Player Discussion: Adam Lowry

[Duke749]

Jesus that is a pretty big surgery. No wonder he didn’t look great. Let’s get him healthy and back to 100%

 

[Jets 31]

Said it the whole playoffs, he wasn't playing healthy. Seemed to be more noticeable in Dallas but wasn't much of a force in St Louis. Said it before, let the young guys play, intergrade them like Dallas does, who cares if we finish first or wild card.

Well we are a little better at home than on the road so i don't think finishing 1st is a bad idea.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

I wish Lowry the best and I hope his recovery goes well. I hope this doesn't impact his life outside the rink too much and he is capable of doing most of the things he did before for the next several decades.

Based on my look at players who have had hip surgery, they are never the same afterwards. Their quality of play drops and some retire shortly thereafter. There is a good possibility we have seen the last of Lowry as a dominant defensive centre in the NHL.

Chevy will likely be looking for replacements at second-line centre AND third-line centre in the near future.

 

[KingBogo]

All I can say is this guy is a f***ing warrior.
Give him an 8 year deal July 1 and he can retire a Jet.

As much as most of us appreciate Lowry thank God you aren’t the GM. Even if Lowry was a picture of health you are ideally looking at a 3 or maybe a 4 year extension.

 

[Krauser]

Based on my look at players who have had hip surgery, they are never the same afterwards. Their quality of play drops and some retire shortly thereafter.

Not sure what you're looking at there, but that's not accurate.

Since the hip injury was something Lowry was able to play through for half the season, he most likely had a labral tear and/or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). This is a common problem for hockey players, and requires arthroscopic surgery to repair.

One recent study of hockey players who had arthroscopic hip surgery for labral tears and/or FAI found that almost all of them (89%) returned to play the following season, with "no significant decreases in performance in any advanced statistics". Team-based advanced performance statistics considered in the study included icetime, Corsi, Fenwick, goal, and expected goal percentages

Hip Arthroscopy and Its Impact on Performance in National Hockey League Players Using Team-Based Advanced Performance Statistics - PMC

Ice hockey players have a high rate of hip pathology, which can lead to hip arthroscopy. Previous studies have not utilized team-based advanced performance statistics in the setting of hip arthroscopy in National Hockey League (NHL) players. The ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Tyler Seguin had arthroscopic hip surgery in early December, and returned to the lineup for the Stars in the regular season finale in mid-April. Seguin previously had surgery on the other hip in November 2020, returning just before the end of that season.

There's an Athletic article that details his injury, surgery and rehab process in 2020-21. It lists a number of other Dallas Stars players who had hip surgeries around that time, including Jamie Benn, John Klingberg and Valeri Nichuskin.

Inside the Stars’ Tyler Seguin’s grueling 6-month hip rehab, from ‘chicken leg’ back to the NHL

From a wheelchair to crutches to baby steps on the ice, Seguin fought through a lot to be able to return to game action.

www.nytimes.com

Obviously that doesn't mean Lowry's surgery is no big deal, but it's a fairly common problem for NHL players and one that many players have returned from in good shape.

 

[abax44]

Apparently has needed it since back around Christmas time...he just didn't want to do it
mid- season.

Impossible! Every one of our on board Dr's said they noticed something in the playoffs.

 

[abax44]

Based on my look at players who have had hip surgery, they are never the same afterwards. Their quality of play drops and some retire shortly thereafter. There is a good possibility we have seen the last of Lowry as a dominant defensive centre in the NHL.

I remember when Selanne's career was over after his achilles injury. Until it wasn't.

 

[kanadalainen]

Best luck to Adam Lowry - what a warrior! Speedy recovery and best wishes from me FWIW

 

[GNP]

As much as I love Lowry we will be fine without him for a time, in fact we did extremely well when he went down previously for a stretch last season.

With the likes of Gus, Kup, Barron etc we have many guys who can fill in at 3C.

Barron will fill his spot, and maybe turnout better, except being an enforcer like Adam is great at.

We’ll be fine, and find out what some our younger guys can do.

 

[Gil Fisher]

Has Dr. Montgomery chimed in on the prognosis?

Failing that hack, maybe our very own Dr. Ken Adalainen would opine?

 

[kanadalainen]

Down the stretch/into the playoffs

- Lowry
- Ehlers
- Morrissey
- Schuffles
- Kupari
- Schenn

No shortage of nicked Jets!

 

[surixon]

Has Dr. Montgomery chimed in on the prognosis?

Failing that hack, maybe our very own Dr. Ken Adalainen would opine?

