Injury Report: 2014-15 Playoff injuries revealed: Bishop (groin tear), Johnson (broken right wrist)

[Todd1a]

Reporter: Coach Cooper is Ben Bishop going to be playing game 3?


Cooper:

just for fun we should send bishop, vasy, guds and wilcox up there! then say we did it because vasy tweaked something in practice!

 

[Todd1a]

Yeah, we’re not sure,’’ captain Steven Stamkos said before joking, “if we were, probably wouldn’t tell you anyway

 

[The Gongshow]

 

[LightningStrikes]

Johnson was not there for the optional skate. We were speculating he might be hurt in the other thread and Cooper went 12F/6D so maybe there's something to it after all.

 

[Stammertime91]

Johnson was not there for the optional skate. We were speculating he might be hurt in the other thread and Cooper went 12F/6D so maybe there's something to it after all.

Imo, having been a center 90% of my playing days, I feel it takes more out of you lower body wise than upper body wise to take a draw. You have to get low, very low if you're short like johnson and it takes a lot of bend in your knees.

Nlw, think knees...johnsons knee bent in, hyper extended in the MTL series on the play with gallagher. He's still fast but I don't think he's 100% in his speed. Though it's not really noticeable that he isn't at 100% because he's still faster than everybody on the ice.

Just my thoughts.

 

[slappipappi]

Imo, having been a center 90% of my playing days, I feel it takes more out of you lower body wise than upper body wise to take a draw. You have to get low, very low if you're short like johnson and it takes a lot of bend in your knees.

Nlw, think knees...johnsons knee bent in, hyper extended in the MTL series on the play with gallagher. He's still fast but I don't think he's 100% in his speed. Though it's not really noticeable that he isn't at 100% because he's still faster than everybody on the ice.

Just my thoughts.

Thanks for that.

How about a wrist injury, whould that affect his face-offs?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Maybe a rib injury?
I remember him getting slashed a couple of times

 

[Stammertime91]

Thanks for that.

How about a wrist injury, whould that affect his face-offs?

Well, my level of play was lower than grown men taking players hands off with slashes and getting roughed up but if I had a bruised or sore wrist, or arm, I could take draws. Ankle injury I had, couldn't even set up for a faceoff, I had giraffe legs like sustr when I tried.

Depends on the player, Johnson could have an upper body injury, who knows but the only evident thing I rber so far that showed him laboring was the knee injury. Maybe he has something to do with his ribs, you use you obliques and lats for draws a little so maybe that's bothering him?

We'll know after its all over I'm sure, just speculating right now.

 

[Stammertime91]

Maybe a rib injury?
I remember him getting slashed a couple of times

This. Could be from the whacks in the nyr series or the knee from the Mtl series. Those would be my guesses.

Tough little **** regardless. I'd be in the fetal position.

 

[slappipappi]

This. Could be from the whacks in the nyr series or the knee from the Mtl series. Those would be my guesses.

Tough little **** regardless. I'd be in the fetal position.

I'm in a fetal position just watching the games.

 

[Stammertime91]

I'm in a fetal position just watching the games.

My heart can't take much more lol

 

[wxkid23]

i'm in a fetal position just watching the games.

lmao

 

[Bernie Parent 1974]

i really hope Bishop can go ..... Vasy looks like a keeper, but im pulling HARD for TBL, so hopefully the #1 will be ok

go get em !!

 

[wxkid23]

What happens if Bishop can't go? Did we bring up anybody on standby (or call lol.. AHL is over) or is Bishop the backup?

 

[Hoek]

Gudlevskis is eligible to backup. I don't think we have any goalies available beyond him, though.

 

[wxkid23]

Gudlevskis is eligible to backup. I don't think we have any goalies available beyond him, though.

Is he with the team?

 

[FDfranklin]

Is he with the team?

Not sure if he's been with the team but...

 

[Hoek]

I have no idea if that's normal but he's part of the Black Aces that have been practicing all playoffs with the team.

 

[Outl4w]

Imo, having been a center 90% of my playing days, I feel it takes more out of you lower body wise than upper body wise to take a draw. You have to get low, very low if you're short like johnson and it takes a lot of bend in your knees.

Nlw, think knees...johnsons knee bent in, hyper extended in the MTL series on the play with gallagher. He's still fast but I don't think he's 100% in his speed. Though it's not really noticeable that he isn't at 100% because he's still faster than everybody on the ice.

Just my thoughts.

As a center that is 5 feet and 9 inches myself I completely agree.

 

[CarpeNoctem]

As a center that is 5 feet and 9 inches myself I completely agree.

That's true but if you have very fast hands, it offsets some of that. You can win the puck clean if you're fast enough (I was).

 

[Bernie Parent 1974]

please, Hockey Gods .... let Ben be healthy .....

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/cooper-bishop-still-in-holding-pattern/2233110

The mystery surrounding the apparent injury to Lightning goalie Ben Bishop continues, with coach Jon Cooper not able to confirm he will start in tonight's Game 4 against the Blackhawks.

"We're in the same holding pattern as we were 48 hours ago," Cooper said.

It certainly looks like Bishop will play tonight. He participated in the morning skate, faced shots as usual, and was the first Lightning goalie off the ice. Bishop was surrounded by a throng of reporters and cameras in the lockeroom after the skate, but offered little information.

When asked if he's starting tonight, Bishop quipped, "We'll see."

 

[CarpeNoctem]

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/cooper-bishop-still-in-holding-pattern/2233110

Bishopgate continues

 

[Hoek]

He wasn't at practice today but:

 

[LightningStrikes]

When it rains...