Pre-Game Talk: 2014 Training Camp (Starts 9/18)

[nevesis]

“@AGrossRecord: Derek Stepan hard to the ice during conditioning test, helped off clutching left knee/leg. Audibly and visibly in pain.”

Uh oh...

 

[nyr2k2]

Well that ****ing sucks.

 

[nevesis]

“@AGrossRecord: Prior to conditioning tests, Derek Stepan had been held off ice for a couple of days due to foot contusion. Team did not skate yesterday.”

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Hopefully it's nothing serious.

If it is I 100% blame the "how important is Stepan to the Rangers' lineup" thread.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

If we lose step were done... No way we can win with brass as our number 1 center

 

[nevesis]

“@NYP_Brooksie: Stepan helped off ice after going down, clutching left leg/knee, during #NYR conditioning test. No contact, simply fell to ice...”

 

[Championship*]

edit: Beaten

This guy goes down and we're ****ed

 

[gmerger37]

“@NYP_Brooksie: Stepan helped off ice after going down, clutching left leg/knee, during #NYR conditioning test. No contact, simply fell to ice...â€

Crap.

 

[nyr2k2]

“@NYP_Brooksie: Stepan helped off ice after going down, clutching left leg/knee, during #NYR conditioning test. No contact, simply fell to ice...â€

Ah great, a non-contact injury. Those are almost always muscle or ligament strains/tears.

 

[Trxjw]

Yeah that can't be good.

 

[AHB*]

Oh God no.

 

[DudMan28]

Why was he skating anyway? I thought his foot was hurting?

 

[rvdnsx]

ACL or MCL for sure. If he's out, season is lost for sure. Hopefully it's a strain and best case scenario is he is ready opening night.

 

[nyr2k2]

I'll make an injury report thread for it, lest this turn into a "we're ****ed" thread.

 

[RGY]

Someone is going to have to step up. Possibly Hayes/Lindberg? Maybe Lombardi?

Anyways I am not going to panic until we get further details. Stepan is a tough competitor. He came back with a fractured jaw in game 3 against MTL. I know the leg is a lot more serious but lets just wait.

 

[McDonagh27]

Someone is going to have to step up. Possibly Hayes/Lindberg? Maybe Lombardi?

Anyways I am not going to panic until we get further details. Stepan is a tough competitor. He came back with a fractured jaw in game 3 against MTL. I know the leg is a lot more serious but lets just wait.

If it's short term, I'd like to see Kreider - Hayes - Nash, Hagelin-Miller- MSL, Malone-Brass-Zucc

 

[Giglio NYR15]

Isnt there a rookie game today??

 

[nevesis]

ACL or MCL for sure. If he's out, season is lost for sure. Hopefully it's a strain and best case scenario is he is ready opening night.

The season isn't lost because of Derek Stepan, jeez...

 

[NYRFAN218]

Wasn't MSG supposed to have a show at 11:30 today?

 

[Krams]

The season isn't lost because of Derek Stepan, jeez...

Not necessarily, but don't downplay it. Stepan is our first line center. It's a huge blow, especially when center depth is already questionable.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

If it's a serious injury, our middling center depth just turned atrocious.

Derick Brassard #1 center. Wow.

Please just be a temporary thing. This sucks, will be the second straight training camp Stepan doesn't complete in full.

As much as some people love the kids and think this is a video game, Brassard-Miller-Hayes/Lindberg-Moore down the middle is atrocious.

 

[Trxjw]

Wasn't MSG supposed to have a show at 11:30 today?

I think they're covering camp at 11 tomorrow. Is that what you were thinking of?

 

[E-Train]

I think they're covering camp at 11 tomorrow. Is that what you were thinking of?

It's next Thursday, the 2nd.

 

[Levitate]

The season isn't lost because of Derek Stepan, jeez...

Losing a 60 point player is a pretty big blow. It would probably mean the Rangers struggling to stay in the hunt instead of aiming for the division lead, while hoping Stepan can come back at the end of the year and give them a boost in time for the playoffs

 

[Pizza]

"One man's fate is another man's fortune".

He'll recover in any event. But this is an opportunity for some other folks to step up and show what they have.

It's the perfect scenario to test this teams depth.