Injuries/Trades/Reports... On/Off The Ice

Ok, we got it, a place for all the need to know Guys that are out, news about a trade that came up, a weather report on the ice LoL ...whatever!

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Thats too good!

Looks like a big furry Sidney!!

Okey then!!! LOL Nice!!!

Lets start with a couple of NHL stars out that I know off hand:

Sidney Crosby - PIT - out indefinitely with a concussion

Claude Giroux - PHI - out indefinitely with a concussion (don't believe the DTD shit there)!!!!

Let's add a few new entries.

Jeff Skinner - CAR - out indefinitely with a concussion

Joni Pitkanene - CAR - out indefinitely with a concussion

Wow. I see a theme here!!!

Ok Ill bite!

New York Islanders

Nino Niederreiter RW Ques Thurs - Concussion - 12/13/11

Steve Staios D Out Thurs - Concussion - 12/14/11

Here lets just settle this LoL

NHL Injuries

Anaheim Ducks
Player Status/Updated
Ryan Getzlaf C Prob Wed - Flu - 12/14/11 notesGetzlaf was unable to practice on Tuesday due to a bout with the flu but is expected to play in Wednesday's game against the Coyotes.
Lubomir Visnovsky D Ques Wed - Finger - 12/14/11 notesVisnovsky suffered a broken finger on his right hand on November 11th against the Canucks and yet to play since. He remains questionable to return for Friday's game against the Coyotes.
Saku Koivu C Out Wed - Leg - 12/14/11 notesKoivu sustained a leg injury against the Blues on December 8th and hasn't played since. He will not play Wednesday against the Coyotes.
Matt Smaby D Early Jan - Thumb - 12/13/11 notesSmaby will be out for 2-3 months after suffering a torn ligament in his thumb which required surgery.
Devante Smith-Pelly RW Early Jan - Personal - 12/11/11 notesSmith-Pelly has been loaned to Team Canada for the World Junior Championships and is not expected to rejoin the team until the New Year.
Jason Blake LW Mid Jan - Wrist - 10/15/11 notesBlake has undergone surgery to repair tendon damage in his left wrist, which he suffered after his wrist was sliced by a skate blade on October 14th against the Sharks. He will be out for 3 months while he recovers.

Boston Bruins
Player Status/Updated
Zdeno Chara D Out Wed - Lower Body - 12/14/11 notesChara was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets during the second period with an apparent lower body injury. He participated in some light drills on Wednesday morning but will not play against the Senators.
Gregory Campbell C Out Wed - Foot - 12/14/11 notesCampbell suffered a fractured left foot after taking a shot off his skate during Saturday's game against the Blue Jackets. He will not suit up for Wednesday's game against the Senators and it remains uncertain how much time he will miss.
Marc Savard C out for season - Concussion - 10/12/11 notesSavard is still feeling the effects from a concussion that he suffered last season. He is still dealing with memory loss and Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli stated that Savard will miss the entire 2011-2012 season.

Buffalo Sabres
Player Status/Updated
Patrick Kaleta RW Ques Fri - Lower Body - 12/13/11 notesKaleta has not played since suffering a groin injury on December 2nd and is considered questionable for Friday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Corey Tropp RW Ques Fri - Upper Body - 12/13/11 notesTropp has been sidelined since leaving last week's game against the Panthers with an upper body injury. He is considered questionable for Friday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Jochen Hecht C Ques Fri - Foot - 12/13/11 notesHecht left last week's game against the Panthers with a foot injury after getting hit with the puck. He has not played since and is considered questionable for Friday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Ville Leino C Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 12/14/11 notesCoach Lindy Ruff stated that Leino will be out "for weeks" with a lower body injury. The extent of the injury and how much time he will miss remain uncertain.
Tyler Myers D Late Dec - Wrist - 12/13/11 notesMyers suffered a broken wrist against the Coyotes on November 19th and has already undergone surgery. He is expected to miss approximately a month of action.
Brad Boyes RW Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 11/24/11 notesBoyes left their November 23rd game against the Bruins with an undisclosed lower body injury and will be out for an unspecified amount of time.
Nathan Gerbe C I-R - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesGerbe has been out a week after sustaining a concussion and has been placed on the injured reserve.

