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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Ellis not on ice. Hecht and Vanek aren't around. Butler is filling in on the 4th line. Looks like this: Ennis-Connolly-Stafford Kennedy-Roy-Pominville Torres-Gaustad-Grier Butler-Mair-Kaleta http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/201 ... lines.html Depressing... |
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| Author: | YankeeInRaleigh [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
PuckSniperPensel wrote: Ennis-Connolly-Stafford Kennedy-Roy-Pominville Torres-Gaustad-Grier Butler-Mair-Kaleta That does not look like a stanley cup contending lineup. |
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| Author: | Squanto [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Yeah...I don't want to be a Negative Nancy, but having a healthy scratch defenseman playing on your 4th line is not the way to climb back into a series. |
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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Boston's not far from Portland, so I'm going to assume one or both of two things are going to happen tomorrow: Vanek will play. Ellis will play. |
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| Author: | Rud [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
I. Uh. Wow. This doesn't bode well. |
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| Author: | VanekKing [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Practice Update 2:06PM: Lindy is currently whipping the players while they don't give a shit.. |
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| Author: | fly as hale [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Vanek no where to be seen? Cool. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
I hope vanek rips off his leg and beats Boychuk with it. |
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| Author: | fly as hale [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
WILMINGTON, Mass — Thomas Vanek, standing with his left foot in an air cast, is still holding out hope of returning to the Sabres line. Vanek has yet to put any regular footwear on his injured ankle but he did not rule himself out for Game Four on Wednesday. "I thought I had a chance yesterday but it wasn't good enough," Vanek said outside of Ristuccia Arena. "Each day there's improvements. We're doing a lot of treatments. It's tough to judge but I'm hopeful." Although Vanek remains hopeful it would be a long shot for him to play. http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/201 ... -boot.html Sounds like a whole lot of wishful thinking to me. |
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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
goddamnitsomuch |
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| Author: | Sabresfansince1980 [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? |
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| Author: | Dreakon [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Sabresfansince1980 wrote: It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? Maybe it's just because it's the playoffs, or maybe it's because he went out on the verge of a hot streak, but it seems like he's going nuts not being able to play. I have a feeling when he does come back (if he comes back in time), he'll give 110% even if his foot or leg or whatever still hurts. I don't think you'd see Connolly bugging the trainers every day to see if he's good enough to play while still wearing the air cast. |
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| Author: | BlueandYellow [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Sometimes I wish I didn't love the Sabres so much... |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Dreakon wrote: Sabresfansince1980 wrote: It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? Maybe it's just because it's the playoffs, or maybe it's because he went out on the verge of a hot streak, but it seems like he's going nuts not being able to play. I have a feeling when he does come back (if he comes back in time), he'll give 110% even if his foot or leg or whatever still hurts. I don't think you'd see Connolly bugging the trainers every day to see if he's good enough to play while still wearing the air cast. How quickly we forget that Connolly played until he literally couldn't play anymore with his bone spurs. Don't we all forgot so easily. Connolly is a trooper, he was playing through a broken foot in the regular season also, an probably still is playing with some pain. |
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| Author: | CriminallyVu1gar [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Skyline_BNR34 wrote: Dreakon wrote: Sabresfansince1980 wrote: It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? Maybe it's just because it's the playoffs, or maybe it's because he went out on the verge of a hot streak, but it seems like he's going nuts not being able to play. I have a feeling when he does come back (if he comes back in time), he'll give 110% even if his foot or leg or whatever still hurts. I don't think you'd see Connolly bugging the trainers every day to see if he's good enough to play while still wearing the air cast. How quickly we forget that Connolly played until he literally couldn't play anymore with his bone spurs. Don't we all forgot so easily. Connolly is a trooper, he was playing through a broken foot in the regular season also, an probably still is playing with some pain. Only top 6 forward with no Visor. Goose, Mair, Grier, Connolly, and Ellis are the only forwards with no visor. |
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| Author: | PuckSniperPensel [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Skyline_BNR34 wrote: Dreakon wrote: Sabresfansince1980 wrote: It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? Maybe it's just because it's the playoffs, or maybe it's because he went out on the verge of a hot streak, but it seems like he's going nuts not being able to play. I have a feeling when he does come back (if he comes back in time), he'll give 110% even if his foot or leg or whatever still hurts. I don't think you'd see Connolly bugging the trainers every day to see if he's good enough to play while still wearing the air cast. How quickly we forget that Connolly played until he literally couldn't play anymore with his bone spurs. Don't we all forgot so easily. Connolly is a trooper, he was playing through a broken foot in the regular season also, an probably still is playing with some pain. Good point. But ever since he got decked in the 2006 series against Ottawa, he hasn't found that explosiveness he used to play with. I really miss that TC. |
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| Author: | gr8daygo [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
Skyline_BNR34 wrote: Dreakon wrote: Sabresfansince1980 wrote: It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? Maybe it's just because it's the playoffs, or maybe it's because he went out on the verge of a hot streak, but it seems like he's going nuts not being able to play. I have a feeling when he does come back (if he comes back in time), he'll give 110% even if his foot or leg or whatever still hurts. I don't think you'd see Connolly bugging the trainers every day to see if he's good enough to play while still wearing the air cast. How quickly we forget that Connolly played until he literally couldn't play anymore with his bone spurs. Don't we all forgot so easily. Connolly is a trooper, he was playing through a broken foot in the regular season also, an probably still is playing with some pain. some pain, i bet the foot is no where near 100%.... |
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| Author: | Skyline_BNR34 [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
gr8daygo wrote: Skyline_BNR34 wrote: Dreakon wrote: Sabresfansince1980 wrote: It won't matter even if he gets back, he'll be what...50-70% maybe, if that? Maybe it's just because it's the playoffs, or maybe it's because he went out on the verge of a hot streak, but it seems like he's going nuts not being able to play. I have a feeling when he does come back (if he comes back in time), he'll give 110% even if his foot or leg or whatever still hurts. I don't think you'd see Connolly bugging the trainers every day to see if he's good enough to play while still wearing the air cast. How quickly we forget that Connolly played until he literally couldn't play anymore with his bone spurs. Don't we all forgot so easily. Connolly is a trooper, he was playing through a broken foot in the regular season also, an probably still is playing with some pain. some pain, i bet the foot is no where near 100%.... Also a huge reason why he isn't playing with as much explosiveness it seems. When he was on his point streak in the season he was great and fully healthy. Now he is suffering through a good bit of pain in that foot and I know that hampers his ability to control the puck. |
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| Author: | Sabresfansince1980 [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
A broken bone takes around six weeks to heal, and that's with a cast or immobilizer. Connolly's been trying to play on it, so I'm fairly confident that it's still broken, but that the swelling was down enough to play on it with pain killing shots. |
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| Author: | hockeyplaya00 [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Practice Update 4/20/10 |
To me it does look like Connolly is a bit slower but the thing that pops out the most is his decision making, hasnt been exactly amazing. |
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