Injury Report: 2023-24 Injury thread (McGinn out 4 months after back surgery)
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Not to jump the gun, or that it even matters, but if he is out the rest of the season but is fine long term, he'd still be eligible for the Calder next year, no?
The other thing is it'd obviously hurt us in the standings this year, which likely puts us in position for one more high-impact player in the draft.
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I can't tell you why, but I have a strong feeling like Fool Brown is probably behind the injuries too.
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certainly good news if its just a grade 1 or 2. probably looking at a late january-early february return
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If Carlsson doesn't play 25 NHL games this season, then he'll still be eligible for the Calder next year. Both Z and Drysdale played 24 games in their first year in the NHL, but it was their second season that accounted for the Calder.
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Trying to think positively here. We got Mac and Drysdale back in the last game, but lost Carlsson. Zegras appears to be ready for the next game. Lundy's projected ETA return was January. So he's also close to returning. Lose one top-6 center, but gain two top-6 centers, a top pairing D, and a speedy, defensive 3C is a big silver lining.
Yeah glad it's not worse than that. Definitely sucks but I'm just glad this wasn't some devastating knee injury with long term adverse effects. Well...still hoping it's an accurate report.
You never want to see arms or legs bend like that. Looked brutal when it happened.
MCL was probably the best-case outcome, as it doesn't have lasting or lingering effects in, what, 9.5/10 cases?! Judging by the angle his knee bent, I almost expected him to have ACL and PCL ligament tears alongside a possible meniscus injury, which could have been career-threatening.
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It’s 2023, knee injuries are no longer career threatening. Even the worst ones, guys come back no worse than before. It’s like Tommy John.
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Case is point when when selanne came back to us in 05 after having reconstructed knee surgery. Dude scored 45 goals lol.
Well, case in point on the other side is e.g. Kyle Cumiskey, who suffered an ACL tear after two games into the 2022-23 season and has not been able to play since due to his knee being sore and inflamed. He's officially hanging up the skates after the season, but won't see a second of ice time anymore anyway. Yes, he's 35 or something, but case in point is that a knee injury has a non-zero percentage of ending one's career.
While it may be the rarest of occurrences, it can happen - and at this point I would not rule it out whatsoever given our terrible luck for the past six or so years.
While it may be the rarest of occurrences, it can happen - and at this point I would not rule it out whatsoever given our terrible luck for the past six or so years.
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