Sergei Gonchar had partially torn MCL, Kris Letang and others injured as well
by Hooks Orpik on Jun 15, 2009 10:43 AM EDT
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Coach Dan Bylsma said he wasn't going dislcose a lot of the team's injuries, and I'm cool with that. Any team that makes it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final is going to be a little banged up and bruised all over. The focus is and should be the celebration of a great year, not to talk about who played through what. And how are you gonna make light of your team's injuries when the opponent's captain is dealing with what he dealt with.
But here's the short version of the Penguins injuries:
- Sidney Crosby "jammed" his knee in Game 7, it won't require an MRI or any further medical procedures. Bing is expected to be just fine after he takes a well deserved rest.
- Sergei Gonchar suffered a torn MCL in the second round on the hit from Alex Ovechkin. While the diagnosis is to miss 4-6 weeks, Gonchar only missed 1 week before returning to his role of the team's #1 defenseman.
- That same article notes Kris Letang was battling through a significant injury, but did not specify what it may be. I remember Letang popped his shoulder in Round 2 against Washington and was a game time decision for Game 3 in that series. It's pure specualtion on my part, but a shoulder injury could definitely hamper a defensemen from that point on.
No other injuries have been disclosed by the team, but it's a good bet all the players had their fair share of bumps are bruises. Not that anyone is complaininig or has even noticed, as that pain fades away and has been replaced by the joy of winning the championship.
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Victory alone numbs the pain. It was great to see every one of those guys lifting up the Cup despite whatever pain they may have been in for hours, days, weeks or months.
Lidstrom’s injury – Holy crap. I thought Mark Recchi having kidney stone surgery during the playoffs was bad ass.
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Gotta love guys who push through the pain, but I’m glad they’ve got a couple months to heal up. I was really wondering about Gonchar in particular. Man, my Penguins are tough, and Lidstrom, too!
"Ain't no need to fight, y'all take that redneck stuff outside, that's what parking lots are for."--Dierks Bentley
“speared”? huh? hockey players are the toughest – can’t get too attached to body parts like teeth ;-D
Well most hockey players get into the league knowing that the chance of losing a tooth or several teeth is a distinct possibility and one they accept. I’m sure not many expect to lose a piece of their manhood.
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True. The article didn’t elaborate so I was wondering about the mechanism of injury – was it against us, Anaheim or practice, just wondering
Lidstrom, just wow. No man on earth would have gone on. Hats off for his testicular fortitude, and, no old WWF attitude era jokes here, amazing leadership and skill to play as well as he had on a team that skilled, and still playing as one of their best.
Hopefully Gonch can rehab that without any major surgery. If that’s all it is at the end of the Playoffs, thank goodness he never took a significant shot on that knee again, or it’d be major surgery.
Again, stuff like this is why we all simply just call them hockey players. It’s concise, but it’s a mouth full when more stories like these come out.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
And Hossa
is now playing with a broken heart.
yeah, talk about a
bad decision…it looked pretty good at the time, but…as bobby burns said “the best laid plans of mice and men, aft gang a-gley”….
who will rid me of this damn priest?
by goldenbear64 on Jun 15, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Twice in a Lifetime
Anyone know where I can get a Twice in a Lifetime pic that was posted on here the other day – is it a poster?
congrats to the pens,
was a real trip to watch them skate the cup in detroit….revenge is a dish best served cold and the pens waited a year to do what the dedthings did last year…skate the cup in the other teams house….good stuff….not a big pens fan but i do admit to a soft spot for Geno and the little flower…congrats again to you all…pens, steelers….how the pirates doin’? that would be quite a trifecta….even though your steelers broke my cardinals hearts…
who will rid me of this damn priest?
on gooch
anyone who quesstioned the generals heart took a pause when he came back for game 7. then to read a partially torn mcl, wow. theres tough
then theres gonchar
" Lord Stanley, etch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Jun 15, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions
Hey I thought it was only the wings that had any injured players! At least that was one of the sour grapes excuses. It was pretty obvious Gonchar wasn’t 100%, he did seem to lead the team a lot and certainly contributed a valuable goal in G3 of the Finals! Congrats to the players, especially for playing through the pain.
You might also want to mention that Zetterberg was playing with a serious case of “sand-in-the-vagina”. Only until he threw his $.02 in about the Great Crosby Handshake Incident of 2009 did we know about Zetts’ affliction.
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
by gorgalor on Jun 15, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
What Crosby should've done
In high school, I had an absolutely horrid vice principal who singled me out for special treatment for four years. At graduation, we had a ceremonial handshake with Vice Principal Gorgon upon receiving our diplomas. I’m almost last in the alphabet. I had an old-fashioned metal bottle cap in my pocket, and had it in my hand point side up when I was forced to shake with Vice Principal Gorgon.
The Wings are just damned lucky Crosby didn’t do anything like that, in my opinion. At this point, I’m kinda wishing he had.
"Ain't no need to fight, y'all take that redneck stuff outside, that's what parking lots are for."--Dierks Bentley
by GreenEyedLilo on Jun 15, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah tanger probably spereadt or dislocated his shoulder in the caps series. tough to really do anything with that shoulder.
" Lord Stanley, etch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Jun 15, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions
When a team is eliminated from a playoff round, there is usually a story outlining all the team’s injuries, and fans always scream “See how hurt we were! That’s why we lost! Not because we were out played or out hustled!” I heard it from the Flyers and the Caps and Canes and the Red Wings.
But, of course, the winning team also is hurt, they just aren’t announcing it to the world. Instead, they’re preparing for the next round.
But no player or coach will ever use injury as an excuse — even when it is a legitimate reason.
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