I heard he was on the red line flight into town with his medical kit in tow

 

[WolfgangPuck]

I’m okay if he goes on LTIR and comeback strong for the playofffs we can try Barron as the 3C

 

[roccerfeller]

I wish Lowry the best and I hope his recovery goes well. I hope this doesn't impact his life outside the rink too much and he is capable of doing most of the things he did before for the next several decades.

Based on my look at players who have had hip surgery, they are never the same afterwards. Their quality of play drops and some retire shortly thereafter. There is a good possibility we have seen the last of Lowry as a dominant defensive centre in the NHL.

Chevy will likely be looking for replacements at second-line centre AND third-line centre in the near future.

Do we know exactly what kind of hip surgery he having?

Marchand had bilateral labrum repairs I think. And he came back strong that year he returned.

Totally depends on the diagnosis, procedure, the rehab plan, and the player. If the official stance is “full recovery” then I expect it was likely something minor like a scope (arthroscopy) which itself can be used to surgically treat or repair a few things.

 

[Jets 31]

Lowry is only 30 years old, he will be fine , maybe even better......

 

[Daximus]

Down the stretch/into the playoffs

- Lowry
- Ehlers
- Morrissey
- Schuffles
- Kupari
- Schenn

No shortage of nicked Jets!

Also don't think Vilardi was truly fully healthy when he came back.

 

[kanadalainen]

Not sure what you're looking at there, but that's not accurate.

Since the hip injury was something Lowry was able to play through for half the season, he most likely had a labral tear and/or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). This is a common problem for hockey players, and requires arthroscopic surgery to repair.

One recent study of hockey players who had arthroscopic hip surgery for labral tears and/or FAI found that almost all of them (89%) returned to play the following season, with "no significant decreases in performance in any advanced statistics". Team-based advanced performance statistics considered in the study included icetime, Corsi, Fenwick, goal, and expected goal percentages

Hip Arthroscopy and Its Impact on Performance in National Hockey League Players Using Team-Based Advanced Performance Statistics - PMC

Ice hockey players have a high rate of hip pathology, which can lead to hip arthroscopy. Previous studies have not utilized team-based advanced performance statistics in the setting of hip arthroscopy in National Hockey League (NHL) players. The ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Tyler Seguin had arthroscopic hip surgery in early December, and returned to the lineup for the Stars in the regular season finale in mid-April. Seguin previously had surgery on the other hip in November 2020, returning just before the end of that season.

There's an Athletic article that details his injury, surgery and rehab process in 2020-21. It lists a number of other Dallas Stars players who had hip surgeries around that time, including Jamie Benn, John Klingberg and Valeri Nichuskin.

Inside the Stars’ Tyler Seguin’s grueling 6-month hip rehab, from ‘chicken leg’ back to the NHL

From a wheelchair to crutches to baby steps on the ice, Seguin fought through a lot to be able to return to game action.

www.nytimes.com

Obviously that doesn't mean Lowry's surgery is no big deal, but it's a fairly common problem for NHL players and one that many players have returned from in good shape.

Thanks. This is a great post.

 

[kylbaz]

Well we are a little better at home than on the road so i don't think finishing 1st is a bad idea.

That is a valid point but if we want to go to the finals we'll have to figure it out.

 

[Goodette]

Lowry is only 30 years old, he will be fine , maybe even better......

32. (March 29, 1993). Still, they said they expect full recovery so that is good enough for me.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

He didn't look right for awhile and its the first time I have seen him take big hits and not win them

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

As much as I love Lowry we will be fine without him for a time, in fact we did extremely well when he went down previously for a stretch last season.

With the likes of Gus, Kup, Barron etc we have many guys who can fill in at 3C.

Yup. The problem remains at 2C.

 

[Guardian17]

I wish Lowry a speedy recovery.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

As much as most of us appreciate Lowry thank God you aren’t the GM. Even if Lowry was a picture of health you are ideally looking at a 3 or maybe a 4 year extension.

3 would take him through his 36 YO season. So that is probably already including a retirement bonus season.

 

[Jets 31]

He didn't look right for awhile and its the first time I have seen him take big hits and not win them

When Scheifele got hit dirty if Lowry was healthy i think he would have tuned Schenn up right away.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Do we know exactly what kind of hip surgery he having?

Marchand had bilateral labrum repairs I think. And he came back strong that year he returned.

Totally depends on the diagnosis, procedure, the rehab plan, and the player. If the official stance is “full recovery” then I expect it was likely something minor like a scope (arthroscopy) which itself can be used to surgically treat or repair a few things.

Can't be too minor if it is a 6 month recovery time. But we have no reason to panic here either.

I expect him to miss ~the 1st mo of next season and to come back strong. Meanwhile Barron gets an opportunity to show that he can move up a level.