Injury Report: Trouba Out Until At Least February With Upper Body Injury

[KingBogo]

Thats the million dollar question.

I dont think we are completely screwed, but we are getting very close to that point, IMO. We need a top 4 D man. We dont have ONE if you count Buff as a forward who is only playing down due to emergency. Ben Chariot is a top D man on this team

It is not easy to get a top 4 d-man. They are not cheap unless they are pushing 40 and by then few are still actually top 4. And if you pay the price it has to make sense once everyone is healthy. So it would need to be a LHD.

 

[Bob E]

Thats the million dollar question.

I dont think we are completely screwed, but we are getting very close to that point, IMO. We need a top 4 D man. We dont have ONE if you count Buff as a forward who is only playing down due to emergency. Ben Chariot is a top D man on this team

Bit scary.

Wait till we play Boston, Minnesota, Chicago. Glad we went to Dallas and Colorado last week with Trouba eating big minutes.

 

[JC Numminen]

It is not easy to get a top 4 d-man. They are not cheap unless they are pushing 40 and by then few are still actually top 4. And if you pay the price it has to make sense once everyone is healthy. So it would need to be a LHD.

Oh I know. I dont think its actually possible to acquire one ATM as it would just hurt us in the long run. We trade a top forward and our already poor offense goes even more down hill. We trade a D man... well we cant because they are all out. A 1st rounder wouldn't be wise either.

We are a little hooped.

Bit scary.

Wait till we play Boston, Minnesota, Chicago. Glad we went to Dallas and Colorado last week with Trouba eating big minutes.

That will be very telling. If the team can find a way to win those game, then nothing can bring us down!

 

[alchemyindex]

Look to my coming on the first light of the fifth day.



At dawn ...look to the east

GANDALF!!!


Fly, you fools!

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

It's not supposed to be easy to recall a player from the CHL. It's meant for true emergencies. The way it's written the recall has to occur when your compliment of D man falls below 6. And you have to do it twice from the AHL first before a CHL callup is allowed. The fact that most teams carry 7 or 8 d most of the time is why it's so rare.

I know it isn't supposed to be easy. I do have a vague memory of it happening once or twice many years ago. We have 7 now including Buff. If Clitsome had not been activated would Buff count or would that have put us over the line? Not that I would want to bring Morrissey in under these circumstances anyway. Just curious. If Buff doesn't count then that would have left us with 5 including 2 AHL call-ups.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Its normal to lose 3 or 4 D long term during a season, but yes I would agree that losing your 3 best is unusually bad luck.

And to have it all at once. One guy out for a month and then another and so on is more common. Usually a little overlap here or there but this is unusual.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Yes, the Oilers have stolen everyone's tanks

Not everyone's. If the Oilers get a fired the coach bounce they may pull ahead of Carolina tonight.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Maurice would make a terrible doctor.

Disembodied head: "How bad is it doc?"
Dr. Maurice: "Day to day."
Disembodied head: "But my head was severed by a machete!"
Dr. Maurice: "It's not as bad as it looks."
Disembodied head: "I can't feel my toes..."
Dr. Maurice: "We'll list you as probable for tonight's game. We can just mount your head on a toboggan and slide you out onto the ice."

You stole that from Monty Python but I'll give you full marks anyway (all comics steal material).

Would be good at blocking shots

That might even be original.

 

[ihadtochangethename]

Its all doom and gloom and depression around here....

 

[jetsforever]

Didn't he also miss half of last year too?

Already injury-prone at 20... Not a good sign.

He's the new Bogosian

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Its all doom and gloom and depression around here....

Its OK, you didn't know ...... but ..... well, how could you?
You see we've .... well we've had some rather bad news. It isn't your fault you just happened to walk in on the middle of it. Our newborn play-off hopes died. Just like that .... no warning, nothing. Gone. Sigh.

 

[Suburban]

last I heard Ian White was playing beer league hockey in Wpg.........

 

[KingBogo]

He's the new Bogosian

People around here are funny. Defenseman get hurt more then forwards because they are continually putting themselves in harms way. If you want your defense to sacrifice themselves in the tough areas and block shots injuries will happen. I guess we could be pretty much injury free if we had 6 defenders float around the edges. Of course we would be in the McDavid sweepstakes, but by god we would be injury free.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Didn't he also miss half of last year too?

Already injury-prone at 20... Not a good sign.

How many has he had aside from the one where he went face first into the boards?

 

[rav722]

Its all doom and gloom and depression around here....

Wait until pavs has his first juicy rebound, then it will be doom and gloom seasoned with a generous helping of vitriol.

 

[winnipegger]

I remember somebody saying in late October/early November "gee golly it sure is great we don't have any injuries we are so lucky"

Bad luck. Nothing to be done about these sort of things. At least our forwards are all still there.

 

[knorthern knight]

... a panic trade when we are in a difficult situation suggests that we are likely going to get poor value in a trade. I think that Chevy needs to hold firm and realize that it's best to ride this out. If he makes a big trade, it should be from a position of strength.

I don't want to tank, but I'd rather finish out of the playoffs this season, rather than trade away our playoff hopes for the next several years.

 

[Guardian17]

Reminds me of the Christmas episode where a parachuting Santa Clause falls to his death in the Bundy's back yard and Al says,

"Whats next, an elf with a knife in his back?"

 

[scelaton]

...my guess, they thought he didn't have a major injury, then got the MRI results back and discovered that he had a cracked bone (wonder if it was a forearm from a blocked shot). I seriously doubt that Maurice knew he was gone for several weeks and told the media and fans that he was "probable".

This sounds right. His 'rest' from practice was probably when he went to get the MRI, as they take a while to perform...then 'surprise-surprise'.
This also sounds a bit like the Enstrom sequence of events.

 

[CorgisPer60]

Trouba's apparently been seen around with a brace/cast on his left forearm.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Probably a wrist then. Those can be tricky to heal up. I had a similar injury and was able to play through it for awhile but you can tweak it and it will just go dead on you

 

[Howard Chuck]

Probably a wrist then. Those can be tricky to heal up. I had a similar injury and was able to play through it for awhile but you can tweak it and it will just go dead on you

He was playing like a beast with a wonky wrist? I'd like to see him completely healthy!

Also, please let's not trade any of our futures for a Dman. With the current hockey we are playing, I think we can still muddle through. We are doing a great team job of filling in holes. Playing simple hockey and minimizing mistakes.

 

[Derfel*]

Most likely a wrist injury.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

He was playing like a beast with a wonky wrist? I'd like to see him completely healthy!

Also, please let's not trade any of our futures for a Dman. With the current hockey we are playing, I think we can still muddle through. We are doing a great team job of filling in holes. Playing simple hockey and minimizing mistakes.

Yesterday's game was great but that D isn't going to hold up against a stronger team. I don't want any panic trades but if Chevy can get some help for a low price, like a 4th liner or late round picks I would be happy with that. If he pays more and gets a player who will be an upgrade when the injured players get back, like a 2LHD I would be happy with that.

Don't go thinking that everything will be roses and rainbows as soon as these 3 get back. There will likely be other injuries before the season is done.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Trouba's apparently been seen around with a brace/cast on his left forearm.

Is that where he took the shot the other day?