Calgary Flames
Player Status/Updated
Rene Bourque LW Ques Thurs - Flu - 12/13/11 notesBourque did not play Tuesday against the Predators because of the flu. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Lightning.
Brett Carson D Ques Sat - Back - 12/8/11 notesCarson continues to recover from a lingering back injury and has returned to practice with the team. He remains questionable for Saturday's game against the Oilers.
David Moss RW Out indefinitely - Foot - 12/7/11 notesMoss has been out since suffering a foot injury on November 12th against the Avalanche. He has resumed skating but there is no timetable for his return.
Henrik Karlsson G I-R - Leg - 12/7/11 notesKarlsson has been placed on injured reserve with a torn MCL, which he sustained against the Canucks on December 4th. He is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks.
Mark Giordano D I-R - Hamstring - 12/3/11 notesGiordano has been placed on the injured reserve after an MRI has revealed partially ruptured tendons in his hamstring. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks to determine when he will be able to return.
Anton Babchuk D I-R - Hand - 11/10/11 notesBabchuk has been placed on the injured reserve after sustaining a broken hand on November 8th game against the Wild. There is no timetable for his return.

Carolina Hurricanes
Player Status/Updated
Jay Harrison D Ques Thurs - Upper Body - 12/13/11 notesHarrison missed the last nine games due to an upper body injury which he suffered against the Canadiens. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Canucks.
Jeff Skinner C Ques Thurs - Undisclosed - 12/13/11 notesSkinner did not play last week against the Jets due to flu-like symptoms. The team is now saying that he is dealing with an unidsclosed injury and is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Canucks.
Joni Pitkanen D Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesPitkanen has been diagnosed with a concussion and will be out indefinitely.
Brian Boucher G I-R - Lower Body - 12/12/11 notesBoucher has been placed on injured reserve due to a lower body injury, which he suffered against the Penguins on December 3rd. He is expected to be out for a few weeks while he recovers.

Chicago Blackhawks
Player Status/Updated
Corey Crawford G Ques Wed - Rest - 12/14/11 notesCrawford is not expected to get the start in net for Wednesday's game against the Wild as he will likely be given the day to rest.

Colorado Avalanche
Player Status/Updated
Peter Mueller C Ques Thurs - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesMueller has been out of the lineup since October 12th due to a concussion but continues to skate everyday. He remains questionable for Thursday's game against the Sharks.
Chuck Kobasew RW Ques Thurs - Head - 12/13/11 notesKobasew suffered a head injury against the Oilers on Saturday and did not play Tuesday. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Sharks.
Kevin Porter C Elig Dec 17 - Suspension - 12/8/11 notesPorter has been suspended four games for his knee-on-knee hit on Canucks forward David Booth. He will be eligible to return December 17 against the Capitals.
Ryan Wilson D I-R - Head - 12/13/11 notesWilson has been placed on injured reserve due to a head injury, which he sustained against the Canucks on December 6th. He was hit from behind and slammed into the boards face first where he likely suffered a concussion.
Mark Olver C I-R - Head - 10/6/11 notesOlver has been placed on the injured reserve while recovering from a head injury.

Columbus Blue Jackets
Player Status/Updated
Samuel Pahlsson C Ques Thurs - Illness - 12/14/11 notesPahlsson is dealing with an undisclosed illness and remains questionable for Thursday's game against the Kings.
Derek Dorsett RW Ques Thurs - Leg - 12/13/11 notesDorsett left Saturday's game against the Bruins in the second period with a lower left leg injury. He did not play Tuesday and remains questionable for Thursday's game against the Kings.
Kristian Huselius LW Mid Jan - Groin - 12/8/11 notesHuselius has been diagnosed with a torn groin muscle and is expected to be out for the next four to six weeks.
Radek Martinek D I-R - Concussion - 10/23/11 notesMartinek has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a concussion on October 21st against the Red Wings and will be out for an indefinite amount of time.

Dallas Stars
Player Status/Updated
Adam Burish RW Late Dec - Hand - 12/13/11 notesBurish is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit with a puck by a teammate. He has been placed on injured reserve for the time being.
Mark Fistric D Elig Dec 15 - Suspension - 12/7/11 notesFistric has been suspended for the next three games for his hit to the head on Islanders' forward Nino Niederreiter on December 3rd. He will be eligible to return December 15th against the Islanders.
Kari Lehtonen G I-R - Knee - 11/28/11 notesLehtonen left the November 26th game against the Coyotes during the first period with a right knee injury. He has been placed on injured reserve as a result and is expected to miss at least three weeks of action.

