Johnny Boychuk

[ZARTONK]

What's the news on Boychuck? Is he alright?

 

[CamFan81]

i could be wrong, but it was reported that he was texting from a movie theater last night - So the prognosis is bleak

 

[caz16]

I just saw this on Twitter:

Dan Cagen ‏@DanCagen
Boychuk having MRI on his lower back today. More info tomorrow

 

[BMC]

I just saw this on Twitter:

I hope this is inaccurate. Lower back injury/pain is a beyotch.

 

[Artemis]

I hope this is inaccurate. Lower back injury/pain is a beyotch.

It's accurate. The Bruins tweeted the same info, per Julien.

 

[caz16]

I hope this is inaccurate. Lower back injury/pain is a beyotch.

It was on the Bruins Twitter feed later:

Boston Bruins ‏@NHLBruins
Johnny Boychuk getting an MRI today on his lower back, per Julien. Said he'll probably have more details tomorrow ^CS

 

[Lost Horizons]

http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/boychuk-flies-home-bs-after-scary-back-injury

Boychuk was strapped to a backboard and wheeled off the ice on a stretcher before being whisked away to the hospital in an ambulance. a source told CSNNE.com that it was a lower back injury. The Bruins defenseman has already missed a game this season with back spasms, so it appears to be a worsening of a condition he was already managing.
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“I was there beside him on the ice, and you could see that he was shaking, and that he couldn’t move,†said Milan Lucic, who, along with Chara, helped lift Boychuk onto the stretcher after a long time down on the ice. “It was unfortunate that you lose him in a game like this because he’s such an important part of our team. You just hope that he can fully recover from that.

 

[ZARTONK]

i could be wrong, but it was reported that he was texting from a movie theater last night - So the prognosis is bleak

Sucks that Recchi doesn't plays with Boston anymore then...

 

[BMC]

It's accurate. The Bruins tweeted the same info, per Julien.

Oh *****

I've been there & done that as they say. Pain so intense it literally took my breath away- maybe that was why Johnny Rocket was having difficulty breathing after the hit.

Hopefully he won't be out too long.

 

[BMC]

It was on the Bruins Twitter feed later:

This completely sucks.

Though I'm thankful it doesn't appear to be a spinal injury- when I finally saw the video I was scared that he would be paralyzed.

 

[Artemis]

Oh *****

I've been there & done that as they say. Pain so intense it literally took my breath away- maybe that was why Johnny Rocket was having difficulty breathing after the hit.

Hopefully he won't be out too long.

I have too. Back pain just makes you helpless.

Some more info from the Bruins site:

"Johnny’s getting an MRI today for his lower back and we’ll probably have some details for you guys tomorrow [Saturday] on that," he said.

The extent of the injury is not yet known, beyond that.

"We don’t know yet. You have to be very cautious making any comments because you never know when it comes to backs."

Julien will next speak with media following Boston's 10:30 a.m. pregame skate on Saturday, before hosting Pittsburgh.

http://bruins.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=23628

 

[qc]

Sucks that Recchi doesn't plays with Boston anymore then...

Dr. Recchi, bub. He didn't spend 8 years in Medical School for nothing.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

lower back pain is probably the only injury that would make me miss a game.

worse than cracked ribs. worse than alot of broken bones.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

It was an awkward fall for him. I really hope he's fine, no one wants to see injuries happen. I really hope he is just bruised and comes back for the next game.

as far as the rest, well, fan is short for fanatic so, you can always expect some crazed lunacy from any group. But the important thing is Boychuck is able to be absolutely fine.

We tend to forget that the are not just hockey players. They are somebody's son,husband,father,sugardaddy.

 

[RaskIsABrickWall]

lower back pain is probably the only injury that would make me miss a game.

worse than cracked ribs. worse than alot of broken bones.

i agree. Had surgery at age 18...removed disk l5-S1...sucked ever since


hopefully it's nothing serious but he looked to be in a lot of pain

 

[Sam the Lion]

Oh *****

I've been there & done that as they say. Pain so intense it literally took my breath away- maybe that was why Johnny Rocket was having difficulty breathing after the hit.

Hopefully he won't be out too long.

Amen.
It looked like he torqued his spine. His extremities likely went numb for a bit, and as a result there's inflammation that makes it difficult (and scary) to move much.
I had the same experience as BMC. It's like you are an electric man, and someone pulls the plug.

 

[Artemis]

Bruins tweeted that it's a back strain for Boychuk. Out 3-7 days. Dodged a bullet.

 

[Bizarro Bandwagoner]

Was expecting to hear months for a guy that was stretchered off the ice, not days. Great news.

 

[TCL40]

Great news that he is only out about a week.

With just 3 days the minimum makes me wonder if he will go on the road trip.

 

[Madturk]

Big sigh of relief there.

 

[caz16]

I think that is the best news we could have hoped for! Thank goodness he didn't have spinal damage. Get better soon Johnny!

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Not that I am even remotely 1/10th the athlete Boychuck is but I had an eerily similar injury (not playing ice) to my back and was completely frozen and shaking on all fours like that and convinced I broke something in my back. Turned out to be a sprain that took me about a month to recover from. That was over ten years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday, it scared the **** outta me.

So glad that he did no serious damage.

 

[Minny Shinny]

@HackswithHaggs: Matt Bartkowski said he saw that Johnny Boychuk was riding the bike at @tdgarden this morning. Unreal. The guy is a mutant #BruinsTalk

Boychuk, man.

 

[Gee Wally]

GM Peter Chiarelli announced that Johnny Boychuk, who underwent an MRI on Friday, suffered a back sprain and is expected to miss just 3-to-7 days.

http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/bruins_insider/2013/12/johnny_boychuk_out_3_to_7_days

 

[ksp1957]

GM Peter Chiarelli announced that Johnny Boychuk, who underwent an MRI on Friday, suffered a back sprain and is expected to miss just 3-to-7 days.

http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/bruins_insider/2013/12/johnny_boychuk_out_3_to_7_days

That's fortunate. The way the talk was going, I figured him out for at least a month.