Injury Report: 10/19 Burns

[Juxtaposer]

Not necessarily. Wearing a no contact jersey should be enough to protect him assuming the other players honor it.

Good thing we don't have Steve Downie on the team.

Accidents happen though.

 

[SactoShark]

Burnzie had a bad problem with sinuses & breathing that was misdiagnosed as a concussion, or went un noticed after his minor concussion or w.e that kept him out a long time if i remember correctly when he was with the wild, could that be the problem? (not being able to play cause he can't breathe properly/sinus troubles?)

quick edit: i'd imagine all the time he missed not in full gear was waiting for swelling to go down, and now to me it seems he cant fully participate cause he can't fully breathe or something in that nature.

Other way around – Wild staff misdiagnosed him with sinusitis when he in fact had a concussion. He played for 6 weeks with a concussion, then missed the last 19 games of the season.

 

[tc 23]

Burns is practicing today with the team but is wearing an orange 'don't hit me' jersey which means he's still not very close to returning to the lineup.

Edit: And after about 20 or so minutes Burns left practice.

Damn, so he won't be back in time for tomorrow's game as I was hoping.

As a Canucks fan, I'm glad he won't be back to wreck us but as a big Burnzie fan, this is disappointing.

 

[rachie2725]

Brent Burns now on IR

 

[sr228]

Brent Burns now on IR

Don't read too much into that. My guess is that the org wanted to open a roster spot in case they need to recall someone.

Burns can come off IR as soon as Sunday if he's (miraculously) ready to play.

 

[Hatrick Marleau]

I thought his gum's just hurt??! What is really going on?

 

[sharski]

I thought his gum's just hurt??! What is really going on?

nobody knows anything

due to lack of information from the team, we're all just speculating but it's obviously much worse than they initially implied... or maybe they just misdiagnosed it and are now scrambling to make sure that he heals up 100% before they put him back on the ice

 

[SactoShark]

I'm going to go ahead and assume it's a concussion. The ups and downs in his recovery, the misleading details issued by the organization, and Burns saying he's just got to be smart with it. The "sinus" issues sound like they're just rehashing the explanations from his last concussion with Minnesota.

 

[LeeIFBB]

General head soreness.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

It's alopecia-induced depression.

 

[Nolan11]

He needs time to regrow his hair. He'll be back when he looks more like himself.

 

[JodyShelleysNo1Fan]

He needs time to regrow his hair. He'll be back when he looks more like himself.

I wouldn't even be surprised if everything has already grown back out by the time he's ready to play.

 

[oyster]

Accidental overdose of narcotic snake venom.

 

[LadyStanley]

PollakOnSharks 11:10am via Web Yes, Burns is skating with #SJSharks. Yes, he's still wearing "don't-hit-me" orange jersey. No, I don't know when he'll be playing again.


PollakOnSharks 1:06pm via Web Burns update: Yes, he's progressing and practicing more, but no decision if he'll join #SJSharks on trip. mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_2448…


KKurzCSN 12:53pm via TweetDeck A few words - finally - with injured #SJSharks forward Brent Burns csnbayarea.com/sharks/burns-g…

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

I don't get how the teeth/mouth/gums issue even comes close to a "do not hit me jersey" - their is something going on that no one will talk about, must be serious. Must be a concussion.

 

[Eighth Fret]

Given the length of time and the lack of info released, I'd wager concussion.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20132014/RO020240.HTM

Looks like Burns has officially been put on the IR.

(Was still on active roster for Buffalo game.)

 

[Coily]

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20132014/RO020240.HTM

Looks like Burns has officially been put on the IR.

(Was still on active roster for Buffalo game.)

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

David Pollak ‏@PollakOnSharks 6h
Minor updates before #SJSharks board plane to WPG: Burns will make the trip and McLellan not giving up info on Sunday night's d-pairings.

So that's something.

 

[Mafoofoo]

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20132014/RO020240.HTM

Looks like Burns has officially been put on the IR.

(Was still on active roster for Buffalo game.)

So that's something.

This is starting to get ridiculous.

 

[Winky]

This is starting to get ridiculous.

Not sure how much I agree. I definitely see your point Mafoof ... I mean, I understand not wanting to be too detailed with injuries for fear of opposing teams targeting your players. But other teams don't typically seem so tight lipped about these things as the Sharks are.

Concussion? Sinuses? Facial fracture? Teeth? I agree it just seems odd all around.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Not sure how much I agree. I definitely see your point Mafoof ... I mean, I understand not wanting to be too detailed with injuries for fear of opposing teams targeting your players. But other teams don't typically seem so tight lipped about these things as the Sharks are.

Concussion? Sinuses? Facial fracture? Teeth? I agree it just seems odd all around.

One would think they wouldnt be tight lipped about sore gums. There's only one head injury I think they would be tight lipped about

Unless its a great trick and its really a bad ankle

 

[HellasLEAF]

Burns? Why all the mystery, what is it..

 

[vilpertti]

Burns? Why all the mystery, what is it..

Maybe they just don't care about your fantasy team.

 

[Alwalys]

Maybe they just don't care about your fantasy team.

this. we have a thread for that.