Injury Report: 2019-2020 Injury Thread

[AllAboutAvs]

Carolina is fighting to get into the playoffs, but they are building the basis of a contending team. Aho-Trocheck-Staal is a solid center rotation. Necas should move in there soon. They are set at wings for 2 runs with an easy line towards 4-5. On defense, when healthy they have the top 5 defensemen locked up for 2 runs. Hamilton is likely to re-sign (and be expensive), but if that happens they have that top 5 locked up at a reasonable cost for 4 runs. What they are missing is goaltending and haven't made the appropriate move there yet. The moves they made yesterday and really for the past year or more are about as good of job of securing up the near term while looking at the contending window. I don't think this year is their year, and I think they know that with the strength of the east... but they have done a great job at setting up to be the powerhouse team in the east for the next 4 seasons. I've been hard on Waddell in the past, but that front office has done a great job.

Don't disagree with any of this. I was just saying that their main reason for doing what they did at this TDL was because they need to make the playoffs. We didn't have this issue and obviously the Avs knew yesterday they were getting all main guys back by mid-March as Bednar said today so there were no need to do big moves like the Canes. They only need to "survive" the next 2-3 weeks and with our weak schedule we should be ok.

 

[Goulet17]

And Bednar believes our injured top guns will be back by Mid-March.

 

[The Kingslayer]

So just a few more weeks not terrible. The Avs have a relatively easy schedule although there are really no easy games. On a side note how the hell is it already March lol. This year already zipping by.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

So just a few more weeks not terrible. The Avs have a relatively easy schedule although there are really no easy games. On a side note how the hell is it already March lol. This year already zipping by.

January always drags on and then February zips by. Then the rest of the year normalizes IMO.

 

[Foppa2118]

That's actually great news! Especially with Kadri and Mikko, because that would mean they didn't have to rush to get back before the playoffs. They were actually ready.

If they come back by March 15th, they'd have 11 games to back into game shape before the playoffs.

 

[henchman21]

January always drags on and then February zips by. Then the rest of the year normalizes IMO.

It is almost like January is the longest month and February is the shortest month... then the rest of the year alternates between 31 and 30 days.

 

[Freudian]

And Bednar believes our injured top guns will be back by Mid-March.

Now they have to break the news to ex-human Colin Wilson that he's not considered a top guy anymore.

 

[Foppa2118]

It is almost like January is the longest month and February is the shortest month... then the rest of the year alternates between 31 and 30 days.

There's only 1-2 days difference between February and every other month.

 

[Gatorbait19]

Can anyone confirm that Bednar actually said this?

Pardon my skepticism, but at this point if dater is saying black, white is the more likely result.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Can anyone confirm that Bednar actually said this?

Pardon my skepticism, but at this point if dater is saying black, white is the more likely result.

Actually thought Sakic said it.. One or both did in their pressers.

 

[Gatorbait19]

Actually thought Sakic said it.. One or both did in their pressers.

As long as it wasn’t one of dater’s “inferences” or “assumptions”

 

[RoyIsALegend]

There's only 1-2 days difference between February and every other month.

Source?

 

[Foppa2118]

Source?

Pope Gregory XIII.

 

[EdAVSfan]

There's only 1-2 days difference between February and every other month.

Technically, it’s 1-3.

No source though.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Technically, it’s 1-3.

No source though.

Depends on the year

 

[Foppa2118]

Technically, it’s 1-3.

No source though.

Not this year. Hence the Pope Gregory XII reference.

 

[Matt Roberts]

Can anyone confirm that Bednar actually said this?

Pardon my skepticism, but at this point if dater is saying black, white is the more likely result.

Bednar reiterated it in his pre game interview. Bura day to day and everyone else should start coming back mid-March.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Mighty Makar]

I hope we get Kadri, Bura and Calvert back within the next week. I think Rantanen will be back in 2-3 weeks. He’s a bandaid.

 

[Ararana]

I hope we get Kadri, Bura and Calvert back within the next week. I think Rantanen will be back in 2-3 weeks. He’s a bandaid.

Wouldn't surprise me if Burakovsky is back tonight. But Kadri and Calvert are probably in that mid-march group with Rantanen.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Wouldn't surprise me if Burakovsky is back tonight. But Kadri and Calvert are probably in that mid-march group with Rantanen.

I hope so.

 

[Ararana]

I hope so.

I believe they said before the Buffalo game that Nieto and Burakovsky were very close to returning. But it wouldn't be the first time Bednar waited until the second game of a back-to-back to bring an injured player back. We'll find out this morning probably.

 

[Lastwind]

Anybody hear if Makar’s injury is serious?

 

[klozge]

Anybody hear if Makar’s injury is serious?

During the game they said he had practiced with the team earlier in the day. So it's probably not that bad. With the Avs you never know, of course.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

During the game they said he had practiced with the team earlier in the day. So it's probably not that bad. With the Avs you never know, of course.

The biggest fear is that Rantanen’s first injury started as day-to-day and so did Burakovsky.

I can’t remember if Wilson was day-to-day before he passed away, but that injury designation has been pretty sketchy.

But, the fact that he skated is positive. Hopefully they were just being extremely cautious and he’ll be back for the next one.