nhl-injuries Stories - Fear The Fin
Carcillo Done for the Year
His lower body injury isn't actually a giant bite mark on the ass from karma, though you'd be forgiven for thinking that. Turns out that Gilbert rebounded so hard from that vicious hit from behind he actually blew up Carcillo's ACL. Reconstruction and rehab: six months. Couldn't have happened to a...
Gagne out 6-8 weeks
The Flyers announced tonight that forward Simon Gagne will miss six to eight weeks of action. He will undergo surgery to repair two hernias. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inqflyersreport/Gagne_to_miss_6_to_8_weeks_.html
NJ's Elias out 3 to 6 weeks, will miss opener vs Flyers
The New Jersey Devils received bad news Wednesday when it was revealed that Patrick Elias will miss 3-6 weeks after undergoing successful groin surgery on Tuesday. The Devils open their season against the Flyers on October 3 and Elias will miss the game. ...
Plague of hip injuries?
Islanders fans are all too familiar with hip surgery, with Rick DiPietro, Mike Sillinger and Mike Comrie all going under the knife last year and none returning to 100%. Are hip injuries increasing across sports? Is it related to training focused on strengthening the knees? Or is it a matter of...
"Mike Richards had successful surgery this morning and will be released from the hospital later...
"Mike Richards had successful surgery this morning and will be released from the hospital later today." - From the Flyers, via Twitter
"Early in Game 3 against the Penguins, Jeff kind of fell into the boards awkwardly and separated...
"Early in Game 3 against the Penguins, Jeff kind of fell into the boards awkwardly and separated his shoulder. It won’t require surgery, but it was enough of an injury it hampered him. He just can’t play right now. He needs to rest it. He’s a tough kid because he kept playing through it. We think...
Bergenheim, Streit return to lineup
Well, that makes tonight more interesting. Streit returns after just three games out, but Bergenheim hasn't played since March 10 - 11 games missed with his more severe groin pull. Logan also says Gordon will go with Joensuu and the two-enforcer lineup, to ease the call-up burden on Bridgeport....
Okposo, McAmmond, Streit out; Smith, Bentivoglio up
Trevor Smith and Sean "hat trick" Bentivoglio get the call up. Okposo's is listed as a "groin" after that awkward fall last night. McAmmond is ill, Streit still has the groin. All are day-to-day. The 2009 Youth Development Tour marches on ......
"It’s happening almost everywhere around the league," he said. The quality of ice and the new...
"It’s happening almost everywhere around the league," he said. The quality of ice and the new models of skates are other factors being looked at. "The new skates," Gordon said, "there’s absolutely no give to them at all." Scott Gordon, responding to Chris Botta about the team's epic injury list...
McLean: Ruptured Achilles tendon
Maybe it will take a bigger name for NHL insurers to start adding "no pre-game soccer" to their policies, but this can't help. Kurtis McLean was a nice story -- a NCAA D-III product debuting in the NHL at age 28 and scoring a big goal in his second game. He got two more games in March before this...
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