Injury Report: 2013-14 Practice Notes and Injury Updates

[Satan]

Mark Stepneski ‏@StarsInsideEdge
@brelyt He had No. 37 on his helmet this morning, and that's the number listed on the roster as well.

RIP Karlis.

 

[oconnor9sean]

Mark Stepneski ‏@StarsInsideEdge 49s
@satan He had No. 37 on his helmet this morning, and that's the number listed on the roster as well.

37 it is

 

[Dr Pepper]

Bit of a downer, but they must have thought of that before handing it to him.

Think he requested it?

 

[glovesave_35]

He was always going to be a #6 PP specialist; my issue is the coaching staff hasn't once put him in a position to use his greatest weapon, his shot. We still don't have a D-man in the pipeline who brings what K-Conn brings.

I've been kind of disappointed with his shot. From time to time it gets on net, but it just never strikes me as particularly accurate or as much of a chaos generator. He could be given more PP time but he hasn't proven to be able to get his shot on net consistently enough in the time he has been given.

Like you said, I'm not going to be too torn up over whatever happens. I am excited about Nemeth getting a shot though because his game is exactly what we lack. It would be nice to know what we have in him (thus far) before offseason changes.

 

[piqued]

Nemeth already wore #37 in the preseason. The decision to make the number available was made long ago. I'm guessing it was assigned by the team. Young Dmen typically have to prove they're worthy of a low number in the NHL first, although there are recent exceptions to this, i.e. Dillon.

 

[BigG44]

Don't get too excited. This could still be an emergency call up. I asked Mark, but he hasn't confirmed.

If that's the case, Nemeth is gone the second Rome is healthy. It seems weird you could do an emergency call up with 6 healthy D, but that could very well be the case.

 

[glovesave_35]

*Kisses fingers and points to the sky*

Love Skrastins and it was a terrible tragedy for all involved. I don't see anything wrong with his number getting back into circulation though. Keep the memory alive.

 

[Satan]

*Kisses fingers and points to the sky*

Love Skrastins and it was a terrible tragedy for all involved. I don't see anything wrong with his number getting back into circulation though. Keep the memory alive.

Pretty much how I feel.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Don't get too excited. This could still be an emergency call up. I asked Mark, but he hasn't confirmed.

If that's the case, Nemeth is gone the second Rome is healthy. It seems weird you could do an emergency call up with 6 healthy D, but that could very well be the case.

I'd be pretty shocked if it wasn't one.

 

[Cin]

He's NHL ready so this should be a big boost for the team.

 

[Bkennedy*]

Excited to see Nemeth.

 

[BigG44]

I'd be pretty shocked if it wasn't one.

I'm hoping he forces them to use a regular call up on him even after Rome gets back.

He doesn't require any type of waivers so there's no concern about how many games he plays, and he could re-join Texas as soon as Dallas' season is complete (refer to Alex Chiasson last year).

 

[Frozen Failure]

Brenden Dillon ring a bell?

No, who is that?

 

[BigG44]

Something to consider when Erik Cole comes back. Shawn Horcoff's hand is barely healthy enough to play, and he can't take faceoffs. There really isn't another option to play center when Cole pushes Jeffrey out. Since Cole will likely replace Horcoff next to Fiddler and Sceviour, Chiasson may be required to step in on the 4th line and take the draws.

 

[Johno]

Something to consider when Erik Cole comes back. Shawn Horcoff's hand is barely healthy enough to play, and he can't take faceoffs. There really isn't another option to play center when Cole pushes Jeffrey out. Since Cole will likely replace Horcoff next to Fiddler and Sceviour, Chiasson may be required to step in on the 4th line and take the draws.

IIRC Sceviour has played center as well? Would it be too much to handle if he hasn't played center for few season?

Would break up the lines tho

 

[glovesave_35]

Somebody else would know better from it's my understanding that Sceviour has been playing wing the last couple of years and that the organization views him as a winger. I'm comfortable with him taking a few draws but at least for now I think it's a lot to ask of a guy who has been a solid contributor in the role he's been given.

 

[Primetimey*]

Something to consider when Erik Cole comes back. Shawn Horcoff's hand is barely healthy enough to play, and he can't take faceoffs. There really isn't another option to play center when Cole pushes Jeffrey out. Since Cole will likely replace Horcoff next to Fiddler and Sceviour, Chiasson may be required to step in on the 4th line and take the draws.

Whitney - Chiasson - Cole

Rather than break up the Horcoff - Fiddler - Sceviour line.

 

[BigG44]

Whitney - Chiasson - Cole

Rather than break up the Horcoff - Fiddler - Sceviour line.

Chiasson never played center ... oh .. wait. He played center for a few disastrous games against OKC in the playoffs.

Makes more sense to let a natural center play center and bring in some help via the wings to win the draws. This is another way the Peverley loss hurts though that I hadn't really considered. They don't have a swing center/wing anymore.

Glove ... you are correct that it's been a while since Sceviour played center. I want to say 2 years, but I think he might have been an injury fill in a few games last year.

 

[aloonda*]

Chiasson never played center ... oh .. wait. He played center for a few disastrous games against OKC in the playoffs.

Makes more sense to let a natural center play center and bring in some help via the wings to win the draws. This is another way the Peverley loss hurts though that I hadn't really considered. They don't have a swing center/wing anymore.

Glove ... you are correct that it's been a while since Sceviour played center. I want to say 2 years, but I think he might have been an injury fill in a few games last year.

is the rooster another option? he has the speed and takes draws pretty well

 

[Mr Misty]

How about sitting the guy with an abysmal penalty differential and a hand injury?

 

[BigG44]

How about sitting the guy with an abysmal penalty differential and a hand injury?

Jeffrey has a good game, but it's not going to happen. Plus, you'd have to use a regular recall on him to accomplish that. That would be Dallas' 3rd of only 4. Not a deal breaker, but they seem like they were trying to hold on to them.

If Rome plays over Connauton ... Ruff plays Horcoff over Jeffrey for the same reason. Plus, I think Horcoff has looked fine honestly. If we're going to bench people for bad penalties, he's not even the first guy I think of. He takes more than he should, but we all know there's one guy on the team that takes them at the worst possible time frequently. Luckily, lately Garbutt has been better about that.

 

[Mr Misty]

Jeffrey has a good game, but it's not going to happen. Plus, you'd have to use a regular recall on him to accomplish that. That would be Dallas' 3rd of only 4. Not a deal breaker, but they seem like they were trying to hold on to them.

If Rome plays over Connauton ... Ruff plays Horcoff over Jeffrey for the same reason. Plus, I think Horcoff has looked fine honestly. If we're going to bench people for bad penalties, he's not even the first guy I think of. He takes more than he should, but we all know there's one guy on the team that takes them at the worst possible time frequently. Luckily, lately Garbutt has been better about that.

Garbutt is also healthy, fast, scoring goals, and drawing some penalties of his own. Also, if we don't get some points in the standings for having emergency callups left at the end of the season, I don't know how much longer we should wait to use them.

 

[glovesave_35]

Horcoff should be in the lineup.

 

[Bluesoma]

Rous and Garbs have both played some center iirc.

Sceviour is RW only though as taken draws. Same with Chiasson. The Chiasson as Center experiment was disastrous (coincidentally for the same reason, Dowling had a hand injury and couldn't take faceoffs).

 

[beepeearr]

Didn't Garbutt center the fourth line a bit last year for us?