Joe McGrath
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Rabbit played on a team in Providence with Byron Bitz and Dwayne Zinger. What an organization.
Injury Report: Jordan Staal (Concussion) - UPD: Placed on IR on 1/4/; Skating on 2/14; Returned 2/23
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Rabbit played on a team in Providence with Byron Bitz and Dwayne Zinger. What an organization.
Joe McGrath
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Yeah, that's a bummer. Being out this long obviously isn't good for the team, but more importantly, it can't be a good sign for Jordan either. He's out with a concussion, yeah?
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No update on Staal, not practicing and RBA "hopes" to have him back this season. Not good.
I'd think he would have to be pretty bad off to not even be skating with the team after a month long break at the most critical point in the season (maybe the most critical point in Jordan's entire Canes career).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but he was skating (not with the team) before the All Star break, right? Sounds one step forward and two steps back with his recovery.
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I know Chip tweeted earlier that it was a "When/if Jordan Staal returns" kind of situation.
And if there's an "if" involved, that's never a good sign.
And if there's an "if" involved, that's never a good sign.
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This may be gauche and I don't want to sound uncaring, but it's funny how for so many years it was Skinner who was apparently "one hit away" and now it's Staal who is having these problems. Goes to show that anybody is potentially one hit away at any time. Pretty scary
I thought the same thing. Some of our “smallest” guys have had few if any problems, and our biggest is starring down the barrel of a very serious situation. You just can’t predict who will have issues with this kind of thing.
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What's weird is I don't remember a play where Jordo got rocked.
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Same situation with David Tanabe way back when.
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You know, at this rate, I think it's time to part ways. Team certainly hasn't missed him.
Yeah I would have been happy sending him back to Pittsburgh and using that saved money this summer, but after the trade today I think that's out
You guys are cutthroat. Damn.
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I'm not intentinally trying to be an asshole here. I feel for the guy, he's been through a lot.
But the team has looked better with him out of the lineup. It sucks, I like the guy, but I also think perhaps he could use a fresh start elsewhere by next opening night.
But the team has looked better with him out of the lineup. It sucks, I like the guy, but I also think perhaps he could use a fresh start elsewhere by next opening night.
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Team looks far more dynamic without him. Sucks for him, but it is what it is. At some point he'll be healthy, and I imagine he'll get a shot to show that he's still productive -- but the burden of proof has changed in his absence. He's no longer the automatic 2C, or even 3C, until he proves it on the ice.
jstaalo has been such an underrated trooper for this team
I hate dumping on the guy, but we look better without him. I just hope he can still play and have a good life after the game.
I hate dumping on the guy, but we look better without him. I just hope he can still play and have a good life after the game.
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We looked great with him at the beginning of the year. He didn't seem like himself for a bit before he sat out. I certainly think the last handful of games he played were affected by the concussion.
JacquesCousteau
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Oh for Pete’s sake, just because we have been playing better the last month while Jordan has been out doesn’t mean it has anything to do with his absence. Correlation does not equal causation. When you have a 40 point-per-year center who is top ten in FO% you are a better team then when your running out Greg McKegg and Clark Bishop. Yes, Jordon is overpaid. No, he isn’t a liability!
Be careful. His absence has coincided with an unsustainable uptick in team shooting percentage. They've shot ~12.5% since January 1st. To put that number into perspective, the Canes shot just ~6.25% in November and December combined. The team is at 8.06% for the year.
The correlation/causation axiom applies here.
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I still do not believe we are better team with McKegg/Bishop. I'd love to see healthy Jordan. Yeah, he was bad but on other hand he was good in first few weeks. Staal is still very good player. Give me Jordan over McKegg and Bishop every day of the week.
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Correct. Wallmark is currently our second best center, and Jordan is better by every available metric.
Never wish talent away unless you know you have something better to replace it. See: Skinner; Lindholm and Hanifan for reference.
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