The Injury Thread, '23-24 Edition - Samuelsson (UBI, surgery, done for year), Girgensons (Ill, D2D), Bryson (eye), Power (face)

[Dubi Doo]

Sammy out for the season with upper body surgery.

The injury concerns are real with a few of these players, especially Sammy & Quinn.

 

[SundherDome]

Just shut Quinn down as well

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Just shut Quinn down as well

Adams and crew are confirmed idiots if they dare bring Quinn back to play the final 5 games or so.

 

[SundherDome]

Adams and crew are confirmed idiots if they dare bring Quinn back to play the final 5 games or so.

It would probably be close to 11/12 games but this team is going nowhere as of today, so it would make sense to just let him rehab the injury with no rush and give him the summer to train.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I wonder who else has issues which require surgery in the off season. My over under is 2.

 

[Chainshot]

I wonder who else has issues which require surgery in the off season. My over under is 2.

I'm expecting Dahlin to get something done at the end of the year and miss the WC's again. Hell, those videos from Sportbladet, the Swedish sports site, showed he was having a problem bending over.

So I'll take the over.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I'm expecting Dahlin to get something done at the end of the year and miss the WC's again. Hell, those videos from Sportbladet, the Swedish sports site, showed he was having a problem bending over.

So I'll take the over.

I think Thompson, Cozens and Dahlin are all dealing with something serious. Or I'm on serious copium.

 

[DapperCam]

I wonder who else has issues which require surgery in the off season. My over under is 2.

Always a good bet to assume Tuch is nursing something.

 

[Tatanka]

Got any news on what Sammy’s issue is?

None. Sammy did not to the best of my knowledge have an orthopedic surgical procedure though.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[sabremike]

I think Thompson, Cozens and Dahlin are all dealing with something serious. Or I'm on serious copium.

If this is true and the organization had any sense they'd have all 3 shut it down and get whatever surgery they need. This season is dead and buried with a tombstone above it, don't make the same idiotic mistake they did with Jack.

 

[Dubi Doo]

I think Thompson, Cozens and Dahlin are all dealing with something serious. Or I'm on serious copium.

On the flip side, when do we become concerned that Tage and Dahlin in recent seasons always has something lingering that severely impacts their play?

I dont buy it for Cozens. He was playing heartless to start the year. I think it's expectations, the good ol' learning curve for a young player, and just a straight up lack of effort in areas other than being on the rush. I was on the cusp of pulling my hair out watching him wave his stick at plays where he could've battled for positioning with his body.

 

[Zman5778]

On the flip side, when do we become concerned that Tage and Dahlin in recent seasons always has something lingering that severely impacts their play?

I dont buy it for Cozens. He was playing heartless to start the year. I think it's expectations, the good ol' learning curve for a young player, and just a straight up lack of effort in areas other than being on the rush. I was on the cusp of pulling my hair out watching him wave his stick at plays where he could've battled for positioning with his body.

Dahlin's injury happened at the end of last year....like the last 10/15 games. He played the majority of last season at full health.

Same with Tage.

I'm not worried about either.....just like I wasn't worried about Mitts -- Mitts' injured season was an outlier......and it looks like this season might be the outliers for Tage and Ras as far as injuries go.

Sammy is a different story.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Dahlin's injury happened at the end of last year....like the last 10/15 games. He played the majority of last season at full health.

Same with Tage.

I'm not worried about either.....just like I wasn't worried about Mitts -- Mitts' injured season was an outlier......and it looks like this season might be the outliers for Tage and Ras as far as injuries go.

Sammy is a different story.

Eh, I’d say we have more mediocre health than most, overall, and while it sounds nuts and I’ve said it before- our scrambly ways kinda set our guys up for injury. Idk, question luck or the training staff if you like, but I just see a lot of dudes come up hobbling in our defensive end, where we spend a lot of time. I don’t think it’s outrageous to think 20% worse team defense leads to 10% more injuries, or something, we really don’t run a tight ship and injuries occur when you’re running wild, blocking too many shots, taking too many unforeseen hits, etc.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Fearnot]

Just when you think the season can't go any lower.

 

[sabremike]

Anyone with an above room temperature IQ could've told them leaning on guys to an insane degree minutes wise was going to lead to this. They literally learned nothing from the Eichel catastrophe.

 

[HOOats]

Anyone with an above room temperature IQ could've told them leaning on guys to an insane degree minutes wise was going to lead to this. They literally learned nothing from the Eichel catastrophe.

Holy distraught overreaction.

22 MPG is not "leaning on guys to an insane degree." Especially not for a 21-year old who just earned* a #1 D contract who plays literally the lowest impact brand of hockey possible.

We don't have any other info than he left practice to get imaging. He could have taken a shot off the foot for all we know.

*he did not in fact, earn a #1 D contract

 

[sabremike]

Holy distraught overreaction.

22 MPG is not "leaning on guys to an insane degree." Especially not for a 21-year old who just earned* a #1 D contract who plays literally the lowest impact brand of hockey possible.

We don't have any other info than he left practice to get imaging. He could have taken a shot off the foot for all we know.

*he did not in fact, earn a #1 D contract

To be fair my reaction is probably influenced by the usage of Dahlin (which is why he's constantly injured) and the way they wrecked Eichel.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

To be fair my reaction is probably influenced by the usage of Dahlin (which is why he's constantly injured) and the way they wrecked Eichel.

The problem is that this whole team seems constantly banged up and overwhelmed. Dahlin does it to himself, imo, but he’s also put in a position where he kinda has to. Others, however- again, it’s my own bizarre theory, but I think our lack of structure leads to injuries. We get caught running around, reaching out to block shots and collapsing on our own net, that’s where injuries often occur. Obviously idk about Power, that’s practice, but just commenting on why this seems a theme every single year.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Ehran]

Maybe a few... what? Weeks? Games?

Way to end a sentence. LOL

 

[Zman5778]

AP is reporting it's a hand injury for OP:

Sabres' Power injures hand, out at least a week

Sabres defenseman Owen Power suffered a left hand injury during practice and will be reevaluated next week to provide a timetable for his return.

www.espn.com

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Sabres fan status injury report -

Sabresfansince1980 - fan status has suffered as result of disappointing 2023-24 season, serious but stable condition, return is questionable.