GDT: Blues @ Wild 10/10/15 8 PM ET

[Dbrownss]

any updates on Fabbri?

Reevaluation in Stl

 

[ManyIdeas]

Anyone got a vid or gif of what happened to Fabbri?

 

[KirkOut]

not a great sign that he's gone back to STL for assessment. Unless the whole team went there before continuing on to Calgary.

 

[Dbrownss]

not a great sign that he's gone back to STL for assessment. Unless the whole team went there before continuing on to Calgary.

Yea, the whole team is returning. He will be on the radio tonight, with it being a "head injury". I wouldn't think it's severe.....?

 

[Robb_K]

Yea, the whole team is returning. He will be on the radio tonight, with it being a "head injury". I wouldn't think it's severe.....?

He's probably just going through the routine "concussion protocol", which is MUCH more strict and careful than should generally be needed, just to be on the safe side. I really doubt that he has a concussion, based on what I remember of the hit. I expect him to play against Calgary.

 

[KirkOut]

Yea, the whole team is returning. He will be on the radio tonight, with it being a "head injury". I wouldn't think it's severe.....?

well alrighty then. I guess we will just continue to know nothing until we know something. Since it's the Blues I'll just assume he's out for the year

 

[Dbrownss]

well alrighty then. I guess we will just continue to know nothing until we know something. Since it's the Blues I'll just assume he's out for the year

SOP lol

 

[bleedblue1223]

I watched it on DVR, but deleted it, and it looked like Fabbri took an elbow to the head about 3 minutes in. He kept playing, but ended his shift a little early. He never fell to the ice, so maybe a stiff neck or slight concussion and they wanted to play in safe in game 2.

 

[BlueDream]

I watched it on DVR, but deleted it, and it looked like Fabbri took an elbow to the head about 3 minutes in. He kept playing, but ended his shift a little early. He never fell to the ice, so maybe a stiff neck or slight concussion and they wanted to play in safe in game 2.

Did it look dirty or just an accident?

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

Did it look dirty or just an accident?

I don't consider it dirty. Big problem he is going to have is the opposite of Pronger. He is about normal elbow in stature, just as Pronger was called for Elbowing and was throwing a normal check.

 

[Borderbluesfan]

Well, bottom line is he is out for a while. Hit came a little high, but not anything extravagant by NHL standards on the hit. http://blues.nhl.com/index.html Video on Blues statement.

 

[Borderbluesfan]

Hitch says we probably bring in Gomez while evaluating how long he will be out.

 

[Robb_K]

Hitch says we probably bring in Gomez while evaluating how long he will be out.

If he's out more than 1 game (which he surely will be -at least a week), Rattie should be brought up, and placed on the 2nd or 3rd line.

 

[LUF]

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hock...cle_7d096eca-8322-50bb-aa4e-b1d2301652f0.html

 

[Borderbluesfan]

If he's out more than 1 game (which he surely will be -at least a week), Rattie should be brought up, and placed on the 2nd or 3rd line.

Which line was Fabbri playing?? Gomez is a natural center but should only be on 2nd or 3rd line.

 

[LGB51]

Super. Do you guys think he'll go back down to Junior after this or stick with the big club. Don't get me wrong I love what the kid brings to the team, they really need his speed, but it scares me to death to see him on the ice when it just seems like Robby is made of glass at this stage of his young career.

 

[thigpen]

Which line was Fabbri playing?? Gomez is a natural center but should only be on 2nd or 3rd line.

Good question. I'd guess:

Schwartz-Lehtera-Jaskin
Brouwer-Gomez-Backes

But I wouldn't be surprised to see Backes and Jaskin switched. The other option is:

Schwartz-Lehtera-Jaskin
Upshall-Backes-Brouwer

But I'd prefer they brought up the Ratman for the Backes line and only use Gomez and Upshall for spot duty. Certainly, this may be the outcome if Fabbri's out for more than a week. After all, Hitch said himself (or was it Army) that Rattie didn't deserve to return to the Wolves (nor did Lindbohm) based on their camps.

 

[thigpen]

Super. Do you guys think he'll go back down to Junior after this or stick with the big club. Don't get me wrong I love what the kid brings to the team, they really need his speed, but it scares me to death to see him on the ice when it just seems like Robby is made of glass at this stage of his young career.

Fabbri is not returning to junior. He gains nothing developmentally by playing there. He's better off recuperating under the eyes of Blues' doctors and practicing with the team when he's ready to skate.

 

[Dbrownss]

Fabbri is not returning to junior. He gains nothing developmentally by playing there. He's better off recuperating under the eyes of Blues' doctors and practicing with the team when he's ready to skate.

This, iirc he stayed with the Blues after TC to heal then returned to Juniors, even when he had his high ankle sprain he stayed with the Blues.

There's nothing you can do to prepare for concussions. Porter caught him really good. As you can see from the video he didn't shatter...he continued to play until it was obvious something was wrong. As Thigpen said, there's nothing for him in Juniors. He's worked damn hard to make the NHL, it would be disheartening if he got bounced out by a guy that can barely hold an NHL job.