Injury Report: Matt Dumba (Upper-body, out significant amount of time)

[TaLoN]

It that a new development or based on initial timeline?

It's what was said on the radio the other day. They had said his rehab has looked ahead of schedule when they made the claim.

 

[Wabit]

Supposedly expected back next month.

Any idea if next month means March 1st, 15th, or 30th?

 

[TaLoN]

Any idea if next month means March 1st, 15th, or 30th?

Nope, just expected back in March, when they originally thought April.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Hope he doesn’t come back to soon. Gotta be fully healed or he’s not doing anyone any favors.

 

[Wabit]

Nope, just expected back in March, when they originally thought April.

I'd like to think the team has a better time frame than sometime next month and just aren't saying when; but I don't trust the Wild's med staff to be right about things very often.

 

[TaLoN]

I'd like to think the team has a better time frame than sometime next month and just aren't saying when; but I don't trust the Wild's med staff to be right about things very often.

Oh, I'm sure internally they have something more specific in mind.

 

[kfan22]

I tweeted Russo last week and he responded late March at earliest

 

[Goose312]

STH ticket renewal emails went out and included a message from Leipold. He just casually dropped that Dumba is out the rest of the season.

 

[Wild11MN]

STH ticket renewal emails went out and included a message from Leipold. He just casually dropped that Dumba is out the rest of the season.

Interesting. Probably for the best. Any other good info in there?

 

[Goose312]

Interesting. Probably for the best. Any other good info in there?

The only other interesting bit is he emphasized they aren't done with the trades that have happened so far and plan to make more moves this summer with their newly acquired cap space. The rest was pretty boilerplate BS to defend their recent moves, team's younger, faster, has a bright future, no rebuild coming just building as they go, full faith in Fenton's abilities at finding talent around the league, drafting and developing.

 

[TaLoN]

STH ticket renewal emails went out and included a message from Leipold. He just casually dropped that Dumba is out the rest of the season.

I don't think this is a drop at all. They said when the injury happened that he wouldn't be back until April. That's virtually the end of the season, and I think that's the timeline he's generally referring to.

That said, others behind the scenes think there's a chance he returns within the month of March, as he's apparently ahead of schedule in his rehab, but nobody has gone on record on that so we're still left with virtually out for the season, and that's in the range of what Craig just said.

 

[Wild11MN]

Still T-7 in goals amongst d-men by the way.

 

[Wabit]

I don't think this is a drop at all. They said when the injury happened that he wouldn't be back until April. That's virtually the end of the season, and I think that's the timeline he's generally referring to.

That said, others behind the scenes think there's a chance he returns within the month of March, as he's apparently ahead of schedule in his rehab, but nobody has gone on record on that so we're still left with virtually out for the season, and that's in the range of what Craig just said.

It also covers the GM for not playing Dumba at less that 100% if the Wild poo the bed and aren't in the Playoff picture. If they were within a couple of points (in or out) and Dumba was cleared to play at 80% he'd be playing.