Injury Report: Calvert To IR (out 6 weeks), Recall Sean Collins

[FANonymous]

Without Calvert we have space for Jenner and Boll to play, we're not even using our call-ups yet.

Which is great. It's about time someone made room for the offensive dynamo that is Jared Boll.

 

[1857 Howitzer]

"@RobMixer #CBJ announce Matt Calvert underwent abdominal surgery today in Philadelphia. Sidelined approximately six weeks."

 

[Socks]

"@RobMixer #CBJ announce Matt Calvert underwent abdominal surgery today in Philadelphia. Sidelined approximately six weeks."

Well that isn't too bad. Although he might not be back to normal til (dare I say it) playoffs if at all this year.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

"@RobMixer #CBJ announce Matt Calvert underwent abdominal surgery today in Philadelphia. Sidelined approximately six weeks."

Not good.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Well that isn't too bad. Although he might not be back to normal til (dare I say it) playoffs if at all this year.

Playoffs? You're talking about playoffs?

 

[Socks]

Playoffs? You're talking about playoffs?

Thats right. I invoked the sacred P word

 

[1857 Howitzer]

Not good.

Sure it's not good, but if he is only out 6 weeks that means he should be back before Thanksgiving.

However long he is out I hope he does not rush it and waits until he's 100% healthy, he will be needed for the playoff push.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Sure it's not good, but if he is only out 6 weeks that means he should be back before Thanksgiving.

However long he is out I hope he does not rush it and waits until he's 100% healthy, he will be needed for the playoff push.

Good point. It could have been much worse. The key is not to use this as an excuse for a weak start (we all saw what that can cause to happen back in April).

 

[1857 Howitzer]

Good point. It could have been much worse. The key is not to use this as an excuse for a weak start (we all saw what that can cause to happen back in April).

Should not be a problem, I believe this group is above excuses.

Time for Jenner to step up.

 

[FANonymous]

Thats right. I invoked the sacred P word

I think it's about time that we as a fanbase stopped putting the playoffs on a pedestal...

 

[Socks]

I think it's about time that we as a fanbase stopped putting the playoffs on a pedestal...

A pox on pesky pedestals.

 

[Fro]

we should have Calvert and Horton back about the same time...talk about a line up infusion...just gotta play tough til then...

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

I think it's about time that we as a fanbase stopped putting the playoffs on a pedestal...

My post was a comedic Jim Mora reference.

 

[Crede777]

Do you think Jarmo may be looking to trade a defenseman for a forward?

 

[FANonymous]

My post was a comedic Jim Mora reference.

My post was a comedic "40 Year Old Virgin" reference.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Do you think Jarmo may be looking to trade a defenseman for a forward?

No. Calvert is the only long term injury. Comeau, Gaborik, Foligno should all be up to speed later in the week or so.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

My post was a comedic "40 Year Old Virgin" reference.

Never saw that movie. Probably why I didn't get it.

 

[deetman]

Do you think Jarmo may be looking to trade a defenseman for a forward?

I'm sure he has a Plan Z if everything blows up, but I doubt a trade is in the immediate future. Even with Calvert out, Jenner and Boll are presumably in without even a call up. Once you throw Horton and Calvert back into the mix in the December time frame, we could very well have a logjam of forwards on the club. Panicking and trading away a valuable asset at this point is the LAST thing I want to see done.

 

[Crede777]

No. Calvert is the only long term injury. Comeau, Gaborik, Foligno should all be up to speed later in the week or so.

Even if all of our forwards were health (excluding Horton), doesn't it make sense that he'd be entertaining offers? Not that he'd be taking them, just entertaining such a thing as packaging someone like Nikitin + one of our forwards for a better forward?

I'm sure he has a Plan Z if everything blows up, but I doubt a trade is in the immediate future. Even with Calvert out, Jenner and Boll are presumably in without even a call up. Once you throw Horton and Calvert back into the mix in the December time frame, we could very well have a logjam of forwards on the club. Panicking and trading away a valuable asset at this point is the LAST thing I want to see done.

I disagree with this. We may have a logjam of bottom-6 forwards, but we definitely lack quality in our top-6 besides Atkinson, Gaborik, Dubinsky, and maybe in the future Johansen. Further, beyond Jenner we have little upcoming forward depth. Rychel, Wennberg, Dano, and Bjorkstrand are presumably 2+ years out.

Making a trade right now wouldn't be a panic move, it would be realizing that goal scoring is our problem and guys like Calvert, Johansen, and Jenner may not be ready to handle big time minutes while others like Umberger and Foligno are better suited to being 3rd line wingers than relied upon to produce offense.

 

[deetman]

Making a trade right now wouldn't be a panic move, it would be realizing that goal scoring is our problem and guys like Calvert, Johansen, and Jenner may not be ready to handle big time minutes while others like Umberger and Foligno are better suited to being 3rd line wingers than relied upon to produce offense.

Scoring is definitely one of our biggest problems right now, I completely agree. I'm just unsure of what pieces we could give up to actually get scoring above what Calvert, Johansen, Jenner, Foligno, or Umberger bring to the table. Sure if we could get a legitimate scoring option for <insert defenseman tradebait of the week>, random piece, and a pick, I would probably be in favor of it. I just can't see a move being done to gain that both from our perspective and other teams' perspective.

 

[FANonymous]

Never saw that movie. Probably why I didn't get it.

It's okay. We all make mistakes.

 

[muleskinner2013]

Calvert has been the stir that has mixed the drink fellows. His being missing has been much to do with slow start IMO.

 

[candyman82]

Calvert has been the stir that has mixed the drink fellows. His being missing has been much to do with slow start IMO.

Nah, we played fine without him last year

 

[DJA]

Aaron Portzline ‏@Aportzline 2m
#CBJ recall F Jack Skille from AHL Springfield. Sean Collins goes back down to the Falcons.

 

[1857 Howitzer]

“@smitchcd: #CBJ coach Todd Richards said F Matt Calvert (abdominal surgery) could return to practice next week. Has been skating.”