Detroit Red Wings
Player Status/Updated
Jan Mursak LW Late Dec - Ankle - 10/8/11 notesMursak has suffered a broken bone and stretched ligaments in his ankle and is expected to be out until after Christmas.
Patrick Eaves RW I-R - Jaw - 12/1/11 notesEaves has been placed on the injured reserve after being carted off the ice on a stretcher during their game on November 26th against the Predators, after being hit in the jaw by a slapshot. He has been diagnosed with a fractured jaw and will likely need six to eight weeks to recover after he undergoes surgery.

Edmonton Oilers
Player Status/Updated
Corey Potter D Ques Thurs - Ankle - 12/14/11 notesPotter has returned to practice after dealing with a sprained ankle, which he suffered on November 17th against the Senators, and could return to the lineup Thursday when they face the Coyotes.
Taylor Hall LW Ques Thurs - Shoulder - 12/14/11 notesHall has yet to play since suffering a left shoulder injury against the Avalanche on November 26th after slamming into the boards hard. He has resumed practicing and could make his return on Thursday when they face the Coyotes.
Andy Sutton D Elig Jan 2 - Suspension - 12/10/11 notesSutton has been suspended eight games for an illegal hit December 7th against the Hurricanes. He will be eligible to return January 2nd against the Blackhawks.
Cam Barker D Out indefinitely - Ankle - 11/17/11 notesBarker has undergone surgery on his injured ankle and could be out for three months.
Taylor Fedun D out for season - Leg - 10/3/11 notesFedun suffered a broken right femur during a preseason game on September 30th where he was chasing down an icing call and crashed awkwardly into the boards. He will miss the entire season.

Florida Panthers
Player Status/Updated
Erik Gudbranson D Ques Fri - Undisclosed - 12/14/11 notesGudbranson did not play against the Devils on Tuesday after suffering a charley horse injury to an undisclosed area of his body. He remains questionable for Friday's game against the Flames.
Marcel Goc C Ques Fri - Upper Body - 12/13/11 notesGoc has not played since November 10th due to an upper body injury. He remains questionable for Friday's game against the Flames.
Mark Cullen C Ques Fri - Upper Body - 12/13/11 notesCullen is dealing with a upper body and has missed the last four games. He is considered questionable for Friday's game against the Panthers.
Scottie Upshall LW Early Jan - Abdominal - 12/7/11 notesUpshall suffered an abdominal injury on November 10th against the Jets and isn't expected to make a return to the lineup until January at the earliest.

Los Angeles Kings
Player Status/Updated
Willie Mitchell D Ques Thurs - Lower Body - 12/13/11 notesMitchell was scratched from Tuesday's game against the Bruins with a lower body injury. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Blue Jackets.
Scott Parse LW out for season - Hip - 11/29/11 notesParse will miss the remainder of the season as he requires surgery on both of his hips.
Mike Richards C I-R - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesRichards has yet to play since suffering a concussion on December 1st against the Panthers but has been progressing in his recovery. He has been riding the exercise bike and has been increasing workouts but still has no timetable yet for a return.

Minnesota Wild
Player Status/Updated
Marek Zidlicky D Prob Wed - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesZidlicky has missed the last twelve games with a concussion but is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday against the Blackhawks.
Matt Cullen C Ques Wed - Illness - 12/13/11 notesCullen is dealing with an unspecified illness and did not play Tuesday against the Jets. He is considered questionable for Wednesday's game against the Blackhawks.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard C Doub Wed - Face - 12/14/11 notesBouchard left Tuesday's game against the Jets bleeding from nose and mouth after he was checked from behind into the boards. He is not expected to play in Wednesday's game against the Blackhawks.
Josh Harding G I-R - Neck - 12/14/11 notesHarding has been placed on injured reserve as he recovers from a sore neck due to an elbow to the head.
Devin Setoguchi RW I-R - Leg - 12/7/11 notesSetoguchi left Tuesday's game in the first period with a right leg injury. He was seen wearing a soft case on his leg after the game.
Justin Falk D I-R - Back - 12/4/11 notesFalk is dealing with back spasms and has been placed on injured reserve as a result.

