Rasmus Andersson Played Last 12 Games with a Broken Fibula

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Played like shit and was a huge detriment. Maybe he should've just sat it out.

 

[MrLunatik]

Now you are just being ridiculous...

ok fine, I had slippers

 

[notsocommonsense]

Elias Pettersen had. . . . . Tendinitis

 

[madmike77]

Didn’t have his best year, but the guy’s a leader and a great example for younger players.

I’d like to see the Flames re-sign him. I’m just not sure they have the roster space to keep him with the young guys coming up. Weegar, Pachal and Bahl are all locked into the top 4. Parekh likely starts next year. And at least one of Solovyov/Kuznetsov. And they could still bring back Hanley and/or Bean.

 

[MrLunatik]

Elias Pettersen had. . . . . Tendinitis

depending where, that can still be brutal , especially for a hockey player if it's in his wrist, shoulder or knee... I have chronic tendonitis in my hands from cracking my knuckles and there are days that it is extremely unpleasant.

 

[biturbo19]

Kinda loco really. I guess Calgary were technically still in the hunt for a wildcard berth, but it was pretty unlikely at that point. He's also only a year out from having to negotiate a new "retirement contract", which makes the whole thing even more insane. Risking all kinds of stuff that'd be detrimental to his negotiating position on that deal that'll probably put another digit in his net worth, if he's healthy and playing up to that level he's capable of when playing on two functional legs.

 

[tmg]

They almost made the playoffs, if they got 1 more point they were in

And the question stemming from this tends to be “would they have performed better with a healthy substitute than a hobbled Andersson?”.

There is a point where playing while injured is a net detriment to your team relative to letting a healthy if lower-pedigree player take your roster slot.

He went -13 in those 12 games. It’s a question that has to be asked - did he insist on playing even as a liability, when the best team outcome would have been met by him yielding his ice time to a healthier body?

 

[eojsmada]

Lebron had to be carried off the court getting a charlie horse in his calf.

 

[MrLunatik]

And the question stemming from this tends to be “would they have performed better with a healthy substitute than a hobbled Andersson?”.

There is a point where playing while injured is a net detriment to your team relative to letting a healthy if lower-pedigree player take your roster slot.

He went -13 in those 12 games. It’s a question that has to be asked - did he insist on playing even as a liability, when the best team outcome would have been met by him yielding his ice time to a healthier body?

the replacement would have been Miromanov or Barrie probably. He was still the better option.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

So, why did he underperform before he got hurt ?

 

[tarheelhockey]

This is nothing. Matt Rempe played 42 games and he’s brain dead.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Kinda loco really. I guess Calgary were technically still in the hunt for a wildcard berth, but it was pretty unlikely at that point. He's also only a year out from having to negotiate a new "retirement contract", which makes the whole thing even more insane. Risking all kinds of stuff that'd be detrimental to his negotiating position on that deal that'll probably put another digit in his net worth, if he's healthy and playing up to that level he's capable of when playing on two functional legs.

Unlikely? They lost out on a tiebreaker.

Guy was a warrior. Explains how his play tanked. But he was still out there 20min+ a night.

 

[3074326]

The folks trying to argue that the NHL is tougher than the NBA… who are you arguing against? NBA fans don’t even think the NBA is tougher. Y’all sound like the NBA was your girlfriend and it dumped you.

Also is it good to play hurt? I’d think it would be better for a healthy player to be out there. Impressive that he was able to do it though.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Elias Pettersen had. . . . . Tendinitis

That’s not that bad , had that for years, never stopped doing anything.
Motocross, hockey , baseball etc

 

[justHypnos]

And this hero was -13 in those 12 games too!

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Funny to type, but depending on the severity of said fracture, I'd much rather go about my day with that than cramps/spasms. It can legitimately be impossible to move with a bad cramp or, god forbid, back spasms. No one's tough guying those.

This, and to me it’s lil brother energy to constantly be comparing to the NBA and saying “they couldn’t!” Different sports, different impact of injuries on effectiveness, etc. my Prius can do some shit a plane can’t, I do not feel the need to mention that in every convo with my pilot buddy.

Not aimed at you obviously, good response to a tired narrative.

Anyway, Andersson is tough. Ovi sat out with the same injury, what a wimp. /s

 

[Golden_Jet]

Anyway, Andersson is tough. Ovi sat out with the same injury, what a wimp. /s

Difference between fracture and broken

 

[Toby91ca]

Where do you draw the line between heroics and ... being an idiot?

It isn’t all that dangerous to be honest. This is the same bone Ovechkin broke. It’s not the tibia, it’s not weight bearing. Obviously you can’t just keep going and ignore it, but I think you can get by for a bit…though playing a high stress on the body sport like hockey is a risk.

 

[Toby91ca]

Difference between fracture and broken

There is quite literally no difference, call it a fracture, break or crack, it’s all the same thing. Obviously some fractures are worse than others, but those words all mean the same thing. Fracture would be the more common medical term and broken bone is generally what people say

 

[JungleBeat]

Lebron had to be carried off the court getting a charlie horse in his calf.

Billion Dollar man vs a mid NHLer

 

[King'sPawn]

I'm of two minds:
- damn, tough dude. Persevering through that shows tremendous will
- this really shouldn't be normalized or celebrated, as we should care more about players healing appropriately

I know, I'm Buzz Killington.

 

[Cool Hand Puke]

Why?

To try and win games. Not rocket science

 

[ESH]

Didn’t have his best year, but the guy’s a leader and a great example for younger players.

I’d like to see the Flames re-sign him. I’m just not sure they have the roster space to keep him with the young guys coming up. Weegar, Pachal and Bahl are all locked into the top 4. Parekh likely starts next year. And at least one of Solovyov/Kuznetsov. And they could still bring back Hanley and/or Bean.

Pachal, a guy who didn’t spend a single game this year playing in the top-4, is locked in to the top-4?

 

[Whalers Fan]

I was cut off at the waist, played 40 minutes and still walked uphill to school in a blizzard without shoes or a jacket

 

[HTFN]

Pitchers will skip a day in the rotation over a hangnail.

I take your point but honest question: is that not about performance instead of pain tolerance? If not just a 162 game season

If I say "yeah I can do it but I've probably got like 80% of a fastball because it hurts like hell and I sometimes don't know where it's going" don't you just... save that arm? You don't want a guy altering mechanics because of pain and causing undue strain on the arm