Ongoing NHL thread - Part deux

[KennyBanyeah]

Ottawa Senators issue statement on General Manager and President of Hockey Operations Bryan Murray - Ottawa Senators - News

Get better, Bryan

Hopefully it's one of the less aggressive forms, but shitty news for him and his family. He's getting up there and should start thinking about retiring, for health reasons if no other. Or at least stepping back into some kind of consulting role.

Get well soon Bryan. All the best.

 

[dash]

Fight the good fight, Bryan, all the best to you and your family.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

God damn cancer.

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[dash]

That's bad news for Fisher and while there's a chance he could be back in 4-6 months, it usually takes a full year to recover fully from an ruptured Achilles tendon.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Ouch. Back in 2011/12 Zajac ruptured his in the preseason and didn't return until I believe late March, and even then he didn't look close to 100% until end of April.

 

[Cobiemonster]

This injury to Mike Fisher now opens the door for Vinny to be traded

 

[KennyBanyeah]

That's bad news for Fisher and while there's a chance he could be back in 4-6 months, it usually takes a full year to recover fully from an ruptured Achilles tendon.

Ouch. Back in 2011/12 Zajac ruptured his in the preseason and didn't return until I believe late March, and even then he didn't look close to 100% until end of April.

Even a year after having his Achilles sliced Karlsson was still nowhere close to where he was right before the injury.

A slice is not as bad as a rupture too. Not good for Fisher. Although Fish is a real health nut who puts serious hours in the gym, this will be tough to come back from at age 34.

 

[Harry Crack]

Poor Mike has to stay home and have that lovely Wife of his take care of him.............lucky Dog

 

[pixburgher66]

At 34, coming back from a ruptured achielles and playing at an elite level? Yeahhhh, that's not 4-6 months. 8-12 probably more accurate.

 

[sbb122]

Isn't Fisher the Preds #1 center? If so, who is James Neal going to play with now? lol

/edit, Jokinen, Cullen.

 

[forty_three]

Damn, how heavy is Carrie Underwood's purse?

J/K. Get better Mike, don't rush it.

This injury to Mike Fisher now opens the door for Vinny to be traded

Or Ryan Johansen to get an offer sheet. Of the teams that possibly can, Nashville worries me the most.

 

[Otis B. Driftwood]

Poor Mike has to stay home and have that lovely Wife of his take care of him.............lucky Dog

Yeah.



Sucks being him.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Isn't Fisher the Preds #1 center? If so, who is James Neal going to play with now? lol

/edit, Jokinen, Cullen.

Possibly one of those other guys, but Calle Jarnkrok might get a look too

 

[KennyBanyeah]

At 34, coming back from a ruptured achielles and playing at an elite level? Yeahhhh, that's not 4-6 months. 8-12 probably more accurate.

I tend to agree with you. The only thing that might be in his favour is, as I stated before, that he's gym rat and a REALLY dedicated guy.

But at his age it's going to be really hard to ever get back to top form. Sad. He's an awesome player and a good guy.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Isn't Fisher the Preds #1 center? If so, who is James Neal going to play with now? lol

/edit, Jokinen, Cullen.

Colin Wilson might be front and centre, so to speak. Maybe he finally steps up. He better because those two guys you listed are not even close to #1 Cs anymore.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Colin Wilson might be front and centre, so to speak. Maybe he finally steps up. He better because those two guys you listed are not even close to #1 Cs anymore.

Just remembered him too, I've said a few times lately that he's due for a breakout season - they need him

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Just remembered him too, I've said a few times lately that he's due for a breakout season - they need him

Gotta feel for Nashville.

They went from having Spezza and Fisher as their top 2 centres to having neither due to Spezza's rejection of the trade and Fish's injury.

I still think that a request for a trade should trump a NTC.

 

[forty_three]

Gotta feel for Nashville.

They went from having Spezza and Fisher as their top 2 centres to having neither due to Spezza's rejection of the trade and Fish's injury.

I still think that a request for a trade should trump a NTC.

That is a fantastic idea.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

That is a fantastic idea.

Right? I mean, isn't a NTC a benefit to both the team and player? Once the player asks to be traded, the team has lost that benefit, just like the player has the second a team asks a player to waive it. I think the only reasonable clauses are of the "ten team list" variety, where a player can name franchises he doesn't want to go. Probably the only thing Nonis has gotten right in the past two years is that those are the only NTC's he's awarded.