Montreal Canadiens
Player Status/Updated
Scott Gomez C Ques Thurs - Groin - 12/13/11 notesGomez has not played since suffering a groin injury on November 23rd against the Hurricanes and remains questionable for Thursday's game against the Flyers.
Travis Moen LW Ques Thurs - Lower Body - 12/13/11 notesMoen left Tuesday night's game with a lower body injury. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Flyers.
Brian Gionta RW Out indefinitely - Lower Body - 12/13/11 notesGionta suffered a lower body injury against the Canucks on December 8th and hasn't played since. He is not expected to play in the team's three games this week and will be out indefinitely while he recovers.
Andrei Markov D Early Jan - Knee - 12/6/11 notesMarkov has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to be out for at least four weeks. He was in the process of rehabilitating his knee and had returned to practice when the decision was made for him to undergo his third surgery in the past 18 months. He hasn't played in a game since November 2010.
Ryan White C I-R - Groin - 11/8/11 notesWhite has been placed on the injured reserve due to a groin injury. He is expected to be out until at least late December.

Nashville Predators
Player Status/Updated
Blake Geoffrion LW Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 11/29/11 notesGeoffrion left Monday's game against the Oilers with a shoulder injury after taking a hit from Ryan Jones and did not return. Coach Barry Trotz said he will be out "for a while" as he recovers.

New Jersey Devils
Player Status/Updated
Travis Zajac C Ques Fri - Achilles - 12/12/11 notesZajac has been placed on the injured reserve after undergoing surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon. He has returned to full practices and could make his season debut on Friday against the Stars.
Andy Greene D Mid Jan - Toe - 12/9/11 notesGreene will be out for the next four-to-six weeks after suffering a non-displaced toe fracture on November 25th against the Islanders.
Jacob Josefson C Mid Feb - Shoulder - 10/23/11 notesJosefson suffered a broken right clavicle bone on October 21st against the Sharks and is expected to miss three-to-four months as a result.
Anton Volchenkov D I-R - Hand - 12/12/11 notesVolchenkov has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a hand injury during the December 8th game against the Senators.

New York Islanders
Player Status/Updated
Nino Niederreiter RW Ques Thurs - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesNiederreiter has been diagnosed with a concussion after taking a hard hit from Mark Fistric during the December 3rd game against the Stars. He has not played since and is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Stars.
Steve Staios D Out Thurs - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesStaios will not play Thursday against the Stars as he is recovering from a concussion.
Rick DiPietro G Out indefinitely - Groin - 12/5/11 notesDiPietro left Saturday's game against the Stars due to a groin strain and there is no timetable for his return.
Mark Eaton D Late Dec - Lower Body - 11/22/11 notesEaton suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee after colliding with Penguin's player Matt Cooke on November 21st and will be out for six weeks.
Jay Pandolfo LW I-R - Foot - 12/5/11 notesPandolfo has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to November 26th, with a broken foot and will be out for 4-6 weeks.
Andrew MacDonald D I-R - Groin - 12/5/11 notesMacDonald was placed on injured reserve Tuesday due to a groin injury he suffered on November 29th against the Sabres.

New York Rangers
Player Status/Updated
Michael Sauer D I-R - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesSauer suffered a concussion during the December 5th game against the Maple Leafs and has yet to play since. He will be out for an indefinite amount of time as he recovers.
Marc Staal D I-R - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesStaal has yet to play in a game this season as he is suffering from post-concussion symptoms. He has been placed on injured reserve and only recently has he returned to practice. He remains without a timetable for a return.
Michael Rupp C I-R - Knee - 12/13/11 notesRupp remains on the injured reserve after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn MCL in his left knee. He has been cleared for contact and could return to the lineup soon.
Wojtek Wolski LW I-R - Groin - 11/5/11 notesWolski has been placed on injured reserve due to a groin strain.

Ottawa Senators
Player Status/Updated
Milan Michalek LW Out Wed - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesMichalek suffered a concussion against the Sabres on Tuesday and will be held out of Wednesday's game against the Bruins as a result.
Sergei Gonchar D Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 12/11/11 notesGonchar left Thursday's game against the Devils with an upper body injury and is expected to be out indefinitely.
Filip Kuba D Late Dec - Shoulder - 12/7/11 notesKuba suffered a shoulder injury on November 29th against the Jets and has been placed on injured reserve. He is expected to miss the next three to four weeks.

