I have a feeling this will be more than 3-4 weeks. If I read it correctly, it’s 3-4 weeks without lifting anything. Then there’s rehab and restrengthening. It seems to me that this might be about a 6 week injury, coming back right after Christmas. I think I’d be ready to LTIR him.
We’re headed to the quarter pole in good shape in the standings. But missing out on some of the playmaking could be an issue. What can we do to replace that? I think for me, this would be a great opportunity to audition some guys. I think I’d do it with the kids, give them a week and let them know ahead of time that we want to see where your game is but you’ll be sent back in a week. Let them know it’s a tryout and others will be looked at too. This is their chance to impress which starts at practice.
For me, I thought we saw some improvement from Ohgren. Shore hasn’t played yet, Ben Jones did and it was unremarkable. Mikey Milne also had a chance which was equally unremarkable (in fact, I really was expecting a guy who was all out hustle in the Shaw mold and didn’t get that). I’d like to see Bankier and maybe Clarke. As I’ve said earlier, the extra N gamechecks are a huge bonus for the kids. It does make a difference.
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