Injury Report: Buchnevich out 4-6 weeks with broken thumb

[Rempe73]

Blech.... developmentally this is devastating.

I would say not really. At this point, Buch pretty much is what he is. He’s shown what he can do. Now he just needs to do it consistently.

This reminds me of the ADA injury last season. He was just starting to heat up, and I thought the injury would really f*ck his development up. But everything was fine. With Buchnevich, if it was a season-ending injury, then yes. I would hit the panic button. But not now.

 

[Tawnos]

I would say not really. At this point, Buch pretty much is what he is. He’s shown what he can do. Now he just needs to do it consistently.

This reminds me of the ADA injury last season. He was just starting to heat up, and I thought the injury would really f*ck his development up. But everything was fine. With Buchnevich, if it was a season-ending injury, then yes. I would hit the panic button. But not now.

This is exactly why it's frustrating. Playing the way he's played recently is a habit, and he hasn't been doing it long enough for it to become a habit. So there's always a concern that he won't re-start building the habit immediately on coming back.

 

[Rempe73]

This is exactly why it's frustrating. Playing the way he's played recently is a habit, and he hasn't been doing it long enough for it to become a habit. So there's always a concern that he won't re-start building the habit immediately on coming back.

Maybe, but I wouldn’t say it hurts his development. But yea it will be concerning if he comes back and doesn’t continue to show that effort.

 

[darko]

Just when he started to get his groove on....this guy can't catch a break...

Yes he can. He just broke his thumb.

 

[EpicDing]

Well, it definitely happened that way with me. The break was on the short portion above the knuckle. When I broke my pinky, which was definitely a worse break, it took 6 weeks.

Mine was my fingertip, had like 5 or 6 fracture lines. Puck hit me where there was no padding while I was screening. It didn't even go in

Either way, speedy recovery to Buch, that shit sucks.

 

[gorangers0525]

Awful news. Everytime this guy gets in a groove he gets injured. At least it’s a relatively minor one.

 

[romba]

This is exactly why it's frustrating. Playing the way he's played recently is a habit, and he hasn't been doing it long enough for it to become a habit. So there's always a concern that he won't re-start building the habit immediately on coming back.

At least though he now knows what it takes and that he can manage to do it as well if he puts his mind to it. If the injury took place a month ago I’d be much more negative.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

That goon Jenner on CBJ broke Buch's finger

 

[Machinehead]

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[Rempe73]

I’m 22, yet that still cracks me up.

 

[Mikos87]

6 weeks of Unhealthy Scratches. What are they doing to this kid?