La Bamba
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I hope he takes all the time he needs to fully recover. He's a special player when he's 100%
I don't see it being relevant at this point. Sports hernia surgery recovery is likely 3ish months, not the kind of injury that keeps him out until next playoffs. LTIR is no use in that case.Hopefully we can LTIR him
I'm not sure if Nuge Mcdavid pairing is good enough in crucial games.
That play was this year and they missed the boat. Next year you want him back scoring 30 goals and doing Kane things.What're the chances of putting him on the IR for the entire year and then welcome him back for the playoffs?
A little late for that.Hopefully we can LTIR him
I kinda doubt he's had any surgery, looks like he's been on holidays all over the place this summer.Seeing this get bumped, has there been any news on Kane getting surgery for his sports hernia?
I will continue to wear the tin foil hat and think they're deliberately delaying this until training camp.
So instead of him getting it dealt with in July and coming back after New Year's, Kane'll go under the knife in October with the expected timetable of him being ready to play by mid-April. Funny how that timing conveniently lines up with Game 1 of the playoffs. Literally ripping a page out of the Lightning's playbook from 2021.
Going into camp we'll hear something along the lines of "In the best shape of my life. After a summer of rest it's in a manageable spot." But then something will get tweaked during fitness testing and they'll "finally" decide surgery is the best course of action.
With Kane on LTIR until the start of the playoffs. that'd allow them to keep both Kulak and Ceci, plus leave about 2 to 3 mil for the TDL (depending on what Holloway and Broberg sign for).
If Kane did one of these against the Canucks in retaliation for the Soucy cross-check to the throat of McDavid they'd burn that wicked commune to the ground.
Soucy needs to get his. Then again maybe little Hughes takes the brunt because he's the runt.
After watching Perry in the playoffs, the only player he should be calling out is himselfThis is the third time Kane has suffered variations of this "injury" in his career. However this time it appears to be the most serious. Its manifested as a case of EvenCoreyPerryHatesMe-itis.
I agree with this too, we have such a "diverse" crewAfter watching Perry in the playoffs, the only player he should be calling out is himself
If Kane did one of these against the Canucks in retaliation for the Soucy cross-check to the throat of McDavid they'd burn that wicked commune to the ground.
Soucy needs to get his. Then again maybe little Hughes takes the brunt because he's the runt.
Zadorov should get his as well. Just because you change jersey's doesn't mean shit in my eyes.I forgot how dirty Mess was, but then, the league was full of plays like that, and much different than now. Absolutely no respect for potentially ending a guys career. Saying that, would love to see a Soucy and a couple others get theirs, but if it was anything like those Messier hits, we're talking at least 20 games, unless George Parros is having tea that afternoon, and then maybe it's only a fine.
Messier didn't care what the name on the Jersey was, he'd go after anyone, and it worked. Demonstrated by 6 cups.I forgot how dirty Mess was, but then, the league was full of plays like that, and much different than now. Absolutely no respect for potentially ending a guys career. Saying that, would love to see a Soucy and a couple others get theirs, but if it was anything like those Messier hits, we're talking at least 20 games, unless George Parros is having tea that afternoon, and then maybe it's only a fine.
If you can't protect your stars you won't win. They have to figure it out. For a long stretch of playoff games Nurse wouldn't lay a hit until the media called him out and Kane wasn't even healthy enough to draw into the lineup in the end.Zadorov should get his as well. Just because you change jersey's doesn't mean shit in my eyes.
Why? I haven’t heard that narrative.I guess it's not correct to call Messier the greatest leader in sports anymore.
If Kane did one of these against the Canucks in retaliation for the Soucy cross-check to the throat of McDavid they'd burn that wicked commune to the ground.
Soucy needs to get his. Then again maybe little Hughes takes the brunt because he's the runt.
Before I said it when was the last time you heard it?Why? I haven’t heard that narrative.