Philadelphia Flyers
Player Status/Updated
Claude Giroux C Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesGiroux has been diagnosed with a concussion after colliding with teammate Wayne Simmonds and getting hit by Simmonds' knee during a game against the Lightning on December 10th. He will be out indefinitely while he recovers.
Chris Pronger D Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/9/11 notesFlyers general manager Paul Holmgren revealed that Pronger is suffering from concussion-like symptoms as well as recovering from knee surgery, which he underwent to clean out loose particles that were bothering him early in the season. He will undergo further testing but will be out for an indefinite amount of time until the team figures out what Pronger is dealing with.
Brayden Schenn C Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/9/11 notesSchenn hasn't played since December 3rd because of a mild concussion he suffered and will be out for an indefinite amount of time as he recovers.
Andreas Lilja D Late Dec - Ankle - 11/26/11 notesLilja is expected to be out of the lineup for the next four-to-six weeks after suffering a high ankle sprain during a game on November 25th against the Canadiens.
Erik Gustafsson D Late Dec - Wrist - 11/22/11 notesGustafsson has been placed on the long-term injured reserve after undergoing wrist surgery and is expected to be out for approximately six weeks.
Blair Betts C I-R - Lower Body - 10/17/11 notesBetts was returned to the Flyers' organization after failing a physical with the Canadiens and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve with a lower body injury.
Ian LaPerriere RW I-R - Concussion - 10/6/11 notesLaPerriere has been place on the injured reserve while continuing to recover from a concussion. He is not expected to play this season.

Phoenix Coyotes
Player Status/Updated
Rostislav Klesla D Ques Wed - Lower Body - 12/10/11 notesKlesla is nursing a lower body injury and has missed three games as a result. He is considered questionable for Wednesday's game against the Ducks.
Kurt Sauer D Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/5/11 notesSauer is still feeling the effects of a concussion and does not have a timetable for his return.

Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Status/Updated
Brian Strait D Ques Fri - Elbow - 12/13/11 notesStrait continues to recover from an elbow injury, which he suffered on October 18th against the Wild, and is considered questionable for Friday's game against the Senators.
Zbynek Michalek D Ques Fri - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesMichalek has not played since suffering a concussion on November 26th. He was on the ice for Monday's practice but did not play Tuesday against the Red Wings. He is considered questionable for Friday's game against the Senators.
Ben Lovejoy D Late Dec - Wrist - 12/13/11 notesLovejoy suffered a broken wrist during their November 3rd game against the Sharks after colliding with Joe Pavelski along the boards. He will be out for a minimum of six weeks as he recovers.
Sidney Crosby C Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/13/11 notesCrosby is experiencing concussion-like symptoms after receiving a hit from Bruins forward David Krecji. He passed an imPACT concussion test and is participating in light workouts but there is no timetable for his return.
Richard Park RW Mid Jan - Foot - 12/12/11 notesPark suffered a fractured foot while blocking a shot during the December 3rd game against the Hurricanes. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Robert Bortuzzo D Out indefinitely - Concussion - 12/10/11 notesBortuzzo will be out for an indefinite amount of time as he deals with concussion-like symptoms, which were caused by a hit he received on December 8th by Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo.
Kris Letang D I-R - Concussion - 12/5/11 notesLetang has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to November 26th, with a concussion. The concussion likely stems from being on the receiving end of a Max Pacioretty hit that ended up breaking his nose.
Dustin Jeffrey LW I-R - Knee - 11/25/11 notesJeffrey has been placed on injured reserve as he continues to rehabilitate from knee surgery. He recently spent time in the minors on a conditioning assignment but has no timetable yet for his return.
Nick Petersen RW I-R - Concussion - 10/9/11 notesPeterson has been placed on the injured reserve due to a concussion. He will be out a minimum of seven days.

San Jose Sharks
Player Status/Updated
Douglas Murray D Ques Thurs - Hand - 12/13/11 notesMurray has missed four consecutive games due to a hand injury and remains questionable for Thursday's game against the Avalanche.
Antero Niittymaki G Late Dec - Hip - 12/1/11 notesNiitymaki underwent surgery in September to repair his injured hip and has returned to full team practices. He is expected to return in late December.
James Sheppard C Out indefinitely - Knee - 11/14/11 notesSheppard has not played since breaking his kneecap before last season's training camp but has been able to resume practicing with the team. There is currently no timetable for his return.

