Injury Update Thread

[tbo41fan]

oh, i was going by age, if its weight than you are my big brother

I was talking about Height you dick

 

[DewsSox79]

I was talking about Height you dick

penis size?

 

[tbo41fan]

penis size?

then im definitely big brother

 

[Capt. Serious]

Hammer out again???

 

[Capt. Serious]

@adamjahns
Just saying, but #Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp was hit, head-first into the boards late in Tuesday's game against the Blues. More later.


@CSNBoden
Sharp also not on ice. Finished game after Sobotka boarding penalty other nite #Blackhawks

 

[DMelt36]

For ****'s sake, not another one.

Toews isn't practicing but there are a few people on Twitter that witnessed him driving away from Johnny's Ice House before the Hawks practiced. Maybe he skated earlier? I hope he didn't have another setback.

 

[DMelt36]

Check that, Q now saying Toews didn't skate today, per everyone on Twitter.

 

[DMelt36]

Updates on every from @CSNBoden

Toews skated yesterday. No timetable.
Sharp resting. Playing tomorrow.
Hjalmarsson questionable - inj. not related to previous injury.
Montador not ready.
Emery sick

 

[Capt. Serious]

@adamjahns
Joel Quenneville on Jonathan Toews: "Whether it's a setback or it's part of the process, that's what we're dealing with" #Blackhawks

 

[DewsSox79]

cant shut him down

 

[HawkWriter]

cant shut him down

Once again...no one has said that they can't shut him down. If he needs to be shut down, I'm sure everyone would be fine with that.

People have said that they shouldn't shut him down just for the sake of shutting him down.

 

[DMelt36]

Once again...no one has said that they can't shut him down. If he needs to be shut down, I'm sure everyone would be fine with that.

People have said that they shouldn't shut him down just for the sake of shutting him down.

If Dave Bolland can return from a concussion to Game 4 of a series that the Hawks were trailing 3-0, than Toews has plenty of time to come back.

 

[DewsSox79]

If Dave Bolland can return from a concussion to Game 4 of a series that the Hawks were trailing 3-0, than Toews has plenty of time to come back.

great logic.

 

[DMelt36]

great logic.

Here we go again.

Wasn't implying that Toews is going to come back and turn around another series. Simply stating that if Bolland came back when many people were calling the season over, then Toews isn't going to be shut down. They'll bring him back at 11:59.999999999 as long as it's still before midnight.

 

[Captain Iago]

@adamjahns
Joel Quenneville on Jonathan Toews: "Whether it's a setback or it's part of the process, that's what we're dealing with" #Blackhawks

Euphemisms up the ass.

 

[Captain Iago]

If Toews can play, he'll play. I imagine he's doing everything he can to return. It'll take however long it takes.

 

[DMelt36]

If Toews can play, he'll play. I imagine he's doing everything he can to return. It'll take however long it takes.

Bingo.

And that's what is infuriatingly annoying about concussions. You just don't know.

 

[DewsSox79]

Possible setback for Jonathan Toews

BY ADAM L. JAHNS ajahns@suntimes.com March 15, 2012 10:00PM


Updated: March 16, 2012 10:33AM



On the same day Sidney Crosby was making headlines for returning to the ice for the Pittsburgh Penguins after his long battle with a concussion, Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews was still recovering from his own.

A few days ago, there was plenty of optimism surrounding Toews. But Thursday, coach Joel Quenneville used the word “setback” when talking about Toews after previously declining to use the description.

Toews recently said he didn’t feel like he’d be out as long as Crosby, who played in only eight games in 141/2 months before Thursday. But every day Toews doesn’t skate increases the level of concern.

“Whether it’s a setback or it’s part of the process, that’s what we’re dealing with,” Quenneville said. “It’s a concern. You miss a guy like that.”

After skating four days in a row, Toews rested for two before briefly taking the ice Wednesday. Toews didn’t skate Thursday or travel with the team to Dallas. He’ll miss his 12th game in a row Friday against the Stars and has yet to be cleared for contact.

When Toews first spoke of his concussion, he said he was taking into account everything from how he feels when he wakes up to how he feels after practicing.

“You want to be able to do those things without thinking about it at all and without having any of those feelings,” Toews said.

While not speaking specifically about Toews or any other athlete, Elizabeth M. Pieroth, a clinical neuropsychologist from the Midwest Center for Concussion Care and a concussion consultant for the Bears, Hawks and other NHL players since 1997, said there are setbacks when dealing with concussions, but it’s “a pretty generic term.”

Pieroth, who spoke in general terms about athletes and concussions, said symptoms often return “because you’ve done something that’s aggravated it. You were too active or did something too demanding when you should have been resting.”

“Research shows that right after an acute injury, rest is the only thing you can do for a concussion,” Pieroth said. “That just means reducing the amount of stimulation the brain is exposed to. There is no support of long-term rest [where] somebody would have to significantly limit their activity after longer periods of time. But right after an injury, you want to slow athletes down as soon as possible.”

Toews, who admittedly tried playing through his early symptoms, said he looks at Crosby’s case as a reason to side with caution. Toews also said he exchanged texts with Crosby regarding whom he saw during his recovery.

“He’s a good guy to look at to kind of remind you that it’s not a good thing to rush,” Toews said. “He’s the best there is in this game. I’m sure he wants to get back in there with his team as much as anybody.

“There has got to be all sorts of pressure from all over for a guy like that to come back and maybe play through something like this. He was being smart about it, so that’s what you’ve got to do.”

Toews, one of the NHL’s best all-around players, is probably feeling pressure, too. The Hawks have gone 6-4-1 without him, but only 11 games remain before the playoffs.

The Hawks also have battled plenty of injuries, particularly on defense. Steve Montador (concussion) hasn’t played in more than a month, Sami Lepisto (left leg) is out indefinitely and Niklas Hjalmarsson (upper body) is questionable with an injury that is unrelated to his previous concussion.

Toews, though, must take into account his personal future, too.

“Sometimes you might feel invincible, like there is nothing that can stop you from playing whether it’s a knee injury or a shoulder injury,” Toews said. “You don’t really think about what it’s going to be like 10 to 15 years from now. All you’re concerned with is getting back to 100 percent and getting back to that point where you can go out there and play again.

“[But] when you have a lot of time to yourself, sitting in a dark room at home, you think about that a little bit. But right now, I just take it one step at a time and think about the right things to do for this to heal and for myself to feel good again.”

not good.

 

[Everyday I'm Byfuglien]

what a bunch of shit

 

[DewsSox79]

6-4-1 since he has been gone. enough to keep heads above water. good to see them not totally tank with his loss. morrisdailyherald.com | Toews may be out longer than expected in Morris, Illinois