100%. My only issue is who serves out the retribution? Kane is one man and no one knows his health status. Nurse hasn't played mean enough for a long time now and guys like Ekholm and Hyman are too important to have them gooning it up. Holloway was probably our most physical forward after Kane in the playoffs. Not liking him filling that role either. Josh Brown adds a legit shit kicker and physical threat from the blueline but is he an everyday guy for us? We could really use a guy like Kostin on our 4th line IMO.Messier didn't care what the name on the Jersey was, he'd go after anyone, and it worked. Demonstrated by 6 cups.
I guess it's not correct to call Messier the greatest leader in sports anymore. But they did call him that for a long time and he was.
If you can't protect your stars you won't win. They have to figure it out. For a long stretch of playoff games Nurse wouldn't lay a hit until the media called him out and Kane wasn't even healthy enough to draw into the lineup in the end.
Who was our most physical player after Kane, who was suffering from a sports hernia. Henrique, who played through an ankle sprain, Ekholm or Nurse. Either way it wasn't enough.
Draisaitl, high ankle sprain from a slew foot, tomahawk chop to the forearm ends a prolific goal scoring streak, broken rib and a broken hand against the Canucks and it really caught up to him during the finals.
McDavid, cross check to the small of the back with a simultaneous cross check to the throat. Big hits from the first two rounds aggravated his injury issues from the regular season. With our superstars being more healthy in the finals what would have happened?
The league did either nothing or the bare minimum in every single case.
This last playoff both the Kings and the Canucks took wild runs at all of our top players. Hyman wasn't right the entire playoffs after awkwardly torquing his neck in the first round from a monstrous run unleashed on him.
Three years in a row losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions. All the teams in the league saw what happened to our superstars with no retribution. Best to take care of that image asap. Best to be proactive rather than reactive.
Yes, Zadorov needs to get his as well.
Until I see a player taking a long time to get up from a Holloway hit I think the bulk of those hits really aren't that effective or damaging. Don't get me wrong, I'm a solid supporter of Holloway. I would love to see him developed as a center because that great mobility could make him one of the fantastic checkers in this league, but he's the most overrated player on the team as we speak.100%. My only issue is who serves out the retribution? Kane is one man and no one knows his health status. Nurse hasn't played mean enough for a long time now and guys like Ekholm and Hyman are too important to have them gooning it up. Holloway was probably our most physical forward after Kane in the playoffs. Not liking him filling that role either. Josh Brown adds a legit shit kicker and physical threat from the blueline but is he an everyday guy for us? We could really use a guy like Kostin on our 4th line IMO.
Disagree on Holloway being overrated, he hits well and often but Kane hits are a different animal. Brown is a good/not great fighter. He's at least someone that will step up when the time calls for it and he has some good size to him.Until I see a player taking a long time to get up from a Holloway hit I think the bulk of those hits really aren't that effective or damaging. Don't get me wrong, I'm a solid supporter of Holloway. I would love to see him developed as a center because that great mobility could make him one of the fantastic checkers in this league, but he's the most overrated player on the team as we speak.
When Kane hits a defenseman their entire game is off.
I wasn't as down on the Josh Brown signing as most (I wonder if he can switch to the wing if called upon) because he is a legitimate face puncher, debatable over how good he is at that job, but I have seen the player cross the line and do some nasties. I'll wait and see what the player can do before I anoint him as the worst player in the NHL because of advanced stats accumulated while playing on a team that wasn't advanced at much of anything. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.
The game has changed so much. Messier would have been arrested and incarcerated for attempted homicide in today's NHL.
Josh Brown gets his face punched much more than he does the punching of the faces.Until I see a player taking a long time to get up from a Holloway hit I think the bulk of those hits really aren't that effective or damaging. Don't get me wrong, I'm a solid supporter of Holloway. I would love to see him developed as a center because that great mobility could make him one of the fantastic checkers in this league, but he's the most overrated player on the team as we speak.
When Kane hits a defenseman their entire game is off.
I wasn't as down on the Josh Brown signing as most (I wonder if he can switch to the wing if called upon) because he is a legitimate face puncher, debatable over how good he is at that job, but I have seen the player cross the line and do some nasties. I'll wait and see what the player can do before I anoint him as the worst player in the NHL because of advanced stats accumulated while playing on a team that wasn't advanced at much of anything. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.