Injury Report: Ryan Wilson miss rest of the season

[Foppa2118]

Some of the good plays to remember.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Not to be too callous, but this means his salary is off the books, right?

Only if he goes on LTIR and they'd only get the amount that they'd be hypothetically over the cap in return. So basically if a team is not over the cap it's pointless to use LTIR.

 

[ABasin]

Well, time to say goodbye. I feel bad for Wilson. The will is/was there, but the body couldn't deliver.

Once his current contract ends, here's the summary: the Avs will have paid Wilson $6.75M for 43 games played, 0 goals, 9 assists.

 

[Avs44]

Poor guy. Always seemed like a nice person, he undeniably had talent and his hits were absolutely glorious. His body just let him down.

 

[frog]

I always had a soft spot for Wilson. I just remember when he came out of nowhere from Calgary and was an absolute beast his first years with Colorado. He looked like a Foote/Blake type when he started to find his game that first season. Had a massive open ice hit almost every game I watched. Back in the day.

Had it not been for the injuries he surely had the potential to take over for adam foote.

 

[Hesher]

I feel bad for him. Hopefully he gets another crack at the NHL.

 

[Drij]

Does anyone even care

 

[Jeff_Dyck_#1]

Well, time to say goodbye. I feel bad for Wilson. The will is/was there, but the body couldn't deliver.

Once his current contract ends, here's the summary: the Avs will have paid Wilson $6.75M for 43 games played, 0 goals, 9 assists.

+-?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I don't get the over-negativity and sarcasm some feel necessary to use at all times in all situations. It's something that just seems so completely overdone in today's society and especially on the internet...but to each their own, eh?

As for the topic at hand, it sucks but I don't think anyone was terribly surprised to see Wilson shut down by injury again. He's had a pretty miserable time injury wise in the NHL but as AB said, he's been pretty well compensated too.

I'll remember the awesome open-ice hits and promise he showed early on with us and wish him the best wherever he's off to next.

 

[landy92mack29]

feel bad for him but he was gone after this year anyway. doubt an nhl team will give him a contract

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Wow, I have to feel bad for the guy, but not surprised..

 

[Cypher]

So in the past 3 years, he will only have played in 43 out of a possible 212 games (43%). That equals out to about 156k per game on the 3 year contract he signed in June 2012. The guy's made of glass. Time to move along.

 

[LieutenantDangle]

Never thought I'd be sad to see him go, but Man U gotta feel for the guy. Had a ton of potential...

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Sucks to see him go out like this but I think he'll find a team and be the 7th man there then probably finish in the AHL. All the best to him. Will miss his hits.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Feel bad for him as a person and he was an Av for a long time, he had good moments. But I'm glad that he's not just going to keep hanging around as an option.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

It's really too bad. At one point he looked like he would be a top-4 defender. It seemed like every time he started to play well he would get injured and would come back a shell of his prior level.

 

[El_Loco_Avs]

You gotta feel for the guy. At least for the Avs this might open up some options

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

If Brad Malone was able to find an NHL job, I'm sure some team desperate for defence will give Wilson a chance next year.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Wilson is 27 years old. 4 years older than Duchene, and 5 years older than Landy. His career isn't over. Hopefully he takes the next year to fully recover and get into the best shape he's ever been in. Somebody is going to give him 900k to play next year and he could end up being a steal.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

One less person to take Guenin's spot.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Wilson is 27 years old. 4 years older than Duchene, and 5 years older than Landy. His career isn't over. Hopefully he takes the next year to fully recover and get into the best shape he's ever been in. Somebody is going to give him 900k to play next year and he could end up being a steal.

He hasn't been healthy for 3 years, he's going to have to prove that he can be somewhere first.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Sucks for Ryan but the best thing to do now is to move on maybe he will have better luck playing somewhere else.

 

[hockeyfish]

Wilson is 27 years old. 4 years older than Duchene, and 5 years older than Landy. His career isn't over. Hopefully he takes the next year to fully recover and get into the best shape he's ever been in. Somebody is going to give him 900k to play next year and he could end up being a steal.

His hockey career might not be over, but his NHL career may be.

 

[LandoClog]

This looks like the type of situation Sakic might offer him... Lets say a 2 year extension. In all honesty I wish him the best. Somewhere else.

 

[Ivan13]

He looked like he'll develop into a fine top 4 d-man until Lappierre gave him that concussion.