Injury Report: Sammy Blais out for the season. (Torn ACL)

[Lion Hound]

I rather trade for Evander Kane at this point

That guy is a trainwreck. Kane in Manhattan. Think about all the distractions there for him. He's the last thing this young squad w/out a captain needs.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

I'm not even sure of this. He'd have played over Gaut who was one of our best players.

True, true.

 

[HFBS]

And I was just learning how to pronounce Blais' name.

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[EdJovanovski]

Average recovery time is 9 months, NHL players can be as low as 5-6 months. If we go really deep in the playoffs it’s possible we see him, but I doubt it

 

[Ruggs225]

Well thats good news. Hopefully he recovers fully amd quickly for next year

 

[NYRFANMANI]

So sad and I'm still bummed out for him. Such an important year in his career. He looked good early on ... and then such a horrible injury.

Idc about it, but we can re-sign rather cheap now. 1y/1.5m-2m prove it contract.

 

[CLW]

Get well soon, Sammy.

 

[will1066]

Average recovery time is 9 months, NHL players can be as low as 5-6 months. If we go really deep in the playoffs it’s possible we see him, but I doubt it

Well if it took this long for the swelling to go down and then do the surgery, his rehab could take 2 years.

 

[Miamipuck]

Well if it took this long for the swelling to go down and then do the surgery, his rehab could take 2 years.

I was going to reply the following: I think it's standard to wait a week or two to get the surgery after the swelling to go down. They're so much better at it now then they were just 10 years ago.

Then I realized he hurt himself a month to this day. That is a significant time for the swelling to go down, especially considering the underlined (including meds and such).

 

[egelband]

That play was dirty on so many levels.

 

[Miamipuck]

That play was dirty on so many levels.

Pretty much and even if he didn't mean it, he has done it so much this year he has no benefit of doubt.

 

[RangersFan1994]

That play was dirty on so many levels.

I hope someone goes after Subban next time

 

[egelband]

Pretty much and even if he didn't mean it, he has done it so much this year he has no benefit of doubt.

Basically kicked the legs out from under Blais and Blais’ career. Right before his RFA pay day. Disgusting.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Hence his new nickname "Slewban". Zero suspensions from the NHL. It's baffling.

 

[egelband]

Hence his new nickname "Slewban". Zero suspensions from the NHL. It's baffling.

You know how he says it’s a “bad habit”? I bet the next step is he goes into ‘rehab’ for it and gets lauded for his ‘bravery’.

 

[zukeisgone]

I was going to reply the following: I think it's standard to wait a week or two to get the surgery and swelling to go down. They're so much better at it now then they were just 10 years ago.

Then I realized he hurt himself a month to this day. That is a significant time for the swelling to go down, especially considering the underlined (including meds and such).

Wonder if surgery delayed due to COVID and hospital shortage?

 

[tlk]

Again, in soccer which one might say is plagued with ACL injuries, it's never expected for a month to pass before a surgery.
Not that I've been checking it specifically, but as far as I can remember all the high profile players who tore their ACL never had to wait that long.
Wonder if some of the info on Sammy is incorrect or something.

 

[Miamipuck]

Wonder if surgery delayed due to COVID and hospital shortage?

You could be right as that's an excellent point, but being that he's connected to the Rangers, you would think they would have some pull to get a procedure done as soon as possible. Of course, I am not in the know, and I am just speculating.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Again, in soccer which one might say is plagued with ACL injuries, it's never expected for a month to pass before a surgery.
Not that I've been checking it specifically, but as far as I can remember all the high profile players who tore their ACL never had to wait that long.
Wonder if some of the info on Sammy is incorrect or something.

Maybe he got the surgery back home in Canada it’s normal to wait several years here

 

[RangersFan1994]

Hence his new nickname "Slewban". Zero suspensions from the NHL. It's baffling.

Cause you know Subban would pull the race card. He seems like the type of asshole that would do it. He has superstar treatment for donating money to Montréal, although even Ovechkin got suspended.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

He skates!

 

[RGY]

 

[haohmaru]

Good to see. Hopefully he’s ready for the Final.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

One of the best writers literally just wrote yesterday that he was done for the season.

Get your shit together lol. This isn’t a fluid situation like Lindgren’s.