Polaris922 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 So the truth of it is that Sid Crosby needs wrist surgery, and was injured throughout the playoffs. It's arthroscopic so no games are expected to be missed.Wonder if that's what was wrong those last few regular season games as some of us noted? Quote
flyerrod Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Wonder if that's what was wrong those last few regular season games as some of us noted?Wow...he went so far as to have surgery to cover his short comings last season.......... or Well i am not sure where I have heard this before but injuries are not an excuse for poor play...... It does not surprise me that he had injuries and they kept him off the board but I am surprised it took this long for that info to surface. Caveat: the first 2 statements were tongue in cheek......before B21 has to rush to defend his man...... on one more note, Is it possible that B21 and "Regis" are one in the same? Quote
B21 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 @Polaris922 I'm looking for the quote where he blames the injury on other players taking liberties on faceoffs. Can't seem to find it. Come to think of it - I can't find any quotes from him about this. How spoiled of him. Well i am not sure where I have heard this before but injuries are not an excuse for poor play...... So Giroux just plain sucked for the first 25% of the season? Because I though for sure that 90% of the Flyers fans here attributed his offseason wrist injuries and recovery as a reason for the historically bad start he had. Maybe his arse-grabbing this offseason was meant to strengthen the wrists? (The mileage on that hasn't even started yet. ) (FWIW - I'm not on the injuries-are-not-an-excuse-for-poor-play bandwagon. I think they can be.) Quote
Vanflyer Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 So the truth of it is that Sid Crosby needs wrist surgery, and was injured throughout the playoffs. It's arthroscopic so no games are expected to be missed. I will take my O*B blinders off for second and say WTF? Did he have the surgery or he is going to undergo the surgery. If the later, as a pens fan I would be pissed. Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 @flyerrodThe lengths I will go to just to say I was right! Lol. I'm tellin ya it started just a few games shy if the end of the season.@B21Actually it's an old injury he got from slashing Giroux's wrists so hard!@VanflyerThey said arthroscopic and he shouldn't even miss camp let alone relevant time so nothing to be upset about. They probably were trying to see if they could avoid surgery. 1 Quote
Vanflyer Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 They said arthroscopic and he shouldn't even miss camp let alone relevant time so nothing to be upset about. They probably were trying to see if they could avoid surgery. Far enough. BTW- do you guys have a "town hall" for STH like the Flyers do? It would be interesting this yeas with all the changes. 1 Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 Far enough. BTW- do you guys have a "town hall" for STH like the Flyers do? It would be interesting this yeas with all the changes. Yes but I haven't made it there in years. My work schedule over the summer is crazy. I've had 18 hour shifts the past couple days. I'm "off" tomorrow but have 9 hours overtime. And probably work 18 Friday. Lol Quote
mojo1917 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 one could tell he wasn't himself in the playoffs... 87 uncharacteristically whiffed on shots, and mishandled the puck especially on the rush. @B21perhaps the injuries were sustained in a different manner than Giroux's. Maybe the Pens trainer was consulting with Jimmy "the groin" McCrossin who said," put an ace bandage on it... an old one with the metal fasteners not the new fangled adhesive type ". in general the witch doctors these teams employ as trainers don't leave me feeling confident about caring for a players health.The whole "it is broken but no further damage can be done so let's tape it up" thing shortens careers and is stupid. Quote
Samifan Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hogwash! Crosby did not injure his wrists in the playoffs, the injury happened during the tug-a-thon at the Regis McGuire compound Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 Hogwash! Crosby did not injure his wrists in the playoffs, the injury happened during the tug-a-thon at the Regis McGuire compound I heard he injured it swatting Giroux's hand away repeatedly.... 1 Quote
Samifan Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 I heard he injured it swatting Giroux's hand away repeatedly.... Well played sir! Quote
B21 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 one could tell he wasn't himself in the playoffs... 87 uncharacteristically whiffed on shots, and mishandled the puck especially on the rush. @B21perhaps the injuries were sustained in a different manner than Giroux's. Maybe the Pens trainer was consulting with Jimmy "the groin" McCrossin who said," put an ace bandage on it... an old one with the metal fasteners not the new fangled adhesive type ". in general the witch doctors these teams employ as trainers don't leave me feeling confident about caring for a players health.The whole "it is broken but no further damage can be done so let's tape it up" thing shortens careers and is stupid. I'd link to think trainers these days are more in tuned with "modern" medicine and don't have the mentality of trainers 20-30 years ago (like you said - "tape it up and get back out there") but it sure seems that way at times. Quote
hf101 Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 I saw this blog by Ryan Wilson of some of the impact of Crosby's injury. He also suggests the injury took place shortly after March 31st where he scored his last goal until he scored against the Rangers in the playoffs. Mike Colligan reports that Crosby looked strong in his games against the Blackhawks and then the Jets two days later. He probably played his worst game all season against the Wild and then sat out the Colorado game. So if anyone has recordings of those two games - Jets or Wild- you probably can find where he may have been injured. 1 Quote
jammer2 Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 @hf101 This explains a whole lot. Players of his ilk just do not dry up and go *that* long without bulging the twine. If any Flyer fan thinks this is an excuse, please take off the orange glasses, he was hurt, it's painfully obvious. 2 Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Wait... That means I'm 1 for 7,384,278 on my analysis! I'm the man!! Wait till my wife hears! Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 @Polaris922 The NEW and IMPROVED Eklund!Improved! I like that word! Quote
nossagog Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if this happened in the Olympics. The Olympic games this time was a slashfest that injured several players. Its the kind of reason the owners need to tell the NHL NOT to send their players to the Olympics. 1 Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 Now he WON'T have surgery...http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=726232 Quote
hf101 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Now he WON'T have surgery...http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=726232 So no wrist surgery for now, I would have thought he'd have already tried injection therapy by now. Especially if this injury took place several months ago. Seems kinda late to go after possible surgery late in the summer if needed. I also read he had some shoulder injury in the the playoffs and will not have shoulder surgery either. ah... next year's excuse. Quote
Polaris922 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 So no wrist surgery for now, I would have thought he'd have already tried injection therapy by now. Especially if this injury took place several months ago. Seems kinda late to go after possible surgery late in the summer if needed. I also read he had some shoulder injury in the the playoffs and will not have shoulder surgery either.ah... next year's excuse. He has an infection. Stinky finger syndrome... Oh wait... Quote
nossagog Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 He has an infection. Stinky finger syndrome... Oh wait... Come on Polaris, you're making it too easy for them. Quote
jammer2 Posted July 20, 2014 Posted July 20, 2014 jammer2 reserves the right to change his vote to faking at any time....no advance warning necessary. Quote
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