Another Injury To Overcome
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Another Injury To Overcome
Nobody has a more difficult job lately than Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren. One of his many duties is giving the updated injury status of his players.
It’s a list keeps expanding and refuses to shrink.
The latest addition was the head injury suffered by Sean Couturier in Saturday’s 6-0 loss to the visiting Boston Bruins.
As most know by now, Couturier was in front of the goal screening goalie Tim Thomas when he was hit in the helmet by teammate Kimmo Timonen’s slap shot.
It occurred with 48.7 seconds left in the first period and he was out for the game.
Holmgren said Couturier was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital.
Before heading to the hospital, he was checked by the Flyers doctors
“Whatever the test they do, his scores were the same as they were in training camp,” Holmgren said after the game. “I think it’s more, what they checking for now, is just damage to the skull and obviously checking him out to see if there’s any internal damage.”
No matter how tough hockey players are, they get shaken by injuries, especially to the head.
“It is very scary getting a puck in the head,” Danny Briere said. “I talked to him a little bit between periods and he didn't feel too bad, but not all that great, either.”
That is understandable.
The Flyers keep saying all the right things about playing with those who are suiting up and not worrying about who isn’t there.
Yet the team has to feel a little snakebit.
Briere and others have suggested that they hoped that the Flyers are now getting the injuries out of the way and be as healthy as possible by the stretch run heading into the postseason.
Chris Pronger is out for the regular season and postseason with a concussion according to the team. Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn are recovering from concussions.
Now a head injury to Couturier.
“We feel bad for those guys, but we have lots of guys in the room that can do the job and until they come back, that's the way we have to go about business,” Briere said.
Right now easier said than done, especially with one key injury after another.
Laviolette and the Flyers said the injuries are no excuse for a lackluster performance like Saturday.
That’s noble that they won’t take the easy way out, but it doesn’t make it any easier to overcome either.
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This comment has been deleted.— younged- Better yet. What does Dean1969's mother and a hockey goalie have in common? They've both had so much rubber between their legs it's not funny! — twpman
- Dean, that's the most nonsensical comment that I've ever read in this forum, and that's saying something.— sklandog
- Dean thanks for assisting in making sure the idiot qoutient is met for the day— mike4912000
- Dean, forget these guys, you're logic is perfect. Couturier is like Lindros because of the head injury, yet unlike Lindros in that Couturier has neither "skill" nor it's widely known synonym "talent". Your remarks are indeed remarkable. If I might expand on your theory, I would hazard comparing Sean to Pat Lafontaine in that they both had head injuries and have French last names. Jerk ps Get well soon Sean.— T. Paine
- Dean, what a stupid comment. The kid was just drafted, he's barely even got hair on his body yet. He is playing just about as well and making as much an impact as JVR is... sadly. He is nothing like Lindros in terms of playing style or talent. He is just not as physical as older guys because he hasn't developed his body yet and gotten his "man strength". I see him more like Jeff Carter Jr.— KingOfPhilly
- I dunno who is dumber - y'all for commenting on Dean's post or him for writing it. He obviously wrote it for some fun to see if y'all would bite on it - and sure enough everyone did. Just focus on the team and the news of the day instead of silliness.— mpkid123
- I'm with you mpkid. On another note, where's JVR?— NFLD Flyer
- and where's Briere? That cold of his should be long gone, no?— halfhonk
