Injury Report: Chris Kelly Out 6-8 Months w/Left Femur Fracture
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Hali33
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That would be awesome if the Bruins gave him a front office/coaching position
CombatOnContact
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Very unfortunate. He took a lot of heat from fans but if not for his contract, he'd probably be a favourite for his effort and consistency. Bruins will miss him.
Neely08
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Thats exactly it Derek and a damn shame. A reasonable person would seperate the contract from what he meant to this club off and on the ice.
He will be missed on both fronts.
neelynugs
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a shame. solid utility player that was way overpaid. of course, his salary didn't matter this year and i guess it was more enjoyable to watch him for that reason. get better, CK23. i guess this means the max talbot era begins again, for the 9th time.
In retrospect they could've done a lot worse with $3 million dollars.
Here's hoping that he returns but doubt it. I can see him being a hell of a great coach some day though.
It's going to be tough to find someone cut from the same clothe as that guy.
This will probably give them incentive to re-sign Louie.
Another thought: Maybe they give Paille a call since he was still a great PKer.
Undoubtedly the end of Kelly's tenure here in Boston. Really hope it isn't, but there's a good chance that's the end of Kelly in the NHL. Hopefully he can make a miraculous recovery but breaking a femur is not easy... Takes so long to heal. He'll never be able to play at this speed again. 
I've given him a lot of crap but he's a total character guy and we wouldn't have a Cup without him. You can tell all the guys on the team love him. I hope he sticks around. Big hit to our PK, bigger hit to the team. Even if he doesn't have the most skill, losing leaders like him means a lot. When they're down a goal or two, they'll miss him. Chara, Bergy, and Krejci are all pretty quiet leaders. Kelly seemed like one of the more vocal ones.
I've given him a lot of crap but he's a total character guy and we wouldn't have a Cup without him. You can tell all the guys on the team love him. I hope he sticks around. Big hit to our PK, bigger hit to the team. Even if he doesn't have the most skill, losing leaders like him means a lot. When they're down a goal or two, they'll miss him. Chara, Bergy, and Krejci are all pretty quiet leaders. Kelly seemed like one of the more vocal ones.
trenton1
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This sucks. Kelly has been a very useful player. A key component to the Bruins success in 2011 and 2013. His contract was tough to take during the cap crunch but that's not his fault. Excellent Bruin.
The Bruins are going to be in trouble without Kelly this year. My take is that every time Krejci gets leaned on to do PK his scoring and overall game suffers. There will be a trickle down effect with this injury if Kelly is not replaced. The Bruins have no reliable NHL center after Bergeron and Krejci--especially on the defensive side of the puck. Really they are down to only Bergeron in that regard. Not going to hold any tight late game leads unless Kemp suddenly steps it up a few notches.
The Bruins are going to be in trouble without Kelly this year. My take is that every time Krejci gets leaned on to do PK his scoring and overall game suffers. There will be a trickle down effect with this injury if Kelly is not replaced. The Bruins have no reliable NHL center after Bergeron and Krejci--especially on the defensive side of the puck. Really they are down to only Bergeron in that regard. Not going to hold any tight late game leads unless Kemp suddenly steps it up a few notches.
jdz
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This. I think he'd be great in the locker room still.
Does anyone know what happens to his cap hit/how much cap the bruins would have to get a replacement?
I'm not happy with a Talbot stopgap for any long period of time.
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Pretty big blow for a team that was a marginal playoff team to begin with. Losing Kelly is going to make things that much tougher. Keeping my fingers crossed that someone can step in and elevate their game defensively to compensate for losing Kelly.
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FRANK CANNON
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Awful. He's a good dude. Good leader. His contract was terrible and I wanted him gone but absolutely not like this. Hopefully he heals fast and can come back next season. I'd hate for this to be the end of his career.
Rest up Kells. Get back to us soon.
Rest up Kells. Get back to us soon.
amazingcrwns
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I missed the game and just came online to the news. The Bruins are going to miss having Kelly out there. Every team needs players like him and while I never liked his contract, I'll miss his solid play on the ice. Get well soon cage.
Huge Loss for the team.
Heart and Soul guy who has been one of the best 3rd/4th line guys in the league during his time in Boston. You simply can't replace a guy like Kelly. Definitely makes it harder for this team to make postseason, and much harder to succeed in postseason without him
Just devastating, hopefully he will heal cleanly and be able to continue his career
Heart and Soul guy who has been one of the best 3rd/4th line guys in the league during his time in Boston. You simply can't replace a guy like Kelly. Definitely makes it harder for this team to make postseason, and much harder to succeed in postseason without him
Just devastating, hopefully he will heal cleanly and be able to continue his career
hopefully a speedy recovery.
hopefully nothing worse.
my friend broke his femur like that (while in a rundown playing baseball) and it turned out to be cancer.
hopefully nothing worse.
my friend broke his femur like that (while in a rundown playing baseball) and it turned out to be cancer.
Tough break. He rarely deserved the vitriol he received around here. Good leader, stabilizing presence on the bottom 6, solid PK.
What a strange injury. Looks like maybe the fracture was just above the knee? He seemed to be holding his glove there, when he was down on the ice. You would have expected maybe the knee ligaments to get torn on that kind of fall, but I'm guessing the ligaments held, so the femur fractured?
Did he have surgery on that knee before?
Kind of the way I broke a bone on the outside of my foot a few years ago playing ball hockey. Much less severe, of course. I went over on my ankle, thought it was a sprain, but it turned out instead of the tendon tearing, it held to the bone, and pulled the bone away.
Get well soon Kells!
What a strange injury. Looks like maybe the fracture was just above the knee? He seemed to be holding his glove there, when he was down on the ice. You would have expected maybe the knee ligaments to get torn on that kind of fall, but I'm guessing the ligaments held, so the femur fractured?
Did he have surgery on that knee before?
Kind of the way I broke a bone on the outside of my foot a few years ago playing ball hockey. Much less severe, of course. I went over on my ankle, thought it was a sprain, but it turned out instead of the tendon tearing, it held to the bone, and pulled the bone away.
Get well soon Kells!
Kelly took a hard slap to the inside of the knee Saturday night. It may have been a factor in tonight's injury.
