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2011/2012 Injury Thread

bustaheims

bustaheims

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Looks like this one needs a place now:

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=371688

The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without forward Kristian Huselius for the next four-to-six months.

According to the Columbus Dispatch, Huselius tore his pectoral muscle lifting weights last weekend in Sweden.
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Busta Reims said:
Looks like this one needs a place now:

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=371688

The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without forward Kristian Huselius for the next four-to-six months.

According to the Columbus Dispatch, Huselius tore his pectoral muscle lifting weights last weekend in Sweden.
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Tough break for the Blue Jackets, especially since they've finally started adding pieces to their team. Huselius might not be the most consistent player, but when healthy he's good for 50-60 points and would have provided Columbus with some solid offensive depth. It was also a contract year for him too, so he could have been extra motivated.
 
Huselius was just recovering from hip surgery when this injury happened.  The Blue Jackets will now be looking for a free-agent forward, in order to help the team, at least until Huselius returns sometime during the season.  Who they'll sign is anyone's guess.
 
hockeyfan1 said:
Huselius was just recovering from hip surgery when this injury happened.  The Blue Jackets will now be looking for a free-agent forward, in order to help the team, at least until Huselius returns sometime during the season.  Who they'll sign is anyone's guess.
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Prospol @ ~1 mil. might do.
 
I'll add to it (though mentioned in other threads):

GM George McPhee stated Poti's career is probably over due to injury. He has two other players likely to start the season on LTIR due to recovery from off season surgery.

And we talked about Chris Pronger in another thread yesterday likely being unable to start the season due to back surgery.

 
Wow, a pec tear is pretty rough. That is very unfortunate for him.
 
Kind of relevant...

Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi is still steamed at the Oilers after he traded Ryan Smyth to Edmonton for a player who can't play.

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Lombardi blasted the Oilers again Thursday about the clubs' dispute over the fitness of forward Colin Fraser. The disagreement is likely to be resolved by the NHL in the next few days, with Lombardi planning to air his grievances to league general counsel David Zimmerman.

Lombardi isn't trying to void the trade, and the Kings are likely to waive Fraser anyway ? but they can't do it until he's healthy, and Lombardi believes the Oilers misled him.

Lombardi thinks Edmonton general manager Steve Tambellini is attempting to distract everybody from that misrepresentation by arguing about the severity of Fraser's injury ? and it's not even the first time the Oilers have tried to trade an injured player to Los Angeles.

"This is twice. There comes a point where you say, 'This is wrong,"' said Lombardi, who recently said he "would have rather invested my money in Bernie Madoff than invest in Edmonton's word."

After Smyth demanded a trade back to the Oilers last month, the Kings agreed to deal the veteran centre to Edmonton for forward Gilbert Brule ? until they learned Brule hadn't been cleared to return from a concussion. Los Angeles instead acquired Fraser on June 26.

But Fraser broke his foot last season, and the Kings believe the injury will require surgery and four months of rehabilitation.

The Oilers insist Fraser is almost ready to play, saying the injury could improve with two weeks of rest. That's not the problem, Lombardi says.

"There is no question that this player is not fit to play now, and obviously was not fit to play when [Tambellini] said he would be fit to play, which was the Wednesday after the trade," Lombardi said. "So this is called the red herring method. What you do is say, 'OK, the doctors disagree,' but they don't disagree on the fundamental premise, that this guy is not fit to play.

"When you want to get the jury off-track, throw out an ancillary issue and turn it into a major issue, and they forget about the real issue. You learn that in the first year of law school. Nice try."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/07/14/sp-nhl-kings-smyth.html#ixzz1SA1e3Rqa
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11196/1160604-100.stm
Penguins center Sidney Crosby, as part of his regular summer workout program, has "been skating for a while," his agent, Pat Brisson, said today.

Crosby missed the second half of the season and the playoffs after being diagnosed Jan. 6 with a consussion. His recovery had progressed to the point that he was practicing with the club in non-contact situaitons, but he was pulled off the ice after April 20 because of headaches.

