ICdave
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With just three games remaining Jets are putting the big man on the shelf for rest of the season with a muscle tear.
Will have audio from coach Maurice on site soon.
He tore his muscle from carrying the 3rd line.
>_>
He tore his muscle from carrying the 3rd line.
>_>
Good one.
Doesn't matter at this point - hope he heals up and doesn't injure the wrist more fishing this summer.
Gotta wonder, does this affect his tradeability in the offseason?
Gotta wonder, does this affect his tradeability in the offseason?
why on earth would you want to trade him after seeing what he can do as a forward. guy is a beast up front.
It's a muscle tear. He didn't tear off his arm. You tear your muscle fibers when you lift weights.
Yeah I'm sure a professional hockey player is out with some lactic acid
Just heard on Sirius xm ladd is shut down for the year as well.
Just heard on Sirius xm ladd is shut down for the year as well.
Just heard on Sirius xm ladd is shut down for the year as well.
It's a muscle tear. He didn't tear off his arm. You tear your muscle fibers when you lift weights.
Word is Ladd is out for the game tonight, day-to-day otherwise.
No it was with boomer and Patrick Williams. They even talked about him missing one game in 5 seasons a few weeks ago for his wife giving birth.
There are a few factors to face when deciding whether to trade Buff or not:
A) At what age would his body start to break down? Bigger hockey players typically wear out faster than smaller guys, and no one other than Zdeno Chara is bigger than he is.
B) Can you re-sign him? There are rumblings that Buff would prefer a quieter hockey market, and while the media and the city have been respectful of this, we all know of Buff's reticence in talking to people. We have Buff under contract for 2 more seasons. That adds a lot of value to his trade, and it would make the most sense to trade him this summer.
Byfuglien is my favourite player and I REALLY don't want to see him traded.
That being said I can see why people advocate for him to be traded. His beastliness would have his price set at a high and we could acquire players that can slot into the holes in our lineup better than Byfuglien.
This is all in theory of course. I really doubt that perfect trade is actually out there.
Hope he remembers to have his lights on this time.
Trade while his value is high could be added to the list.
I love Buff too, really enjoy watching him play. But there's far too much sell low, buy high going on in trade talk. Remember Lawless' article about Buff weighing in at 300 lbs at the end of last season? Remember the conversations/thread on HFBoards regarding Buff? You couldn't move the guy for a quarter, never mind an actual physical human body that plays hockey.
So now we have Buff playing reasonably well as a D man through the year, an absolute asset on the Power Play and in OT as a point man. Couple that with a really quite nice run as a forward where he played well and functioned even better when one of our D men pinched in and he flawlessly moved back to the point. All of a sudden you're seeing the Buff that Chicago had in their cup run. THAT is the right time to move him. Very unique asset playing at a high level. That equals a very good return.