Road to recovery: How the Pens injury situation is looking
by Hooks Orpik on Nov 3, 2009 11:48 AM EST
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Four regular Penguins are on the shelf: the #1 defenseman, last year's leading scorer, the Game 7 Stanley Cup champion hero and the leading goal scorer in 2009-10 when he was hurt. With such significant contributors down, the thirst for knowledge in their path back to the lineup. Here's an update on the injured players, since there's been some developments lately.
(Undisclosed injury, has missed last three games)
--Kennedy is the closest of anyone on the injury path to returning, possibly as soon as tonight. The team has been pretty good about disclosing specific injuries but has used the vague "day-to-day" and "undisclosed" terms for TK. But he's skated the past couple of days in practice, including a good skate yesterday, and head coach Dan Bylsma said the chances were "pretty good" that Kennedy will be back as soon as tonight against Anaheim.
(Shoulder strain, has missed last two games, said to be out another 2 weeks, give or take)
--Malkin, who's absence from the lineup was the team's choice and stressed as protective, is on the California road-trip with the team. He's taken to the ice without skates, and seems to be in good spirits. Malkin was announced as out for 2-3 weeks almost one week ago, so you do the math. He ought to be back soon, but it's not in the immediate future.
(broken bone in wrist on October 20th, has missed last five games)
--Gonchar has been able to keep skating to maintain his cardiovascular shape, and his wrist is improving as his involvement in practice has now advanced to "holding his stick with both hands and taking a few light shots". The original prognosis was 4-6 weeks, and you can't rush a bone healing, so Gonchar's return is still a few weeks out.
(off-season shoulder surgery, has missed entire season)
--Talbot took steps to return from his shoulder surgery before suffering an "unrelated" foot injury last week and has not resumed skating. However, Talbot is travelling with the team and may begin skating again soon on the trip. He's still probably the furthest away from any of the injured players. The window for Talbot's return has always been late-November or early December and that still seems to be the case.
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Talbot always seems to break his foot. (I have no confirmation that’s what this is, just sayin’).
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 3, 2009 12:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Before I catch up and read on...
Is it just me, or did the layout change since yesterday? O_O
Lol either way… very white. Nice :)
by AppleSweetRose on Nov 3, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hoping for a speedy recovery for these guys.
I’d like to see them when I go to the game against the Devils on December 30.
by AppleSweetRose on Nov 3, 2009 12:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
December 30th? All of these injuries should be healed up by then.
Unfortunately, by that point there will be a whole new batch of injuries.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 3, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of, ugh.
by AppleSweetRose on Nov 3, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t be a jinx. Everyone will be fine. Bones of steel. Ligaments of…rubber.
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by FrankD on Nov 3, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Those pics of the Pens coming off the bus already in their pad just takes me back to the good old days off being late for a road game and having to get dressed on the ride out…
by genomachine-O on Nov 3, 2009 1:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Haha yeah I know right? We would have killed to have equipment managers to kep track of all that stuff, huh?
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 3, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, has anyone noticed how Malkin’s out for two weeks and there’s like one article about it on NHL.com and probably half of the hockey fans don’t even know. Ovechkin will miss like 1-3 games and half the articles on the site are about his injury and whether the Caps will survive without him. What is wrong with this picture? Hasn’t Malkin proved enough times he’s better than that shot-happy, cheap-shotting oaf?
by ipenguin67 on Nov 3, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think this is evidence to the fact that Ovechkin means more to his team’s success than Malkin. That’s not to say Malkin isn’t a big part, but the Caps definitely lean on Ovie more than any other player on the team. Malkin’s out, but the Pens still have Crosby.
It’s going to be interesting to see how the Caps do while he’s out. Can Backstrom pick up the slack? Might be an opportunity for another guy to really step it up.
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by FrankD on Nov 3, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s more a matter that Ovechkin hasn’t missed time due to injury before and he has scored 14 goals in 14 games this season…That he may not get a shot at 50 in 50 is a big story.
For the Pens in years past with injuries to guys like Fleury, Gonchar and Crosby that storyline is a bit played out and doesn’t ring as fresh to the media as Ovechkin’s injury.
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by Hooks Orpik on Nov 3, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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