Crosby's biggest hurdle will be to hit and be hit, something he could get medical clearance for in training camp in September.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=569439&navid=mod-rr-headlines
Crosby, who missed the second half of the NHL season due to a concussion, is skating again as part of his normal offseason workouts. Crosby is doing his summertime conditioning work in his native Nova Scotia.

Penguins general manager Ray Shero confirmed Friday that Crosby currently is skating for the first time since mid-April, when headaches caused the team captain to shut down his workouts during Pittsburgh's first-round playoff series with Tampa Bay.

"Everything has gone well," Shero said during the Penguins' player development camp here at Consol Energy Center. "There are no red flags."

Shero said there is every expectation that Crosby will be ready for the start of training camp in mid-September. If he has no additional setbacks, Crosby hopes to be cleared for contact work during camp.

I seem to remember an article I posted on the old site where his coach said that he was basically ready to go. The above seems a little different. (I couldn't find the June article quickly.)
 
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=371796 said:
An injury sustained by Patrick Kane during off-season training is not expected to keep him out of action for the start of the 2011-12 season.

In a statement released by the team on Friday Blackhawks head team physician Dr. Michael Terry outlined a recovery period for Kane's recently-discovered left wrist injury.

?He will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair a scaphoid fracture," Terry said. "We anticipate a full recovery in 6-8 weeks and in time for training camp. We do not anticipate any long-term issues.?
Kane scored 27 goals and 46 assists in 73 games for the Blackhawks last season. He missed eight games due to a left leg injury and one game due to illness.
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Hopefully Crosby won't have any further setbacks this season. It would really suck if he had to end his career early because of a concussion (or any injury, for that matter).

I had to read that Pat Kane post again closely. "Scaphoid" jumped out at me, so I had to sift through before I found "wrist" in there too. :)
 
Derk said:
Hopefully Crosby won't have any further setbacks this season. It would really suck if he had to end his career early because of a concussion (or any injury, for that matter).

I had to read that Pat Kane post again closely. "Scaphoid" jumped out at me, so I had to sift through before I found "wrist" in there too. :)
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A friend of mines son plays Tier 2 Jr A and had a scaphoid bone injury. He was out almost 6 months waiting on that to heal even after they put a screw in... good luck to Kane on that
 
Floyd said:
hockeyfan1 said:
Huselius was just recovering from hip surgery when this injury happened.  The Blue Jackets will now be looking for a free-agent forward, in order to help the team, at least until Huselius returns sometime during the season.  Who they'll sign is anyone's guess.
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Prospol @ ~1 mil. might do.
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Or, 1.75.  8)

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=372335
 
Floyd said:
Floyd said:
hockeyfan1 said:
Huselius was just recovering from hip surgery when this injury happened.  The Blue Jackets will now be looking for a free-agent forward, in order to help the team, at least until Huselius returns sometime during the season.  Who they'll sign is anyone's guess.
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Prospol @ ~1 mil. might do.
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Or, 1.75.  8)

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=372335
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Seems a bit much, no?
 
Damian said:
Floyd said:
Floyd said:
hockeyfan1 said:
Huselius was just recovering from hip surgery when this injury happened.  The Blue Jackets will now be looking for a free-agent forward, in order to help the team, at least until Huselius returns sometime during the season.  Who they'll sign is anyone's guess.
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Prospol @ ~1 mil. might do.
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Or, 1.75.  8)

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=372335
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Seems a bit much, no?
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A titch maybe but with Huselius off the books, they can afford it. Like someone reminded me when we signed Connolly, cap space is really only of value if you need it. 
 
@RealKyper
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Word is #Lightning Malone had surgery on his ailing shoulder recently and could be lost up to 4-6 months. A mid Dec #NHL return is projected
 
Floyd said:
Zajac out 8-10 weeks following surery on a torn Achilles tendon.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=374029
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Wouldn't surprise me if the recovery time is longer than that. That's a terrible blow to the Devils.
 
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