TheKingPin
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Everyone should be cleared then.No one is cleared for contact. Pandemic bro.
Everyone should be cleared then.No one is cleared for contact. Pandemic bro.
Patrick is going to beat migraine disorder only to contract Coronavirus. This is the way.
Part of the conference call held today:
^The update is status quo...
Source: Sam Carchidi, Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Center Nolan Patrick, who has missed the season because of a migraine disorder, has been “trending in the right direction,” but he wasn’t sure if he could return if the season resumed.
Note: He = Chuck Fletcher regarding Nolan Patrick
I'm at the point where I believe that Oscar will play again before Patrick does and I have little hope for Lindbom.
This city is so cursed. We are “owed” 3 Crosby’s in a row at this point.
Or Pittsburgh can win the lottery.Maybe they'll cancel the rest of the season and we can win Lafreniere if they give every team odds at winning the lottery
Or Pittsburgh can win the lottery.
Maybe they'll cancel the rest of the season and we can win Lafreniere if they give every team odds at winning the lottery
I'm at the point where I believe that Oscar will play again before Patrick does and I have little hope for Lindbom.
Not sure about that. Mark Herzlich (NFL LB from PA) went from being diagnosed to being cancer free in less than 5 months, but he didn't play the entire season after he announced he was cancer free (which was around the start of the season). But his cancer was in the leg, so maybe that limited his ability to recover physically. Regardless, I don't expect Oscar to be back until the 2021/22 season assuming the same recovery trajectory which I think is optimistic. Nolan appears to be progressing slowly. I think some were too optimistic in their forecasts based on the news he was skating with the team. It took him months to get to that point, so I was expecting another few months to get to the point of having any upper body contact and then another month or so after that to get into NHL game shape. So the start of next season made sense to me for him based on his trajectory. I think Patrick will emerge as a better overall player, particularly in terms of his skating / conditioning. I'm really looking forward to seeing him in action when things resume, but until that happens the organization should be planning for the worst case scenario for both players.
Hopefully the break is what he needed.
That’s obviously best case scenario. I’m not too optimistic but I could see it happening. He’s gotten several more months to recoup. But who know what happens with quarantine and being bored. I wouldn’t blame him if he’s binging on Netflix and doing things that could set him back.Patrick cannot be cleared for full contact until they are allowed to practice... It would be interesting if they did clear him then... I suppose it would be basically the same as if he was cleared upon attending Training Camp in October. Theoretically, he could be cleared, and after Scrimmages play the three Games prior to the PlayOffs... At this point, no Player will be in Game-Shape going in... Patrick will just be more rusty. Could Nolan possibly work out as the 4th Center, and then go from there as the PostSeason progresses?
Please stay tuned.