good read. i always love reading articles where guys said they enjoy playing/want to stay in boston. im looking forward to seeing the trademark goal face, hopefully 30+ times
It's concerning to me that he mentions still not being ready, and how he's "hopeful" about camp. The injury happened early last year, and because of that, I'd have expected him to be more than ready once camp kicked off...
good read. i always love reading articles where guys said they enjoy playing/want to stay in boston. im looking forward to seeing the trademark goal face, hopefully 30+ times
Refreshing isn`t it? Those words/phrases were so rarely spoken by anyone only a handful of years ago.
I suspect we will see a hungry Marco coming out of the gates, although he has always been streaky, I see him putting up his usual 25+ goal numbers, bringing speed to the PK, experience to the PP etc...I know he said he wasn`t quiet ready yet, but still 2 months to go before the regular season, so this does not concern me at all.
It`ll be great to see that face he makes after every goal, this guy just gives the vibe that he loves this game.
It's concerning to me that he mentions still not being ready, and how he's "hopeful" about camp. The injury happened early last year, and because of that, I'd have expected him to be more than ready once camp kicked off...
+1
Classic situation unfolding here where aging vet coming off slow-to-heal injury will overextend himself in trying to compensate for loss of two other top offensive players during first two months of season, likely reinjuring himself. Not good.
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"Surgery for a torn meniscus" hell I recovered in 3 weeks from that. No mention of an ACL repair? That took me 10 years!! 90% of today's athletes return to form without reinjury within a year. We'll see.
Classic situation unfolding here where aging vet coming off slow-to-heal injury will overextend himself in trying to compensate for loss of two other top offensive players during first two months of season, likely reinjuring himself. Not good.
Or it could also mean that he and the team is being very cautious and careful with the recovery and not being too eager to start when it's not completely healed (like most people do and as a result, re-injure)
Or it could also mean that he and the team is being very cautious and careful with the recovery and not being too eager to start when it's not completely healed (like most people do and as a result, re-injure)
Agreed, just trying to not be too overly optimistic, keep expectations in check.
This was a fantastic article, I'm really excited to have Sturm back, he brings more to the team than given credit for, I think he's going to be a goal scoring Axe for us this year.
lscii, given your trepidation with sturm's knee, shouldn't you also be worried about the healing of kessel's labrum if you were evaluating the situation with any modicum of a fair and critical eye
or are you pulling off a stealth argumenum ad nauseaum post here
lscii, given your trepidation with sturm's knee, shouldn't you also be worried about the healing of kessel's labrum if you were evaluating the situation with any modicum of a fair and critical eye
or are you pulling off a stealth argumenum ad nauseaum post here
i honestly can't tell
If I felt that Kessel was actually going to be on the team next year, I would be more concerned about his shoulder than I am right now.
Provided he is still here, since he played with it hurt last year and was still able to contribute, I feel less worried than I do about Sturm's knee, especially when you factor in their age differences. It's a lot easier to get over a surgery at 21 than it is at 31. Plus, a knee injury in hockey will certainly impact your game to a greater degree than one to a shoulder. When he returns, Kessel may not be able to shoot the puck as hard until he builds up and regains his strength, but Sturm's knee has the ability to impact his skating and his speed, which he relies on to make plays. Dig?
EDIT: I'm also having reservations about Krejci's hip, which won't be put to rest until I see him skate. That's why I've been overly cautious with how I project this team doing next season. There are far too many question marks at key positions to be confident they'll beat last season's point or win totals..
If I felt that Kessel was actually going to be on the team next year, I would be more concerned about his shoulder than I am right now.
Provided he is still here, since he played with it hurt last year and was still able to contribute, I feel less worried than I do about Sturm's knee, especially when you factor in their age differences. It's a lot easier to get over a surgery at 21 than it is at 31. Plus, a knee injury in hockey will certainly impact your game to a greater degree than one to a shoulder. When he returns, Kessel may not be able to shoot the puck as hard until he builds up and regains his strength, but Sturm's knee has the ability to impact his skating and his speed, which he relies on to make plays. Dig?
EDIT: I'm also having reservations about Krejci's hip, which won't be put to rest until I see him skate. That's why I've been overly cautious with how I project this team doing next season. There are far too many question marks at key positions to be confident they'll beat last season's point or win totals..
If I felt that Kessel was actually going to be on the team next year, I would be more concerned about his shoulder than I am right now.
