Report: Mike Comrie Played Through an Injury to Start the Season
by FrankD on Dec 21, 2010 2:42 PM EST
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PrintThere had to have been a reason for Mike Comrie's lack of production to start the season, right? After all, he looked pretty solid during the preseason, was even rumored to be a perfect fit on Sidney Crosby's wing and had the makings of a first liner at best, second liner at worst.
It turns out Comrie was playing through a hip injury for most of his 2010 season, an injury he sustained in the Penguins' second game of the season against the Canadiens, as noted in today's Trib Review.
And now, the news is worse.
From that same article:
"He was trying to battle through and work with the injury he did have," Bylsma said. "At one point, it did get worse. That's when we removed him from the ice, settled it down and started the rehab." The rehab apparently isn't working. Comrie is scheduled to see a doctor regarding the hip injury Dec. 27. He produced four goals during that time and displayed instant chemistry with Evgeni Malkin.
I know Comrie has taken a lot of flak on the site for his limited production during the season, but it looks like he was ultimately just trying to keep his ice time intact while struggling through this injury. I think I speak for everyone when I say it's pretty disappointing to see a guy sustain something like that in the second game of the year, but if anyone's upset about it I'm sure it's Comrie himself.
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I feel bad for the guy — especially since they didn’t disclose the injury so he had to deal with a lot of criticism for being slow and apparently slacking off. It must be tough to come to a new team and have all the fans criticizing you when you aren’t allowed to tell them that you are injured.
It does explain the sudden drop off in performance after preseason - and why he wasn’t able to pick it up and perform well even when his place in the lineup was obviously in jeopardy.
"I mean, please." --Sidney Crosby
I’ve got a nagging hip/groin injury and I managed to score the GWG in our inline league playoff game on Sunday. Suck it up, Duffman.
Seriously though, even my silly little tweak can make it hard to go all out once a week in measly inline game. Can’t imagine trying to play at the NHL level with a real injury in that area, as it affects every stride you take…
It is a shame
and that game against the Habs was maybe his high point of the season, with the fight against Lapierre…
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and the high stick on Subban.
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by PensAreYourDaddy on Dec 22, 2010 12:38 AM EST reply actions
Okay… So this is like a reset button…
Now he just has to come back to us and we can reevaluate…
Letestu for Calder! Letang for Norris! Staal for Selke!
Sid for Everything!
Just so I never have to answer this again. I'm from Singapore so whenever you see me online, I'm either sleep deprived or just waking up.
I feel bad for the guy, too. And wish him well, hope he gets better and can play
for us, show us something, Geez, this must really suck for him.
He never had a darn chance!
What you see is what you get: and with Sidney Crosby:
He is God's gift to Hockey.
Any questions?
by PensFanInDenver on Dec 22, 2010 12:52 AM EST reply actions
I wondered what happened.
He was great in the pre-season then just fell off the face of the earth once the regular season began. I know that kind of thing happens every year, but Comrie’s drop off just seemed to be too large to chalk it up to the typical ebb and flow.
It was very odd. Because last year in Edmonton, he was actually pretty good. And this was after getting swine flu, then mono.
by Jeremywilhelm on Dec 23, 2010 5:30 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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