Injury Report: The All Purpose Injury Thread (#1 with updates) | ***Crosby eyes Game 1 return***

[Random Oracle]

Good to see Martin and Neal confirmed for tomorrow. And at least Orpik isn't worse than day-to-day.

 

[Beau Knows]

I can bet next months salary that Cooke will be a regular in the playoffs

I knew I forgot someone . We have far too many good forwards.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Good to see Martin and Neal confirmed for tomorrow. And at least Orpik isn't worse than day-to-day.

With this club, day-to-day could mean anything, including month-long injuries. So I don't really think it's a positive sign at all.

 

[SteelFish87*]

Everyone expects him to play Wednesday.

Sid doesn't know. He will have to talk to his doctors

 

[plaidchuck]

The Pens are what, 0-2 without Orpik?

 

[radapex]

He is, he was on RW today at practice.

According to DK he was on RW; everyone else reported him on LW.

 

[WayneSid9987]

“It’s nice to get out there with the team,” Crosby said, “and get a full practice in.”

“(Returning) is not really up to me,” Crosby said. “I’ll just keep talking with the doctors. It’s something they have to feel comfortable with the healing. As soon as they say the word, I’ll be ready to go.”

“It’s pretty good,” he said. “I can tell there is something wrong, but it’s not anything that’s been too painful. The last week or so has been pretty good.”

Crosby, 25, had dental work done Thursday and was cleared to return to team practice.

“A couple root canals, it wasn’t a big deal at all,” he said.

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=667787

 

[IcedCapp]

Crosby was apparently born with a very high pain threshold and a very average healing time.

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Crosby was apparently born with a very high pain threshold and a very average healing time.

Nerves of Steel, Bones of Drywall.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Sid doesn't know. He will have to talk to his doctors

Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Like Crosby is sitting by the phone waiting for a doctor to call. Once he was cleared for regular practice, everyone, including Sid and his doctors knew already that he will be playing Wednesday. He almost certainly would be playing tomorrow if the playoffs started then. With a big ass shield on his face maybe, but playing.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Nerves of Steel, Bones of Drywall.

 

[IcedCapp]

Nerves of Steel, Bones of Drywall.

at first I but then I but now I'm

 

[PensFanSince1989]

This whole no timetable business is getting so annoying.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

According to DK he was on RW; everyone else reported him on LW.

In cases like this it usually is one noob reporting it wrong and the rest of the lazy reporters just cutting and pasting instead of actually reporting something on their own.

 

[MeticulouslyDishevel]

One step at a time.

First you get Bylsma used to the idea of Iggy on the proper line. Then you ease him into the right position on that line. We all know that the big emotional barrier was moving a player from a line Bylsma had determined was the best line for him. Once we get Bylsma to come to grips with being wrong about that, the big hurdle has been passed, getting him to move Iggy to RW should be a piece of cake.

Exactly. This type of gradual exposure treatment has been known to work with extreme cases of anxiety.

 

[switch23]

 

[shizno*]

Looks like a bad ass

 

[Shockmaster]

Iginla: "Hey Sid, coach is trying to peg me into LW. Was he always this boneheaded?"

Crosby: "Yeah... but not as bad as that one guy that tried to put me at wing during my rookie season."

Neal: "I hope my hair looks good."

 

[Crafton]

Iginla: "Hey Sid, coach is trying to peg me into LW. Was he always this boneheaded?"

Crosby: "Yeah... but not as bad as that one guy that tried to put me at wing during my rookie season."

Neal: "I hope my hair looks good."

 

[Allie Kitsune]

Iginla: "Hey Sid, coach is trying to peg me into LW. Was he always this boneheaded?"

Crosby: "Yeah... but not as bad as that one guy that tried to put me at wing during my rookie season."

Neal: "I hope my hair looks good."

James Neal is every 80s movie dumb jock ever, combined into a single person.

 

[Beauner]

Does Neal have a tinted shield?

 

[NewFang]

 

[Shockmaster]

Does Neal have a tinted shield?

Looks like it. I can't imagine he'd be sensitive to light and be cleared to play, so it could just be a preference thing. Ovechkin and Kopitar wear tinted visors and to my knowledge have no concussion histories.

 

[PensFanSince1989]

Crosby should go all tinted plastic, jaw shield and all:

 

[Crafton]

Looks like it. I can't imagine he'd be sensitive to light and be cleared to play, so it could just be a preference thing. Ovechkin and Kopitar wear tinted visors and to my knowledge have no concussion histories.

Alex Steen and Andy Mcdonald returned from their concussions with tinted visors. David Perron wore a tinted visor before and after his concussion. Mueller picked up a tinted visor after returning from his latest concussion but i think he's abandoned it now. it seems pretty common.