Injury Report: Off-season Injury Thread: Kris Letang News

[Til the End of Time]

i just want to reiterate that based on standard of care it is still highly unlikely that dupuis ever plays hockey again.

 

[penguins2946*]

i just want to reiterate that based on standard of care it is still highly unlikely that dupuis ever plays hockey again.

You're assuming either Dupuis or the Penguins run on logic. If they had an ounce of logic, Dupuis would just LTIRetire and the Pens would get a lot of capspace from him retiring. It's a win-win, Dupuis gets his money (they can hire him as like a conditioning coach or something, since he is in excellent shape) and the Pens get cap space.

 

[Rico Fatastic]

It's not really up to Dupuis or the Penguins. If the doctors don't clear him to play, he's not going to play. Period.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

The Bergeron example is a good one, for the idiots that keep saying he's damaged goods and won't be movable for the Pens with Letang.

 

[plaidchuck]

The Bergeron example is a good one, for the idiots that keep saying he's damaged goods and won't be movable for the Pens with Letang.

And which means nothing since letang is going nowhere anyways.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

Pascal Dupuis cleared to play!

 

[plaidchuck]

Well good bye 3mm in.cap space.

 

[Jacob]

Pascal Dupuis cleared to play!

We're about to witness the first on-ice death in about 50 years.

 

[Waffle Fries]

I don't see anything good coming from this.

 

[Sideline]

Dupuis is a good hockey player that could make the team better, but I'm really not thrilled about watching a guy risk his life just to play a game.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

We're about to witness the first on-ice death in about 50 years.

I don't know if you're serious or not. Timonen and Fleischmann returned from their blood clots, and the Penguins worked with the same doctors who worked with those players.

I don't see anything good coming from this.

For him or our lineup? For him, if he's medically cleared to play, then he's medically cleared. As I posted above, the Penguins worked with specialists so if different doctors gave him the green light, he's good to go.

For our lineup, he's a solid depth forward. I read the Pens wanted to transition him into a 3rd line role which would be ideal to keep his minutes down. I don't see him in the top 6, I just don't. It's not impossible but I just don't see it happening.

 

[IcedCapp]

We're about to witness the first on-ice death in about 50 years.

I know you're not joking, but I really don't find this funny.

 

[Penguinator]

I don't see anything good coming from this.

Not saying you should but i do.

Thou shalt see.

BookM me on this one.

 

[Waffle Fries]

For him or our lineup? For him, if he's medically cleared to play, then he's medically cleared. As I posted above, the Penguins worked with specialists so if different doctors gave him the green light, he's good to go.

For our lineup, he's a solid depth forward. I read the Pens wanted to transition him into a 3rd line role which would be ideal to keep his minutes down. I don't see him in the top 6, I just don't. It's not impossible but I just don't see it happening.

Both.

He's 36 years old and has played very little hockey in the last two years while suffering a major knee injury and multiple blood clots, which he kept a secret and played through. I don't trust him to be honest about his health or to be able to play at a 3.75M level over a full season. Plus it inhibits what the team can do this off-season.

I can't believe his wife and family is okay with this.

 

[Penguinator]

Both.

He's 36 years old and has played very little hockey in the last two years while suffering a major knee injury and multiple blood clots, which he kept a secret and played through. I don't trust him to be honest about his health or to be able to play at a 3.75M level over a full season. Plus it inhibits what the team can do this off-season.

I can't believe his wife and family is okay with this.

Doctors know better...

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

Both.

He's 36 years old and has played very little hockey in the last two years while suffering a major knee injury and multiple blood clots, which he kept a secret and played through. I don't trust him to be honest about his health or to be able to play at a 3.75M level over a full season. Plus it inhibits what the team can do this off-season.

I can't believe his wife and family is okay with this.

What is your background? Do you have any knowledge of this stuff bc otherwise why do you think you know better what the risk of him playing is than doctors?

 

[Jacob]

I don't know if you're serious or not. Timonen and Fleischmann returned from their blood clots, and the Penguins worked with the same doctors who worked with those players.

But Dupuis has had more than 1 and he hid the symptoms and tried to play through it (stupidly).

 

[Waffle Fries]

Doctors know better...

What is your background? Do you have any knowledge of this stuff bc otherwise why do you think you know better what the risk of him playing is than doctors?

What part are you taking issue with?

Do you not remember that this a man who physically felt a blood clot go through his body, lied about it and played four games of hockey? He's had multiple clots in one calendar year, and there's risk that it could happen again. How can you trust him to be honest if it does?

And if anything, the Penguins medical staff hasn't done anything to deserve to be trusted with this situation.

 

[plaidchuck]

Not worried about the health aspect, that's his choice and risk. But 3.75 tied up into a 36 year old bottom six guy sucks.

 

[Bennett Brauer]

But Dupuis has had more than 1 and he hid the symptoms and tried to play through it (stupidly).

I understand but if his life was seriously at risk, he would be retiring. Doctors won't let him do something that would kill him and more importantly, Dupuis won't do anything that would kill him and leave his family.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

What part are you taking issue with?

Do you not remember that this a man who physically felt a blood clot go through his body, lied about it and played four games of hockey? He's had multiple clots in one calendar year, and there's risk that it could happen again. How can you trust him to be honest if it does?

And if anything, the Penguins medical staff hasn't done anything to deserve to be trusted with this situation.

Im asking why you are assuming he is at more risk to have issues with the blood clots by playing? I have no idea so he may or may not but you seem to be assuming he is so I'm asking if you have any basis for it.

 

[Jacob]

I understand but if his life was seriously at risk, he would be retiring. Doctors won't let him do something that would kill him and more importantly, Dupuis won't do anything that would kill him and leave his family.

You'd think.

 

[Sideline]

I understand but if his life was seriously at risk, he would be retiring. Doctors won't let him do something that would kill him and more importantly, Dupuis won't do anything that would kill him and leave his family.

We know this to be false. Dupuis admitted to playing 4 games after he felt a clot in his body without speaking to the medical staff. I don't know what else people need to hear.

This isn't a broken bone or a torn ligament. Dupuis is lucky to be alive after that totally ****ing moronic stunt.

 

[Shady Machine]

I understand but if his life was seriously at risk, he would be retiring. Doctors won't let him do something that would kill him and more importantly, Dupuis won't do anything that would kill him and leave his family.

Did you read that piece he wrote in players tribune?

He admitted to intentionally withholding information about a blood clot and risked his life and leaving behind his family to play through it. He may not consciously willing to leave his family behind, but he wants to play so bad his judgment is skewed.

 

[Shady Machine]

Im asking why you are assuming he is at more risk to have issues with the blood clots by playing? I have no idea so he may or may not but you seem to be assuming he is so I'm asking if you have any basis for it.

Uh why wouldn't he be at a higher risk of blood clots while playing a contact sport?