Ryan Johnson called up from Rochester

[#freejame]

You can sit in the first row of the 200s for less than $50 with fees. I’ll be doing my best Chet impression tonight for the first time. 
 

wrong thread but who cares 

Edited December 5 by #freejame

[shrader]

31 minutes ago, SHAAAUGHT!!! said:

We don’t need him to score goals; there is plenty of that on the backend.  We need someone to play a strong defensive game and clear the front of the net. Ryan Johnson looked decent before getting sent down, hopefully he brings what this team needs (if he plays)

He scored 9 goals total across his 4 year college career.  Next we'll be demanding he gets a couple shutouts.

[pi2000]

Johnson > Bryson

[inkman]

15 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

Johnson > Bryson

As much as I don’t enjoy Bryson in the lineup, RyJo has a lot to prove. 

[JohnC]

2 hours ago, inkman said:

Dahlin didn’t play the third period on Tuesday 

According to WGR's Paul Hamilton he has been playing with a bad back. Supposedly, he had a back spasm in the game. It wouldn't be surprising if it plagues him throughout the season. 

[Taro T]

5 minutes ago, JohnC said:

According to WGR's Paul Hamilton he has been playing with a bad back. Supposedly, he had a back spasm in the game. It wouldn't be surprising if it plagues him throughout the season. 

It was said on WGR that night, that he left the game because of back spasms and that is the same injury that held him out of training camp/preseason games.  It also would explain why his play was very limited the 1st 3 or so weeks of the season.

And it also could very likely cause him to be very limited for the next 3 or so weeks when he does come back.  We're friggin' cursed.

[JohnC]

Just now, Taro T said:

It was said on WGR that night, that he left the game because of back spasms and that is the same injury that held him out of training camp/preseason games.  It also would explain why his play was very limited the 1st 3 or so weeks of the season.

And it also could very likely cause him to be very limited for the next 3 or so weeks when he does come back.  We're friggin' cursed.

I have had two back operations so I have an inkling what he is going through. In all likelihood, it will take an offseason of focused rehab to get back to normal. As you point out, it has been noticeable for quite some time that there was a physical issue affecting his play. 

[Taro T]

3 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I have had two back operations so I have an inkling what he is going through. In all likelihood, it will take an offseason of focused rehab to get back to normal. As you point out, it has been noticeable for quite some time that there was a physical issue affecting his play. 

Personally expect this issue goes back to the hits he took on the FLA trip right around the ASG that Thompson bowed out of.

But regardless of what hits caused the issue in the 1st place, not sure how much can be fixed in the off-season.  It started this season literally within 5 minutes of being on the ice skating in a non-contact passing drill.

Fearing that we're getting post-back issues Lemieux here.  Can still be truly magical with the puck on a good day, but can't even put on his own skates on a bad day.  (There were games where Lemieux literally had somebody else lace his skates because he couldn't bend over that far to do it himself.)  And he'll end up missing anywhere from 10 - 30 games each year because of them.

Hoping training and rehab methods have improved significantly in the last 30 years, but would be very pleasantly surprised if this isn't an issue going forward.

[shrader]

4 hours ago, Taro T said:

It was said on WGR that night, that he left the game because of back spasms and that is the same injury that held him out of training camp/preseason games.  It also would explain why his play was very limited the 1st 3 or so weeks of the season.

And it also could very likely cause him to be very limited for the next 3 or so weeks when he does come back.  We're friggin' cursed.

It sounds like someone shouldn’t play in the four countries thing. 

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, Taro T said:

It was said on WGR that night, that he left the game because of back spasms and that is the same injury that held him out of training camp/preseason games.  It also would explain why his play was very limited the 1st 3 or so weeks of the season.

And it also could very likely cause him to be very limited for the next 3 or so weeks when he does come back.  We're friggin' cursed.

So you're saying he's going to want a disc surgery that the Sabres won't sign off on then right?

[Cranky old man]

If you lose your best defenseman, then the team gives up maybe two goals on a bad night. These millionaires still have their heads firmly up their keisters. It will be mid-season (if we are lucky) before we hear the pop.

[Night Train]

Maybe he can show Power how to move people out of the crease. 

[pastajoe]

21 minutes ago, Night Train said:

Maybe he can show Power how to move people out of the crease. 

And how to shoot when he’s open. He repeatedly delays shooting from the point and then tries to pass it off.