Injury Report: Updates In 1st Post | Letang Out vs CBJ

[Multigrain]

Huh? I think Letang was said to be day to day, not out longer term, they were leaving it up in the air...for all I know he could be back Friday

And FYI I think if they believe Rust has no chance to come back in the RS, like a 3-month injury as someone suggested, they would say he’s out for the year with a chance of coming back if they make a long playoff run...so it’s not a broken ankle like Schultz had...ligament damage to knee or high ankle sprain most likely

So assume Letang might meet the team in Montreal? If he didn't make the trip assume he is receiving treatment.

 

[Bingo71]

Don’t worry, once Erik “The Mountain” Gudbranson gets in the line up, these big hits and injuries in our players will cease to exist...

 

[Andy99]

Btw, what’s most concerning imo is that we haven’t heard anything about Dumo...it’s been 5 days since his concussion...has he been skating? We’ve heard nothing. If not, that means he still has symptoms and that’s a very concerning sign

 

[Andy99]

For sure.

Had he gone down before - our TDL would have included both Guds AND Dustin Brown. Company policy - we don't do rentals. Long term or bust.

Thanks , Rusty. Get well soon!


Also, that was textbook interference. No penalty, no hearing...nothing? WTF.

Haven’t you heard? There is no such thing as interference in the nhl 2018-19 rule book...

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Btw, what’s most concerning imo is that we haven’t heard anything about Dumo...it’s been 5 days since his concussion...has he been skating? We’ve heard nothing. If not, that means he still has symptoms and that’s a very concerning sign

Neither are skating, but "progressing". Which could mean anything from "practicing soon" to "they're simply still, technically, alive".

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Don’t worry, once Erik “The Mountain” Gudbranson gets in the line up, these big hits and injuries in our players will cease to exist...

3000th time a charm?

 

[Andy99]

So assume Letang might meet the team in Montreal? If he didn't make the trip assume he is receiving treatment.

He’s either going to practice tomorrow or at least skate, or he’s not playing against either BUF or MTL...that’s usually the way Sully works

 

[Andy99]

Neither are skating, but "progressing". Which could mean anything from "practicing soon" to "they're simply still, technically, alive".

It’s not good if Dumo isn’t skating because the concussion protocol is to get the player back on the ice as soon as he’s clear of symptoms...deduction: he’s not clear of symptoms 5 days later

 

[DesertPenguin]

It’s not good if Dumo isn’t skating because the concussion protocol is to get the player back on the ice as soon as he’s clear of symptoms...deduction: he’s not clear of symptoms 5 days later

Im also wondering if he's got jaw issues. I guess if they needed to surgically repair his jaw we'd know by now.

 

[Jacob]

It’s not good if Dumo isn’t skating because the concussion protocol is to get the player back on the ice as soon as he’s clear of symptoms...deduction: he’s not clear of symptoms 5 days later

He could be doing off-ice stuff. Although I think light physical activity is allowed even with symptoms.

 

[Multigrain]

He could be doing off-ice stuff. Although I think light physical activity is allowed even with symptoms.

Wearing dark glasses and sitting in dark rooms no light. Just hope they don't rush him back and that he takes his time.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Also, that was textbook interference. No penalty, no hearing...nothing? WTF.

It's pretty sad and unfortunate that plays like that just sort of drift by without much commentary in today's league, huh?

All too common.

 

[StroShow]

this teams luck... wow. Hopefully Rust is back for the playoffs he has a month to heal.
Call up Teddy and run

Guentzel-Crosby-Hornqvist
ZAR-Malkin-Kessel
Blueger-McCann-Bjugstad
Wilson-Cullen-Simon

 

[madinsomniac]

this teams luck... wow. Hopefully Rust is back for the playoffs he has a month to heal.
Call up Teddy and run

Guentzel-Crosby-Hornqvist
ZAR-Malkin-Kessel
Blueger-McCann-Bjugstad
Wilson-Cullen-Simon

You could win a cup with those forwards....
The D is the big ?

 

[ETA]

Also, that was textbook interference. No penalty, no hearing...nothing? WTF.

I'm not an expert on the interference rule but Rust did play the puck there, no...?

 

[Shady Machine]

I'm not an expert on the interference rule but Rust did play the puck there, no...?

Yeah that wasn't interference. Boarding maybe since it was a few feet away from the boards and potentially dangerous area. It was just an unfortunate incident and not a play that's necessary, but legal IMO.

