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Injury Report: Tanner Pearson: Broken Lower Leg; Nick Shore to be called up

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kingsfan said:
Stamkos returned from his injury in less than four months, and as I said, based on initial viewing its hard to imagine Pearson is as bad as Stamkos.

How long it took you is not relevant. You didn't have a physiotherapy team and a whole host of other medical staff and procedures at your disposal either. These players have greater means at their disposal and are in better shape than us (and I'd assume you as well).
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I dunno man, it's not a stretch to imagine it being worse than Stamkos' being as there was twisting and additional body weight involved. Stamkos went clean into the post, dislodging a net, which was brutal. Pearson went full speed into a wall and twisted his whole body weight around his leg.

Of course these guys are madmen of healing and have greater means at their disposal but personal experience is relevant especially when you're talking about long terms. How many months are left in the season vs. even generous recovery time doesn't make it look good.
 
Hopefully he is like Kopi. Kopi fully recovered.

Let's not get crazy here. These are the best athletes on the planet and also have access to the best healthcare on the planet.
 
Brad Doty said:
I dunno man, it's not a stretch to imagine it being worse than Stamkos' being as there was twisting and additional body weight involved. Stamkos went clean into the post, dislodging a net, which was brutal. Pearson went full speed into a wall and twisted his whole body weight around his leg.

Of course these guys are madmen of healing and have greater means at their disposal but personal experience is relevant especially when you're talking about long terms. How many months are left in the season vs. even generous recovery time doesn't make it look good.
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I agree when looking solely on the moment the injury happened itself, I'm referring though to what happened after. Pearson gets up and gets himself to the bench, using that leg a little bit as well.
 
I broke my fibula back in February. I had the same injury that Kopitar had. Granted these guys are professional athletes with world-class trainers and doctors, but it took me three months before I could really walk well and six months before I was strong on my skates again. Depends on what he broke, but if he shattered his ankle and needs surgery, this could be a bad injury. I was relatively lucky that it was a clean break far enough above my ankle.
 
Not sure whether I'm more worried about him or Toffoli. Mono can be a real ***** to heal. I know of two tennis players whose careers are probably over because of it. One is Söderling, the other a local player named Žemlja.
 
The other issue is , it will take Pearson about a month to get back into playing shape. Sutter is not going to use a guy coming off a major injury , that hasn't skated competitive in months, if the Kings go deep.
 
Snapped my ankle on a similar play then got up and finished practice. As soon as I took my skate off the ankle/leg blew up and I knew I was in trouble. Spent 4 months on the shelf then played a year of juniors but it was never the same and effectively ended my hockey career. Hope he has better luck, when I saw it I had a flashback and it made me sick to my stomach. Here is to a full and speedy recovery
 
Omni Owl said:
I demand Pearson gets a replacement bio-mechanical cyborg leg. And nanoblood.
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This could work.
 
The Butcher said:
More and more of you people throwing in the towel. Have the Kings not earned any credits with any of you? Geez.
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You are acting like it's the same Kings though, and it's not. Pearson is likely gone for the year, Toffoli will be out a long time, the entire second defensive pairing is gone, etc. We have several non NHL quality defenseman getting minutes every night now, and that was killing us BEFORE we started getting bad injuries to the top six. I'm not sure you can blindly say the defense is poor, the bottom six continues to not produce, the top six has sustained major injuries, and everything will be fine because under entirely different circumstances these guys won before. I'm in no way throwing in the towel, but the writing is starting to be on the wall for this season.
 
It looked bad. Hopefully he'll recover soon.

As an aside, I don't think it's realistic to give him the Stamkos timetable. Not only are we unsure about how similar the injuries are, but Stamkos is/was a major fitness freak which can play into recovery time too.
 
kingsfan said:
Stamkos returned from his injury in less than four months, and as I said, based on initial viewing its hard to imagine Pearson is as bad as Stamkos.

