Confirmed with Link: Andrew Ladd UFA- 7yrs/ 5.5 AAV
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He obviously did this somehow off the ice. This will be interesting to hear how this one happened.
If he did I must have missed it. I actually had my daughter smash her head into the dining room table a short time after the 2nd goal so I did miss some of the last few minutes. So if it occurred it had to have been late
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The Winter Soldier
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He's looking like a potential LTIR candidate like Lupul or Robidas were. Lou made them disappear, maybe he can for Ladd also. It's too bad, but clearly the guy is just not able to stay healthy and play at the NHL level anymore.
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Lamoriello already said nobody else is being called up. I would assume MDC is in. So assuming Hickey isn’t inserted back in this is the lineup they had now during the best stretch of the season minus Fillpulla who will be back for round 1 almost for sure.
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Never ever wish injury on anyone. Hope he has a full recovery. He’s been an injury magnet though. This one is a tough one. ACL is no joke.
Amen. This signing obviously hasn't worked out which sucks for us. But it sucks for him too. He was a top notch NHL'er who signed a big deal, moves to a new city and it just hasn't panned out - even when he was healthy. That has to be really frustrating. Now, he's got a lot of money to pay for therapy so I'm not losing any sleep over the plight of Andrew Ladd. But its too bad it hasn't worked out for everyone. We certainly could have used the Andrew Ladd we thought we were getting.
This may be the end of the road for him, always liked him as a player and was excited about him signing but what a mess.
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I was kind of resistant to this school of thought a week or two ago when folks were talking about him going on LTIR or simply retiring to save the cap hit. But adding an ACL tear to his back and previous knee problems is really piling it on.
These guys are elite athletes whose bodies are at a level beyond what ours are but there comes a point where they simply can't do what they need to in order to compete. We'll see what happens as far as his recovery but I suspect the point you are making is a consideration fairly soon.
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So with this interview, he pretty much marks the end of the season (if not the career with the Islanders) of both Ladd AND JHS.
I'm not in the business of second guessing Lou and Barry - they've forgotten more about hockey than I'll ever know. I still wish there was a way that JHS could have been brought along and put in a position to succeed more than he had been. But I guess that's ultimately on him.
JHS might be back one more time because it’s inevitable someone will get hurt if we go 2 rounds or more in the playoffs
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Nnnnoooo, our TDL forward pick-up!
Don’t sleep on those depth adds, Louis; otherwise you might need to recall the pariah Ho-Sang at some point.
I liked Ladd a fair bit during his prime, but we sure got table scraps in his case. It’s been a frustrating marriage to be sure. One of Garth’s get/keep-playmates-for-JT thing that hasn’t aged well.
Don’t sleep on those depth adds, Louis; otherwise you might need to recall the pariah Ho-Sang at some point.
I liked Ladd a fair bit during his prime, but we sure got table scraps in his case. It’s been a frustrating marriage to be sure. One of Garth’s get/keep-playmates-for-JT thing that hasn’t aged well.
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If Ladd winds up on LTIR next season and the Isles essentially get his contract off the books I want someone to PROVE to me that Lou didn't have a hand in Ladd "tearing his ACL."
