2016-2017 Injury Thread

[Kin]

Thought it'd be good to have an all-purpose injury thread for significant injury news.

To start with a bummer out of Florida. Jonathan Huberdeau will be out 3-4 months with an undisclosed leg injury injury. There's video of it and it looks like a skate comes down hard on his achilles. A tough watch.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Nick Bjugstad is out 4-6 weeks with a broken hand too. Tough pre-season for Florida.

 

[herman]

How long is Luongo out as well?

 

[bustaheims]

I wonder if they're a team that might be considering putting a claim in on Laich to help out with their depth down the middle for the first half. They have the cap space - though, I suspect the real dollars would be an issue for them. Maybe if he clears, straight up for Kindl?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

How long is Luongo out as well?

I'm pretty sure he's good to start the season. Berra went on waivers a few days ago.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Awful.


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[CarltonTheBear]

Pens announce that Crosby has a concussion:

https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-captain-crosby-diagnosed-with-concussion/c-282529802

No word on the severity or even when/how it happened yet.

Brutal.

 

[Kin]

That's honestly one of the more depressing things you could read going into the season.

Well, you hope it's just a mild one and he's back soon I guess.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Jack Eichel is down and in pain with what appears to be a serious left leg injury in Buffalo.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

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https://twitter.com/4TomMartin/status/786230192612278274

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Are ankles supposed to do that?

*moves mine a little bit*

No, no they are not. That looks bad.

 

[Kin]

Ouch. You hope it's nothing serious but that looks on the not good side of things.

 

[Deebo]

Bob McKenzie saying high ankle sprain is the initial diagnosis and that Buffalo expects to be without Eichel for 4-6 weeks, maybe more.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Bob McKenzie saying high ankle sprain is the initial diagnosis and that Buffalo expects to be without Eichel for 4-6 weeks, maybe more.

All things considered,  that was a nasty ankle twist.  Too bad for Eichel.  Missing a chunk of the season is bad enough for any young player eager to impress (remember McDavid last year?). 

 

[Frank E]

Bob McKenzie saying high ankle sprain is the initial diagnosis and that Buffalo expects to be without Eichel for 4-6 weeks, maybe more.

It's like worse than a break those things.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Man the Stars currently have 6 of their top-9 forwards out with injuries right now. Their lines look like this:

Roussel-Seguin-Korpikoski
Benn-Faksa-Eaves
McKenzie-Shore-Ritchie
Smith-Dowling-Cracknell

Spezza, Hemsky, Hudler, Sharp, Eakin, Janmark all out.

 

[Kin]

Seth Jones out with a hairline fracture in his foot

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[CarltonTheBear]

Seth Jones out with a hairline fracture in his foot

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In other "good defencemen out with an injury" news, Travis Hamonic will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken thumb. The Islanders are kind of a mess right now, that could really hurt their playoff chances.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Ouch!

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[herman]

Gaudreau out with a broken finger (surgery).

Stamkos out indefinitely with a lateral meniscus tear in the right knee.

Hall out 3-4 weeks with a left knee injury.