Prospect Info: 2018 NHL Draft / Pick #22 - K'Andre Miller (D) - Part II

[egelband]

Larry Brooks reporting in an article tonight that probably not as bad as first thought.

Nice. Finally able to take a breath. Though not a deep one, yet.

 

[cheech70]

To me this is proof he is a regular reader of these boards..where else do rabid obsessed Ranger freaks obsess over info as this.

Larry Brooks reporting in an article tonight that probably not as bad as first thought.

 

[UnSandvich]

Per Carp in the Athletic:

20) Rangers first-rounder K’Andre Miller was injured in a game Saturday and had to be helped off the ice, not putting weight on one of his knees, according to reports. No official update is available, but I spoke with Wisconsin coach Tony Granato, who said Miller was sore, but there was no ligament damage. He’ll continue to be evaluated.

 

[nyr2k2]

Per Carp in the Athletic:

20) Rangers first-rounder K’Andre Miller was injured in a game Saturday and had to be helped off the ice, not putting weight on one of his knees, according to reports. No official update is available, but I spoke with Wisconsin coach Tony Granato, who said Miller was sore, but there was no ligament damage. He’ll continue to be evaluated.

Not saying we're out of the woods with this one, but this is why I said to jump the gun in freaking out. Lots of time horrible collisions end up as nothing, just like minor things end up being devastating. Stepan took a minor hit in training camp and fell weird, and the doctors said bone bruise. Then he did a skating drill days later and his leg gave out. Weird stuff happens. Zucc's incident didn't appear that bad, and he basically had a stroke. Guys go flying into the board horrifically all the time and end up being okay. Didn't that just happen to Skjei or someone the other night?

Anyway, let's hope Miller got lucky and dodged anything seriously. I'm growing increasingly optimistic since they haven't yet found anything worrisome.

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Chris Peters‏Verified account @chrismpeters
Latest from Wisconsin on freshman D K'Andre Miller (NYR), after a hard crash into the boards Saturday, is that he is out this week, dealing with soreness. Due to be reevaluated later today. Sounds like it's not as serious as it looked like it could be Saturday night.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Chris Peters‏Verified account @chrismpeters
Latest from Wisconsin on freshman D K'Andre Miller (NYR), after a hard crash into the boards Saturday, is that he is out this week, dealing with soreness. Due to be reevaluated later today. Sounds like it's not as serious as it looked like it could be Saturday night.

See? He’s not getting amputated after all!

 

[RangerBoy]

"The knee is fine," Granato said, "but he's banged up pretty good, so he's going to be reevaluated this afternoon."

 

[nyr2k2]

Excellent. Banged up is fine. No knee damage? No breaks? Bullet dodged, if true.

 

[PG Canuck]

Wow, I was a little scared. Mostly just because he couldn't put weight on it at all and needed help off. I can definitely just seeing it being a deep bruise issue - getting smoked on the top of the knee like that from the boards isn't fun, and it's a very vulnerable spot as shin guards don't really cover the thigh/top of the knee.

I've taken some pucks in that exact area myself and it makes you want to cut your leg off.

 

[kovazub94]

Wow, I was a little scared. Mostly just because he couldn't put weight on it at all and needed help off. I can definitely just seeing it being a deep bruise issue - getting smoked on the top of the knee like that from the boards isn't fun, and it's a very vulnerable spot as shin guards don't really cover the thigh/top of the knee.

I've taken some pucks in that exact area myself and it makes you want to cut your leg off.

I was scared because of the Rangers' luck.

 

[bl02]

"the Knee is fine" the best 4 words we've heard this season as Ranger fans

 

[Machinehead]

"the Knee is fine" the best 4 words we've heard this season as Ranger fans

This year's "we are available to consume the pizza"

 

[Rongomania]

I’m just upset with you OG’s who really dropped the ball by not starting a ‘K’andre Millers Knee’ thread.

 

[Synergy27]

No new word on K'Andre eh?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

No new word on K'Andre eh?

No news is good news.

 

[Irishguy42]

No new word on K'Andre eh?

Recent word was that he's just sore/banged up, and no news has come out since. I wouldn't be concerned.

At this point, they're just keeping him out of the games this weekend and giving him time to heal.

 

[East Coast Bias]

From the Wisconsin beat

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

From the Wisconsin beat

So I take that to mean something is wrong, but that something is minor

 

[The Crypto Guy]

From the Wisconsin beat

So it’s not as good as we hoped. Playoffs soon they are being secretive. Something more than minor if they think he’ll be out 2-3 weeks

 

[True Blue]

So I take that to mean something is wrong, but that something is minor

I would have thought that if it was major, that would have been known by now.

 

[Crease]

The dreaded "surgery" word hasn't come up, which is obviously a good thing. My guess is bone bruise and/or ligament strain.

 

[East Coast Bias]

So it’s not as good as we hoped. Playoffs soon they are being secretive. Something more than minor if they think he’ll be out 2-3 weeks

If he's able to return this season, I take that as something good. Anything that didn't result in broken bones, damaged ligaments, or surgery is minor to me.

 

[Kovalev27]

That’s not soreness

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Bone Bruise will leave someone pretty sore.

 

[Irishguy42]

Bone Bruise will leave someone pretty sore.

Been there, done that. Majorly sucks.