Injury Report: Jokinen out 3-4 weeks

[Blueline Bomber]

@ice_chip Chip Alexander

Jokinen out 3-4 weeks, Rutherford says. Drayson Bowman to be called up from Checkers. Dalpe will be assigned to Charlotte for conditioning.

So much for day-to-day

[Guy]

here's to a 3-12-1 November.

[What the Faulk]

Better than 3-4 months

[Lazyking]

canes can survive this... give the kids some time on the top 9, see what they can do

[tarheelhockey]

fml.

[Anton H Christ]

[halleJOKEL]

LaRose can double shift as second line center.

[Tree-hugger]

Just great.

[Gr8Dan]

Larose - Staal - Tlusty
Boychuk - Ruutu - Skinner
Dwyer - Sutter - Poni
AStew - Brent - Bowman

Boychuk in as the playmaker for skinner ruutu line

[NorthStar4Canes]

Bad news/luck to lose the real #1 C on the team. Skinner's been able to find his game again on Jussi's wing and Ruutu has begun to kinda show up since he's been on the other. I've really liked Jokinen this year, and (a couple mental flubs notwithstanding) he's played smart and agressive all season, holding the fort on the Top 6 both ways while others were out getting scalped.

With him out and some youth coming in, time for Ruutu to start earning that 4 mill.

[Jerry Lundegaard]

I'm shocked that wasn't a broken ankle.

3-4 weeks is tolerable. I like Bowman, too. Powerplay and faceoffs will take a hit, though

[Stahl2Stall]

Originally Posted by Jerry Lundegaard

I'm shocked that wasn't a broken ankle.

Did they say what it was?

[Jerry Lundegaard]

Originally Posted by stewza

Did they say what it was?

I didn't see anything about what the injury exactly was, but a broken ankle seems like it would be a couple months. guess it depends on the severity of the fracture.

[Gr8Dan]

His ankle sure looked like jelly after the replay...

[Sasha Cares]

Bet it's longer. He's our second best F too. Ugh

[Jerry Lundegaard]

I wonder if Staal is emotionally upset over Jokinen's ankle.

[faulkingdynamic]

Now JR has a built in excuse to keep Mo and bring back the exact same roster next season too!

[Gotta Catch Em Staal]

Getting Jussi back from injury is like a new signing


Wait no that's my other favorite sports team.

[MD]

time to make a move for a top 6 forward.

oh wait, that's not going to happen.

[Joe McGrath]

The impact of this injury can be mitigated if somebody puts on his big boy pants and removes his head from his buttocks.

[Psyduck]

Originally Posted by Joe McGrath

The impact of this injury can be mitigated if somebody puts on his big boy pants and removes his head from his buttocks.

This guy?

[NorthStar4Canes]

Oh yeaaah, that Staal guy. You know, he flew off sometime last spring and when he didn't appear on the radar this season it didn't even enter my head now that he'd be a possiblity to pick up the slack the loss of Jokinen the hockey player creates.

[booser22]

Originally Posted by NorthStar4Canes

Oh yeaaah, that Staal guy. You know, he flew off sometime last spring and when he didn't appear on the radar this season it didn't even enter my head now that he'd be a possiblity to pick up the slack the loss of Jokinen the hockey player creates.

they need to put skinner on his line

[Amaxing Joni Jokel]

Originally Posted by Anton Situation

Larose - Staal - Tlusty
Boychuk - Ruutu - Skinner
Dwyer - Sutter - Poni
AStew - Brent - Bowman

Boychuk in as the playmaker for skinner ruutu line

That looks like a preseason lineup

Like one right at the start of training camp...

[tarheelhockey]

Let's not forget that Jerome Samson is waiting in the wings any time we need him