Post-Game Talk: Not even zebra charity can help that bunch, Pens-6, Islanders -more than they earned

[Fire Shero*]

He caught a rut in the ice and tweaked his knee, and the next season injured his wrist in practice and tried to play a few games before deciding that surgery was the best option--ending his season. Not getting your point. It's not like he screwed up his back eating pancakes.

I'm not sure why people get so offended when a guy is called injury prone. He gets injured more often than the usual player. Who cares? It is what it is.

He has a valid history of injuries. To me, that's injury prone. He's not as bad as Gaborik used to be, but it's pretty apparent. No need to get in an uproar.

Great post. If you drop the injury prone characterization around these parts it's as if you've personally insulted someone's mother.

How can people not recognize that up until this point in his career, he's been injury prone.

I'm sure some nut job will respond by saying well how many games did he miss in high school!?!?!?

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

Great post. If you drop the injury prone characterization around these parts it's as if you've personally insulted someone's mother.

How can people not recognize that up until this point in his career, he's been injury prone.

I'm sure some nut job will respond by saying well how many games did he miss in high school!?!?!?

Theres a difference between having injuries and being injury prone for most people. Gaborik and Havlat are injury prone, they get injured year after year like clockwork. Bennet has had injuries but we dont know yet whether he is injury prone or just had a string of bad luck. People see injury prone as being easily injured not having some injuries.

 

[wgknestrick]

Theres a difference between having injuries and being injury prone for most people. Gaborik and Havlat are injury prone, they get injured year after year like clockwork. Bennet has had injuries but we dont know yet whether he is injury prone or just had a string of bad luck. People see injury prone as being easily injured not having some injuries.

When has he NOT been injured while playing non-high school hockey?

If you can't come up with a decent answer (which I am sure you can't) then he IS "injury prone" until he proves he isn't (by playing in >85% of a season's games). I think he has had a major injury in over 50% of his seasons dating back to college. Is that not the definition of injury prone?

 

[UnrealMachine]

A big minus to Pierre. He raved about Craig Adams all night and it was really annoying. "Oh no, this is really bad news for Pittsburgh, Craig Adams goes down"..."Craig Adams is a warrior. So underrated, what a player".

The best part was Pierre referring to Adams as a "luxury" to the team. The 35 games without a point (or any meaningful 5 on 5 contribution) is just a little 'luxury tax'.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

- Bylsma continuing to trot out one of his dumbest defenders in Orpik for 5-on-3 situations --almost got burned again directly because of it. Is he forgetting Scuderi is back on the team?

 

[wgknestrick]

The best part was Pierre referring to Adams as a "luxury" to the team. The 35 games without a point (or any meaningful 5 on 5 contribution) is just a little 'luxury tax'.

Don't forget all the 5v5 GA as a hidden tax too. He is certainly taxed as a luxury item. I have wanted him off the team for 5 years now.

+Adams getting hurt
- Adams coming back

 

[MrBrightside]

In my mind, injury prone players are guys who constantly have a muscle strain or ligament sprain or some other soft tissue injury. I mean, one can argue that Sid is injury prone, but really, is it being injury prone to have missed time with a concussion/neck issue and then a broken jaw? I think I differentiate between injuries that occur when something happens to you (getting hit with a puck or getting hit i the head) and those that occur when you do it yourself. Probably a stupid distinction, but it's one I mentally make.

 

[Waffle Fries]

The part where you believe Bylsma will play Bennett full time with Sid because he said Bennett is a top 6 winger. I recall Despres being a top 4 defenseman.

Basically, I don't believe a word Bylsma says until he proves otherwise.

I said I normally wouldn't believe him, but because he already replaced Dupuis with Bennett and doesn't have any other options at this point, I don't see how Bennett won't be there.

In my mind, injury prone players are guys who constantly have a muscle strain or ligament sprain or some other soft tissue injury. I mean, one can argue that Sid is injury prone, but really, is it being injury prone to have missed time with a concussion/neck issue and then a broken jaw? I think I differentiate between injuries that occur when something happens to you (getting hit with a puck or getting hit i the head) and those that occur when you do it yourself. Probably a stupid distinction, but it's one I mentally make.

I agree. I see a distinct difference between bad luck and injury proneness. I guess others don't.

 

[SteelFish87*]

- Bylsma continuing to trot out one of his dumbest defenders in Orpik for 5-on-3 situations --almost got burned again directly because of it. Is he forgetting Scuderi is back on the team?

WTF. i assumed Scuderi was in the penalty box. How does Bylsma not play Scuderi on a 5-on-3? what an idiot

 

[WheresRamziAbid]

When has he NOT been injured while playing non-high school hockey?

If you can't come up with a decent answer (which I am sure you can't) then he IS "injury prone" until he proves he isn't (by playing in >85% of a season's games). I think he has had a major injury in over 50% of his seasons dating back to college. Is that not the definition of injury prone?

