Player Discussion: Patrik Laine IVever: a new hope? (Laine out of PAP, trade request still stands)

[Halberdier]

Didn’t look bad, would be surprised if it’s a broken bone, but you never know, sometimes minor looking impacts cause more damage than you’d think. Hopefully just a strain/minor sprain type thing.

Let's hope for the best. I didn't see that replay first as I said the Carolina color guys missed the injury entirely, but on "live" (actually recorded) I saw it from different angle, and it looked way worse.

 

[majormajor]

Didn’t look bad, would be surprised if it’s a broken bone, but you never know, sometimes minor looking impacts cause more damage than you’d think. Hopefully just a strain/minor sprain type thing.

When the arm bends the wrong way even a few inches, that can easily be a torn ligament and half the season lost.

 

[ponder]

When the arm bends the wrong way even a few inches, that can easily be a torn ligament and half the season lost.

Yeah, we’ll just have to wait and see. It didn’t look like there was any crazy extension, but who knows.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

Didn’t look bad, would be surprised if it’s a broken bone, but you never know, sometimes minor looking impacts cause more damage than you’d think. Hopefully just a strain/minor sprain type thing.

Looks like elbow got hyperextended. If that's it, it'd probably be a couple weeks out. I'll take that any day over shoulder or wrist injury.

 

[Vapaatunnus]

Looks like elbow got hyperextended. If that's it, it'd probably be a couple weeks out. I'll take that any day over shoulder or wrist injury.

Well, right elbow is quite bad for a right side shooter

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

Well, right elbow is quite bad for a right side shooter

Important bodypart of course but it heals to full condition pretty fast.

...Or at least mine did, althrough it was a minor one

 

[BB88]

Damm it.

Not the start wanted

 

[Halberdier]

Damm it.

Not the start wanted

Yeah. It's like 20-21 all over again. Huge opening game (now more like 1/3 of a game) and then nasty injury.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst re Laine's injury.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

So this probably means nothing is broken. I feel like if it was, it would be pretty apparent by now

 

[CBJ goalie]

^^
Agreed, a broken or fractured bone would be felt - so hopefully it's just a deep bruise or a muscle strain, and he can come back soon.

 

[DougKnowsBest]

its just hurts. its a sore joint.

its fine. its all gonna be ok.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

So this probably means nothing is broken. I feel like if it was, it would be pretty apparent by now

counterpoint: the blue jackets have yet to run any tests on my heart, which definitely broke when laine skated back to the bench

 

[Halberdier]

counterpoint: the blue jackets have yet to run any tests on my heart, which definitely broke when laine skated back to the bench

Me too. I shouted out loud when I saw his agony, probably waking up some of my family members.

I am still puzzled how the Carolina color guys were so unaware of the situation.

 

[db2011]

counterpoint: the blue jackets have yet to run any tests on my heart, which definitely broke when laine skated back to the bench

That's the feed I was watching (no alternative) and I still haven't seen the replay. I don't believe they ever showed it, and if they did I missed it. I don't really feel like seeking it out, either.

 

[DougKnowsBest]

Patty just needs to fire up a youtube healing frequency video.

 

[Farmboy Patty]

So this probably means nothing is broken. I feel like if it was, it would be pretty apparent by now

I take that as good news! My heart sank when I saw Laine hunch over holding his arm after the hit.

I tried to stay positive and think of a personal experience from playing hockey. I once hyperextended my elbow playing hockey – I was pushed to the ice in front of the goal, had my arm extended when I braced myself against the ice and had a player skate right into it with a knee right at that moment. Scary moment, it hurt like hell, then my arm went numb for 20-30 minutes. It was sore for a week, but totally fine after that. I'm not comparing this to Laine's injury (which may be worse), but I know that it hurt like a b%&/h and scared me at that moment, but it turned out to be pretty harmless.

 

[majormajor]

So this probably means nothing is broken. I feel like if it was, it would be pretty apparent by now

Did they say they already did the MRI?

And we're not expecting to see broken bones anyways. From a hyperextension you can lose months from ligament damage which isn't as easy to see as broken bones.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

3-4 weeks if accurate and doesn't leave any lingering issues... I'll take it.

Sadly that most likely means he's not going to play in his home town games in Tampere, Finland. That sucks big time for him and the fans.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

He'll miss around 10 games. Finland games are at the 3.5 weeks mark, so that'll be a 50/50 whether he makes it.

 

[BalticDevil]

Ok, so there's at least a little hope to see him on the ice in Finland.

 

[tunnelvision]

Ok, so there's at least a little hope to see him on the ice in Finland.

Time to give rock climbing a try.

 

[Marioesque]

Of course. Never can have nice things. Pesce hates the homeless I bet

 

[42k]

so sad for Patty. Was really hoping to get a full season