Injury Report: Joe Woll - High Ankle Sprain - Feb 26: Recalled from conditioning stint

[hotpaws]

See you guys in a few weeks

hopefully !

that f***ing injury seems to take forever to heal and it always seems to linger the whole season

 

[TheBeastCoast]

This is the best possible news. Wish him the best recovery

Jones is very capable back up. He can fill in.

I can't imagine how this is the best possible news lol high ankle sprains are a bitch to recover from.

 

[ponder]

See you guys in a few weeks

Good news, even if it’s a decent number of weeks, that doesn’t sound TOO bad. While really severe high ankle sprains can have super long recovery times, and/or require surgery, more mild ones are roughly 4-8 weeks to recover. You’d imagine it’s more in that range if they’re saying week-to-week.

 

[Nineteen67]

See you guys in a few weeks

I thought it was knee or ankle.

 

[Stephen]

I can't imagine how this is the best possible news lol high ankle sprains are a bitch to recover from.

As opposed to the MCL, ACL route…

 

[leafsfan5]

Same injury as Lilly

If the leafs don’t get it together at 5v5 we’re about to really fall off. No goalie to carry us anymore…

 

[SprDaVE]

That's pretty good news considering the alternative was a blown out knee..I have no idea how he twisted his ankle like that to get a high ankle sprain.

It's still a ~6 weeks recovery process though.

 

[Evilhomer]

Same ankle as the one he previously injured? Once you get a high ankle sprain you tend to be more prone to recurrence in the future.

 

[crump]

You don't come back from Robidas Island.

What goes on Robidas island, stays on Robidas island.

 

[Schennanigans]

Good news for sure. Glad he’ll be back this year. Whew.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

As opposed to the MCL, ACL route…

I mean I am not saying it is the worst news lol but he is probably still looking at a solid 6 week+ recovery time. That is firmly not in best case scenario in my books.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Same injury as Lilly

If the leafs don’t get it together at 5v5 we’re about to really fall off. No goalie to carry us anymore…

Not only will the Leafs no longer be carried by a high end goalie, they're likely going to have to find a way to carry poor goaltending. Not sure they have it in them

 

[TheDoldrums]

Happy with this news. Even if he's out for two months that's fine. Still leaves plenty of time to get his game back before it really matters

 

[Clark4Ever]

See you guys in a few weeks

Best case scenario under the circumstances. A few weeks as opposed to several months.

 

[crump]

hopefully !

that f***ing injury seems to take forever to heal and it always seems to linger the whole season

He’ll be back and hitting his stride for the stretch run. We can only hope Sammy and Marty can run with this. Assuming Sammy will get a chance to be the starter until he’s not. Fortuitous that Jones wasn’t snapped up in waiters waivers

 

[Da Mash]

It’s good news that it’s not a structural. High ankle sprains take easily over a month to heal and it’s painful when it happens. No wonder he couldn’t put weight on it.

More adversity for the leafs to overcome.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I'm honestly glad. I guessed it looked like an ankle sprain and relieved it is. Much better than any of the other injury prediction.

Team hopefully steps up

 

[fahad203]

I mean I am not saying it is the worst news lol but he is probably still looking at a solid 6 week+ recovery time. That is firmly not in best case scenario in my books.

Best case scenerio than anyone not getting hurt. But considering ACL, MCL, concussions are part of any hockey player, this is good news

 

[Buds17]

The team will, for now, be running a goaltending tandem that's playing for those next contracts. Hope that serves as some nice motivation. All the best to Woll in his recovery and eventual return.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Considering the way it looked and his inability to put any weight on his leg, that is likely the best possible outcome all things considered. I think we were all expecting much worse news.

If he is back no later than just into the New Year, that's a positive.

 

[Clark4Ever]

This situation will hopefully ignite Samsonov to step up and get back to his previous form, and Jones seems like a capable backup in the interim.

 

[Rude Dog]

Thank sweet baby jesus

 

[Warden of the North]

Well hopefully Samsonov takes this as a challenge and gets his ass in gear

 

[MarMarSab3]

Oh wow was not expecting ankle at all, so glad I was wrong lol

 

[Ciao]

It’s good news that it’s not a structural. High ankle sprains take easily over a month to heal and it’s painful when it happens. No wonder he couldn’t put weight on it.

More adversity for the leafs to overcome.

I had guessed it was a hip injury, which could be chronic and career-limiting.

A high ankle sprain is good news because there should eventually be a full and complete recovery, even if that takes a long time.

Not good for this season, but good news long-term for this young man's career.