I just think its not a big enough sample, the kid is still filling out phyiscally and i cannot come close to determining if it will be a recurring theme throughout his career. If it happens again this year or next year then you have something IMO. But each will have there own opinion of how many years/injuries it takes to get that label.

 

[MrBurghundy]

When has he NOT been injured while playing non-high school hockey?

If you can't come up with a decent answer (which I am sure you can't) then he IS "injury prone" until he proves he isn't (by playing in >85% of a season's games). I think he has had a major injury in over 50% of his seasons dating back to college. Is that not the definition of injury prone?

 

[Michael8771*]

When has he NOT been injured while playing non-high school hockey?

If you can't come up with a decent answer (which I am sure you can't) then he IS "injury prone" until he proves he isn't (by playing in >85% of a season's games). I think he has had a major injury in over 50% of his seasons dating back to college. Is that not the definition of injury prone?

I'm glad someone gets it.

 

[alcanalz]

- Bylsma continuing to trot out one of his dumbest defenders in Orpik for 5-on-3 situations --almost got burned again directly because of it. Is he forgetting Scuderi is back on the team?

WTF. i assumed Scuderi was in the penalty box. How does Bylsma not play Scuderi on a 5-on-3? what an idiot

Orpik can still kill penalties, and Scuderi was literally just on the ice, as I'm pretty sure he was the one who took the penalty but Letang got put in the box for it.

 

[cheesedanish87]

Great win for the pens, i was surprised they won this game, thought it would be a letdown game.


I noticed Letang missed some shifts during the game, does anybody know if he was hurt or benched? Given Letang's injury history im assuming he was hurt, but i didn't hear anything about it.


- Zatkoff thought he was terrible, didn't really feel like NYI had that many great chances during the game, but they scored on almost every decent chance they had til that 5 on 3 late in the game.

 

[Waffle Fries]

If Bennett is injury prone then every single person on this roster who has ever had an injury is as well.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

Orpik can still kill penalties, and Scuderi was literally just on the ice, as I'm pretty sure he was the one who took the penalty but Letang got put in the box for it.

Orpik's PK stats are actually pretty good. And Scuds was just on the ice. But I do believe the staff understands that Scuds is a 5v3 specialist, and has had him on the ice as the D man when available and fresh this season.

 

[Michael8771*]

If Bennett is injury prone then every single person on this roster who has ever had an injury is as well.

Not your boy Craig Adams, lol he's missed only two games in five years. In his tenure here he's nowhere near injury prone!

 

[Waffle Fries]

Not your boy Craig Adams, lol he's missed only two games in five years. In his tenure here he's nowhere near injury prone!

If a skate cut his wrist or something broke from blocking a shot would you consider him injury prone then?

 

[Michael8771*]

If a skate cut his wrist or something broke from blocking a shot would you consider him injury prone then?

I consider someone who has missed huge chunks of games over the last three seasons due to various injuries injury prone. So there's been at least four separate occasions he's missed games. So that's four injuries in three years.

 

[Waffle Fries]

I consider someone who has missed huge chunks of games over the last three seasons due to various injuries injury prone.

I really can't fathom how someone can just ignore what the injuries are and just yell out "injury prone!" It's not that simple. Context is important.

Do you consider Malkin injury prone?

 

[Michael8771*]

I really can't fathom how someone can just ignore what the injuries are and just yell out "injury prone!" It's not that simple. Context is important.

Do you consider Malkin injury prone?

Geno? my home boy? Yes to some degree he is injury prone, no doubt.

And what you're doing is trying to SUGGEST BB's injuries even as numerous as they may be, are not an indication that he's injury prone. Well, that's simply not the case. He's been regularly injured over the last three seasons, it's a fact.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Geno? my home boy? Yes to some degree he is injury prone, no doubt.

And what you're doing is trying to SUGGEST BB's injuries even as numerous as they may be and suggest he's not injury prone. Well, that's simply not the case. He's regularly injured over the last three seasons, it's a fact.

They're also the type of injuries that are not representative of reoccurring issues in the future.

 

[Michael8771*]

They're also the type of injuries that are not representative of reoccurring issues in the future.

And that in and of itself doesn't guarantee he'll stay healthy now does it?

Just because the injuries may not be related doesn't mean they can't or won't occur. In band aid Bennet's case they seem to happen quite a bit.

 

[imouttahereEdWinger]

like trying to understand women. Makes absolutely no sense to any man with half a brain.

Speak for yourself, hombre. They simply are not that complicated when you divorce yourself from mysticism and Disney nonsense.

 

[Waffle Fries]

And that in and of itself doesn't guarantee he'll stay healthy now does it?

Just because the injuries may not be related doesn't mean they can't or won't occur. In band aid Bennet's case they seem to happen quite a bit.

You can say that about every player in the league. Just because he's had flukey injuries doesn't mean more will occur. He's had the same number of injuries as both Malkin and Neal this year. I don't hear the same criticisms of them.