 

[chethejet]

Rust was in a bad position and McQuaid moved toward him and finished his check. My complaint is when a player is on the boards, the opposing player has to play the puck as the primary responsibility. I think the hit on Ruhwedel was also the same kind of play. Foligno made mo attempt to play the puck and IMHO should have been charged with boarding. Two injuries could have been avoided with calling those kind of situations that way.

 

[pistolpete11]

Sully usually terms week to week for a 2-3 week injury and longer term for a month+....for example, ZAR was termed “longer term” and he was out 5-6 weeks I think...

Huh? I think Letang was said to be day to day, not out longer term, they were leaving it up in the air...for all I know he could be back Friday

And FYI I think if they believe Rust has no chance to come back in the RS, like a 3-month injury as someone suggested, they would say he’s out for the year with a chance of coming back if they make a long playoff run...so it’s not a broken ankle like Schultz had...ligament damage to knee or high ankle sprain most likely

Week-to-week = 2-3 weeks
Longer term = month+
Day-to-day = dead

 

[K Fleur]

If they do manage to make the playoffs and Rust is still out

 

[3ladesof5teel]

Hate to speculate but that hit on Dumo was pretty bad. He was in some pretty bad pain from his facial expression.

As always head injuries vary from individual. Hopefully he can get back to normal and avoid something like that again. Hate to see those

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

You could win a cup with those forwards....
The D is the big ?

And Murray.

So many games during our runs were won 2-1..even 1-0. Especially the series clinchers.

And we didn't get that last year. Flyers series was a shootout. Caps series he didnt make the big saves we needed(combined with our guys not being able to score the big goals needed...but then again look back at the cup runs and our goalies kept making saves to continue to allow our guys more time to get that GW goal). Not that it was all his fault...cant count how many breakdowns we had but what won us those cups was our goaltending making those huge saves.

Can he get back to that level? Dont even need him to be on that level but better than last year and what we've seen during our losses this year.

Still many afraid to talk about it because of Fleury...but hes old news. Forget about all of that and actually focus on what we have now. Imo we won the 2017 cup with a worse D group. Because of goaltending. If we want to have a shot this year we need him back. And scoring from more than our first line(altho it would be nice to see that kind of production from line 1 again lol). Have a feeling we would get that. Malkin is healthy. Kessel is. McCann could be a playoff hero..who knows. And timely goals from guys like Bjugstad, Cullen, Blueger, etc.

19 games left to get on the right track...good news is theyll have to go on a hot streak to make it unlike last year..and thats exactly what we want going in.

 

[Jacob]

Don’t worry, once Erik “The Mountain” Gudbranson gets in the line up, these big hits and injuries in our players will cease to exist...

They'll just even out.. which I'll take at this point.

 

[NMK11]

Btw, what’s most concerning imo is that we haven’t heard anything about Dumo...it’s been 5 days since his concussion...has he been skating? We’ve heard nothing. If not, that means he still has symptoms and that’s a very concerning sign

It’s not good if Dumo isn’t skating because the concussion protocol is to get the player back on the ice as soon as he’s clear of symptoms...deduction: he’s not clear of symptoms 5 days later

He could be doing off-ice stuff. Although I think light physical activity is allowed even with symptoms.

IF they are following what is commonly accepted in the medical field, you wait until your symptom free, and then progress along a graduated return to activity, often times the first step is as simple as walking just fast enough to raise your heart rate. Any time you experience symptoms, its back to rest and you start the process all over again. They definitely shouldn't be allowing physical activity if he's having symptoms.

But of course, that's just the medical recommendations, what they actually do with concussions in sports is behind the curtain.

 

[Bingo71]

They'll just even out.. which I'll take at this point.

I doubt he inflicts ant damage on anybody...

At best he will challenge guys like Dubinsky, Simmonds, maybe McQuaid to fight...

 

[EightyOne]

Rust was in a bad position and McQuaid moved toward him and finished his check. My complaint is when a player is on the boards, the opposing player has to play the puck as the primary responsibility. I think the hit on Ruhwedel was also the same kind of play. Foligno made mo attempt to play the puck and IMHO should have been charged with boarding. Two injuries could have been avoided with calling those kind of situations that way.

Agreed. In Rust's hit, McQuaid easily could have played the puck first. But was hell bent on a hit.

I'd consider calling a charging penalty...as that's got a lot of grey area and could stick...whereas it wasn't interference and not really boarding, if I were the ref and wanted to send a message to the teams.