St. Louis Blues
Player Status/Updated
Matt D'Agostini RW Ques Thurs - Upper Body - 12/11/11 notesD'Agostini left Saturday's game against the Sharks in the third period with an upper body injury. He is considered probable for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
B.J. Crombeen RW Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 12/6/11 notesCrombeen broke his left scapula on October 1st during a preseason game against the Stars. He has been skating with teammates and is expected to need a few more weeks until he gets cleared for contact.
Vladimir Sobotka C I-R - Foot - 12/13/11 notesSobotka will be out for an indefinite amount of time, with an injured foot, after being placed on the injured reserve.
Kent Huskins D I-R - Ankle - 11/15/11 notesHuskins has been placed on injured reserve after being diagnosed with a broken bone in his left ankle. He will be out for 6-8 weeks as he recovers from his injury.
Andy McDonald C I-R - Concussion - 10/17/11 notesMcDonald has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a concussion on October 13th against the Stars. He will be out indefinitely.

Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Status/Updated
Brett Connolly RW Early Jan - Personal - 12/11/11 notesConnolly has been loaned to Team Canada for the World Junior Championships and isn't expected to rejoin the team until the New Year.
Martin St. Louis RW I-R - Face - 12/12/11 notesSt. Louis has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to December 9th, after suffering facial and nasal fractures during a December 8th practice. He will be out for an indefinite amount of time until he recovers.
Mattias Ohlund D I-R - Knee - 12/5/11 notesOhland underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees on October 11th and has been placed on injured reserve. He has suffered a setback in his recovery and will stay off the ice for a few weeks.

Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Status/Updated
Matthew Lombardi C Out indefinitely - Arm - 11/22/11 notesLombardi has been diagnosed with a dislocated left shoulder, which he suffered against the Predators on November 17th. The decision on whether or not to undergo surgery has not yet been made and he will be out indefinitely.
Michael Komisarek D Mid Jan - Arm - 11/19/11 notesKomisarek suffered a broken left arm against the Predators on November 17th and will miss approximately eight weeks as a result.
Mike Brown RW I-R - Upper Body - 12/2/11 notesBrown has been placed on the injured reserve with an upper body injury. He is expected to miss six weeks after undergoing surgery.
Vancouver Canucks
Player Status/Updated
David Booth LW Mid Jan - Knee - 12/8/11 notesBooth suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee against the Avalanche on December 6th, after colliding knee-on-knee with forward Kevin Porter. He is expected to be out for the next four to six weeks as he recovers.
Aaron Volpatti LW Early May - Shoulder - 12/4/11 notesVolpatti is required to undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum and is expected to be out for four to six months.
Steve Pinizzotto RW out for season - Shoulder - 11/15/11 notesPinizzotto suffered a dislocated shoulder during a preseason game and underwent shoulder surgery. He will miss the remainder of the season.
Byron Bitz RW Out indefinitely - Groin - 11/4/11 notesBitz continues to recover from hernia surgery and still has no timetable for a return.
Andrew Ebbett C I-R - Foot - 11/17/11 notesEbbet suffered a broken foot and has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to November 10th.

Washington Capitals
Player Status/Updated
Matt Hendricks C Ques Thurs - Lower Body - 12/13/11 notesHendricks is dealing with a lower body injury and has missed three games. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Jets.
Jay Beagle RW Doub Thurs - Concussion - 12/14/11 notesBeagle has not played since suffering a concussion on October 13th after getting knocked out in a fight out by the Penguins' Arron Asham. He is not expected to play in Thursday's game against the Jets.
Mike Green D Doub Thurs - Groin - 12/14/11 notesGreen has not played since November 11th due to a nagging groin injury but he has resumed skating. He is not expected to play in Thursday's game against the Jets.
Tom Poti D I-R - Groin - 7/14/11 notesPoti has been suffering a groin injury that could end his career. For now he has been placed on the long term injured reserve list.

