Malkin is a good comparable actually. Extremely injury prone player. He's only played 2 full seasons and those were his 2nd and 3rd of his career. Still manages to be elite when he actually plays.
I don't think it's a stretch to say we can expect 60-70 games played a year from Austin much like Malkin.
no but its a real concern before u dole out 12 mill a year ,he gets hurt and hes not a basher like LINDROS was ,or big BUFF on winnepeg .It is what it is really. He got hurt, he will probably miss a month or so....It sucks. But as usual there is a portion of the fanbase that thinks the sky is falling everytime anything remotely bad happens. It will be okay. It is hockey people get injuries we are still going to make the playoffs no point crying over a reality of the sport.
Whats more easy to rehab and fix long term? I know some guys with shoulder separation issue who has undergone operation but they Dont exactly play in the NHL. Rotor cuff seems more treatble from a professional athelete point of view and is more about movement.
Sucks for AM, Toronto and NHL if this keeps happening
Yes it would. the point of contact couldn't have been worse.No.
This was a question going into the season; how would AM’s back and shoulder fair this year?
That little bump wouldn’t normally cause a serious injury. If it did, well then.....
This is a crazy theory but I'm going to throw it out here anyway - we all know Matthews uses a short stick - can that change a players shoulder position in such a way that makes his shoulders more vulnerable to injury - the players shoulders would be more tucked than normal and therefore more vulnerable to separation.
The fact that it's the other shoulder would give more credence to my point i would think? If both shoulders are tucked in as opposed to being more squared off does that not make them more vulnerable to getting popped?I'd say you had a valid point if its the same shoulder that got injured. His shoulder injury last season was the other one...
Yeah, not sure why he decided to try and barge towards the net with the puck and head downIf you compare his reaction this time vs last time, i think it points to this injury being more serious.
last time was a lateral crush injury which is easier to sustain. This was a posterior blow at much higher speeds. Matthews chose to try to score vs protect himself. Bad choice.
So, Tavares-Kadri-Lindholm-Gauthier down the middle.
Not as good as we are used to, bit still fine. Thankfully Lindholm and Gauthier have looked good.
I wonder if we call someone up as a spare forward, or even to play
Seemd that Matthews was a little frustrated after missing the open net that was trying to force a goalDoes someone have the preceding 15 seconds on video ? why does Trouba have so much speed ? He must have been skating hard from higher up in the zone ... not sure why he would be so high and matthews down so low in the zone.
And let's just say Trouba isn't worried about the puckSeemd that Matthews was a little frustrated after missing the open net that was trying to force a goal
Everything you post is absurd, your nic should be "Clutter"That short stick he uses is the cause of his shoulder injuries - I'm pretty certain of that and I'm surprised neither Matthews nor anyone else has looked at that - use a longer stick dude
In this instance it put his left shoulder lower to the ground exposing his shoulder even more.That short stick he uses is the cause of his shoulder injuries - I'm pretty certain of that and I'm surprised neither Matthews nor anyone else has looked at that - use a longer stick dude