Could've used that 35-goal shot. This organization is just frustrating. We had some excellent guys down in the AHL and we continue to play players through injuries. Lovely.
He had tweaked something back in training camp, and then Mangiapane proceeded to look off virtually the entire season. It is not hard to postulate we were watching an injured Mangiapane for the entire season who would need surgery.Well tbh we don't know the whole story. When was he injured? How severe was it? Did he elect to play through it till the end of the season?
Don't have all the info to shit on the organization for their handling of it honestly.
Well said by both of you. I wouldn't be surprised if we hear about more injuries in the coming days.
f***.
This team's gotta start taking this out of the players' hands and support the diagnosis from team doctors.
Buffalo did that with Eichel. Players will fiercely push back on thatf***.
This team's gotta start taking this out of the players' hands and support the diagnosis from team doctors.
That was completely different. With Eichel there was no debate over whether he was injured or if he should play through it, it was over what kind of surgery he should get.Buffalo did that with Eichel. Players will fiercely push back on that
Chris Sutter can also suggest he use a shorter stick.Usually the case at the end of the season.
Maybe Kadri will reveal he will go and get the stick removed from his ass this summer and come back with a brand new attitude.
Different situation entirely though.Buffalo did that with Eichel. Players will fiercely push back on that
I just meant in general, players will push back on team control.Different situation entirely though.
Sean Monahan decides he can play through the pain, probably ruined his career.
Andrew Mangiapane decides he can play through the pain, looks completely out of place all season. Who knows if there was long term damage done as a result of playing through that injury.
The list goes on. Tanev. Kadri. Huberdeau. Andersson. Kylington. Probably more that I'm forgetting.
Playing through injury could cost these guys millions of dollars by shortening their career.
What competitive sport did you play Mr professional?Man some people have never played competitive sports and it shows
NHL 23 on Superstar. Duh.What competitive sport did you play Mr professional?
Didn’t say professional, don’t get too jealous on me.What competitive sport did you play Mr professional?
Funny, because this is exactly how Sean Monahan was handled, whether it was his decision or the team's doesn't really matter. The minute the Flames were eliminated from contention he was pulled from the lineup and had surgery. We can extrapolate from this chain of events that the injury was serious enough to require surgery in the first place, and someone (either the team or Sean) decided that it was more important to play instead of listening to the advice of team experts and having the surgery to correct the problem. All that happened was exacerbating the injury to the player, and likely ruining his career in the process.Now, the notion that’s been implied that Mangiapane made the decision to play is absurd. Like, do we really not think an NHL team that has access to a plethora of experts would allow a player to make the call?
And we know that the advice from team experts and doctors was to stop playing and have the surgery beyond a shadow of doubt?Funny, because this is exactly how Sean Monahan was handled, whether it was his decision or the team's doesn't really matter. The minute the Flames were eliminated from contention he was pulled from the lineup and had surgery. We can extrapolate from this chain of events that the injury was serious enough to require surgery in the first place, and someone (either the team or Sean) decided that it was more important to play instead of listening to the advice of team experts and having the surgery to correct the problem. All that happened was exacerbating the injury to the player, and likely ruining his career in the process.
That a similar path is being demonstrated with respect to Mangiapane and others on the team is concerning. Both from a risk management standpoint, and an asset management standpoint.
Edit: not actually worth my time. You can delete this
It's a general rule, but naive to think that's actually followed to the letter in pro-sports.The general rule wherever I’ve played or coached is “what the Doctor/AT says goes” - I doubt that’s any different in the NHL.