know Barkov and Jagr will want to unselfishly keep setting him up to score once he returns.

 

[I am not exposed]

I think it's gonna take him a while to return to true form once he is back too. Rust, new system, and physically getting back in shape.

I hope we don't rush him.

I mean Ekblad, Bjugstad, and Jokinen have all been garbage since they came back.

 

[Ottarr]

They said last night he was with the team the other night and is walking in a boot.

 

[FlaPanthers11]

He's skating.

 

[RainingRats]

great to see him skating. If we could get him back by Feb, that would be amazing.

 

[inthe6ix]

Update on Hubie:

Sun, Dec 18

Jonathan Huberdeau (Achilles) is inching closer and closer towards his return.

Advice: Huberdeau was seen working hard at practice on Saturday, which is a fantastic development in any injury south of the waist. He's still expected to miss the next month, but who knows, maybe he'll be able to expedite that process. Stay tuned.

More: Harvey Fialkov on Twitter
(Rotoworld.com)

 

[Habsfann]

Is there any word on a target date for his return?

 

[flomarilius]

Beginning of February is what I read. Not 100% sure

 

[Benched]

Is there any word on a target date for his return?

It's always been mid February. He looks ahead of schedule though. Maybe it could be beginning of February.

 

[FlaPanthers11]

March per Rowe via GR.

 

[Everything is fine]

How's that possible? He's been skating for a month now.
Barkov also not close

 

[Brokin]

How's that possible? He's been skating for a month now.
Barkov also not close

The rehab on an achilles is cumberson. After surgery the tendon is very tight and has to be slowly stretched to allow for full range of motion. As it stretches there are various degrees of discomfort that need to be overcome before a player can be released for full workouts from the yellow jersey. His surgery was 10/13 and it has already been 3 months. If he comes back the first or second week of March, recovery would be 5 months. The fact that the original estimate was 3 to 4 months was an obvious optimistic estimate. IMO, I wouldn't be shocked if he doesn't play at all this season. Doesn't really make much sense for him to participate in brutal game conditions with less than a month of the season left that could set him back for next season. Many athletes don't return from achilles surgery for 9 months because of the various complications that can arise along the way. Obviously some of those have already come up in his case. Bolland returned way too early from double tendon surgery attaching his foot and ankle and paid for it.

 

[Brokin]

^Barkov not close. We don't know what his injury is other than lower body. I think I will refer to he and Bjugs as the the Glazier Brothers. If there were ever two big guys who were made of glass, these are them.

 

[Benched]

March per Rowe via GR.

What happened to cause this? Dudes been skating and going full in practice.