Injury Report: Derek Stepan (11/6: Will return Saturday)

[Krams]

Sucks. But still preferable to what some were speculating (ACL/MCL).

 

[Loff]

Mother****er.

 

[Levitate]

Yeah, gonna be interesting what they do...I would think it's kind of too late to be trading for a center and it'd be hard to get one to replace him anyways

Likely this means that Hayes, Lindberg, and Lombardi just got an open roster spot to compete for.

Honestly I'm leaning towards Lindberg winning the spot and playing a kind of 3rd/4th line center role depending on the situation

 

[slipknottin]

He has the best medical care / treatment money can buy. It's not as severe as other bones, and isn't a Paul George type of injury. I would say a month is best case, two months worst case.

Lets hope for nothing more than two months.

they also put more stress on their bones than the average person.

2-3 months. Thats what the recovery is in the NFL. 8-12 weeks.

 

[Hire Sather]

Ok. Now panicking can commence in earnest.

I'm much happier after hearing the news. Could be worse. 2 1/2 weeks of his recovery will be no missed games.

 

[JohnC]

Maybe we can beat out last year for worst October record?

 

[NYRFAN218]

I'd 100% sign up for two months. Big blow but we also played without Callahan, Hagelin, and Nash for an extended period of time early last season. After what I read earlier, I was afraid it was a torn ACL and a season ender so I'm very happy it's only this. End of the day, two months at the beginning of the season isn't the end of the world if that's the case.

 

[pld459666]

Yeah, gonna be interesting what they do...I would think it's kind of too late to be trading for a center and it'd be hard to get one to replace him anyways

Likely this means that Hayes, Lindberg, and Lombardi just got an open roster spot to compete for.

Honestly I'm leaning towards Lindberg winning the spot and playing a kind of 3rd/4th line center role depending on the situation

Well, the market for centers just went WAAAAAY up.

Jordan Staal last night, Stepan today.

Any team looking to trade one of their centers has to be happy as a pig in **** right now.

 

[NYR89]

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I broke my fibula and tibia, playing hockey, right around this time when I was in 8th grade and was in a cast for 3 months.

Depends on the severity, and Stepan only broke one bone and it is the smaller bone. Either way at least it was not a joint injury and doesn't (shouldn't) require surgery.

 

[slipknottin]

Also, Stamkos was skating a month after his injury, and that was much worse.

he had a completely different injury.

But he did not return to play for about 4 months.

 

[nevesis]

Per Gross...

UPDATE: The Rangers announced at 12:30 that Stepan suffered a broken left fibula and is currently being examined by doctors. There is no immediate timetable for how long he’ll be out but the team said it would have an update later today. It is believed this injury is related to an initial injury suffered blocking a shot during an informal skate on Sept. 9. Today’s break is in the same spot as where the puck hit his leg blocking that shot on Sept. 9.

 

[aufheben]

God-****ing-damnit.

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

This sucks but definitely could be worse. Grats on making the team JT

 

[slipknottin]

Per Gross...

UPDATE: The Rangers announced at 12:30 that Stepan suffered a broken left fibula and is currently being examined by doctors. There is no immediate timetable for how long he’ll be out but the team said it would have an update later today. It is believed this injury is related to an initial injury suffered blocking a shot during an informal skate on Sept. 9. Today’s break is in the same spot as where the puck hit his leg blocking that shot on Sept. 9.

perhaps he cracked it before, but was too small of an injury to detect on X-ray.

Sounds at least that there is no ligament damage alongside the injury.

 

[Championship*]

I thought it was his foot where he blocked the shot? I have no doubts that gross is ****ing up again. I hate our beat writers with a passion.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

This is ****ing scary because Im 35 and play once or twice a week, train regularly.

If a 24 year old primed professional athlete can just break his leg simply skating, its pretty scary to think that it could happen to an amateur just as easily. Maybe he had a hairline fracture from a blocked shot or something and it gave out. Obviously facing much harder shots and hits then I am. Still scary though.

Edit: That update above is what i thought! I feel better now (a little)

 

[MetalGodAOD*]

Seems like a missed diagnosis if his leg was that weak that skating caused it to break. As someone else said. Maybe it just didn't show up in the xray but it seems skating today made it worse.

 

[nevesis]

I thought it was his foot where he blocked the shot? I have no doubts that gross is ****ing up again. I hate our beat writers with a passion.

Relax man, they do a great job. Without them, we wouldn't have ANY info. Andrew Gross does an excellent job.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

Miller and Hayes just crackled a smile.

 

[slipknottin]

Seems like a missed diagnosis if his leg was that weak that skating caused it to break. Seems avoidable.

Hairline cracks can sometimes be extremely difficult to see.

 

[Vitto79]

Well this is going to make things interesting till the New Yr...............ugh......

Some kids are gonna make now that's for sure. Hayes has a real shot.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I thought it was his foot where he blocked the shot? I have no doubts that gross is ****ing up again. I hate our beat writers with a passion.

It actually makes sense. Fibula is the skinny little bone that runs down the outside of the calf and essentially connects to the ankle. Could be the upper ankle area, maybe towards the front where the only protection is the tongue of a skate boot.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

He'll miss 30~ games, I bet. Hopefully closer to 25.

Could be worse, but ugh.

 

[Ola]

Sounds like he is out 4-5 weeks.