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Old 08-12-2019, 12:41 PM   #61
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I know the draft isn't till 2021, but he now looses a full year of eligibility. Maybe we don't need to protect him anymore?
First, it's 'loses'.

Second, probably won't change anything. The rules said first or second year pro. Valimaki is still a pro, even if he's injured.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:42 PM   #62
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Crap news, feel bad for the kid.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:43 PM   #63
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Sure, but from a logistical standpoint, the Flames currently have three AHL goalies and only two nets for them. Putting Parsons back in the ECHL would be ill-advised IMO and Gillies cannot go to the E without his consent. Gillies is going to be 26 soon and at a certain point, they're going to have to cut ties, especially if he continuess having bad seasons.
Zagidulin can also go to the ECHL. Gillies is the only prospect who has any NHL experience, if there is an injury.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:44 PM   #64
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Torn ACL recovery is how many months typically?
Any chance he could be back for the trade deadline??
Very unlikely.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:45 PM   #65
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I can't remember: What was his injury last year? I tried googling and got the "lower body injury".
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:45 PM   #66
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Brutal news. Hopefully his recovery goes smoothly.

For a little bit of optimism, apparently ACL surgery has come a long way in the last few decades and a lot of players do make a full recovery.

https://allamericanorthopedic.com/ad...covery-in-nfl/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors...e-13999213.php

Of all positions in all sports, I'd have to imagine an NFL running back would the hardest to recover from an injury like that. So if Adrian Peterson can rush for 2000 yards the season after tearing his ACL, IMO that bodes well.
For comparison, Dany Heatley tore 3 knee ligaments (ACL/MCL/lateral meniscus) among many other injuries on Sept 29. when he crashed his Ferrari and still played 31 games that season (25 pts).

Fingers crossed medical improvements and a 6 week head start get Valimaki on the ice before mid-season.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:49 PM   #67
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I can't remember: What was his injury last year? I tried googling and got the "lower body injury".
IIRC it was a high ankle sprain.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:51 PM   #68
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Recovery will also depend on the type of reconstruction, although his age will be a positive factor. My first ACL tear took 8 months or so to get back into things, my second took nearly 2 years (happened 15 years apart).
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:53 PM   #69
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I’m waiting for the “Valimaki is made of glass “ posts to begin.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:53 PM   #70
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We're seeing this a lot more with young athletes. Kids play hockey year round and are one sport athletes at an early age. Your body can only do so much. Needs rest and different movements from other sports. On top of physical injuries like this you have to avoid mental burnout as well.

When I played WHL in 1990s you never saw this. We had no spring hockey and we all played different spring sports until 14 or 15 before we committed to just hockey. Even then you had most of your spring off after playoffs then didn't start training until mid summer at earliest. June and July were non-hockey months for most players. Now you have 10 year old kids going 10-11 months a year.

We'll see these injuries continuing.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:55 PM   #71
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Well, this sucks. But it gives Kylington a space on the roster to develop and hopefully thrive. So there's that? I would guess Brodie is completely off the trade market now.
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Old 08-12-2019, 12:56 PM   #72
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Well, Kylington is on the team now I am guessing.

last thing we need is a cocky skinny guy on our blue line
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We're seeing this a lot more with young athletes. Kids play hockey year round and are one sport athletes at an early age. Your body can only do so much. Needs rest and different movements from other sports. On top of physical injuries like this you have to avoid mental burnout as well.

When I played WHL in 1990s you never saw this. We had no spring hockey and we all played different spring sports until 14 or 15 before we committed to just hockey. Even then you had most of your spring off after playoffs then didn't start training until mid summer at earliest. June and July were non-hockey months for most players. Now you have 10 year old kids going 10-11 months a year.

We'll see these injuries continuing.
Well all that aside, guys train 10 times harder now than the 90's. Thats probably far more of a contributing factor than playing too much hockey.
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last thing we need is a cocky skinny guy on our blue line
What?
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Old 08-12-2019, 01:00 PM   #75
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What?
He has some weird unexplained hate for Kylington.

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can't wait until he's traded or fades out in the ahl
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Least favourite, without any question: Kylington
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last thing we need is a cocky skinny guy on our blue line
Holy mackerel. You really need to explain this weird hate-on you have for Kylington, it's officially getting weird
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Holy mackerel. You really need to explain this weird hate-on you have for Kylington, it's officially getting weird

Easy explanation: he gets a reaction every time he makes one of these posts, so he keeps making them.
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Fingers and toes crossed he gets a January return, which then makes Brodie expendable for the deadline. That would be the best case scenario here.
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Old 08-12-2019, 01:05 PM   #79
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First, it's 'loses'.

Second, probably won't change anything. The rules said first or second year pro. Valimaki is still a pro, even if he's injured.
Thanks for the loses/looses correction. I hate spelling.

I just checked NHL.com for the expansion rules from the Vegas draft and it says 1st and 2nd year pros are exempt. Maybe this will be a blessing in disguise?

https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/ne...es/c-289403076

“All first- and second-year professionals, as well as all unsigned draft choices, will be exempt from selection (and will not be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).”
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last thing we need is a cocky skinny guy on our blue line


The only thing I don't like about Kylington is how his name is pronounced
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