General Hockey Talk - Injuries, signings, factoids + other news from around the league

shabbs wrote:LeBrun: Flyers announce Max Talbot out with a broken left leg. The injury hits just keep on coming for that team.

https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/318717763126435840

wprager wrote:Russian player dies from a head shot in a league game, leaves behind a pregnant wife and a young daughter.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/2013/03/31/20699801.html

I know it's not the KHL, so not in the spotlight, but this was kinda buried on canoe.ca's sports page. Top item, of course, was that basketball player's compound fracture injury, but then Crosby's broken jaw, Milbury blaming the Redwings' wives for their slow start, couple baseball stories, curling and then this one. We recently heard about the paralyzed player in the Swiss league, and now this. If the NHL thinks they are somehow immune they are fooling themselves. It's just a matter of time.

wprager wrote:

wprager wrote:Russian player dies from a head shot in a league game, leaves behind a pregnant wife and a young daughter.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/2013/03/31/20699801.html

I know it's not the KHL, so not in the spotlight, but this was kinda buried on canoe.ca's sports page. Top item, of course, was that basketball player's compound fracture injury, but then Crosby's broken jaw, Milbury blaming the Redwings' wives for their slow start, couple baseball stories, curling and then this one. We recently heard about the paralyzed player in the Swiss league, and now this. If the NHL thinks they are somehow immune they are fooling themselves. It's just a matter of time.

Some more on this. Apparently after the hit he played a couple more shifts, but then started feeling worse, so he changed and went home (drove himself). Later that night his conditioned worsened and he lost consciousness. His wife called an ambulance and he died in hospital. Earlier reports said he arrived at hospital already in a coma. Preliminary indications are that the cerebral hemorrhage was the result of the hit.

LA Kings ‏@LAKings wrote:

Be wary of any insiderr tradess and rumorss; not because its April 1st, but because they are usuallyy wrongg.

Michallica wrote:Oilers are on a roll (so are the BJs). Should be an insane finish in the West.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:4-6 weeks for Crosby according to an "impeccable" source. Will play in May.

"Impeccable source: Crosby 4-6 wks. Will play in May."

https://twitter.com/Steigerworld/status/318514800411951104

Don't see how he is out 4-6 weeks without having it wired shut. Typically if you have surgery to fix your jaw, it's wired shut and it takes a month. This is consistent with the 4-6 weeks, but not with the "not wired shut" tweet.

In any case, 4-6 weeks is pretty big at this point in the season. Of course, this is Crosby, he'll come back and start scoring at a 3PPG pace.

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:4-6 weeks for Crosby according to an "impeccable" source. Will play in May.

"Impeccable source: Crosby 4-6 wks. Will play in May."

https://twitter.com/Steigerworld/status/318514800411951104

Don't see how he is out 4-6 weeks without having it wired shut. Typically if you have surgery to fix your jaw, it's wired shut and it takes a month. This is consistent with the 4-6 weeks, but not with the "not wired shut" tweet.

In any case, 4-6 weeks is pretty big at this point in the season. Of course, this is Crosby, he'll come back and start scoring at a 3PPG pace.

Weird. With your medical training, I'd assume you would know exactly how long each player should be out. I don't see how you're not able to accurately diagnose the players and establish an ETA from your couch.

wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:4-6 weeks for Crosby according to an "impeccable" source. Will play in May.

"Impeccable source: Crosby 4-6 wks. Will play in May."

https://twitter.com/Steigerworld/status/318514800411951104

Don't see how he is out 4-6 weeks without having it wired shut. Typically if you have surgery to fix your jaw, it's wired shut and it takes a month. This is consistent with the 4-6 weeks, but not with the "not wired shut" tweet.

In any case, 4-6 weeks is pretty big at this point in the season. Of course, this is Crosby, he'll come back and start scoring at a 3PPG pace.

Weird. With your medical training, I'd assume you would know exactly how long each player should be out. I don't see how you're not able to accurately diagnose the players and establish an ETA from your couch.

I do a little reading in my spare time. And not just other posters here. I did my research, did you? Me saying "*I* don't see how he is out 4-6 weeks" means exactly that. Based on *my* research (which, admittedly, was just looking around on the internet), any time you have surgery to repair the jaw, and are out 4-6 weeks, it pretty much implies the mouth is wired.

wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:4-6 weeks for Crosby according to an "impeccable" source. Will play in May.

"Impeccable source: Crosby 4-6 wks. Will play in May."

https://twitter.com/Steigerworld/status/318514800411951104

Don't see how he is out 4-6 weeks without having it wired shut. Typically if you have surgery to fix your jaw, it's wired shut and it takes a month. This is consistent with the 4-6 weeks, but not with the "not wired shut" tweet.

In any case, 4-6 weeks is pretty big at this point in the season. Of course, this is Crosby, he'll come back and start scoring at a 3PPG pace.

Weird. With your medical training, I'd assume you would know exactly how long each player should be out. I don't see how you're not able to accurately diagnose the players and establish an ETA from your couch.

I do a little reading in my spare time. And not just other posters here. I did my research, did you? Me saying "*I* don't see how he is out 4-6 weeks" means exactly that. Based on *my* research (which, admittedly, was just looking around on the internet), any time you have surgery to repair the jaw, and are out 4-6 weeks, it pretty much implies the mouth is wired.

wprager wrote:Gee, I didn't think that Shero was a medical professional.