Injury Report: Injury Thread Pt. II (Del Zotto has surgery to repair sports hernia)

[nevesis]

Torts is right. Because if we don't get guys back and playing, we might only have three more games left in this season. It's time to start winning. You're never 100% in the playoffs.

 

[16 To Stanley*]

Why would Clowe have to have a contact practice? That's a fallacy. Many players often never have a contact practice before coming back, especially with short term injuries, such as it seems Clowe's is.

Imagine getting all 4 back in the next game? Would change the whole dynamic of the team.

Zucc-Richards-Nash
Hagelin-Stepan-Callahan
Clowe-Brassard-Boyle
Kreider/Asham/Pyatt-Powe-Dorsett

 

[we want cup]

Glad we'll be getting some of our depth back. The team could use some of the physicality those guys bring.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

Well into double digits.

OT:
I think we have your playoff avatar

Only spent a couple of minutes on it, so feel free to toss it if you don't like it

 

[Thirty One]

OT:
I think we have your playoff avatar

Only spent a couple of minutes on it, so feel free to toss it if you don't like it

Thanks! I love it.

 

[RangerBoy]

Rangers need some of this

 

[E-Train]

Rangers need some of this

Great hits. Dorset looks bigger than the 5-9 some CLB fan posted after the trade. If OV is 6-3, Dorsett is around 6-0. Plenty big for the role he plays.

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

Rangers need some of this

but you know as soon as he puts on that Rangers jersey those hits becomes penalties especially since its the Capitals

 

[Hire Sather]

What we need is

(Video of Rangers possessing the puck)

 

[haohmaru]

We need Marc Staal in the lineup. That's what we need.

 

[The Perfect Paradox]

What we need is

(Video of Rangers possessing the puck)

Don't be naive, there's no such thing.

 

[92hatchattack]

Don't be naive, there's no such thing.

I think there is.... but you may have to go back to when Jagr was wearing Blue.

 

[Bardof425*]

Why would Clowe have to have a contact practice? That's a fallacy. Many players often never have a contact practice before coming back, especially with short term injuries, such as it seems Clowe's is.

Imagine getting all 4 back in the next game? Would change the whole dynamic of the team.

Zucc-Richards-Nash
Hagelin-Stepan-Callahan
Clowe-Brassard-Boyle
Kreider/Asham/Pyatt-Powe-Dorsett

Get boyle off the 3rd line. Kreider, pyatt and Dorsett are all better options for that line.

 

[Holocene]

We have been great at puck possession this year, it's putting it in the net that's the problem. Stop being so hyperbolic.

 

[The Perfect Paradox]

We have been great at puck possession this year, it's putting it in the net that's the problem. Stop being so hyperbolic.

If you're speaking about the latter half of this season than I agree. I was being sarcastic to emphasize my discontent with the lack of scoring. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Hire Sather]

Lets hope for at least 2/4 tomorrow

"LOLOL boyle suckssss i hope he doesn't come back we're better without him!!! lolol hes big he doesnt hit enoughhh." - Person

 

[ImIdaho]

Lets hope for at least 2/4 tomorrow

"LOLOL boyle suckssss i hope he doesn't come back we're better without him!!! lolol hes big he doesnt hit enoughhh." - Clown Person

Boyle hits, but are those hits really full of impact?

A Boyle hit and being poked with a feather, what's the difference?
















The feather hurts.

 

[Rangers ftw]

Boyle hits, but are those hits really full of impact?

A Boyle hit and being poked with a feather, what's the difference?
















The feather hurts.

Boyle is a terrible fighter but a good hitter, don't mix em up!

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

1 out of 10 boyle hits are solid body checks. I don't consider shoving yourself against the other guy as a "good hit"

 

[Ola]

He gets a lot of hate around here, but getting Boyle back for game 2 would be huge. Newbs had himself a very nice playoff debut, but is no match for Boyle in terms of faceoff ability, physicality or penalty killing. Just having him eat the PK minutes giving Stepan, Nash, Callahan a bit more rest to play 5v5 will help a lot.

Hope we get to see Dorsett too. Hopefully he can bring some of the energy that was missing from last nights game. Just imagine if the fourth line is Clowe - Boyle - Dorsett and compare that to yesterdays' lineup. Changes the whole complexity of this team.

Absolutely.

Boyle is a very fine 4th line center.

Like we need depth. We easily play our best hockey when we roll a full line-up. Its really the only time we play a good game; when we have a 3rd and 4th line that gets in good shifts in like the second half of the game.

 

[NYR94]

Boyle back will help the penalty kill and faceoffs. Hopefully less power play possession time for Ovechkin & Co.

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

Boyle back will help the penalty kill and faceoffs. Hopefully less power play possession time for Ovechkin & Co.

he better not be used on the power play

 

[Vitto79]

great to see two bodies back in. Hopefully they tie the series up then get Clowe back next game , in for likely Asham since Powe can PK

 

[NYR2007]

Oh Staal take my eyes ... we need you big time

 

[5 4 Fighting]

I don't understand how a team gets 2 of their own reinforcements back to make the team deeper, and look even weaker and slower than before. I'm scratching my head here...something's not right within the organization if we can't kick it into an extra gear...