Tomas Jurco's 13-14 all around was fairly impressive.
14 seconds after getting out of the box for a minor penalty, he takes another. Not the ideal start to his comeback.
He picked up an assist last night. Has a goal, assist and 7 shots in his 2 games. Not all hope is lost.
The availability of Tomas Jurco is also in flux after he spent two games playing with the Grand Rapids Griffins in an effort to make a comeback from off-season back surgery.
“He felt a little tightness in his back†after Friday’s game, Holland said. “He’ll see our doctor in Detroit and then based on that, we will decide where to go next.â€
Jurco remains on long-term injured reserve, where he counts neither against the roster nor the salary cap.
Actually he has been worse than his last stint in the AHL. I had a buddy at the Milwaukee game and he wasn't all that impressed with Jurco. Cleaning up a 5 on 3 goal isn't exactly that tough.
I hope he puts it together, but it is if his back allows him to engage and battle the way he did when he first came up. Jurco's decline at the NHL level is an injury problem that has made him a terrible puck battler. We will find out shortly if that problem is sorted but he doesn't have to do a lot of puck battling at the AHL level, he is just slightly better than everyone down there and it usually shows over the game.
At this point I honestly can't see him being a productive member of the Wings ever again.