Injury Report: Feb. 10: Shayne Gostisbehere, practiced, could play in early March (Nov. 8, torn ACL)

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Shayne Gostisbehere torn ACL (left knee). Out indefinitely and will have surgery on Thursday.
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The 21-year-old blueliner and Flyers top prospect went into the boards awkwardly in the third period of the Phantoms' 3-2 win over the Manchester Monarchs Friday night and tore his ACL. He'll have surgery Nov. 13, but his season may not be over.

"I don't believe so, no," Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/st...here-out-indefinitely-with-torn-acl/18729867/

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Hextall's interview (video): http://video.flyers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1001&id=666498&lang=en

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January 5, 2015:

Among the many topics that were commented on was the injury and rehab process of defense prospect Shayne Gostisbehere, who suffered a torn ACL on Nov. 7 in the Phantoms game in Manchester against the Monarchs that a week later required surgery.

Gostisbehere has been spending time rehabbing at the Flyers practice facility, but has just recently made an important step in getting back on the ice.

“He’s been skating for a little while,†said Hextall. “He skated today. It’s just a skate though. It’s an aerobic skate, and he goes out there and skates around and trying to get his wind back and legs back. So he’s well on the way to recovery, albeit he still has some time.â€

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=747226&navid=DL|PHI|home

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[flyguy]

Rest and recover for next year...

 

[bennysflyers16]

He's such a strong skater hopefully this won't affect him too much

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Didn't he tear his ACL before in either college or high school? I thought I remembered reading something about how he was a two sport athlete recovering from an ACL tear or something.

 

[Claude28Giroux]

Well that's terrible. Can only hope the surgery goes well, and he can come into camp 100% next year.

 

[ILoveStephanieBrown]

hopefully it doesn't destroy his skating like Mesz...

 

[Jtown]

omfg

 

[kudymen]

**** me sideways

 

[Cody Webster]

Son of a ****ing *****. This is awful. His career is shot now.

 

[FadeToBlack]

You gotta be ****ing kidding me... It's usually 18-24 months until a full recovery, hopefully he's young enough that he can recover well... but **** me, we finally get some D prospects and they break their jaw and tear their ACL...

 

[Random Forest]

It's bad. And I'm ****ing pissed, but ACL tears aren't as debilitating as they once were. Hopefully he'll make a full, quick recovery.

 

[swflyers93]

This just sucks!!!!!!!!

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

Incoming 5 year deal for mdz...

 

[FlyingPhilly]

Flyers Hockey!

Just the kind of luck this team has...

 

[The Rage Kage]

**** **** ****. Why can't we have nice things!

 

[hckyplayer8]

Not even sure what to think anymore.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

We'll see on the prognosis. Perhaps this is an indication of good fortune to a drab story, but according to Hexy through Tim P.:

Hextall: Ghost injury: torn ACL left knee; months rehab; surgery THUR. But could come back to play late this season

 

[Appleyard]

This is getting absurd. God hates us.

Though ACLs now can be quite comfortably fully recovered from within 6 months now. I only 'partially' tore mine but 4 months later it was perfect.

 

[FlyTimmo]

I tore my ACL when I was fifteen and made a full recovery in 7 months. Ghost could very well make a full recovery, but this is a setback. Hopefully he can fully recover.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Too bad. For a guy that is such a smooth skater, I hope this doesn't affect him that much long term.

 

[OriginJM]

this is like a horrible nightmare

 

[Mayo Masseuse]

Forgot to quote...see below...

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

From Rob Parent at the Delaware County Daily Times:

Hextall says Gostisbehere's season not over. "Won't be weeks, it'll be months." Can return before end of season.

 

[Delete99991]

Son of a ****ing *****. This is awful. His career is shot now.

Come on. There's a good chance he makes a 100% recovery at his age, and perhaps within 6-9 months.

 

[Mayo Masseuse]

You gotta be ****ing kidding me... It's usually 18-24 months until a full recovery, hopefully he's young enough that he can recover well... but **** me, we finally get some D prospects and they break their jaw and tear their ACL...

Just have to point out that this is not true (at least entirely).

ACL reconstructive surgery has come so unbelievably far in the past 5 years (let alone 10).

He will be taken care of by the best of the best and will be rehabbing a week post op at the latest. His knee will be weakest in 2-3 months but he will be walking and making strides in rehab. If he is not fully training off-ice by the summer then there is cause for concern. And by all means he could be on ice training by April.

Then it will be 18 months and he will never be the same. IF this is the case then the graft angle/positioning was off or the graft itself was compromised somehow.

Source: ACL tear myelf, two family members, my best friend, and work at a PT office.

I am so down trodden about this. He was by far my favorite of our prospects. I hope for a speedy recovery.