Injury Report: Cam Atkinson, neck surgery, December 2022

[Ironmanrulez]

Yup, agreed.

I think it's best when it's just Charlie, Kelly, and Bill. And actually, when Bill was out last week, and Kelly moderated, I thought that was a much better format. Kelly was like a stand-in for fans just asking questions to Charlie who covers the team for a living, and it worked.

Bill seems like a real authentic fan. Loves Haysie, Laughts and Mac, loves throwing fbombs all the time. He dont like Sanheim and hates Frost. I hear the podcast cause Bill and Kelly have no filter. And i think you need the no filter approach with this team. A lot of times i have another opinion but its better than the Propaganda on the other pods. Stg is also good. But they are a bit over the top with the self glorifying!

 

[ajgoal]

I decided to listen to some BSH. Charlie made it sound like Farabee's injury happened while lifting weights and he felt something wrong but Atkinson came in to camp feeling off and it was seemingly from more "wear and tear" then one specific instance.

He also stated that the Flyers were pushing for a surgery but Atkinson didn't want it and wanted to just try and rehab and get back to playing but then he talked to a doctor who basically told him he had to get the surgery because one wrong hit and he could be paralyzed and Atkinson relented.

Now that doesn't mean that the team is without blame. He said the organization was still considering on Saturday having Atkinson play against the Rangers. Just amazing stuff, really.

He also alluded to Atkinson's pushing back against the surgery as partially having to do with a level of distrust that the players have for the medical staff.

 

[Curufinwe]

That's pretty odd considering he would be free to pick his own surgeon.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

That's pretty odd considering he would be free to pick his own surgeon.

The Flyers wanted him to get a surgery and Atkinson didn't want a surgery. It seemingly didn't have anything to do with who would be performing a surgery.

 

[deadhead]

Probably has to do with the fact that normal human beings are adverse to people cutting them with sharp objects.
If given the choice between rehab and surgery, which would you choose?

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I just think it’s pure incompetence

 

[Curufinwe]

The Flyers wanted him to get a surgery and Atkinson didn't want a surgery. It seemingly didn't have anything to do with who would be performing a surgery.

Well he's allowed to LTIRetire if he's happy to never play again.

 

[Ironmanrulez]

Well he's allowed to LTIRetire if he's happy to never play again.

Curu you dont want to answer my question? Do you still believe the flyers have not more injuries than every other franchise?

 

[deadhead]

Curu you dont want to answer my question? Do you still believe the flyers have not more injuries than every other franchise?

Right now CBJ is ahead of us, Caps are pretty close.
Some of it is random, like cancer hot spots, when you flip coins you get streaks of heads or tails, not head and tails consistently alternating.
So it's possible most of the Flyer injury issues are just bad luck.

 

[renberg]

Right now CBJ is ahead of us, Caps are pretty close.
Some of it is random, like cancer hot spots, when you flip coins you get streaks of heads or tails, not head and tails consistently alternating.
So it's possible most of the Flyer injury issues are just bad luck.

I'd like to add the Avs to that list as well of clubs with more serious numbers of injuries than usual. There are a bunch of clubs that are in this situation. Boston was banged up pretty heavily going into the season though most of these guys are back.
This is not to absolve the Flyers of not being better at checking out guys that that they want to acquire. It's also why trading for players from an another organization is tricky business. I don't care what others say, clubs hide their injuries as best that they can at all times. Ex.-the Flyers had to know that Jake had had his bell rung a few times; Nashville knew that Ellis was banged up; even with Junior players better diligence would have found that Patrick had had his fair share of injuries prior to the draft.

 

[DancingPanther]

Igor silent speedrun PB

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[Rebels57]

More trade bait, hopefully.

 

[Embiid]

I have a neck injury following this team (apart from Michkov) ....

 

[trostol]

More trade bait, hopefully.

He can go to St Lou to play with his buddy

 

[Rebels57]

He can go to St Lou to play with his buddy

If Columbus turns it around, I can see them welcoming a return. Even if we have to retain. We still have 2 retention slots available at the moment. I guess we'll see.

 

[Striiker]

The good news is Atkinson’s finally now actually a “better fit” for this team than Voracek.

Hopefully we can dump him at the deadline.

 

[mr4tno]

Do you root for him to suck so they can play younger players or do good. Remember, if he does good the Flyers will forget they are in a rebuild and extend him for the vet-tran core.....

 

[GKJ]

Do you root for him to suck so they can play younger players or do good. Remember, if he does good the Flyers will forget they are in a rebuild and extend him for the vet-tran core.....

No, build up his value.

 

[ProcessThis]

Hopefully he plays great and gets moved at the deadline.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Flyers seem to have a lot on neck injuries/spine injuries.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

HE BROKE HIS BACK…. SPINAL.

 

[ProcessThis]

Flyers seem to have a lot on neck injuries/spine injuries.

Yeah, it's really tough to tell if it's just a run of terrible luck, or if the conditioning and medical staff are really that inept.

 

[Curufinwe]

Great start for Cam. 6 goals already, and it would have been number 7 last night but a Buffalo player got a glove on his shot in the 3rd.

 

[deadhead]

He's leaking HD scoring chances however, but that's a line problem, given that Atkinson and Couts haven't played for a year plus, and Tippett is adjusting both to new linemates and the left side, growing pains are to be expected.