Why is it when Sid, Geno, or Letang are "week to week", they actually miss multiple weeks, but when Kunitz is "week to week" he misses maybe 2 or 3 games?
It's like the Craig Adams Iron Man thing all over again. The crappy players we don't want in the lineup rarely get hurt, and when they do they return quickly, whereas the core guys get hurt often and take forever to get back when they do.
Why is it when Sid, Geno, or Letang are "week to week", they actually miss multiple weeks, but when Kunitz is "week to week" he misses maybe 2 or 3 games?
It's like the Craig Adams Iron Man thing all over again. The crappy players we don't want in the lineup rarely get hurt, and when they do they return quickly, whereas the core guys get hurt often and take forever to get back when they do.
Because they're so bad that nobody can tell whether they're playing injured or not.
Why is it when Sid, Geno, or Letang are "week to week", they actually miss multiple weeks, but when Kunitz is "week to week" he misses maybe 2 or 3 games?
It's like the Craig Adams Iron Man thing all over again. The crappy players we don't want in the lineup rarely get hurt, and when they do they return quickly, whereas the core guys get hurt often and take forever to get back when they do.
Amazing how quickly he heals when his replacement scores more goals than him in only four games...
Look on the bright side...if Kunitz comes back too early, he may injure himself long-term.
I wish Kunitz all the best from the standpoint that he is a human being and was fantastic here for a number of years. With that said, I hope this injury keeps him out til at least Christmas.
The only thing I liked about Johnson was that he wasn't afraid to put Kunitz in a 3rd line role. It wasn't for that many games, and he was terminated shortly thereafter, but he did do it.
Nobody puts baby in the corner...
I hate how everyone bashes Kunitz, the guy is the heart and soul of this team. Without him, who on the pens would: go wildly slashing into the corner after the puck (but never touch it), kick the puck into the net at will, pass on shooting at wide-open nets and play through multiple concussions? I'd like to think we all have a little Kunitz in us.
Instead of wishing injury on Kunitz, I'm wishing for wisdom from Sullivan to play him in a more proper bottom six role.
I know it's not likely, as the Kunitz situation is the weirdest, most mystifying thing I've ever witnessed from the Pens org, but they did see the light with Scuds so....