How long it took you is not relevant. You didn't have a physiotherapy team and a whole host of other medical staff and procedures at your disposal either. These players have greater means at their disposal and are in better shape than us (and I'd assume you as well).
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You make a good case. I mean, why mention my personal experience breaking my lower leg playing hockey and then say best case is two months even though my recovery was much longer? You're totally correct that I needed you to act like a true ******* and point out that I'm not a pro athlete so Pearson will return earlier than I did, even though I said two months best case which is better than the Stamkos time line you keep pounding. Sheer brilliance.

Remember that not only do I have first hand knowledge of what it's like to break my leg playing hockey, I also have first hand knowledge of being bad at hockey. Remember that next time we meet up in the Richards thread.
 
The Butcher said:
More and more of you people throwing in the towel. Have the Kings not earned any credits with any of you? Geez.
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It's not a matter of 'throwing in the towel' it's being realistic. This team prior to the TP and TT setback yesterday, was straddling the 8th playoff spot. And getting north of that down the stretch and getting thru the WC playoffs requires an upgrade at D. I think DL has been trying since OCt to get that elusive D but the price (seller's market) is too high. Even with the Kings not playing consistent and up thru the first half, as long as they didn't dip too far below 8 by 4 pts or more, he had time to wait to Mar 2.
That's gone now.

Even then the quality of competition within the division and conference is a lot tougher this year. The road to the SCF thru the WCF has changed and so has the team, as Sutter pointed out recently. Losing MItchell has hurt them, he was a huge part of their drive to that realm last year and he's gone now.

This team wasted a lot of points by playing lazy and disinterested too many shifts from Oct thru last night when they should have played better and banked those points for a situation like this when you get hit hard with injuries . Last year they had points in the bank when they took their 6 week dive and as a result, didn't lose a playoff spot.

Losing TT and TP cuts part of the guts of the top 6 and they lose two of their fastest and more dangerous players , and that will absolutely affect their chances of W's , esp vs teams that have youth and speed (like the Rags for ex.) and use it effectively.

TP- if it is an ankle, that's a weight bearing joint, 8 weeks off his feet and then a careful and potentially long rehab plan and that's w/o knowing the severity of the break and if the MRI shows ACL or MCL damage/tear.

TT_ Mono is a very serious affliction, tied to the Epstein Barr virus which debilitates the body and can cause a swollen spleen, which is dangerous. For most people, with normal jobs, it's months before their are back to feeling close to normal. That's not the same as playing something as taxing and grueling as hoickey 3 x week plus practice time. One of the first warnings in mono recovery is 'to avoid contact sports' . He's a huge part of their future and won't be rushed back. It's a serious illness, and most likely will affect him for a long time.

SOme team in this situation, have a wealth of talent to draw upon in the ir farm system and a coach who allows those young players to test their mettle and play big minutes, like Detroit did last year, when they got hit hard with injuries. Those young players really stepped up then when Babcock put fairh in them and this year are a large part of their success and growing roots for their future.

But Sutter is not Babcock, who is great developing and trusting youth. ANd the Kings doesn't have a wealth of talented wingers ready to come up, ONeill got hurt last night so he's not an option.

Shore should get the call but Sutter will most likely keep him as the extra and instead, roll Nolan, Clifford, etc.
He doesn't trust or is comfortable with youth, insteadof giving a top 6 prospect, with speed and talent a shot, he'll roll the 4th line vet wingers

So being realistic about this teams stance now, and who they have to play and what they have to overcome points and personnel lose wise, is not throwing in the towel.
 
BigKing said:
You make a good case. I mean, why mention my personal experience breaking my lower leg playing hockey and then say best case is two months even though my recovery was much longer? You're totally correct that I needed you to act like a true ******* and point out that I'm not a pro athlete so Pearson will return earlier than I did, even though I said two months best case which is better than the Stamkos time line you keep pounding. Sheer brilliance.

Remember that not only do I have first hand knowledge of what it's like to break my leg playing hockey, I also have first hand knowledge of being bad at hockey. Remember that next time we meet up in the Richards thread.
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That was kinda awesome. Well done.
 
"Broken" can mean many different things. People refer to small fractures as "broken" as well. If it is that, he'll be back fairly soon, probably before the playoffs. LooKed awful but you never know. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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