Injury Report: Lee Stempniak Confirmed With Mumps

[Raspewtin]

Special thanks to Homer J. Simpson for this

http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1201/lee-stempniak

Rangers confirm that Stempniak has tested positive for mumps.
Stempniak has missed the last two games with an illness that has been diagnosed as mumps. Despite having the virus, Stempniak skated on his own this morning and is expected to join the team on Tuesday. That suggests that he is past the infectious stage.

Just great.

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[hockeyfanOU812]

On the bright side the Rangers have been playing great hockey even without him, and since he is past the infectious stage he can't infect anyone moving forward and should be back int he lineup soon.

On the other hand there is the possibility of him having already infected someone else on the team (unless he was previously isolated) so there unfortunately may be that.

Luckily the team has good depth and has recovered well from the early season injuries, IMO this won't be too big a setback especially with the goalies playing as well as they have been lately.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Stepniak is the 17th player in the NHL to be diagnosed with the Mumps, and I'm sure there were a few other players who had it but weren't officially diagnosed.

Mumps cases have dropped to fewer than a 1,000 a year in this country.

If the total of players on the active rosters of the NHL were considered the United States, then the recent outbreak would be equivalent to the entire state of New Jersey getting the mumps.

Very Odd.

 

[AHB*]

It sucks, but it doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. They miss a few games and that's it. Stempniak is back on the ice today and could potentially play tomorrow, although my hunch is they'll sit him for one more game with how we've been playing.

 

[we want cup]

It sucks, but it doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. They miss a few games and that's it. Stempniak is back on the ice today and could potentially play tomorrow, although my hunch is they'll sit him for one more game with how we've been playing.

My only concern is that this has been going on for months now. When the hell is this going to be over? The offseason?

 

[Leetch66]

Imagine somebody like the King or McDonagh or Nash getting them in the playoffs.....

 

[Rick Nash 61]

Imagine somebody like the King or McDonagh or Nash getting them in the playoffs.....

Why would you think this

 

[Mr Clutch]

Imagine somebody like the King or McDonagh or Nash getting them in the playoffs.....

If anyone gets them during the playoffs hopefully it's tanner glass

 

[Brooklyn Ranger]

If anyone gets them during the playoffs hopefully it's tanner glass

Doubt that someone who already had them will get them again.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Doubt that someone who already had them will get them again.

Maybe we should strategically give our players mumps in the regular season so none of them miss time in the playoffs