Noel said in his post game talk, it is not the same injury which he just came back from
Which has been indentified as his groin.
That said, it could easily be the other groin this time.
Either way, him missing time basically blows this team to high hell.
Do we even have ebnough signed d men in the system to call someone up?
It may not be good for the team but these groin injuries(if it is a groin injury) are very hard to deal with and it may cause other problems. Better safe than sorry.
It may not be good for the team but these groin injuries(if it is a groin injury) are very hard to deal with and it may cause other problems. Better safe than sorry.
I have to agree.
No sense hurting himself further down the road by letting this nag on for what may or may not be a playoff team this season.
I hope he is alright and back sooner than later. It's challenging at that level of shape and size to avoid ankle, knee, etc. problems, reminds me of O and D lineman in football. Usually need to be in peak shape to handle the high impact torque on the body parts.
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Wow, talk about bad luck. So we could have lost 2 players that game to "groin" injuries? I've heard good things about Melchiori... I think we will be alright with
Bogo - Clitsome
Postma - Hainsey
Stuart - Melchiori
I would hate to have to trade for a filler defenseman. When healthy, we have such an abundance of defense as is.
I think we'll see Chevy making a new NHL ready D signing very soon if Buff is to miss any time.
Agree, Lynk. I see no way we recall O'Neill, Sol, Chiarot or insert Melchiori into what we're already relying on if we have no Byfuglien. If Byfuglien is out for any length of time, Chevy has to get an NHL body in here.
I'd say Chris Campoli may be a good bet if we don't trade for someone.
Shut him down for the season and tell him to workout and get in better shape, hopefully that helps.
So just shut him down for the season? What if he's good in 2 weeks? What good would that do? Just take it on a week to week basis. No sense in going all out when we don't even know the true problem.
I think we'll see Chevy making a new NHL ready D signing very soon if Buff is to miss any time.
Lots of moving parts here. If Buff truly is day to day he should be back within a couple of weeks I would think In the meantime, either Meech or Enstrom should be available at some point although we really don't know when. Peluso has played D in the past so perhaps so he could fill in if needed. Not ideal, but I can't see Chevy doing anything radical unless both Enstrom and Buff are on the shelf for an extended period.
So just shut him down for the season? What if he's good in 2 weeks? What good would that do? Just take it on a week to week basis. No sense in going all out when we don't even know the true problem.
Doesn't matter how fit you are, if you take an awkward bump you can get injured. Some of the fittest athletes in the world...fighters, boxers, marathoners, triathletes, can twist or fall in the most harmless looking way and be out for weeks. There's some inherent danger in being larger of course, but I don't think we want a skinny Buff out there.
Doesn't matter how fit you are, if you take an awkward bump you can get injured. Some of the fittest athletes in the world...fighters, boxers, marathoners, triathletes, can twist or fall in the most harmless looking way and be out for weeks. There's some inherent danger in being larger of course, but I don't think we want a skinny Buff out there.
In the meantime, either Meech or Enstrom should be available at some point although we really don't know when. Peluso has played D in the past so perhaps so he could fill in if needed. Not ideal, but I can't see Chevy doing anything radical unless both Enstrom and Buff are on the shelf for an extended period.