Winnipeg Jets
Player Status/Updated
Zach Bogosian D Ques Thurs - Poss. Suspension - 12/14/11 notesBogosian may face a possible suspension for his hit from behind on Pierre-Marc Bouchard in Tuesday's game against the Wild.
Randy Jones D Ques Thurs - Undisclosed - 12/14/11 notesJones did not play in Tuesday's game against the Wild as he sustained an undisclosed injury during the pre-game warmup. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Capitals.
Alexander Burmistrov C Ques Thurs - Undisclosed - 12/14/11 notesBurmistrov suffered an undisclosed injury in practice and did not play in Tuesday's game against the Wild. He remains questionable for Thursday's game against the Capitals.
Nik Antropov C Ques Thurs - Undisclosed - 12/13/11 notesAntropov is dealing with an undisclosed injury and did not play Tuesday against the Wild. He is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Capitals.
Tobias Enstrom D I-R - Collarbone - 11/29/11 notesEnstrom has been diagnosed with a broken collarbone and has been placed on the injured reserve. He is expected to be out until the beginning of January.
Derek Meech D I-R - Lower Body - 11/14/11 notesMeech has been placed on injured reserve and underwent surgery to repair a lower body injury. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks as a result.

I have to take a day off in order to read all of this! LoL

Palermo wrote:I have to take a day off in order to read all of this! LoL

LOL

Hey, update on Pronger, watching the Islander game and they just said Chris is done for the year, and is close to not being back in the league

Fuckin Concussions mang!!

Ej wrote:Hey, update on Pronger, watching the Islander game and they just said Chris is done for the year, and is close to not being back in the league

Fuckin Concussions mang!!

Yup. Severe post-concussion symptoms. Nasty shit.

Hey Mo!!

Need a Coach Much?

Buh Bye Martin!! Wow!!

Wow! A bit of a surprise there! Too bad they could not pull the trigger sooner and get Muller back there. DAMN!!! Ah well, Cunneyworth though? We'll see I guess.

Nice to see Mikey Rupp back in a Blue Shirt...the first positive thing weve posted so far LoL

2011 ... Year of the concussion

MONTREAL - Here’s how Canadiens legend Elmer Lach remembers it, and it’s a wonder he can remember it at all:


It was Feb. 6, 1947, and Lach, still in uniform, had been wheeled into Western Hospital, across the street from the Montreal Forum. A half-hour earlier, Lach had been blindsided by Don Metz of the Toronto Maple Leafs, knocked unconscious when his unhelmeted head smacked the ice, striking and bouncing off the rink surface.


So there was the future Hall of Famer on A gurney, blinking through his cobwebs at the emergency-ward ceiling, when a doctor arrived at his side.


“He put his hands around my neck, gave me a few hard shakes, and said, ‘Do you feel anything?’ ” Lach recalled, laughing at the memory. “I told him I didn’t, so he yanked my head some more. Still nothing. I was told, ‘Well, then, there’s nothing wrong with you.’ ”


The hospital decided to keep the Canadiens’ hard- rock centreman overnight for observation before sending him on his way. But just to be sure, they rolled him into X-ray the following morning.

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“That’s when they discovered,” Lach said, still laughing, “that I had a fractured skull.”


And surely one of the innumerable concussions he suffered with his bulldozing, head-first play through 740 National Hockey League games from 1940 to 1954.


Much has changed, obviously, in the 6½ decades since Lach, 94 next month, cracked his head on the ice of the Forum and had it slapped around in hospital triage like it was a basketball.


There is no telling how many concussions went unreported, undetected and untreated in the early days of the NHL. Or, for that matter, last season.


The game wasn’t as fast in Lach’s day, the players weren’t built like today’s tanks, the equipment was hardly the battle armour it is now.


But watch the old, grainy film from games in the 1940s and ’50s and you’ll see hockey that probably was more vicious than the modern game.


The stickwork was brutal, players often using their heavy ash lumber as weapons; most of the angry post-whistle scrums show players with their sticks overhead, wielded like clubs.


The NHL limps to the end of 2011 trying to deal with the enormous headache of and even career-threatening fallout from concussions, a catch-all description for brain-damaging injuries that have reached epidemic proportions as medical science works furiously to catch up.


The terrible year began New Year’s Day at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field during the annual outdoor Winter Classic, a game better remembered for the hurt it inflicted on hockey’s best player than for the final result – a 3-1, rain-delayed victory for the Washington Capitals over the Pittsburgh Penguins.


Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby was flattened when blindsided late in the second period by Washington’s David Steckel, who caught Crosby in the head with what was, at best, a questionable hit.


Crosby’s skull was caught by Steckel’s shoulder in a collision deep in Washington ice, behind the play. Crosby couldn’t reassemble the play that night, or now.


“I couldn’t even tell you what happened,” Crosby said after the game. “I think the puck was going the other way. And I turned and next thing I know, I am down. …


“It’s pretty far behind the play. Maybe the refs didn’t even see it. A lot of people didn’t. But I don’t even know. (Steckel) got my head, that’s for sure.”


Crosby finished the game and reported for duty four nights later in Pittsburgh against Tampa Bay, and during that match he absorbed a hard check into the glass from Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman.


The next thing hockey knew, Crosby’s season was done. He was sidelined more than 10 months with concussion symptoms that included fatigue and an inability to tolerate loud noise and bright lights.


In Crosby’s 320-day absence, the NHL wrote Rule 48 – Illegal Check to the Head, sadly needing a black-and-white regulation for that. Concussion protocols were introduced and fine-tuned, designed to protect players from returning to action no matter that they believed they’d simply had their bell rung.


Crosby’s first game back on Nov. 21 was brilliant – two goals, two assists – and he had a dozen points in eight games before the concussion symptoms returned in the middle of this month. He’s sat out the past seven games and there’s no sign he’ll be back any time soon.


Crosby, of course, is only the brightest name on the concussion marquee. But there are many more.


In Montreal, fans were horrified by the March 8 Bell Centre hit by Boston’s Zdeno Chara on the Canadiens’ Max Pacioretty, leaving the latter severely concussed and with a fractured vertebra.


The wounded list reads like a who’s-who of NHL excellence. It has included, among a great many others, Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux, the league’s most prolific point-scorer; Milan Michalek of Ottawa, the top goal scorer; and defencemen Chris Pronger of Philadelphia, Marc Staal of the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang.


A handful of goaltenders have even been felled by pucks and by heavy, needless contact in or around their crease.


Veteran journalist Tim Wharnsby of CBCSports.ca has kept a running, entirely depressing total of this season’s concussions and suspensions. Through the middle of this week, 457 man-games had been lost to concussions; players had been suspended 77 games, forfeiting nearly $1.3 million in wages.


Meanwhile, NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has become an online video star in his own right, visually explaining the punishment he metes out as he tries with mixed success to heighten awareness of and discourage head shots.


Three NHL heavyweights who made their living with their fists died over a terrible summer. The losses of Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak cannot be attributed directly to concussions, but manic behaviour and wild mood swings can be related to brain trauma that has come from a career of fighting and absorbing blows to the head.


The Canadiens’ Pacioretty has found a silver lining to the check that could have crippled him for life. He’s created a foundation to buy the Montreal General Hospital a magnetic resonance imaging machine for analysis of brain-trauma injuries among athletes and all others, from children falling down stairs to seniors slipping on a sidewalk.


Hockey, in the meantime, tries to solve a problem for which there is no quick fix. Consistent, relentless discipline and thought-provoking, wallet-denting suspensions might help deliver the message. So, too, might modification to equipment – not to Dickie Moore’s flimsy gear of the 1950s, but to something between that and the jousting armour worn today.


It doesn’t help that there’s a general lack of respect among players, some leaving their feet to deliver high, crushing blows, others cavalierly throwing bulletproof-padded shoulders and forearms into the skulls of unsuspecting targets.


It was a year that saw the Boston Bruins perhaps improbably win the Stanley Cup. It has seen turmoil in the Canadiens unlike anything in recent memory, and it has seen an entire Russian hockey club tragically wiped out in a plane crash.


With everything that’s transpired, 2011 lurches to a close the same way it began – with the game’s greatest player on the sidelines dealing with brain trauma that could well affect not just his career, but his life beyond it.


It’s a sad statement about the game, one sadder still about those who continue, by choice, to play it recklessly and irresponsibly.

Nice, Tack on Jagr on the List, about a week-10 days OUT! Fuck him!! LoL Fuck anyone in a Flyer Uni!! I hope they all get the Flu!! LoL