Prospect Info: Cayden Lindstrom

[cbjthrowaway]

Didn't he miss time last season due to a back injury prior to missing time this season from his shoulder?

boone's missed a lot of time for his back issues. this season it was the shoulder thing which seemed like a freak accident.

 

[CBJx614]

Back injuries in his teens and early twenties? Did he ever need surgery or was it just rest? I seem to remember him having back issues in the last five years but I don't recall if they ever required surgery.

He had a stress fracture in 2014 and I remember the board(myself included) freaking out and worrying about his future and ability to play because of it

Jackets F Jenner has stress fracture in back

The injury-riddled Columbus Blue Jackets will be without forward Boone Jenner for one to two months because of a stress fracture in his back.

www.espn.com

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

boone's missed a lot of time for his back issues. this season it was the shoulder thing which seemed like a freak accident.

Statistically, Boone has been good to miss at least 10-12 games or more per season every year since 18-19.

I don't know for what specifically each time but he played 77 games that year and has hit the 70 games mark 1 time since. He's been trending to miss 20 games or more the last few seasons with this year being obviously due to the shoulder.

 

[Doggy]

He had a stress fracture in 2014 and I remember the board(myself included) freaking out and worrying about his future and ability to play because of it

Jackets F Jenner has stress fracture in back

The injury-riddled Columbus Blue Jackets will be without forward Boone Jenner for one to two months because of a stress fracture in his back.

www.espn.com

So no surgery...just rest and back in two months? Hardly apples to apples.

 

[stevo61]

So no surgery...just rest and back in two months? Hardly apples to apples.

If Lindstrom was older and in the NHL he probably would have done exactly what Vasilevski did and just get the surgery. Lindstrom is young and has his whole life/career ahead of him so they took the patient approach and gave it time to see if it would heal 100% itself

 

[VT]

We have someone on our team who had back problems when he was younger and now he's still playing into his 30s and is our Captain...not all back injuries mean you can't play, you just have to manage them better

Now the medical procedures have improved, but Lindstrom plays aggressive hockey and the consequences of back injuries are unpredictable. It's also important to remember that every player is different. We will see...

 

[CBJx614]

So no surgery...just rest and back in two months? Hardly apples to apples.

Jack Eichel had a total disc replacement at an older age and is seemingly okay.

As others have said Vasilivsky just had a similar surgery to Lindstrom and is fine.

Obviously no one can know the future but they thought his skill level was worth the risk and they are investing millions into this kid, safe to say they've done their research and felt fine selecting him still.

 

[majormajor]

Jack Eichel had a total disc replacement at an older age and is seemingly okay.

As others have said Vasilivsky just had a similar surgery to Lindstrom and is fine.

Do we know how similar the surgery was to Vasilevskiy's?

Vasilevskiy had his microdiscectomy surgery Sept 28, 2023, and returned to play November 24th, just two months later. He had the worst season of his career with a .900 save percentage, before bouncing back up to .921 this season.

Lindstrom was kept out much longer than that. If it was all precaution then that's great, maybe Lindstrom has a great bounceback next season in college. But I think it might have been because the surgery was more elaborate than Vasi's.

Obviously no one can know the future but they thought his skill level was worth the risk and they are investing millions into this kid, safe to say they've done their research and felt fine selecting him still.

When they made their selection, they understood the risk that this might happen, but they were playing the odds that it would not go like this. I'm sure they would have made a different choice if they knew beforehand that Lindstrom would need surgery and miss a year.

 

[Jovavic]

Pretty sure Eichel's issue was with his neck and not his lower back, so his recovery and return to a star level of play is irrelevant

 

[CBJx614]

Do we know how similar the surgery was to Vasilevskiy's?

Vasilevskiy had his microdiscectomy surgery Sept 28, 2023, and returned to play November 24th, just two months later. He had the worst season of his career with a .900 save percentage, before bouncing back up to .921 this season.

Lindstrom was kept out much longer than that. If it was all precaution then that's great, maybe Lindstrom has a great bounceback next season in college. But I think it might have been because the surgery was more elaborate than Vasi's.

Possibly, or they were just being overly cautious and wanted to ramp things up slowly and not taking any risks with him being so young. I don't think we'll ever really know.

When they made their selection, they understood the risk that this might happen, but they were playing the odds that it would not go like this. I'm sure they would have made a different choice if they knew beforehand that Lindstrom would need surgery and miss a year.

Well if they knew all of that, they would also know that we missed the playoffs by a single game and I feel pretty confident they would've made the deal knowing that this team was that close to potentially being a playoff caliber team

Pretty sure Eichel's issue was with his neck and not his lower back, so his recovery and return to a star level of play is irrelevant

While not exactly one to one, they replaced an entire disk with an artificial one and pioneered an entirely new route for NHL players to follow. And now 3 guys have had the same one surgery.

It's not like Eichel had minor surgery, it was severe enough that he was literally traded away for fear of him not recovering properly. He missed almost an entire season after trying everything else before finally being able to have it done.

Obviously they are at different injuries on different areas of their spine but I'm not gonna worry until something actually happens. He's healthy and he's playing hockey in the most high intensity level he could be at this point.

 

[JacketsFanWest]

Game time decision on whether Lindstrom plays tonight in the first Memorial Cup game against Rimouski:

 

[ColumbusTrill]

 

[MissADD]

Do we know how similar the surgery was to Vasilevskiy's?

Vasilevskiy had his microdiscectomy surgery Sept 28, 2023, and returned to play November 24th, just two months later. He had the worst season of his career with a .900 save percentage, before bouncing back up to .921 this season.

Lindstrom was kept out much longer than that. If it was all precaution then that's great, maybe Lindstrom has a great bounceback next season in college. But I think it might have been because the surgery was more elaborate than Vasi's.

Possibly, or they were just being overly cautious and wanted to ramp things up slowly and not taking any risks with him being so young. I don't think we'll ever really know.

Plus Lindstrom play a position with way more contact and way harder contact than Vasilevskiy. Yes goalies have to deal with contact, (screens, accidental collisions from teammates and opponents) vs a forward who have to deal with not only hits from the opponent, but even has to throw the body around as well.

 

[stevo61]

Plus Lindstrom play a position with way more contact and way harder contact than Vasilevskiy. Yes goalies have to deal with contact, (screens, accidental collisions from teammates and opponents) vs a forward who have to deal with not only hits from the opponent, but even has to throw the body around as well.

And goalies are often bending, reaching, twisting, making explosive movements. Being in a crouched position for extended periods isn't exactly great on your back either.

 

[CalBuckeyeRob]

We have someone on our team who had back problems when he was younger and now he's still playing into his 30s and is our Captain...not all back injuries mean you can't play, you just have to manage them better

And some back injuries prevent you from ever reaching your true potential. At some point in the draft Lindstrom was certainly worth the risk. I dont believe you can possibly rationalize that risk at 4th overall though. Because of his back you are likely waiting 3 years to even get him to Columbus. Then it will remain to be seen if his back can withstand the stress of the NHL. Every player has some injury risk. But buying that risk that high is just wrong.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[majormajor]

And some back injuries prevent you from ever reaching your true potential. At some point in the draft Lindstrom was certainly worth the risk. I dont believe you can possibly rationalize that risk at 4th overall though. Because of his back you are likely waiting 3 years to even get him to Columbus. Then it will remain to be seen if his back can withstand the stress of the NHL. Every player has some injury risk. But buying that risk that high is just wrong.

A 3+ year wait is to be expected anyways. Few prospects make a difference within a few years of the draft. Agreed on the general problem though.