NHL- Rare injury costs Blues Johnson the season

[Two or less]

What a bizarre story. St. Louis Blues star defensman who they were hoping would have a great season got hurt playing golf and now will miss the season.

Blues D Johnson out with torn knee ligaments

 

ST. LOUIS (AP)?Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, tore two ligaments in his right knee during a recent golf outing and is expected to miss the entire season but recover fully.

 

?In our business you get a few curveballs,? team president John Davidson said Tuesday night before St. Louis played Dallas in a preseason game. ?This is a pretty good curveball.?

 

Johnson, 20, was injured during a team golf outing on Sept. 16 when his right foot got caught between the accelerator and the brake of his golf cart. The Blues had to wait for swelling in the knee to go down before a diagnosis could be made.

 

Two surgeons determined that Johnson tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in the knee that will require an operation to fix.

 

Davidson said the swelling in Johnson?s knee must subside before surgery will take place. Davidson said Johnson isn?t expected to play this season, but would have a ?100 percent? recovery.

 

Last season as a rookie, Johnson played in 69 games and recorded 33 points on five goals and 28 assists. He is considered the centerpiece of the team?s youth movement.

 

?To say Erik is distraught would be using a kind word,? Davidson said. ?He feels responsible, but we told him we?re still with him. He?s still going to be a big part of our team.?

 

Link- http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Assu...p&type=lgns

[carpandean]

I thought teams had stipulations in players' contracts that they avoid dangerous activities. What was he doing driving that golf cart? People have ... well, at least on person has ... died that way!! Ok, it was from a heart attack, but still ...

 

 

 

In all seriousness, that really sucks for him and the Blues.

[Hawerchuk]

They should have had cheffur's (sp?) drive those carts for those rich athletes. Golf cart riding is a dangerous sport!!

[That Aud Smell]

that's turrible ...

 

two theories, which are not mutually exclusive:

 

(i) the kid hadn't golfed much before (not with a cart anyway)

 

(ii) he was hammered

[Hawerchuk]

that's turrible ...

 

two theories, which are not mutually exclusive:

 

(i) the kid hadn't golfed much before (not with a cart anyway)

 

(ii) he was hammered

 

I'll go with choice II. :w00t:

[theesir]

Now the team can refuse to pay him because he didn't report physically ready for camp. Wait, no team would do something that shallow....

[rsb1094]

Now the team can refuse to pay him because he didn't report physically ready for camp. Wait, no team would do something that shallow....

 

"Just win baby" -Al Davis

[Taro T]

Now the team can refuse to pay him because he didn't report physically ready for camp. Wait, no team would do something that shallow....

Actually they can't, as it was a "team golf outing."

[wjag]

I thought teams had stipulations in players' contracts that they avoid dangerous activities. What was he doing driving that golf cart? People have ... well, at least on person has ... died that way!! Ok, it was from a heart attack, but still ...

In all seriousness, that really sucks for him and the Blues.

I'll take a more empathetic tone.. Glad I didn't draft him last night.... :unsure:

[wjag]

Actually they can't, as it was a "team golf outing."

Perfect, workman's comp...

[jimiVbaby]

Almost as crazy as a Staph Infection during the playoffs. Welcome to Buffalo, St. Louis.

[evil_otto]

that's turrible ...

 

two theories, which are not mutually exclusive:

 

(i) the kid hadn't golfed much before (not with a cart anyway)

 

(ii) he was hammered

Ha, first thing I thought of when I read how he got the injury!

[Taro T]

Ha, first thing I thought of when I read how he got the injury!

Quite likely, but doubtful anyone involved will ever admit to that, especially considering he's 20.

[shrader]

Quite likely, but doubtful anyone involved will ever admit to that, especially considering he's 20.

 

Sure there was some alcohol involved, but there's more to it than that. I've seen a rumor floating around in Minnesota that he was playing some sort of polo-type game with the cart. It was a group of people being idiots, but Johnson is the one that has to pay for it.

[evil_otto]

Sure there was some alcohol involved, but there's more to it than that. I've seen a rumor floating around in Minnesota that he was playing some sort of polo-type game with the cart. It was a group of people being idiots, but Johnson is the one that has to pay for it.

I imagine it went something like this:

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[spndnchz]

Quite likely, but doubtful anyone involved will ever admit to that, especially considering he's 20.

If he was in Missouri he can drink. As long as the alcohol was given to him by his parent or guardian. Thanks Dad.

[Taro T]

If he was in Missouri he can drink. As long as the alcohol was given to him by his parent or guardian. Thanks Dad.

Well, you know, when the drinking age 1st went up in NY, it was not illegal to drink while under 19 (and then 21). It was only illegal to either sell or give alcohol to a minor. So the standard response to "where did you get that beer" was "we found it on the side of the road." (That or "we bought it in Canada." You had to be careful w/ that one to make sure everyone in the group was at least 19/18 depending on which border you were near.) Cheesy, but it kept you from getting a ride home in a squad car.