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Injury Report: 2023-24 Injury thread (McGinn out 4 months after back surgery)

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JAHV said:
It's worrisome. I would love if these were just flukes and Drysdale came back to play hundreds of games for the Ducks. But with the Ducks stable of young defensemen, it makes sense to start thinking about it.
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It’s worth noting that in our stable of defensemen, exactly 0 of the RHD in that group have done anything of note at the pro level yet. It’s way too early to consider anything drastic.
 
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duxfan1101 said:
It’s worth noting that in our stable of defensemen, exactly 0 of the RHD in that group have done anything of note at the pro level yet. It’s way too early to consider anything drastic.
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It's true. We have no idea what Luneau or Warren will be. LaCombe could work over there, and Gudas is still around for another two years, but I understand Drysdale could fill a need as well.

I'm not suggesting dumping Drysdale now, but it's clear the organization is high on Luneau. It could be something they explore in the offseason.
 
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Sucks for both guys, Drysdale had a great start to the season and McGinn was very productive in the preseason. Hope to see them back sooner rather than later but certainly doesn’t sound like that will be the case
 
JAHV said:
It's true. We have no idea what Luneau or Warren will be. LaCombe could work over there, and Gudas is still around for another two years, but I understand Drysdale could fill a need as well.

I'm not suggesting dumping Drysdale now, but it's clear the organization is high on Luneau. It could be something they explore in the offseason.
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I don't know if that's the case or if they're just doing what they can with him because he's too good for juniors but isn't eligible for San Diego.
 
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FiveHoleTickler said:
I don't know if that's the case or if they're just doing what they can with him because he's too good for juniors but isn't eligible for San Diego.
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That translates to me as if they're high on him. Most 2nd round picks aren't considered too good for juniors at his age. If they thought he was still a long way from the NHL, they would have sent him down already.
 
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Drysdale situation is starting to piss me off.. If its not shoulder related.. Than why not come out and say it? I think its his shoulder..
 
CrazyDuck4u said:
Drysdale situation is starting to piss me off.. If its not shoulder related.. Than why not come out and say it? I think its his shoulder..
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They've said it's lower body. I know that's very vague, but it's the one thing they're required to disclose, and I think if they lied about that, there would be problems with the league.

Of course, it's possible Drydale's shoulder is so injured that the joint has migrated below his hip, which would be quite a severe medical issue.
 
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JAHV said:
They've said it's lower body. I know that's very vague, but it's the one thing they're required to disclose, and I think if they lied about that, there would be problems with the league.

Of course, it's possible Drydale's shoulder is so injured that the joint has migrated below his hip, which would be quite a severe medical issue.
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You really think they don't hide injuries.. lol
 
JAHV said:
They've said it's lower body. I know that's very vague, but it's the one thing they're required to disclose, and I think if they lied about that, there would be problems with the league.

Of course, it's possible Drydale's shoulder is so injured that the joint has migrated below his hip, which would be quite a severe medical issue.
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Yeah, it's literally against league policy to not disclose an injury and an org can be penalized for doing so.

There's no reason to say "LBI" if it's an upper body injury. I know people get pissed off about Anaheim being tight lipped about literally everything, but omitting is a lot different than making things up.
 
JAHV said:
That translates to me as if they're high on him. Most 2nd round picks aren't considered too good for juniors at his age. If they thought he was still a long way from the NHL, they would have sent him down already.
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I was reading somewhere (don't remember where) that his junior team is terrible, and there's a loophole where if he's scratched for I believe five games in a row he can do a short term stint in the AHL, so I'm guessing that's the plan before he gets called up for national team duty in December.
 
Reveille1984 said:
Yeah, it's literally against league policy to not disclose an injury and an org can be penalized for doing so.

There's no reason to say "LBI" if it's an upper body injury. I know people get pissed off about Anaheim being tight lipped about literally everything, but omitting is a lot different than making things up.
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Why not just state in the injury.. It doesn't make sense.. Every other teams states them.. How can they have no time table for the return.. That indicates its something serious.. He hasnt been skating.. So thats the bothersome issue.. If it is LBI.. serious would be knee related or hip or something of that nature..
 
CrazyDuck4u said:
Why not just state in the injury.. It doesn't make sense.. Every other teams states them.. How can they have no time table for the return.. That indicates its something serious.. He hasnt been skating.. So thats the bothersome issue.. If it is LBI.. serious would be knee related or hip or something of that nature..
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I don't know if every other team gives elaborate injury updates, but the Ducks are always especially tight lipped in all dealings for whatever reason. We also don't get as much attention as larger market teams, so that likely benefits the FO in not having to answer to anybody putting pressure on them for information.

I'm guessing it's a sprain/hamstring, or some sort of nagging pain tolerance type thing that they're just being extra careful with. Something more minor and he'd be back by now, something major like a tear/break and there'd be an announcement at this point.
 
CrazyDuck4u said:
Why not just state in the injury.. It doesn't make sense.. Every other teams states them.. How can they have no time table for the return.. That indicates its something serious.. He hasnt been skating.. So thats the bothersome issue.. If it is LBI.. serious would be knee related or hip or something of that nature..
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Because they prefer to keep things involving player’s health (and many other bits of information) as private as possible. Ultimately, regardless of what we want, we don’t NEED to know anything besides that they aren’t returning any time soon
 
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CrazyDuck4u said:
Why not just state in the injury.. It doesn't make sense.. Every other teams states them.. How can they have no time table for the return.. That indicates its something serious.. He hasnt been skating.. So thats the bothersome issue.. If it is LBI.. serious would be knee related or hip or something of that nature..
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It's a LBI. They can't lie about that.

He was at fan fest two days after his last game, and he wasn't limping or on crutches or in a wheelchair, or being carried via piggyback. So it's nothing debilitating. Probably something like a muscle strain. Sucks that it's turned into a month long thing, but if there's one area we can withstand an injury, it's on the blue line.
 
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ADHB said:
It's a LBI. They can't lie about that.

He was at fan fest two days after his last game, and he wasn't limping or on crutches or in a wheelchair, or being carried via piggyback. So it's nothing debilitating. Probably something like a muscle strain. Sucks that it's turned into a month long thing, but if there's one area we can withstand an injury, it's on the blue line.
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That would've been a wild thing to say 2 months ago.
 
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ADHB said:
It's a LBI. They can't lie about that.

He was at fan fest two days after his last game, and he wasn't limping or on crutches or in a wheelchair, or being carried via piggyback. So it's nothing debilitating. Probably something like a muscle strain. Sucks that it's turned into a month long thing, but if there's one area we can withstand an injury, it's on the blue line.
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Muscle strains vary in degrees of severity and predict when one is fully recovered. I have no problem with the org taking their time on Drysdale's injury, especially since we currently have the depth at the moment to allow Drysdale to fully recover.

The season's long, so if we can get Drysdale back to 100%, then that'll help us out tremendously to build up talent depth again.
 
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LBI hopefully just some sort of muscle strain or pull from going too hard too fast, especially since he missed most of camp.
Getzlaf used to have his annual early season groin pull right around this time
 
KaseMeOutside said:
Makes you wonder how Zegras and JD not getting in camp on time has affected them. Very bad decisions imo
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There's another party you're excluding here that could have resolved the negotiations sooner in GM Verbeek (or rather asst GM Solomon). I think all parties used waiting until the last minute to get deals done as part of their crutch. We are all affected by all their decisions.
 
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