Injury Report: 2014-2015 Injury Thread

[The Kingslayer]

Roy has been told players are ready to go before and kept them out of back to backs or delayed their return a game. He should have done the same with Varly. A player that has had chronic issues should be treated a bit more carefully to not re-aggravate an issue, especially when that player is your franchise goalie that is signed for 4 more years. A game or two at the beginning isn't nearly as important as the long-term.

If a wide receiver has hamstring issues, you wait a bit longer to put them in the line up or don't have then run all go routes to protect it. Wait a game or two and see how they feel at each point to make sure everything is okay before going crazy.

Former players should know as much as anybody that being 110% in practice is way different than in a game. You can be fully healthy in one aspect, but not be ready to bear a load. Varly should have played one game and then been given a day or two to see how he feels. Instead he was thrown right back out there. It was the wrong decision by Roy.

Too many wrong decisions from Patrick has contributed to our laughable record.

 

[RockLobster]

Roy has been told players are ready to go before and kept them out of back to backs or delayed their return a game. He should have done the same with Varly. A player that has had chronic issues should be treated a bit more carefully to not re-aggravate an issue, especially when that player is your franchise goalie that is signed for 4 more years. A game or two at the beginning isn't nearly as important as the long-term.

If a wide receiver has hamstring issues, you wait a bit longer to put them in the line up or don't have then run all go routes to protect it. Wait a game or two and see how they feel at each point to make sure everything is okay before going crazy.

Former players should know as much as anybody that being 110% in practice is way different than in a game. You can be fully healthy in one aspect, but not be ready to bear a load. Varly should have played one game and then been given a day or two to see how he feels. Instead he was thrown right back out there. It was the wrong decision by Roy.

We'll agree to disagree henchy.

Varly had been practicing after being cleared to return. He was supposed to get a start and then had that pushed back. Roy was careful with him--but it was just unfortunate that he re-aggravated it.

What it sounds like you are wanting is Roy to either predict when his players are going to get injured (which he can't do) or just not start/play them when they've been cleared.

 

[Freudian]

Didn't Varlamovs latest injury happen in practice a couple of days after the back to back?

 

[henchman21]

What it sounds like you are wanting is Roy to either predict when his players are going to get injured (which he can't do) or just not start/play them when they've been cleared.

All I wanted, and I said it on here before Roy did it, is to ease Varly back in. So give him the 2nd night of a back to back off, and after the next 2 games give him a game off and see how he feels. If at that point he was fine, I would have had no issue with him riding Varly.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I know why Roy did it, he was desperate in a division game. Had they won that one and Varly had made it through then it would look like a good decision. It was a gamble, I'm fine saying that. One that obviously didn't pay off but I can understand why he did it. I'm a little worried about playing Picks 3x in 4 days especially given Aittokallio is now down for whatever reason. If something happens to Picks we are in an organization wide crisis mode that's going to ruin the seasons of 3 teams. But hey that's the way Roy rolls.

 

[Avs_19]

I know why Roy did it, he was desperate in a division game. Had they won that one and Varly had made it through then it would look like a good decision. It was a gamble, I'm fine saying that. One that obviously didn't pay off but I can understand why he did it. I'm a little worried about playing Picks 3x in 4 days especially given Aittokallio is now down for whatever reason. If something happens to Picks we are in an organization wide crisis mode that's going to ruin the seasons of 3 teams. But hey that's the way Roy rolls.

I think it's a bit of a head scratcher regardless, even if he had made it out okay. No need to risk your franchise goalie like that when he's coming off a groin injury. If Roy was desperate for a win in a divisional game, they could have left Varly on IR and let Pickard play vs the Flames. Then send Pickard down after that game and activate Varly for the Jets game.

It's done now so it doesn't really matter. Sucks not having Varly but Pickard has been playing great, maybe even better than Varly, so it's not like that decision is costing us games.

 

[the_fan]

I think Varly may need a full off season of rest for his groin injury to heal completely. The style he plays it will probably keep coming back all season long with only weeks of rest.

 

[Sheet]

At the end of the day, if a player is cleared, he's now an asset for the coach.

Sure, Roy could have given him the second night off but if the doc says he's good, and varly says he's good (which we don't know), then why the hell not play him?

I can't fault Roy on this one.

 

[LieutenantDangle]

The long awaited return of Bordeleau is nearing!
"I just gotta play my role, which is hit everything that moves"

 

[TheStranger]

The long awaited return of Bordeleau is nearing!
"I just gotta play my role, which is hit everything that moves"

Ah I miss his near charges/interference you see at the edge of the play as the puck is nowhere near anymore

 

[Holyhell]

Didn't Varlamovs latest injury happen in practice a couple of days after the back to back?

That's what I thought... does no one else care?
Or is everyone ready to to lynch anyone like an unruly mob?

 

[henchman21]

Winnipeg might now have the injury bug worse than the Avs... Enstrom, Bogo, Trouba, and now Stuart out extended periods of time.

 

[Holyhell]

Winnipeg might now have the injury bug worse than the Avs... Enstrom, Bogo, Trouba, and now Stuart out extended periods of time.

Paul Maurice is an idiot for playing his players when there's so many injuries going around.

 

[Cypher]

Looks like Bordeleau is back tonight, the team's finally getting healthy. We even have 2 healthy scratches for tonight's game, Everberg and Holden.

Varlamov, Mitchell and Winchester practiced today, the first 2 being out day-to-day and Winchester is still week-to-week.

Other than that, it's just pretty much McGinn, (Street doesn't count and Wilson is done for the year).

 

[henchman21]

Rick Sadowski ‏@RickS7 36s36 seconds ago
#Avs Bordeleau fractured kneecap out 8-10 weeks. #Avalanche #Blues

Yeah that is bad. TV was totally correct in being worried.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Bummer. I totally didn't expect that but when the coach is already calling it a knee injury and definitely won't play tonight just doesn't sound good.

Chambers also said something stupid like oh Bordy isn't out there but probably will play on the 4th line tonight. Really now?

 

[henchman21]

Chambers also said something stupid like oh Bordy isn't out there but probably will play on the 4th line tonight. Really now?

I really don't know who is worse... Chambers or Spevak...

 

[tigervixxxen]

I know he didn't have the news but if he's not out there and he didn't play in the last game then why is that your first assumption?

Anyone have any idea how that happened to Bordy?

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I really don't know who is worse... Chambers or Spevak...

Spevak said yesterday that Varlamov is good but Pickard should be this team's starter. But then again, Chambers is Chambers.

It's a tie, they both lose.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Chambers doesn't care about facts but he doesn't go off the deep end with opinions, unless it's about potential conflict between players. Spevak can report details but comes off like an insane blogger when he gets into his opinions. So yeah, pick your poison.

 

[The Shermanator]

That's such bad luck for Bordy. 1 game.

We are 100% with him in the lineup. We NEED him.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I guess Wilson passed on his torch of coming back from injury for one game before getting injured again.

 

[ABasin]

Rick Sadowski ‏@RickS7 36s36 seconds ago
#Avs Bordeleau fractured kneecap out 8-10 weeks. #Avalanche #Blues

Yeah that is bad. TV was totally correct in being worried.

Shaping up to be a lost year for Bordeleau.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Shaping up to be a lost year for Bordeleau.

Yep and I gotta say it really kinda sucks. He's an average 4th liner but man he seems to really be an awesome team-mate. He just appears to have an incredibly likeable and goofy personality. I've missed seeing him on the ice and on the bench.

 

[Avs_19]

That was a short lived return. Sucks for Bordeleau.