i believe burrows can also play in nets. seems i hear that in the past, maybe a couple of years ago, altho there was no mention of his expertise as a goalie.
Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault said Burrows would have a CT scan this afternoon and then see if he can go.
“We think he should be (able to play),” said Vigneault. “The X-rays we took at home (after Saturday's game) were negative, but we're going to get a CT scan here just to rule everything out. If that looks good it's just a matter of managing a little bit of pain and he should be fine." http://www.theprovince.com/health/Bu...#ixzz1DyOwR8Ei
Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault said Burrows would have a CT scan this afternoon and then see if he can go.
“We think he should be (able to play),” said Vigneault. “The X-rays we took at home (after Saturday's game) were negative, but we're going to get a CT scan here just to rule everything out. If that looks good it's just a matter of managing a little bit of pain and he should be fine." http://www.theprovince.com/health/Bu...#ixzz1DyOwR8Ei
and if it doesn't look good...we play with 11 forwards?
I still can't figure out why Lee Sweatt isn't on LTIR. That would give us the cap room to bring somebody up.
If we put him on LTIR we can't send him down before the trade deadline. That creates a huge problem as he would either have to sit out the rest of the year regardless of his health (not a very good thing for a young player that's still developing) or he would be on the roster and continuing to take up cap space and a roster spot further complicating things.
If we put him on LTIR we can't send him down before the trade deadline. That creates a huge problem as he would either have to sit out the rest of the year regardless of his health (not a very good thing for a young player that's still developing) or he would be on the roster and continuing to take up cap space and a roster spot further complicating things.
Ugh, you're right, he got hurt at the worst possible time - just inside the 24-day LTIR limit before the deadline on the 28th. If he'd been hurt in the last game he played, he could've gone on LTIR and been off in time, but the injury happened four days later and two outside the window.
Well, we're screwed if anyone else gets a short-term injury, then. Tanev's $900k cap hit might have to go down for somebody cheaper if we need the extra couple hundred thousand for another body.
Ugh, you're right, he got hurt at the worst possible time - just inside the 24-day LTIR limit before the deadline on the 28th. If he'd been hurt in the last game he played, he could've gone on LTIR and been off in time, but the injury happened four days later and two outside the window.
Well, we're screwed if anyone else gets a short-term injury, then. Tanev's $900k cap hit might have to go down for somebody cheaper if we need the extra couple hundred thousand for another body.
We might see Ballard go on LTIR if need be. It might keep him out a few days longer than necessary, but that beats icing a short or inferior roster for a couple of weeks.
We might see Ballard go on LTIR if need be. It might keep him out a few days longer than necessary, but that beats icing a short or inferior roster for a couple of weeks.
Yeah, and that'd still get Ballard back in time for the long Pacific road trip. But hopefully we'll just get out of this one with no more injuries.
We might see Ballard go on LTIR if need be. It might keep him out a few days longer than necessary, but that beats icing a short or inferior roster for a couple of weeks.
The problem is once Ballard goes on he is lost for 24 days/10 games and his LTIR exception space used must be purely temporary or he will be stuck on LTIR.
The problem is once Ballard goes on he is lost for 24 days/10 games and his LTIR exception space used must be purely temporary or he will be stuck on LTIR.
He's expected to miss 3 weeks at a minimum, so at worst he'd have to sit out a few extra days to comply with LTIR.
Obviously they'd only need the space temporarily until guys like Ballard, Hamhuis, Sweatt, and Alberts start to return (or go on LTIR themselves in the case of the last 3 guys). Edler's LTIR space is enough to keep a reasonable roster compliant when (if?) everyone else is healthy.
To think, at one point we were worried about fitting Salo and Bieksa on the same team. Clearly, MG didn't acquire enough top 4 D-men, he should have known that he needs at least 9 or 10 of them
The problem is once Ballard goes on he is lost for 24 days/10 games and his LTIR exception space used must be purely temporary or he will be stuck on LTIR.
Yes because they always try to make a play instead of chipping it off the glass.
But...
Edler - injured dishing out a hit
Ballard - taken down in the corner after he had cycled the puck behind him
Hamhuis - hit from the side after he had cycled the puck behind the net
Alberts - broken wrist following blocked shot
Sweatt - broken foot following blocked shot in practice
I don't really see how these injuries happened because of our D's propensity to hold on to the puck a little bit longer.
Unless that was sarcasm and I completely missed it.
Clearly, MG didn't acquire enough top 4 D-men, he should have known that he needs at least 9 or 10 of them 
