Injury Report: Letang had a stroke

[JWells16]

I really don't mean to make light of this situation, but what is with Penguins' stars and their horrible luck?

Briere - Car accident
Lemieux - Cancer
Crosby - Concussions
Letang - Stroke

Not to mention Marty Straka having freaking weights fall on him after returning and Vokoun's blood clot. All of these (other than Crosby's concussions) have happened off the ice/unrelated to hockey.

I mean, I realize that bad luck happens, but this is too much...

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Very sobering stuff. It seems bizarre to me that this is being talked about as a non-career threatening situation as I would figure any stroke along with accompanying long term medical treatment for correction/prevention would have to be considered at least a little "career threatening." But I'm certainly not anything close to a medical expert. So I'll just wish he and his family all the best and hope for a speedy recovery.

 

[billybudd]

I really don't mean to make light of this situation, but what is with Penguins' stars and their horrible luck?

Briere - Car accident
Lemieux - Cancer
Crosby - Concussions
Letang - Stroke

Not to mention Marty Straka having freaking weights fall on him after returning and Vokoun's blood clot. All of these (other than Crosby's concussions) have happened off the ice/unrelated to hockey.

I mean, I realize that bad luck happens, but this is too much...

You could probably make a list like this with a lot of teams. Right now the Wild have one guy with MS and another with Huntingdon's disease.

 

[Smacker]

Very scary stuff. Best wishes to Letang. Get well soon, #58!

 

[Uemoda]

Jesus. Unbelievable.

Get well Tanger. Health first, hockey second.

 

[Al Smith]

I really don't mean to make light of this situation, but what is with Penguins' stars and their horrible luck?

Briere - Car accident
Lemieux - Cancer
Crosby - Concussions
Letang - Stroke

Not to mention Marty Straka having freaking weights fall on him after returning and Vokoun's blood clot. All of these (other than Crosby's concussions) have happened off the ice/unrelated to hockey.

I mean, I realize that bad luck happens, but this is too much...

You could throw in there Baz Bastein killed in a car wreck - although his blood alcohol was really high, IIRC. My guess is over 40+ years, most other teams have had similar incidences of bad luck, although Mario's cancer is probably an outlier.

In any event, hope Letang makes a full recovery and is back out on the ice as soon as safely possible.

 

[High Flying Birds]

Poor Kris. Guy hasn't had much luck lately. Injury after injury and now this. Hopefully he makes a full recovery. Take the time you need man.

 

[Pens1566]

much like Sid's "mild" concussion....gotcha....

Which has absolutely nothing to do with you being wrong about this situation.

 

[Smasher]

I really don't mean to make light of this situation, but what is with Penguins' stars and their horrible luck?

Briere - Car accident
Lemieux - Cancer
Crosby - Concussions
Letang - Stroke

Not to mention Marty Straka having freaking weights fall on him after returning and Vokoun's blood clot. All of these (other than Crosby's concussions) have happened off the ice/unrelated to hockey.

I mean, I realize that bad luck happens, but this is too much...

Kevin Stevens. Dude's face was pretty much destroyed.

 

[CSKA1974]

Flyers fan here- came over in peace to wish Letang a full and speedy recovery. Hope to see him on the rink when he is healed.

 

[billybudd]

Kevin Stevens. Dude's face was pretty much destroyed.

I don't know that the crack smoking really helped his recovery, either.

 

[Axman]

Unreal. Best wishes to Kris and his fam. Definitely puts things in perspective.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I guess I'm another one here whose father had a stroke. It's serious stuff, and scary.

I hope Letang gets better soon. I don't expect him back until training camp, but you never know.

 

[mpp9]

Not to be that guy. And I wish him all the best.

But what do you think Shero does as the deadline approaches. It would seem they'll have no clue where he's at until he's off blood thinners, and that'll be after the deadline. Would they put him on LTIR until the playoffs and use that cap space?

 

[Pens1566]

Not to be that guy. And I wish him all the best.

But what do you think Shero does as the deadline approaches. It would seem they'll have no clue where he's at until he's off blood thinners, and that'll be after the deadline. Would they put him on LTIR until the playoffs and use that cap space?

My guess is they'll LTIR him whenever he's eligible. Which shouldn't be all the way to the deadline.

 

[mrzeigler]

I really don't mean to make light of this situation, but what is with Penguins' stars and their horrible luck?

Briere - Car accident
Lemieux - Cancer
Crosby - Concussions
Letang - Stroke

Not to mention Marty Straka having freaking weights fall on him after returning and Vokoun's blood clot. All of these (other than Crosby's concussions) have happened off the ice/unrelated to hockey.

I mean, I realize that bad luck happens, but this is too much...

Six notable health issues over 43 years isn't bad mojo or a curse or bad luck. It's life. How many different people have worn the black and gold over that span — 750-1,000?

Brian Berard, Saku Koivu, Luc Bourdon, Dan Snyder, Derek Boogaard, Alexi Cherapanov, Marc Savard, Josh Harding, all of team Locomotiv, ... and those are just the hockey players who quickly come to mind who had either terrible health/injuries or died during their playing days.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Heard about this the minute I woke up. I was speechless....

Get well soon Kris. Take all the time you need.

 

[mpp9]

My guess is they'll LTIR him whenever he's eligible. Which shouldn't be all the way to the deadline.

It just seems like it'll be a tough situation for Shero to navigate. He won't know for sure Letang can come back before the playoffs until after the deadline. They can LTIR him, but he'll still count against the cap if he returns before the playoffs.

 

[Pens1566]

It just seems like it'll be a tough situation for Shero to navigate. He won't know for sure Letang can come back before the playoffs until after the deadline. They can LTIR him, but he'll still count against the cap if he returns before the playoffs.

It's 10 games and 24 days and I believe can be done retroactively. Shouldn't be an issue unless they bring someone in without shipping salary out.

 

[googlymoogly]

Sorry to hear about Letang. Main thing is he recovers and has a good life even if he had to give up Hockey, not saying he will have to. Hab fans had to deal with Koivu when we got the shock of his cancer, athletes tend to be pretty strong individuals as he proved when he came back strongly.

 

[Chraa]

Best of luck to you Kris, you always were one of my favorite players. Get well soon, I look forward to seeing you back on the ice

 

[End of Line]

Absolutely awful to hear. Kris needs to put hockey on the back burner for a while after suffering something this serious. Really hope he's able to recover from this as best as he can.

**** man, I'm pretty sad over this...

 

[Jaded-Fan]

On a positive note it sounds like it could have been so much worse.

It seems that it can be repaired and a complete recovery after. Hopefully it is one of those things that sounds a LOT more scary than it thankfully turned out to be.

 

[Terrapin]

Just heard on my way home from work.

All I can say is, ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME???

Let's be real honest here. This team doesn't need a new coach or GM. Doesn't need wingers, enforcers, agitators, etc. The thing this team need most of all is a ****ing priest. Obviously some serious voodoo **** was cursed upon them. Just unreal

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Just heard on my way home from work.

All I can say is, ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME???

Let's be real honest here. This team doesn't need a new coach or GM. Doesn't need wingers, enforcers, agitators, etc. The thing this team need most of all is a ****ing priest. Obviously some serious voodoo **** was cursed upon them. Just unreal