Pre-Game Talk: 97 is back. Bear on PP1. Win guaranteed.

[Devilsfan992]

Who's starting in net tonight? Thanks!

 

[tardigrade81]

Who's starting in net tonight? Thanks!

Smith

If we are lucky maybe we can get the zamboni guy from Carolina.

 

[Devilsfan992]

Smith

If we are lucky maybe we can get the zamboni guy from Carolina.

Thanks! Have a fantasy decision of Smith vs Khudobin. Will probably go with Smith now given the opponent.

 

[TB12]

Just a reminder that anything we write here has literally no effect on the game.

But what you do in Sparta echoes in eternity.

 

[Nostradumbass]

wrong lol you have never played a game of hockey in your life lol But keep thinking that lol

Just because you played Pewee Tier 2, it doesn't give you an excuse to talk like that.

 

[MessierII]

Who's starting in net tonight? Thanks!

Most likely Smith. Not sure it’s confirmed yet.

 

[tardigrade81]

Thanks! Have a fantasy decision of Smith vs Khudobin. Will probably go with Smith now given the opponent.

Smith has been pretty solid the last month. I was getting down on him in our slump but he has been really good lately. Dare I say he could even steal some games for us!

 

[94 Oil Drops]

I'm really nervous about this game. The Yotes are only 1 point back on us. We lose this game we are in deep trouble especially since we need to play Vegas not long after. This conference is just too close.

 

[Joey Moss]

I'm really nervous about this game. The Yotes are only 1 point back on us. We lose this game we are in deep trouble especially since we need to play Vegas not long after. This conference is just too close.

The Coyotes are 1 point back of us and have played 4 more games..

 

[McJadeddog]

Gagner with 9 points.

27-0 win.

FINALLY, a realistic scenario

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

Suspect they gave McDavid the "extra game off" vs Minnesota.

Bob McKenzie was interesting on TSN 1260 this week. Said a quad contusion (was the first time I heard the exact nature of his quad injury) doesn't usually have a 2-3 week timeline and that they were possibly being careful about biomechanical changes to his skating stride that could occur from leg pain.

If that's true, then they've probably been super careful and slow with him as is.

I had the worst thigh contusion my physio had ever seen and only had 30 degrees of range of motion in my leg. Took a month of physio and rehab before I could get back on the ice and when I did there was a significant loss of power in my leg.

Luckily Connor wasn't out that long and was back on the ice a lot sooner. Part of treating it properly though is ensuring there is no calcification of the soft tissue. So it's less about compensation due to pain (although Connor says he wants to be pain free) and more to do with what that pain means relative to proper healing. Certainly biomechanical changes could occur if not treated properly.

At the extreme end of the spectrum treatment wise Lee Fogolin once had a bad thigh contusion and tied his heel to his butt to avoid losing range of motion. The pain threshold to be able do that for the 48 hour inflammation window would be through the roof but he did it and apparently didn't miss a game. This is also not a recommended way to treat a thigh contusion FYI but an interesting anecdote that illustrates that treatment times can vary depending on muscle tissue affected...and that Lee Fogolin is a crazy SOB.

 

[Mez]

Took a Shoot out for the AVS to score more than 1 on the kings..prob a 4-2 loss tonight imo.

 

[oobga]

You broke the story Ryan

 

[OfCorsiDid]

This needs to be the start of a streak.

Let’s hope it is.

 

[NeverForget06]