Injury Report: Couture

[Pistol Pete]

Really feel for Logan. Hope he has a successful and speedy recovery. That guy has been a true warrior and leader for a while. I always really appreciate his honesty and candor. Such a big blow with the team playing better of late.

I hope BB opts for a top 6 of:
9-48-28
12-19-62

Piece together a bottom 6 of: 23, 46, 11, 40, 68, and 20.

 

[NWSharkie]

X-rays negative, but he’s got a fractured ankle. That means it’s a tiny break that couldn’t be spotted without an MRI.

Maybe. Or it could be that they were looking at the knee right after the game and didn't look at the ankle until after Boughner talked to the press. Either way, here's hoping for a speedy recovery

 

[tealzamboni]

Really feel for Logan. Hope he has a successful and speedy recovery. That guy has been a true warrior and leader for a while. I always really appreciate his honesty and candor. Such a big blow with the team playing better of late.

I hope BB opts for a top 6 of:
9-48-28
12-19-62

Piece together a bottom 6 of: 23, 46, 11, 40, 68, and 20.

Hopefully it doesn't affect his game moving forward.
I hope Boughner starts using this injury as time to experiment with more farm guys.

 

[NWSharkie]

Really feel for Logan. Hope he has a successful and speedy recovery. That guy has been a true warrior and leader for a while. I always really appreciate his honesty and candor. Such a big blow with the team playing better of late.

I hope BB opts for a top 6 of:
9-48-28
12-19-62

Piece together a bottom 6 of: 23, 46, 11, 40, 68, and 20.

I know Thornton's been playing well, but that's not a great second line

 

[Lebanezer]

Yeah. No option really.

Man the top-6 is going to be brutal.

Suomela is going to step in and turn into a top 6 forward. I know how unlikely that sounds, but hey, I’m an optimist.

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

Really feel for Logan. Hope he has a successful and speedy recovery. That guy has been a true warrior and leader for a while. I always really appreciate his honesty and candor. Such a big blow with the team playing better of late.

I hope BB opts for a top 6 of:
9-48-28
12-19-62

Piece together a bottom 6 of: 23, 46, 11, 40, 68, and 20.

Jesus Christ I hope you're wrong... Unless the plan is to play that 1st line 30 min a game...? That 2nd line will get destroyed against top 6 competition. Meier still isn't there yet so he and Kane should stay together and have Hertl carry his line. Goody has been acceptable in between Meier and Kane so I would leave that out of necessity. Leave Jumbo on the 3rd line so it's at least somewhat competent.

Maybe...
12-48-62
9-23-28

At this point I'm tempted to start calling up the kids and throwing them in the fire. See who sinks and swims so they can really assess the organizational depth. Gives them. better idea of what to look for at the TDL, Draft and this off season.

 

[LadyStanley]

le sigh.

Putting my thoughts on player movement in that thread.

 

[Lebanezer]

Maybe. Or it could be that they were looking at the knee right after the game and didn't look at the ankle until after Boughner talked to the press. Either way, here's hoping for a speedy recovery

I was assuming they x-rayed his knee and ankle and basically anything they thought was hurt. As you said though, speedy recovery is all we want.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Suomela is going to step in and turn into a top 6 forward. I know how unlikely that sounds, but hey, I’m an optimist.

Long shot for sure. But he gets extended time to show what he can do.

 

[Coily]

So the Sharks will now send Karlsson to the ASG just to piss off Facebook Sharks fans. Nice.

 

[Friday]

Really feel for Logan. Hope he has a successful and speedy recovery. That guy has been a true warrior and leader for a while. I always really appreciate his honesty and candor. Such a big blow with the team playing better of late.

I hope BB opts for a top 6 of:
9-48-28
12-19-62

Piece together a bottom 6 of: 23, 46, 11, 40, 68, and 20.

There is almost no goals on that 2nd line haha oh mans

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Really feel for Logan. Hope he has a successful and speedy recovery. That guy has been a true warrior and leader for a while. I always really appreciate his honesty and candor. Such a big blow with the team playing better of late.

I hope BB opts for a top 6 of:
9-48-28
12-19-62

Piece together a bottom 6 of: 23, 46, 11, 40, 68, and 20.

I think that's too much change for the situation.

12-48-62
9-23-28
20-19-11/68
40-46-11/68

 

[tiburon12]

I think you have to go with pairs and fill in.

Meier + Kane - - Goodrow has been OK there
Hertl + Marleau - - suomela maybe?
Thornton + labanc - - Sorensen I guess

From the eye test, especially offensively, labanc is so much more effective with Jumbo than without. Those two together are a good 3rd line pair for now

 

[HeiHouHauki]

suomela maybe?

I would love to see Suomela between Kane and Meier. Now when those big bodies are aggressive as they should, hunting the puck behind the goal line, Suomela real gift at offensive zone would be match made in heaven with them.
Antti regonizes well the possible turnover whitout gambling big with his position. Plus he is good sliding stealth to slot and finding his space. He did that a lot in his final year at Liiga even though he was the most marked player on the ice. And overall faster line with skill is good fit with Suomela, as it was with Kane and Donskoi.

I believe Goodrow keeps his position for startes, but maybe if there is problem with scoring, Antti could get his chance.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Hope they keep Goodrow on the wing and expand Thornton's role a bit.

 

[tony d]

To bad to see this. Couture's one of the team's best players. All the best to him in recovery.

 

[Nighthock]

Mood:

 

[LeeIFBB]

thank you doug potenza

 

[hohosaregood]

Meier gonna try even harder to hero puck and fail even more miserably

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Meier gonna try even harder to hero puck and fail even more miserably

Labanc is the same way. lol

 

[tiburon12]

Silver lining to this Couture news: last time he had a major injury he had 30 playoff points en route to the cup final.

While playoffs are unlikely, it's still possible.

 

[LadyStanley]

Statement from Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson on Logan Couture

DW statement on Couture, confirming fractured ankle. Will miss "several weeks", but be "continuously evaluated."

 

[Alwalys]

Hope it heals quickly

 

[LadyStanley]

Which is why xray was negative?

 

[Lebanezer]

Which is why xray was negative?

Nailed it.