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- Mar 1, 2002
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Like.....wait......what?????
Shoulder surgery?!?!
From doing what?!?!?
Does Josh Anderson have a Gus Nyquist voodoo doll?!?
How did this happen??
When did this happen??!?!
Why did he wait for two months of off-season to go under the knife?!
Did Gus get assigned Ryan Murray’s locker stall??
So many questions...so few details.
plus its harder to get in for elective surgery now, I think I remember hearing Seguin had to wait awhile even though he knew he needed it
- Nyquist on LTIR could open the door to a 1 year Granlund contract, but it's debatable as far as needs go. Bemstrom and / or Foudy currently have no space on the roster and this opens the door for one of them to make the team for a couple months. It also might mean Grigorenko is more likely to get a top 9 job (which his backers assert is where he belongs) and one of Stenlund or MacInnis would make the team and avoid being lost to waivers. I'm not opposed to signing Granlund though, he is a more natural playmaker than Nyquist and should be a better 5v5 player. Nyquist was a good PP bumper guy for us, I'm not sure who replaces that.
- As for why this surgery is happening now and not in September - Nyquist is far from alone in getting surgery well into the offseason. Last I heard, Oscar Klefbom is still considering it. Josh Anderson didn't get surgery until long after he went on the shelf last season. As I understand it, players try to avoid surgeries which pose some risks and which obviously prevent them from training. Going through a rehab process is preferred, but they often don't know whether the rehab is working until months into the process.
- Long term this makes me a bit more hopeful for Gus Nyquist. He had lost velocity on his shot and his quickness to get shots off is slower, and all of that is consistent with someone who has lost confidence and / or was dealing with pain and discomfort. His goals totals have come down markedly, just 5 5v5 goals this year. He had a lot of empty netters to give him a respectable 15 goals total, but the underlying contribution was much more worrisome than that. If he can get his old shot back it would be huge.
Apparently this has been an issue for years.Like.....wait......what?????
Shoulder surgery?!?!
From doing what?!?!?
Does Josh Anderson have a Gus Nyquist voodoo doll?!?
How did this happen??
When did this happen??!?!
Why did he wait for two months of off-season to go under the knife?!
Did Gus get assigned Ryan Murray’s locker stall??
So many questions...so few details.
Not knowing the season schedule at this point we are talking May 1 at the end of the 6 months. That is probably going to be the entire season at the point. They can't really go deep into the summer again if they ever want to get the seasons back to a normal schedule.Hey Gus, see you LTIR
Not knowing the season schedule at this point we are talking May 1 at the end of the 6 months. That is probably going to be the entire season at the point. They can't really go deep into the summer again if they ever want to get the seasons back to a normal schedule.
As someone who had this exact same surgery (labral tear & Cyst) done in late May, see you in a long while Gus. My arm still sucks.
Good luck.
It's not just a pain issue, but a general lack of strength. Obviously everyone is different, but the loss of arm strength is very noticeable. Hopefully it goes well for him.That sucks
If Gus's hand works after 6 months, he should be able to join the playoffs.
From what I've seen, pretty much all players in the playoffs are so stacked with medicine and pain killers that the actual pain should not be a problem as long as his arm somewhat works...
I hit like, but not because your “arm still sucks.” Sorry to hear that.As someone who had this exact same surgery (labral tear & Cyst) done in late May, see you in a long while Gus. My arm still sucks.
Good luck.
Thanks.I hit like, but not because your “arm still sucks.” Sorry to hear that.
I'm doing ok. Thanks.I hit like, but not because your “arm still sucks.” Sorry to hear that.
Granlund signing incoming
can also play any forward position but he never really was given first line chance in his career like Granlund was so Granlund still feel like a safer bet for most people even if I like haula too.I might be *bit* biased, but I might have a secret left winger for you friends...
Unlike Granny, Erik Haula actually has a elite shot (12,7% career season average vs. 10,2%). Haula's on-ice statistics are also comparable to Granlunds: Erik Haula NHL Advanced Statistics (Power Play) | Hockey-Reference.com In fact, it is a hard to find any player that has better on-ice metrics than Haula in powerplay and penalty kill (oiGF/60, oiGA/60).
im pretty sure everyone expect the team to get another forward via ufa or trade. also did you forget my man STENAbsent any further signings, Nyquist's injury means that for part of the season one of Grigorenko/Foudy/Bemstrom will have to elevate to a top 9 wing job. That doesn't sound bad at all.