Zach Redmond and Jacob Trouba to speak with media today (UPD : Redmond is skating)

[allan5oh]

Thought this deserved its own thread:

But Friday is sure to be an interesting day as Jacob Trouba will meet the media for the first time since signing his professional contract and defenceman Zach Redmond is expected to speak to reporters for the first time since his horrific skate-cut accident in Carolina that ended his rookie season prematurely.

http://blogs.canoe.ca/jetstream/general/jets-drop-below-playoff-line-after-fifth-consecutive-defeat/

And here he is this morning:

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...le-Redmond-back-on-ice-doctors-201631131.html

The fact Redmond is back on the ice is one incredible step but Winnipeg Jets head team physician Dr. Peter McDonald says it’s "highly probable," Redmond will be in training camp this fall if not back with the team sooner.

The doctor gave him a 50/50 chance of ever playing pro hockey again. This is unbelievable how fast he's recovered. The physician that worked on him in Raleigh must've been very talented, and let's not forget to credit Zach himself. No doubt his commitment to physiotherapy hastened his return.

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[CorgisPer60]

Neat. Will be good to hear from them both.

 

[Guerzy]

Update. And fantastic news!

gary lawless ‏@garylawless 6m
Docs for #nhljets expect Zach Redmond to make full recovery and be in training camp, if not back sooner. Call it a "miracle." #bn

 

[StronGeer]

Update. And fantastic news!

Stunning, really. Easily could've been career-ending

 

[sipowicz]

Great news for a promising D man!

 

[KingSalamon]

Amidst all the negative in Jetsville lately, it sure is nice to have a nice ray of sunshine in the news. Awesome news about Redmond and I look forward to seeing him in a Jets uniform next season!

 

[jetkarma*]

Update. And fantastic news!

Good to hear for us as fans , but GREAT for Zach.

Hopefully 1290 carries the conference today.

 

[winterpeg]

Stunning, really. Easily could've been career-ending

Absolutely true.

It EASILY could have been more than that.

Here's a bit of simple math.

(He's lucky just to be alive) * (lucky to be able to walk on that leg again) * (lucky to be able to move it as normal) * (lucky to be able to even think about skating hard again) * (the fact that he only lost a (half) season from all of this) = I don't even know what that equals.

If you think about it, it really is a bloody miracle.

Zach Redmond = x
x = Miracle
Zach Redmond = Miracle?

Now I want him to become an absolute stallion on D, and win a Norris, because that would be too epic.

But seriously. Wow.

 

[jetkarma*]

He must have such a bond with Peluso now.

 

[Positive]

Redmond has stud potential. Was incredibly impressed by the 8 games he was up, playing 20+ minutes from the first game onward.

Redmond and Bogo, Zach Squared!

 

[jetkarma*]

Skating on the ice now with Peluso and Slater . Very very good news.

 

[wpgsilver]

Yeah its remarkable.
Though Lawless is a tool, and tough to listen to.

 

[surixon]

Very happy about the Redmond news! He has been one of my favorite players in the system for awhile and think he can eventually replace Hainsy on the 2nd pairing!

 

[wpgsilver]

Leg is currently at 75% strength after 6 weeks.
Really is astonishing. Sounds like this is nothing short of a miracle.

 

[Huffer]

Hey, it's something everyone can be on the same page about!! We're all seriously happy for Redmond!

Seriously, it's great news for him. And it's pretty good news for us too. He looked pretty good in his short stint, and it will be great to see what he can do next year.

 

[peg]

If miracles can happen, let Zach show up in a playoff game this year

 

[JustGivingEr]

Wow! This is awesome news. I can't believe he's already back on the ice. Hopefully this amazing comeback continues!

 

[broinwhyteridge]

Great and amazing news.

 

[Howard Chuck]

Wow, this is such great news. So happy for him.

 

[Romang67]

Fantastic news! Zach Redmond looked like he really loved to be out there on the ice, great to hear that he's recovering better than we could have hoped for!

 

[allan5oh]

Ken Wiebe ‏@WiebeSunSports 8m

Redmond will address the media when he gets off the ice and is expected to share his thoughts on the scary skate-cut incident #NHLJets

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[KingSalamon]

If this isn't enough inspiration to get the Jets to play better... Peluso and Redmond will forever be connected.

 

[cheswick]

I assume sooner than training camp implies he could be ready if we make the playoffs?

 

[winterpeg]

If miracles can happen, let Zach show up in a playoff game this year

If that happens, there will be a disney movie.

 

[allan5oh]

I assume sooner than training camp implies he could be ready if we make the playoffs?

Yes.