Injury Report: Geno Has Knee Surgery

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[eXile3]

Not a surprise. Interested to see exactly what it was.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I'm shocked. Well, not that shocked.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Expected. Glad he got it out of the way. Hopefully he can come back fully good to go, even if it takes a month or two into the season.

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Expected, but sucks. Hope he can come back just as strong as the first one.

 

[ncm7772]

If it’s ACL, he’s out a minimum 9 months. Hopefully not!

Maybe meniscus repair, which can be 4-6 months. Sometimes longer.

 

[BrookswasHere44]

But he sucks and needs to be traded and is a lazy Russian.... and stuff

 

[Scandale du Jour]

At his age, will he be able to come back from that and be successful?

 

[ncm7772]

At his age, will he be able to come back from that and be successful?

Depends what it is. Age certainly isn’t on his side for quick healing.

 

[Empoleon8771]

How he was playing in the playoffs makes me think it's MCL surgery. He had trouble turning and making quick stops in the playoffs and I imagine that's probably a MCL issue.

My guess is 4-6 months. If it was ACL then he'd basically be out until the deadline next year.

 

[ncm7772]

How he was playing in the playoffs makes me think it's MCL surgery. He had trouble turning and making quick stops in the playoffs and I imagine that's probably a MCL issue.

My guess is 4-6 months. If it was ACL then he'd basically be out until the deadline next year.

That’s best case scenario for sure.

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

At his age, will he be able to come back from that and be successful?

It's crazy that the first one was 10 years ago already. Hard to speculate without knowing if it's a second ACL or MCL reconstruction. They tell less and less about injuries every day. Sounds like he delayed it until now so he could play in the playoffs.

 

[HuskerTornado]

He'll sit out until game 1 of the playoffs next year so the Pens can spend $9.5m over the cap.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

The whole "reevaluate things in 3 months" isn't a huge beacon of optimism, but it is what it is. Knee surgery's come a long way, and I wouldn't be surprised if his knee comes out stronger for it.

 

[TNT87]

One leg and he was still one of the better forwards out there. Nice to see he isn't waiting and getting it done now.

See ya whenever Geno. All the best in your recovery.

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Even Yohe gets something right once in a while.

 

[Gurglesons]

At his age, will he be able to come back from that and be successful?

I mean, considering what he did in the playoffs on one knee I think he’ll be fine.

The big issue here is no training on his legs for two consecutive off seasons.

 

[Pittsburgh1776]

Eh, just read Freddie Fu is pretty much the foremost authority in the world on ACL reconstruction. Not sure if it means anything or just that Pittsburgh is lucky to have a guy like that resident there.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

The worst kept secret in hockey just got confirmed despite Sullivan's attempts to be vague about the injury for most of the time Malkin was out.

 

[BillyOcean]

The Penguins should just hold him out until next year's playoffs. I can't think of a reason why a team would do that.

 

[Gurglesons]

I mean, considering what he did in the playoffs on one knee I think he’ll be fine.

The big issue here is no training on his legs for two consecutive off seasons.

Then we can keep Zucker and force him with Malkin starting on G1.

That being said, this certainly makes me less interested in moving McCann.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

This is why you can't lose Blueger. Our Centers are often unavailable.

 

[farscape1]

The Penguins should just hold him out until next year's playoffs. I can't think of a reason why a team would do that.

Why so he can play in 4-6 games and then be out of the playoffs.

 

[canadianguy77]

I mean, considering what he did in the playoffs on one knee I think he’ll be fine.

The big issue here is no training on his legs for two consecutive off seasons.

He’s not exactly an explosive skater. He uses his smarts more than anything.

 

[gopens66]

Eh, just read Freddie Fu is pretty much the foremost authority in the world on ACL reconstruction. Not sure if it means anything or just that Pittsburgh is lucky to have a guy like that resident there.

Freddie Fu is the world's leading authority in ACL's. He performed two (1 on each leg) ACL allograft replacements on me in '92. His office was lined with top world athletes' autographed jerseys. We're talking European soccer players to NFL players. He's the guy. He also has an autographed, game-worn Lemieux jersey from the '92 finals.