Injury Report: Massive, All-Encompassing Injury Thread (Neal, Bennett, Scuderi, Kobasew)

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It's ridiculous how long Neal has been it for. What even is the injury?

He screwed up his oblique playing wiffleball on the ice to celebrate the Pirates' playoff run.

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[Captain Hook]

It's ridiculous how long Neal has been it for. What even is the injury?

It really is.

Nice of the team to rush him back and get him hurt again. It was game one of the season. I guess they viewed it as a must win game since there's only 81 left after that.

 

[Nightwing]

I'd rather have one too, knowing this team having a threads for each player could get messy.

 

[Pens1566]

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strawman. Literally no one said this.

Of course no one said that literally, it's a figure of speech. However, there have been numerous posters in favor of dealing him for little (low round picks) return when he is clearly much more valuable.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I actually prefer it this way unless a bunch of you don't. This way you don't get OT talking about other players, trades we should've made, etc. I suppose if everyone feels strongly they'd rather all the threads be merged, I can do that but seems to be working OK. If we get more than 3 active ones (we're not going to have IR threads for role players) then I'll merge em for sure.

Can we have one general one for the smaller injuries and less important players? Keep individual threads for the likes of Neal, Scuderi, Vokoun and Bennett cry, while people like Kobasew/D'Agostini or someone just missing a game or two is in one thread?

 

[ZeroHero]

Pens Report ‏@pensreport 16m

News is Brandon Sutter's now apparently injured. On the plus Pens should be able to get a bulk rate on airfare from Wilkes-Barre.

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[BrunoPuntzJones]

He screwed up his oblique playing wiffleball on the ice to celebrate the Pirates' playoff run.

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Has that been confirmed anywhere or is it just speculation/joke that's become lore?

 

[jimmy1100]

Sorry to hear about this! Scuds is a class act and I hope he recovers quickly and completely!

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Is our third line from the beginning of the season actually gone? ****ing christ.

Kobasew (?)-Sutter-Bennett The third line is gone, Glass-Vitale-Adams is now the third line...

 

[Captain Hook]

I wonder if Jeffrey will finally get another chance with Sutter injured.

I didn't have a problem with sitting the kid a few games after he went scoreless 6 straight games but he doesn't deserve all this. He should have gotten another shot by now. Hopefully he gets it.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

It'd be nice to see a Gibbons call up if Kobasew and Sutter both miss any time.

 

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Has that been confirmed anywhere or is it just speculation/joke that's become lore?

Not confirmed by the Pens/Shero/Bylsma, but would you expect it to be? That seems like something you wouldn't want to release details on. Upper-body injury, and the Pens are taking it to the grave.

 

[jdl1020]

I can't be the only guy in this thread who has had a plate installed near his ankle. That thing won't be normal for a year.

I'll join your club, lol. I broke both bones (tib/fib) April 12, 2011 after getting pulled down and going into the boards. Bimalleolar fracture, required a 9 inch plate on the tibia and 10 screws total. 6 weeks completely non-weight bearing, then could walk gingerly with a cane. Doc said come August when I could skate again (5 months). Ended up being December - and although technically I could "skate", any type of competitive level was just NOT gonna happen. Had the plate removed a year ago (Oct. 2012), and just not back to adult leagues. Ankle is STILL visibly swollen and gets pretty achy.

As mentioned, your leg shrinks a ridiculous amount from non-use. I did rehab at UPMCs center for sport's medicine, and the athletic trainer there who worked with me was in the Pens programs as being on their staff (not sure if he still is) and worked Sid through his ankle sprain. Helped a ton, he was amazing, but you still end up being a long way off. Ankles can just be really bad news. Worst case would probably be if he had a trimalleolar fracture and had to get the ankle temporarily fused, as then he'd have that screw removed after the bone is healed around the plate - and removal of that means another surgery, period of non-weight bearing, and rehab. The plate supports the break, but you can get small stress fractures radiating from the screw holes - which is a setback.

No way of really knowing how long though, unless they say what all was broken. If he's having surgery though, it's very likely for ORIF and it won't be a "quick" return. Hopefully his conditioning minimizes the time and he doesn't face any setbacks.

 

[cheesedanish87]

https://twitter.com/RealKyper/status/395224682607419392

#Penguins Neal begins working out again. He's still 3 wks away from playing. Expected to be skating in a week.

 

[Deebo]

From HockeyCentral at noon in Toronto:

https://twitter.com/RealKyper/status/395224682607419392

Nick Kypreos ‏@RealKyper 9m
#Penguins Neal begins working out again. He's still 3 wks away from playing. Expected to be skating in a week.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Great so mid November. Can't wait badly wanted back, especially for Geno

 

[Fordy]

Either Jeffrey and Engelland are used in Sutter and Kobsew's spots (idiotic but very probable) or Gibbons gets a look over Engelland.

 

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Hopefully we'll be (relatively, it's the Pens mind you) healthy by Christmas, with Neal, Bennett, and Scuderi back.

 

[Black Label]

Kobasew Out 3-4 Weeks

Correction: Kobasew out 3-4 weeks with lower-body injury. Bennett could return to practice this week per Bylsma #Pens

https://twitter.com/penguins

 

[ByeBye]

Who's next in line? Gibbons?


EDIT: I don't mean to get injured but to get called up. Just to clarify. A callup wouldn't get injured anyway.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Who's next in line? Gibbons?

Engelland?








I'd say yes to Gibbons, but more likely this means Megna will stick a little longer than initially expected. Jeffrey is so deep in the doghouse that he's getting splinters, but he's still available as well.

 

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Gibson next.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

It's just sad, and Malkin officially kills players on his RW this season.

Kunitz - Crosby - Dupuis
Jokinen - Malkin - Neal
Kobasew - Sutter - Bennett
Glass - Vitale - Adams

Letang has been injured, D'Agostini has been injured, Scuderi is out and Vokoun.

8 injured players so far with only 2 of them back.

Kunitz - Crosby - Dupuis
Jokinen - Malkin - Megna/Glass
Glass/Megna - Vitale - Adams
Engelland/X - Jeffrey/X - D'Agostini

It's hideous.

 

[DegenX]

So, now Sutter and Kobasew.

I blame that guy who is always wishing injury on Duper. Bad ju-ju, man.