Provided he is still here, since he played with it hurt last year and was still able to contribute, I feel less worried than I do about Sturm's knee, especially when you factor in their age differences. It's a lot easier to get over a surgery at 21 than it is at 31. Plus, a knee injury in hockey will certainly impact your game to a greater degree than one to a shoulder. When he returns, Kessel may not be able to shoot the puck as hard until he builds up and regains his strength, but Sturm's knee has the ability to impact his skating and his speed, which he relies on to make plays. Dig?
sturm relies more on his speed than kessel does on his shoulder; kessel's shoulder will not be 100% for about a year, just as my doctor sayethed to me about six months ago
playing on a torn labrum isn't all that bad btw, it feels markedly different and your strength goes to pot but it's not the end of the world for a hockey player, the recovery is twenty million times worse in the short term for a much better long term
i suppose you're probably right about it affecting kessel less overall though
Doesn't say much. You could say the same about half the team.
There's a huge difference between not knowing how the young players are going to develop and improve going into next year versus having a clear understanding of how the injured players are going to recover from their surgeries...
There's a huge difference between not knowing how the young players are going to develop and improve going into next year versus having a clear understanding of how the injured players are going to recover from their surgeries...
Two of the top 6 forwards face both of these situations and neither are named Marco.
There are plenty of ?'s to throw around right now. Sturm being on track in his rehab schedule doesn't strike me as a problem. But, then again, I'm not pining for the day Boston trades him away for peanuts so they can be rid of his reasonable contract.
Two of the top 6 forwards face both of these situations and neither are named Marco.
There are plenty of ?'s to throw around right now. Sturm being on track in his rehab schedule doesn't strike me as a problem. But, then again, I'm not pining for the day Boston trades him away for peanuts so they can be rid of his reasonable contract.
I'm confused. How does expressing concern over how an injury will affect a player become "pining for the day Boston trades him away for peanuts"? Clearly you have a lack of objectivity whenever someone brings up Sturm's name. The fact is, he's coming off of a major surgery, and he is a question mark and will be until he's back on the ice actually playing.
I also don't understand how you think I'm only saying I have concerns over just Sturm, when I've already acknowledged I'm very concerned about Krejci and Kessel, and you can throw Hunwick, and Ference in that category too. I've been more than upfront about the sheer number of question marks on this team, and how that may impact their performance next year.
Finally, let me clear this up since you don't seem to be following along very well. Sturm isn't going anywhere because he has a NTC that he hasn't been asked to waive, and wouldn't even if asked. You keep on trying to paint me as wanting Sturm gone, when all I said in the other thread was that given a choice between Sturm or Kessel, my choice would be Kessel. I even said in that other thread that my preference wasn't to move Sturm, it was to move Ryder first, followed by Kobasew. So again, I'm confused as to why you keep perpetuating something that is only unclear in your own mind.
I'm confused. How does expressing concern over how an injury will affect a player become "pining for the day Boston trades him away for peanuts"? Clearly you have a lack of objectivity whenever someone brings up Sturm's name. The fact is, he's coming off of a major surgery, and he is a question mark and will be until he's back on the ice actually playing.
I also don't understand how you think I'm only saying I have concerns over just Sturm, when I've already acknowledged I'm very concerned about Krejci and Kessel, and you can throw Hunwick, and Ference in that category too. I've been more than upfront about the sheer number of question marks on this team, and how that may impact their performance next year.
Finally, let me clear this up since you don't seem to be following along very well. Sturm isn't going anywhere because he has a NTC that he hasn't been asked to waive, and wouldn't even if asked. You keep on trying to paint me as wanting Sturm gone, when all I said in the other thread was that given a choice between Sturm or Kessel, my choice would be Kessel. I even said in that other thread that my preference wasn't to move Sturm, it was to move Ryder first, followed by Kobasew. So again, I'm confused as to why you keep perpetuating something that is only unclear in your own mind.
You want what you want, that's fine.
I don't think the fact that he's recovering well from surgery is a problem right now. You do. We disagree. It happens.
I don't think the fact that he's recovering well from surgery is a problem right now. You do. We disagree. It happens.
I never said it was a problem, I said it was a concern and a question mark on how it impacts him next year. A problem would be him suffering a setback once he's cleared for contact, or him having a noticeable drop in his top end speed. As it stands now, we'll see how it reacts in camp. Hopefully he'll be fine and can contribute in whatever role he's playing for the team next year.
I never said it was a problem, I said it was a concern and a question mark on how it impacts him next year. A problem would be him suffering a setback once he's cleared for contact, or him having a noticeable drop in his top end speed. As it stands now, we'll see how it reacts in camp. Hopefully he'll be fine and can contribute in whatever role he's playing for the team next year.
So now we're worried and concerned about something we don't consider a problem.
