Wording is odd due to translation and my limited french but it appears that Phillip Danault might be back sooner rather than later? My hope would be that he would be full speed by mid January.
http://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/lnh-phillip-danault-peut-envisager-un-retour-au-jeu-d-ici-quelques-semaines-apres-son-operation-1.2716887
Rough translation
MONTREAL - Phillip Danault has obtained confirmation that he eagerly awaited a doctor in New York, Thursday noon.
The hope of the Chicago Blackhawks can consider a comeback a few weeks after hearing from the mouth of the renowned Dr. Bryan Kelly that he is fully recovered from the operation to his left hip he suffered in August.
Danault returned to Rockford, where American city evolves school team champions of the Stanley Cup, ready to turn the page on an injury that came his plans before the Blackhawks Training Camp.
Draft pick in June, a few days after the conquest Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville had entrusted Danault that would be offered an opportunity to graduate with the big club in September.
That was before Danault must resolve to have an operation because of a labral lesion of the left hip. He played through the pain for much of last season. It was during the summer it was found that the injury, far from curing, worsened.
"The decision was easy to make, he said. I am young, it was better to settle this right now. This is my last contract year. I did not miss too much time in the regular season. "
The center player aged 22, who was recalled for two NHL games last season, wants to quickly regain its place within the hierarchy of the organization's hopes.
Last season, we may see the skater rotates a third or fourth line in the NHL has accumulated record of 13 goals and 25 grants in 70 games. He added five points in eight games in the playoffs.
The first choice Blackhawks in 2011 (26th overall) took twice as hard during his rehabilitation period to forestall the anticipated date of return to playing almost a month. He was told after surgery that he would start to skate after four months. But instead he will return to the game.
"I know I would have had a chance to Blackhawks camp. But here I want to get back to 100 percent and focus on my performance and my team in Rockford. "
Native athlete Victoriaville in the Bois-Francs, will be pumped after living inside the Stanley Cup Blackhawks, as a member of the group of reservists of the team.
During the celebrations, he saw former Blackhawks star player Denis Savard come give him a warm embrace and whisper in his ear that one day it would be his turn to lift the cup.
"Coming from a great player like Denis Savard, it's been an honor to receive a similar comment, he said. It's very motivating. I was a few centimeters from the cut, but I have not touched. I lived the 'thrill' to rub guys. Now is my dream. I want to win the Stanley Cup. I want to play in the National League. I was drafted by the Blackhawks four years ago, it is with them that I want to fulfill my dream
more like you can comment, but if you don't watch the whole game and just highlights how can you comment with some worth? I watch literally every UND game because I used to live up there and he has been doing some great things lately. His defense needs some work, but he is suprisingly good at draws and having a righty C would be nice. and a few rare points in the game he'll get his head out of it, but his work ethic and drive has definitely improved at UND since the draft and said he picked that up watching guys like Max Domi at the WJC who never take a shift off and said he has been working hard at that.
