Injury Report: Dan Girardi (2/7: Skating in practice)

[charlie460]

Gross: Rangers say D Dan Girardi is "banged up" and "day to day." Beyond that, nothing specific.

Edit 2/6: Jim Cerny: No update from Torts on whether or not Callahan or Girardi could play tomorrow...on Girardi's health status he says "not sure"

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[Giacomin]

lets hope he is ok

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Not worried. Danny is a tough guy, but it's smart to give him some time off.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Not playing tonight. Just said it on the pre-game show. Dammit.

 

[Evolved83]

well that sucks... he probably just needs a couple more days to rest.

 

[Kershaw]

If he is out for an extended period of time, we're screwed.

 

[92hatchattack]

Wtf, what happened to him? G doesnt take a day off just cause he is a little bruised up...

 

[3rd Guy High]

Only thing I can think of is that he blocked a shot and his foot/ankle is too swollen to fit in his skate.

Don't know why else he would be a scratch all of a sudden right before the game

 

[jniklast]

Only the second time he misses a game injured since he's on the Rangers, right?

 

[Snow Soccer]

Hope he's OK and back Thursday. Saw a stat last night that he had only missed 2 games since the start of the 07-08 season - that's 416 of 418 games.

 

[Vickers8]

Brett Cyrgalis ‏@BrettCyrgalis
In what is apparently an optional #NYR skate, no Girardi, Staal, Richards, Asham. Everyone else on, including Callahan

Hopefully just needs rest, and Cally is close

 

[WhiskeyDeke]

If he is out for an extended period of time, we're screwed.

Like we're not already...

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Brett Cyrgalis ‏@BrettCyrgalis
In what is apparently an optional #NYR skate, no Girardi, Staal, Richards, Asham. Everyone else on, including Callahan

Hopefully just needs rest, and Cally is close

Yeah Richie. No camp for you with the flu. Play like crap. Skip optional skates. That a'boy. Maybe out looking for things to spend 6.67M on?

 

[RGY]

Brett Cyrgalis ‏@BrettCyrgalis
In what is apparently an optional #NYR skate, no Girardi, Staal, Richards, Asham. Everyone else on, including Callahan

Hopefully just needs rest, and Cally is close

Richards certainly needs the rest.

 

[nevesis]

Richards certainly needs the rest.

You think so? The dude rested for 8 months during the offseason/lockout.

Richards has no excuses for his **** play, **** skating, and **** decision making. Go through his instagram, the dude has been on a constant vacation for months. He didn't play anywhere during the lock-out and probably skated once a week.

 

[SupersonicMonkey*]

You think so? The dude rested for 8 months during the offseason/lockout.

Richards has no excuses for his **** play, **** skating, and **** decision making. Go through his instagram, the dude has been on a constant vacation for months. He didn't play anywhere during the lock-out and probably skated once a week.

Agree.

Zero excuses. And he has zero accountability. I'm still hoping we use that compliance buy out on him.

He does a lot for charity, but the guy hasn't shown up to play a game since May 25, 2012.

We are in month two of this season. He hasn't shown up yet. Unacceptable.

 

[Heyoooo*]

He looks old out there.

Both of our top centers skate like theyre in mud.

 

[nevesis]

He looks old out there.

Both of our top centers skate like theyre in mud.

Yup, and to me that is inexcusable. This is the NHL. The cream of the crop.

I personally skate better and faster than both Richards, and Stepan. That's SAD.

 

[GordonGecko]

I'm hearing hip flexor on Girardi

 

[poeman]

I'm hearing hip flexor on Girardi

my source is indicating the same

 

[SupersonicMonkey*]

Crap.

So what is the timetable for a hip flexor?

 

[1Knee1T]

Yup, and to me that is inexcusable. This is the NHL. The cream of the crop.

I personally skate better and faster than both Richards, and Stepan. That's SAD.

I really, really doubt it.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Depending on severity. Minor hip flexor strain can be 5 days. A more severe injury can be 6 weeks. This doesn't seem to have been severe.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

I really, really doubt it.

That's tremendously foolish. There is virtually no doubt in my mind I am a faster skater than Stepan, having played college hockey and still playing regularly. I don't have any of the TALENT that Stepan has, but skating was absolutely my strong suit and I have skated with plenty of junior players, ECHL players, a few NHL players and several ex-NHL players and there is no question that I am as good a skater as many of them and faster than some of them. I can't do 25% of the things they do with the puck, but that has nothing to do with skating. It's plenty likely that Nevisis could be just as good a skater as I am and doubting that someone here might be a better skater than Stepan, based solely on the fact that Stepan is in the NHL is misguided. Stepan genuinely has a bad stride, bad acceleration and mediocre top speed. I couldn't hold Stepan's jock strap as a hockey player; as an ice skater, I'm probably faster and more agile.

 

[nevesis]

That's tremendously foolish. There is virtually no doubt in my mind I am a faster skater than Stepan, having played college hockey and still playing regularly. I don't have any of the TALENT that Stepan has, but skating was absolutely my strong suit and I have skated with plenty of junior players, ECHL players, a few NHL players and several ex-NHL players and there is no question that I am as good a skater as many of them and faster than some of them. I can't do 25% of the things they do with the puck, but that has nothing to do with skating. It's plenty likely that Nevisis could be just as good a skater as I am and doubting that someone here might be a better skater than Stepan, based solely on the fact that Stepan is in the NHL is misguided. Stepan genuinely has a bad stride, bad acceleration and mediocre top speed. I couldn't hold Stepan's jock strap as a hockey player; as an ice skater, I'm probably faster and more agile.

Good to know fellow hockey players exist on this forum.