KoZed Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080419...5128/CPSPORTS01 Markov was invited to play for Russia in the WC but he turned down the invitation saying an old knee injury came back and he has a shoulder injury too. Would explain alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080419...5128/CPSPORTS01 Markov was invited to play for Russia in the WC but he turned down the invitation saying an old knee injury came back and he has a shoulder injury too. Would explain alot. Yeah...it explains why he's looked so bad out there. At least there's a good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Yeah, it explains a lot but after the full 82 game schedule and now some playoff games, just about every player in the league is playing hurt in some way. It isn't much of an excuse, after a team gets eliminated half the players will come out and admit they were playing with injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Contrary to NHL myth, injuries ARE an excuse to some degree. It all depends on the nature and severity of the injury. And some players just are better at playing through pain, which there is no point in blaming a player for. What I find slightly reassuring about this is the thought that Markov can't be so easily shut down unless he's injured...because otherwise his performance in this series so far raises disturbing questions about the playoff value of our key, long-term defensive pivot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAKS-AVENUE Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Contrary to NHL myth, injuries ARE an excuse to some degree. It all depends on the nature and severity of the injury. And some players just are better at playing through pain, which there is no point in blaming a player for. What I find slightly reassuring about this is the thought that Markov can't be so easily shut down unless he's injured...because otherwise his performance in this series so far raises disturbing questions about the playoff value of our key, long-term defensive pivot. True, in the 93 cup run Muller was frozen with cortisone for every game with the exact same rib injury Chara has. Savard's had his back frozen since the start of the series. It's a part of every cup run no matter who you are. I doubt Koivu or The Cube are 100%, but it doesn't matter at this time of year. I don't think Markov or the team have been that bad to raise questions about their play-off value. We are simply playing a team that is executing Juliens hard hitting defensive trap very well at the moment. Forget the fact we've beat-up on Boston all year, they figured out how to play against us. Now it's up to us to counter that. I hope they figure it out tonight injured or not, it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Better win tonight to give him 5 days rest., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMPL Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I think we all had a pretty good idea he was hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_glorieux Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 First period pretty much confirms this. He had about four turnovers, a few icings, a shot on Price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smon Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Really bad play tonight. Cherry actually had a point, Chara's got broken ribs but he played much better tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLP Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 guys, don't pull a Sinden here . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan84 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 He is currently playing the worst hockey of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_25th Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Didn't Gainey play with two dislocated shoulders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 if Markov is playing on a bum knee, he's not able to move as fast, to trun as fast and he can't put much weight on a shot. basicly his injury prevents him on playing as good as he can. as for Gainey, he's one in a million so please don't compare. Gainey was a 3rd liner not our pp quarter back and best D-man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMPL Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I can't see how a knee injury could make his passing suck Marky has made many bad passes, some to absolutely no where, especially on the PP. Hope the rest brings him back to 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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