Injury Report: 2024-2025 Injury Updates

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Really unfortunate about Dach's injury.

We'll need to address the 2C position this offseason. I don't think the planned solution can be Newhook, Dach or Beck.

Assets like the Calgary 1st and a prospect like Mailloux could be used in a package to get a proper 2C.
 
Addition by subtraction. Hopefully never see him in a Habs jersey again.
 
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What a shame. The guy had so much promise, but this is beyond bad luck. I don't see how he can be counted on to be a part of the future.

We're stuck with him, so may as well hope for a miracle to occur next season.
 
Well we will have next year but his goose is probably cooked. Can't fault Hughes for taking a gamble on a big forward but it backfired. At least his injuries kicked in before he got signed.

Really funny how the clowns here were just saying how he is too lazy or low IQ but in reality it was injury issues all along.

The rebuild rolls on and another spot opens up for one of our many youths.
 
Also seeing Guhlee skating in Brossard alone. I had that feeling he wouldn't necessarily miss the remainder of the season if the Habs are making a playoff push. I couldn't understand why they didn't put him on the IR.
 
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Also seeing Guhlee skating in Brossard alone. I had that feeling he wouldn't necessarily miss the remainder of the season if the Habs are making a playoff push. I couldn't understand why they didn't put him on the IR.
Comparing him to Reinbacher in terms of "Pushing" it's not even close at this point.
Skating "gingerly" is how I would describe it.
 
Comparing him to Reinbacher in terms of "Pushing" it's not even close at this point.
Skating "gingerly" is how I would describe it.

Not sure how to compare a torn ligament to a laceration wound. I can't believe they are treated exactly the same way, as they are very different in terms of healing. A muscle can heal from surgery far easier than a repaired ligament. Maybe someone with more knowledge can correct me, but the treatment following a surgery to a laceration is more to not have it open back up. Once it's healed, the worry of reinjuring must be practically 0. His muscle likely is not as strong as before the surgery as he was resting it but where it differs from a torn knee ligament is that the ligament once repaired isn't full proof and thus the reason you are more careful with that type of injury.

If someone with knowledge of these types of injures could confirm or educate me further, it would be appreciated.
 
So, what does that say about the medical staff/trainers? How could Kirby allowed to play if his knee wasn't healed enough? Or, is it completely unrelated?
 
If it’s a long term injury, Dach can return as a black ace for our playoff run in 2026. He would be playing for a new contract too so it should be interesting.

Hopefully he works super hard to get past this awful setback.

Barring the injury stuff, I see him as a RW on a very good team’s 3rd line or as the overall sixth best forward. He can drive to the net and has soft hands, it’s an intriguing mix.
 
So, what does that say about the medical staff/trainers? How could Kirby allowed to play if his knee wasn't healed enough? Or, is it completely unrelated?
If the surgery is successful and rehab monitored and successful concluded and mobility is back then there is no reason to assume the athlete should not return to his sport.

They set benchmarks and work in rehab toward reaching those benchmarks — eg standing jump, long jump, leg press weight, etc. I don’t think that the Habs would’ve been reckless with his rehab protocol.

We don’t have precise knowledge of the body to the point where there are binary answers. The science of MRIs (often used to examine soft tissue) is outrageously unintuitive and sometimes no number of scans can give the definitive answers we want.

My point is maybe the knee was more prone to injury due to imperfect reattachment of the ligaments. You can’t control that. Or maybe the latest impact would’ve shredded his ligaments all the same. You can’t control that either.

Some athletes claim they never again feel stable on their repaired knee. It could simply be the case where this was extremely relevant for Dach and it would explain his poor and timid efforts for most of the season far more than assuming he still had reduced mobility or was still injured.

I once took medication that “dried me out” and it particularly affected my left ankle. To this day, five years after I took those meds, my Achilles still feels tighter and less elastic. The body is complex.
 
Landeskog, one of my favorite players and a gem of an interview, was on Spitting Chiclets. He suffered the same injury as Guhle, his quadriceps was cut by Makars skate, but the consequences were devastating. Mentioned he had biomechanical issues due to compensating for the affected muscles. It ended up destroying his knee and he's been trying to rehab/surgery for the last 3 years.
 
Landeskog, one of my favorite players and a gem of an interview, was on Spitting Chiclets. He suffered the same injury as Guhle, his quadriceps was cut by Makars skate, but the consequences were devastating. Mentioned he had biomechanical issues due to compensating for the affected muscles. It ended up destroying his knee and he's been trying to rehab/surgery for the last 3 years.

Landeskog came back not fully healed to contribute in the playoffs and that ended up being what ruined him long term.
 
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I see Reinbacher's out tonight with a lower body injury. Does anyone know if it's his knee?

After Dach needing surgery on his knee again and looking tentative the first few months of the season, I can't help but question the team's medical staff.
 
I see Reinbacher's out tonight with a lower body injury. Does anyone know if it's his knee?

After Dach needing surgery on his knee again and looking tentative the first few months of the season, I can't help but question the team's medical staff.

Dach played near 60 games without any set backs, he's just made of glass.

I would suspect that Reinbacher's day to day is general soreness that's going to happen after the long lay off and playing at a high level, sounds more cautious than anything.

Kirby was never designated day to day, when he was injured again, he was already noted to be waiting for an opinion.
 
I see Reinbacher's out tonight with a lower body injury. Does anyone know if it's his knee?

After Dach needing surgery on his knee again and looking tentative the first few months of the season, I can't help but question the team's medical staff.
I can understand the PTSD but this medical staff has been good. Unsure if they handle folks in Laval though. Dach had nothing to do with rushing back
 
Dach played near 60 games without any set backs, he's just made of glass.
He was clearly tentative the first few months and his speed didn't pick up until December. I know that's a normal part of the recovery process. It's just so rare for a player to re-injure a reconstructed knee so soon.
 
He was clearly tentative the first few months and his speed didn't pick up until December. I know that's a normal part of the recovery process. It's just so rare for a player to re-injure a reconstructed knee so soon.

A lot of his injuries have been rare.. he might literally just be made of glass.

This is the first year under the new medical staff, IIRC, and we've been wayyy healthier than in the past.
 

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