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There was no immediate word on whether he will have surgery, but the injury is not believed to be as serious as it might have been.
He is expected to be out for a period measured in weeks, not months. Gonchar was injured when he was checked into the boards by Tampa Bay winger David Koci during an exhibition game at Mellon Arena last Saturday.
meecrofilm wrote:LeGame looked solid in all facets of play tonight. would've liked to see the point shot used a little more, but it seems that Geno will be the one cranking it from that area for the time being.
Honestly, it's a tough call for Sydor over Gogo. Gogo is more or less there, and Sydor has the experience, but also looked pretty darn slow tonight.
iseeguins wrote:meecrofilm wrote:LeGame looked solid in all facets of play tonight. would've liked to see the point shot used a little more, but it seems that Geno will be the one cranking it from that area for the time being.
Honestly, it's a tough call for Sydor over Gogo. Gogo is more or less there, and Sydor has the experience, but also looked pretty darn slow tonight.
Please, Therrien .. get Malkin OFF the point .. !!!
Doesn't Therrien remember his own stupidity when he and Yeo put Malkin on the point in the Playoffs a few months ago .. ??!!
For cryin' in a bucket .. please .. don't repeat this same **** .. WTF??!!
Malkin needs to be able to roam freely down low in the attacking zone on the powerplay. By putting him on the point, he is then forced to worry about staying within a relatively limited area of the ice in order to "cover the point". Why limit such a world class forward to a particular area of the ice .. especially when that portion of the ice is not near the net? It makes absolutely no sense, and it is repeating the insult that Malkin had to endure in the Playoffs only a few months ago. So, yeah .. let's deliberately repeat this same stupid nonsense and insult Geno again. That's just really intelligent.
Just give Goligoski and Letang the opportunity. They will do just fine.
Henry Hank wrote:http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08268/914849-100.stmThere was no immediate word on whether he will have surgery, but the injury is not believed to be as serious as it might have been.
He is expected to be out for a period measured in weeks, not months. Gonchar was injured when he was checked into the boards by Tampa Bay winger David Koci during an exhibition game at Mellon Arena last Saturday.
Sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Surgery would have had him out for most of the season. He's a big loss, but they've got the depth to get by without him in the early part of the regular season. Better these injuries coming now than later.
iseeguins wrote:meecrofilm wrote:LeGame looked solid in all facets of play tonight. would've liked to see the point shot used a little more, but it seems that Geno will be the one cranking it from that area for the time being.
Honestly, it's a tough call for Sydor over Gogo. Gogo is more or less there, and Sydor has the experience, but also looked pretty darn slow tonight.
Please, Therrien .. get Malkin OFF the point .. !!!
Doesn't Therrien remember his own stupidity when he and Yeo put Malkin on the point in the Playoffs a few months ago .. ??!!
For cryin' in a bucket .. please .. don't repeat this same **** .. WTF??!!
Malkin needs to be able to roam freely down low in the attacking zone on the powerplay. By putting him on the point, he is then forced to worry about staying within a relatively limited area of the ice in order to "cover the point". Why limit such a world class forward to a particular area of the ice .. especially when that portion of the ice is not near the net? It makes absolutely no sense, and it is repeating the insult that Malkin had to endure in the Playoffs only a few months ago. So, yeah .. let's deliberately repeat this same stupid nonsense and insult Geno again. That's just really intelligent.
Just give Goligoski and Letang the opportunity. They will do just fine.
Generally, the athlete who wishes to return to a contact sport should expect to be out of action for 6 to 12 weeks. Again, the time to return to full activity depends on the dedication toward your rehabilitation program.
iseeguins wrote:meecrofilm wrote:LeGame looked solid in all facets of play tonight. would've liked to see the point shot used a little more, but it seems that Geno will be the one cranking it from that area for the time being.
Honestly, it's a tough call for Sydor over Gogo. Gogo is more or less there, and Sydor has the experience, but also looked pretty darn slow tonight.
Please, Therrien .. get Malkin OFF the point .. !!!
Doesn't Therrien remember his own stupidity when he and Yeo put Malkin on the point in the Playoffs a few months ago .. ??!!
For cryin' in a bucket .. please .. don't repeat this same **** .. WTF??!!
Malkin needs to be able to roam freely down low in the attacking zone on the powerplay. By putting him on the point, he is then forced to worry about staying within a relatively limited area of the ice in order to "cover the point". Why limit such a world class forward to a particular area of the ice .. especially when that portion of the ice is not near the net? It makes absolutely no sense, and it is repeating the insult that Malkin had to endure in the Playoffs only a few months ago. So, yeah .. let's deliberately repeat this same stupid nonsense and insult Geno again. That's just really intelligent.
Just give Goligoski and Letang the opportunity. They will do just fine.
iseeguins wrote:meecrofilm wrote:LeGame looked solid in all facets of play tonight. would've liked to see the point shot used a little more, but it seems that Geno will be the one cranking it from that area for the time being.
Honestly, it's a tough call for Sydor over Gogo. Gogo is more or less there, and Sydor has the experience, but also looked pretty darn slow tonight.
Please, Therrien .. get Malkin OFF the point .. !!!
Doesn't Therrien remember his own stupidity when he and Yeo put Malkin on the point in the Playoffs a few months ago .. ??!!
For cryin' in a bucket .. please .. don't repeat this same **** .. WTF??!!
Malkin needs to be able to roam freely down low in the attacking zone on the powerplay. By putting him on the point, he is then forced to worry about staying within a relatively limited area of the ice in order to "cover the point". Why limit such a world class forward to a particular area of the ice .. especially when that portion of the ice is not near the net? It makes absolutely no sense, and it is repeating the insult that Malkin had to endure in the Playoffs only a few months ago. So, yeah .. let's deliberately repeat this same stupid nonsense and insult Geno again. That's just really intelligent.
Just give Goligoski and Letang the opportunity. They will do just fine.
Henry Hank wrote:They'll miss Gonchar in the regular season too, but playoffs are what is important, and I don't think going without him is the ultimate difference maker between making and not making the playoffs. Let's be honest, Gonchar gets the majority of his points on the PP. I have every reason to believe the Pens will have a great PP even without him - look how well they've done this preseason.
KennyTheKangaroo wrote:Henry Hank wrote:They'll miss Gonchar in the regular season too, but playoffs are what is important, and I don't think going without him is the ultimate difference maker between making and not making the playoffs. Let's be honest, Gonchar gets the majority of his points on the PP. I have every reason to believe the Pens will have a great PP even without him - look how well they've done this preseason.
The power play will obviously be very interesting to watch w/o Gonchar. There has been lively debate regarding the importance of Gonchar on the PP. Some think he mooched off of the talents of crosby/malkin and others think he was the straw that stirred the drink. I tend to lean on the latter assesment than the former. Obviously the pens have the talent to overcome the lack of gonchar, but it will be interesting to see how long the adjustment to life w/o 55 will take.
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