brobin Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Any word on Price or Prust? I don't think it looks good for Price... He definitely pulled something the way he went down. The only team with worse injury luck this year is Minny... Both goalies down and out and having to play the hawks...ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Any word on Price or Prust? I don't think it looks good for Price... He definitely pulled something the way he went down. We've pretty much figured him hurt for a while and this series has been nothing but either the Senators crashing him or our own players crashing him. So often I see him come up from a save and looking like he's wincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Gionta's out for the year (the re-torn bicep there had been speculation on earlier) but Eller skated today. No word yet on the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Price didn't skate today, Robert Mayer (he must have compromising photos of every executive in the organization) has been recalled from the 'Black Aces' and will dress as backup tomorrow if Price is unavailable. Logic would dictate that the better option for backup would be the goalie with better AHL numbers and actual NHL experience but logic and Mayer's playing time rarely go hand-in-hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Well, the "sit Price and play Budaj" crowd have now gotten their wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Prust and White are both confirmed as out tomorrow. They won't say the same about Price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Man they are running out of players. Put in Blunden and Nokelienen for Prust and DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Not sure Price or Budaj makes much difference with so many key players out. I wouldn't be surprised if Price was playing hurt. Pretty sure several players are at this point. Still, would love to win game 5 at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Gionta's out for the year (the re-torn bicep there had been speculation on earlier) but Eller skated today. No word yet on the others. MT talks about Gionta's courage to come back for game 3. I'm sorry, but that is irresponsible on both GIonta and MT's part. You take guys out from a winning lineup with a guy with a torn bicep??? Selfish on GIonta's part and stupid on MT's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 MT talks about Gionta's courage to come back for game 3. I'm sorry, but that is irresponsible on both GIonta and MT's part. You take guys out from a winning lineup with a guy with a torn bicep??? Selfish on GIonta's part and stupid on MT's. The guy he replaced played 3 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Didn't Halpern sit out?? The guy he replaced played 3 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 MT talks about Gionta's courage to come back for game 3. I'm sorry, but that is irresponsible on both GIonta and MT's part. You take guys out from a winning lineup with a guy with a torn bicep??? Selfish on GIonta's part and stupid on MT's. What's more valuable to the Habs? 15 minutes of a Gionta at ~50% or 3 minutes of a healthy Dumont/Blunden? I don't mind him trying to come back as the bicep injury didn't prevent him from playing defensively or making proper reads away from the puck, stuff like that. Given how Dumont played the game before (he was good last night but not in Game 2), that was probably an upgrade despite the injury. Didn't Halpern sit out?? Yeah, but Pacioretty came back as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'll take a healthy Halpern who was great in game 2 over an ineffective Gionta. What's more valuable to the Habs? 15 minutes of a Gionta at ~50% or 3 minutes of a healthy Dumont/Blunden? I don't mind him trying to come back as the bicep injury didn't prevent him from playing defensively or making proper reads away from the puck, stuff like that. Given how Dumont played the game before (he was good last night but not in Game 2), that was probably an upgrade despite the injury. Yeah, but Pacioretty came back as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'm a huge fan of Halpern. Montreal needs to stick with him for more than a year. He's excellent on the draw and has a great hockey sense. Lets not forget, Halpern was the captain of the Captials. The guy knows what he's doing in and out of the dressing. I'm not a huge fan of how therrien runs the show. I know there is injuries. But when your in the playoffs, a guy can't find his mojo bouncing in and out the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Price is done for the series. Michael Bournival has been recalled from the rapidly-dwindling Black Aces group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Count me among the Halpern fans, although - as is true of most past-their-prime veterans - his value is much greater in the playoffs than over the regular season. If we resign him, some of the people currently praising him will be dismissing him as a pointless appendage by midseason. Sitting him out in Game Three was a big mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Count me among the Halpern fans, although - as is true of most past-their-prime veterans - his value is much greater in the playoffs than over the regular season. If we resign him, some of the people currently praising him will be dismissing him as a pointless appendage by midseason. Sitting him out in Game Three was a big mistake. I woudln't resign Halpern - I think long-term there are better options. This year with the injuries, he is the best option. I'd also roll the dice on Bournvil tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 So we know a few more details about some injuries - Price has minor strains on his knee/groin and actually was only supposed to miss a few games; he'd have been ready for Round 2. Pacioretty's upper body injury from Game 1 was a separated shoulder which explains in part some of his struggles. Plekanec has also played through a groin injury for the better part of a month - that probably means he won't be heading for the Worlds (the Czechs apparently are holding out hope he goes anyways). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 More injury news: - Price has a sprained MCL which seems to contradict the early DTD report from the other day. That's more of a 4-6 week type of injury. - White punctured his lung in Game 1. I would assume that's the upper body injury that held him out of Games 4 and 5. - Bouillon has been playing through a broken finger. - Prust (you may have seen this on the main page already as I had linked to it) dislocated a rib in Game 4, that's what held him out of Game 5. He'll also be undergoing an MRI on his shoulder which isn't 100% from earlier in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I think we might of seen prust drop the gloves with Neil in this series if that shouldy wasn't banged up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The Habs have confirmed what we've been speculating - Alexei Emelin will not be available to start next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 today they reported that he has acl mcl reconstructive knee surgery and will be out for 6 months as per tsn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 6 months is precautionary. I suspect an earlier come back than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 6 months is precautionary. I suspect an earlier come back than that. I don't know. Not every hockey player is like Wolverine, euh I mean Max Pac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I don't know. Not every hockey player is like Wolverine, euh I mean Max Pac. Yeh. That kind of injury recovery shouldn't be rushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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