Injury Report: Sandin knee on knee injury | UPD: Out 2-3 weeks

[mydnyte]

There is no question PLD and Pionk have targets on their chests now.

I'd have Stanley at the top of the list for his antics at the end (had raise gesture)
I'd posterize it and put it on the dressing room wall before the next game they play, or anytime the team needs a wake up call

 

[Dekes For Days]

Great to hear it's only a few weeks. Looked bad.

 

[DarkKnight]

2-3 weeks feels like best case scenario for what it could have been. Great news.

 

[meefer]

My guess is 2-3 weeks + the time it takes to get back up to speed. That was ugly and as lucky as Sandin was, I suspect he'll be wary moving forward.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Would not have expected Sandin's injury to be less severe and require less time off than Marner's.

 

[Gary Nylund]

A shout out to all those who wanted to trade Holl for a bag of pucks in order to free up cap space. 7 NHL Dmen is the bare minimum for any team hoping to go deep in the playoffs and more often than not, you need even more than that.

 

[wingman75]

A shout out to all those who wanted to trade Holl for a bag of pucks in order to free up cap space. 7 NHL Dmen is the bare minimum for any team hoping to go deep in the playoffs and more often than not, you need even more than that.

Absolutely true. I think the problem here is that many don't feel Holl is an NHL calibre defenceman ;-)

 

[Gary Nylund]

Absolutely true. I think the problem here is that many don't feel Holl is an NHL calibre defenceman ;-)

Haha that could well be. If we were to make a list of "problems here" we'd be at it for quite some time.

 

[ACC1224]

Absolutely true. I think the problem here is that many don't feel Holl is an NHL calibre defenceman ;-)

He's fine as a bottom pair, 6/7. Makes too much for that role though.

 

[Notsince67]

hey @zeke

 

[zeke]

hey @zeke

He's not mistaken!

 

[Notsince67]

He's not mistaken!

Frozenpool says 3 but close enough

 

[wingman75]

He's fine as a bottom pair, 6/7. Makes too much for that role though.

Agreed. The NHL more than any other league has this focus on a players salary and how that fits into the teams structure. It was the reason we had to trade away 3 or 4 guys over the past few seasons; thinking of Brown, Kapanen and Johnsson specifically. All good players in the bottom 6, but paid too much (based on our financial strucutre) to play there. Mind you, Holl is not nearly as good as any of them and a part of me feels he would have a tough time making any other NHL roster... but unless something else presents itself this is what we have.

 

[aingefan]

Lily gonna have to carry his pair, gonna be interesting to watch.

 

[Zonk]

A shout out to all those who wanted to trade Holl for a bag of pucks in order to free up cap space. 7 NHL Dmen is the bare minimum for any team hoping to go deep in the playoffs and more often than not, you need even more than that.

Agreed.

On a related matter, if Sandin is out for three weeks, what is the over/under before someone starts to post again that we should trade Holl? 21.5 days?

 

[Notsince67]

Agreed.

On a related matter, if Sandin is out for three weeks, what is the over/under before someone starts to post again that we should trade Holl? 21.5 days?

We should trade him. He lacks focus. The attention to detail is inconsistent and will be a huge liability in the playoffs. Cauterize the wound now and they may have a chance.

 

[ACC1224]

Agreed.

On a related matter, if Sandin is out for three weeks, what is the over/under before someone starts to post again that we should trade Holl? 21.5 days?

Holl should always be looked at as a player that needs to be upgraded, nothing has changed.
Perhaps your opinion on things changes with the wind but not everyone carrys such a narrow view.

 

[Duffman955]

Feel so bad for the guy

He made big steps this year, and is looking like a solid NHL dman

 

[meefer]

Sandin is playing like the player he is, a talented, offensively gifted defensemen who has some limitations based on his skating, offset by his sense of the game. He's young, will make mistakes, and will hopefully develop into a solid 2nd pairing Dman. If he can improve his skating just a little bit, he'll be a wonderful addition to the team. As is, he's a very good addition given his age and experience.

 

[thinkblue]

 

[crump]

wow. That's nothing but positive news considering how he looked going off the ice. It's still a hard road back, but at least he's not in a suit at practice watching from the press box hoping to return by playoffs or next season

 

[leafsfan2point0]

wow. That's nothing but positive news considering how he looked going off the ice. It's still a hard road back, but at least he's not in a suit at practice watching from the press box hoping to return by playoffs or next season

They projected 3 weeks,
I’m thinking probably more like 4-5 but who knows. Definitely encouraging he’s back skating already. Did not look good at all when it happened, very dirty hit.

 

[34]

Awesome news. Sandin is so underrated. He will be a top pairing D man.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I wouldn't rush him and wouldn't do less than a minimum of the 3 weeks.

 

[Macallan18]

A shout out to all those who wanted to trade Holl for a bag of pucks in order to free up cap space. 7 NHL Dmen is the bare minimum for any team hoping to go deep in the playoffs and more often than not, you need even more than that.

A bag of pucks would make fewer mistakes. Holl won’t be playing for us at the end of the year.