Injury Report: 2021 Injury Thread - Part II

[Mighty Makar]

All of them

Probably

 

[The Kingslayer]

Even if they keep Byram with the eagles for the rest of the season, which I seriously doubt, you know he'll be the very first call up when someone inevitably gets injured in game 1.

Byram will get postseason games with the Avs. It just sounds like Bednar wants to give Byram plenty of runway to get his game back before throwing him into the deep end. All credit to Bednar for that.

That runway should be 2-3 games at most in Loveland. Byram is already an important part of the Avs and I don't want him missing ANY post season games. Get him in there. Get him playing at the highest level.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So who's closer? MacDonald or Bo?

 

[Alex Jones]

So who's closer? MacDonald or Bo?

MacNorris

 

[cccoltsicehockey]

I don't care who is closer we just need one to get Nemeth out of the lineup and hopefully bump graves down to less minutes.

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

I shudder every time I click into this thread

 

[Mighty Makar]

I shudder every time I click into this thread

Same! It’s usually a post from @Bill Peckerskull and it’s a tweet that someone is hurt or has Covid.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Same! It’s usually a post from @Bill Peckerskull and it’s a tweet that someone is hurt or has Covid.

 

[MonsterMack]

Byram is dead

 

[Ararana]

I legit thought he was on IR this entire time

 

[AnimalMother73]

I don’t really understand why players get on IR so late relative to when they get injured

 

[nammerus]

I don’t really understand why players get on IR so late relative to when they get injured

Saving more cap room for the deadline?

 

[RockLobster]

I think being listed as non-roster had to do with COVID, and he’s being moved to IR because of his injury (whatever it is, I’ve still heard shoulder but ‍), and it opens a roster spot if they need it. At least that’s my thought process.

 

[AvsWraith]

Byram is dead

Lame.
Even lamer that the NHL didn't do anything about the hit.
Even more lamer that no one on our team did anything to Kolesar. LOB should've at least tried to fight him.

 

[kchan9]

Lame.
Even lamer that the NHL didn't do anything about the hit.
Even more lamer that no one on our team did anything to Kolesar. LOB should've at least tried to fight him.

LOB is pretty freakin useless

 

[Foppa2118]

Lame.
Even lamer that the NHL didn't do anything about the hit.
Even more lamer that no one on our team did anything to Kolesar. LOB should've at least tried to fight him.

LOB wasn't on the team yet. Byram's last game was against Vegas on 3/27. LOB was signed on 3/30 and his first game was against the Blues on 4/2.

He wasn't going to fight him in the last game a month later. That's not how Bednar wants his team playing. He wants them focused on the game, not settling scores.

LOB is pretty freakin useless

Disagree strongly with this.

I think this is the assumption some have because they think he's just an enforcer, but every game not only is he one of the only players on the Avs actually hitting with some force behind it, but every game he's been making really smart passes for a 4th liner. Some of them setting up goals.

He doesn't make reckless hits, and he doesn't bail on his positioning to go out of his way to hit someone. Plus he's pretty restrained during scrums and hasn't shown to be a liability there.

The most underrated part of his game by far though is his passing. He's a better passer than other 4th liners like Bellemare, Calvert, and Nieto. Not because he's super skilled, but because he has underrated instincts for what you expect from a guy like him.

He also has decent speed and is quite responsible defensively. He's got good instincts defensively so he's usually in good position, he works hard, and he's better than most 4th liners at covering for his center in the middle of the ice, and down low.

He's provided more to the team than Kaut has and the same with Sherwood and Compher lately. He's had some Zadorov like bogus penalties called on him, but I wouldn't scratch him for any other 4th liners except LOC.

 

[MarkT]

LOB wasn't on the team yet. Byram's last game was against Vegas on 3/27. LOB was signed on 3/30 and his first game was against the Blues on 4/2.

He wasn't going to fight him in the last game a month later. That's not how Bednar wants his team playing. He wants them focused on the game, not settling scores.



Disagree strongly with this.

I think this is the assumption some have because they think he's just an enforcer, but every game not only is he one of the only players on the Avs actually hitting with some force behind it, but every game he's been making really smart passes for a 4th liner. Some of them setting up goals.

He doesn't make reckless hits, and he doesn't bail on his positioning to go out of his way to hit someone. Plus he's pretty restrained during scrums and hasn't shown to be a liability there.

The most underrated part of his game by far though is his passing. He's a better passer than other 4th liners like Bellemare, Calvert, and Nieto. Not because he's super skilled, but because he has underrated instincts for what you expect from a guy like him.

He also has decent speed and is quite responsible defensively. He's got good instincts defensively so he's usually in good position, he works hard, and he's better than most 4th liners at covering for his center in the middle of the ice, and down low.

He's provided more to the team than Kaut has and the same with Sherwood and Compher lately. He's had some Zadorov like bogus penalties called on him, but I wouldn't scratch him for any other 4th liners except LOC.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it. O'Brien might be one of the better passers on the team. It's a shame he's been taking penalties because he and LOC could be the wingers on a really effective 4th line.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

The problem with O’Brien is that he’s not fast enough to disrupt other teams on the forecheck. Pretty much all of his hits are just late finished checks and not really puck pressure. There’s a use for that too, it’s just not as valuable.

Combine that with his undisciplined penalties and it’s led to a lot of ineffective play recently.

 

[kchan9]

The issue with LOB is that he's been a bit undisciplined with penalties. Given the options we have now, I see why LOB is in the lineup but once we get healthy, I can't see him carve out a role on this team.

 

[MarkT]

The issue with LOB is that he's been a bit undisciplined with penalties. Given the options we have now, I see why LOB is in the lineup but once we get healthy, I can't see him carve out a role on this team.

He's definitely not on the roster when we're all healthy, but he would probably work better if LOC was the primary forechecker. Then LOB could be the second guy in and really smash the defensemen into the boards.

...he separates the man from the puck and backhands a perfect pass to PEB who... shoots it over the net.

 

[Avs71]

Will Byram be eligible for the Calder still next season? Due to all his injuries, covid, and the shortened season, he is only at 19 games played.

 

[Alex Jones]

The problem with O’Brien is that he’s not fast enough to disrupt other teams on the forecheck. Pretty much all of his hits are just late finished checks and not really puck pressure. There’s a use for that too, it’s just not as valuable.

Combine that with his undisciplined penalties and it’s led to a lot of ineffective play recently.

He's just not good. He's not really a big guy that can train track guys and doesn't skate well enough to forecheck effectively.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Will Byram be eligible for the Calder still next season? Due to all his injuries, covid, and the shortened season, he is only at 19 games played.

If he doesn’t play more than 25 games this season, he can.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees it. O'Brien might be one of the better passers on the team. It's a shame he's been taking penalties because he and LOC could be the wingers on a really effective 4th line.

LOB one of the better passers on the team? Holy cow. He’s awful. Has no business being in this lineup.