Recalled/Assigned: Jurco assigned to the Griffins for conditioning

[Filppula]

14 seconds after getting out of the box for a minor penalty, he takes another. Not the ideal start to his comeback.

 

[datsyukfan]

Saw he scored any highlight of it?

 

[Reddwit]

Tomas Jurco's 13-14 all around was fairly impressive.

Yeah, Jurco looked great that season.

 

[Filppula]

Great that he scored. Also had 4 SOG. Nice return. I still hold out hope.

 

[Reddwit]

14 seconds after getting out of the box for a minor penalty, he takes another. Not the ideal start to his comeback.

Meh. It was his first game back in eons after a major surgery. He was probably overzealous. Could care less about the penalties when he scored the only goal of the game.

 

[Filppula]

Watched a highlight of the goal. A 5-on-3 tally, good hands to stop the bouncing puck off the boards, then fire it into the net.

Most interesting thing...his weight. Has clearly lost some weight, which I think will help him. I think he got a bit too heavy to appease Babs' style, and it effected his skating and overall game.

 

[Reddwit]

He picked up an assist last night. Has a goal, assist and 7 shots in his 2 games. Not all hope is lost.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

He picked up an assist last night. Has a goal, assist and 7 shots in his 2 games. Not all hope is lost.

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.

 

[Mister Ed]

Update on Jurco :

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.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/11/26/detroit-red-wings-injuries/94473260/

 

[Henkka]

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.

I also remember, at last season he scored something like a hattrick in AHL and was then called back. And sucked then totally in NHL.

 

[SoupNazi]

Update on Jurco :



http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2016/11/26/detroit-red-wings-injuries/94473260/

At this point I honestly can't see him being a productive member of the Wings ever again.

 

[SirloinUB]

At this point I honestly can't see him being a productive member of the Wings ever again.

It's unfortunate that the system doesn't have some kind of relief for young players battling injuries. Detroit probably can't give the kid much for an opportunity and he'll likely be claimed/flame out entirely.