Injury Report: Sam Morin update, Nov. 24, 2020 (Torn ACL, right knee surgery Nov. 22, 2019)

[Magua]

Related to the team, you imagine Hagg is here to stay. I do hope if an injury happens, Friedman gets a chance to audition as our future 6/7.

 

[baudib1]

This blows.

This is only about the 25th time a prospect has gotten sent down to the AHL and had a season-ending injury immediately after in the past 8 years, including twice by Morin.

 

[wankstifier]

That sucks... I hope he makes it somewhere. Doesn't seem like it'll be with the Flyers at this point

 

[freakydallas13]

Yeah, you have to think that signals the end of any chance he had of playing in the NHL for the flyers. Maybe next year he will be recovered and get a shot somewhere else, but he's officially in the rear view mirror now.

Can't imagine how he feels right now.

 

[Beef Invictus]

We wasted his career.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Oh **** off.

 

[bennysflyers16]

#Hogg4Life

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I am very happy for him that he got that contract and will make a nice chunk of change out of it. And all the smarmy snark-peddling Junk merchants can **** off.

 

[Rich Nixon]

what the f*** man.

 

[CanadianSniper]

Feel so bad for the guy. Just heartbreaking. He must be devastated.

 

[Starat327]

Such an embarrassing way to handle and subsequently end a prospect's career.

 

[TCTC]

Really sucks for him. Hopefully he can return and make it somewhere. He's still fairly young for a defenseman.

 

[Striiker]

Poor Morin

f*** Hextall and Hakstol for the way they handled him. He should've been on the team instead of Hagg from the start.

 

[trostol]

Kid has had no luck at all

 

[CSKA1974]

gotta feel bad for the guy

 

[Cody Webster]

Just heartbreaking. Poor kid. Can't imagine how terrible he must feel.

 

[Chinatown88]

FeelsReallyBadMan

 

[DancingPanther]

That's terrible.

 

[FlyTimmo]

Truly heartbreaking. A dream consistently derailed by health.

 

[CapnZin]

Damn. This makes me really sad. He was one of the reasons why I stuck it out watching hockey in the beginning. I couldn’t wait for him to suit up one day in the NHL.

I loved and still love hard hockey. He was someone that had skill and tenacity; a best of both worlds type player.

Truly saddening to see he probably won’t ever suit up in a flyers uniform again. Can’t really put the blame on anyone, but damn, if Hextall just gave him a chance his history would’ve been rewritten.

Best of luck, Sammy.

 

[deadhead]

If Hextall gave him a chance he probably would have blown the knee out in the NHL.

Morin had bad luck, but staying healthy is one of those things, you have the same chance of injury in the NHL as in the AHL.
And there's no evidence that he'd ever had made it, his puck handling has been an adventure, and the NHL the sharks smell blood and attack.
He needed to stay healthy and play to refine his game.

 

[baudib1]

We wasted his career.

It's true. If there was a guy we drafted in the past 10 years who was likely to peak early, it's Morin. Big guy, physical game, likes to fight. Acting like he needed to perfect every aspect of his game before getting a shot instead of just treating him like Jamie Oleksiak was a mistake.

 

[Tripod]

gotta think he clears waivers next year with 3 straight years of injuries

 

[Jtown]

gotta think he clears waivers next year with 3 straight years of injuries

Uhhhhhh yeah. Be shocked if he plays another game for the flyers

 

[deadhead]

Y'all would have turned on Morin after a few weeks when he got stripped a few times for turnovers leading to goals.
Then the mantra would be why are we playing this stiff over Hagg.
The player who isn't in the lineup is always the great hope. Until they play.

Meanwhile Friedman is the good soldier who has steadily improved in the AHL, has speed and plays a responsible game at RHD.
A fast undersized defensive oriented D-man won't attract the hype of a 6'7 230 lb D-man.