Trent Hunter Injured
Relax folks, there is no Huntergate – just received word that Islanders forward Trent Hunter is out with a lower leg injury. You would be amazed at how many people stop by the Blog Box asking for information.
Injuries
Weight Out Six Weeks With MCL Sprain!
Just got out of Greg Logan’s chat where he broke some extremely bad new regarding veteran Doug Weight. Weight was injured in last nights game in New Jersey – this marks the third time this season that Weight will miss… Continue Reading
Islanders in Tampa, Deal With Pirates and Canons
No, that is not a misprint. It seems that the Islanders have encountered one of the best festivals in sunny Tampa this weekend. It’s called the Gasparilla festival and it involves pirates, pirate ships, pirate wenches, beer, liquor and all… Continue Reading
Sillinger Done for Season
Well this is unfortunate, yet not completely unexpected news. Center Mike Sillinger, who played in only seven games this season will not be returning to the Islanders for the remainder of the season following a second hip surgery completed today.… Continue Reading
DiPietro Officially Shutdown Remainder of Season
Breaking news here, the Islanders just called a press conference regarding the status of goaltender Rick DiPietro. He has now been shutdown until next season – hopefully giving him ample time to recover and reach 100% by the start of… Continue Reading
MacDonald Injured, Dunham Emergency Backup, Dubie On The Way?
What a crazy night tonight, first it starts with a little news from Greg Logan about DiPietro seeking a second (or is it a third?) opinion on his swelling surgery repaired knee. The discussion shifted about the now real possibility… Continue Reading
Injuries Continue as Panthers Prowl
Thank goodness it’s the very last day of 2008 – it’s not been all bad mind you, I just want to move past all these injuries. In what is now a daily trend, the Islanders have announced several injuries and… Continue Reading
Injury Updates, Ben Walter Recalled
Well, in what is becoming a regular update, we have lots of new injuries and injury updates to talk about. New Injuries Josh Bailey is day to day with an ankle sprain. Hopefully it’s not of the dreaded “high ankle”… Continue Reading
Islanders Look to Rebound in Columbus
You may have noticed that I have fallen silent here since my last post, it’s hard to really do anything when the team is in a funk like this. What’s more, is that you don’t have to look far to… Continue Reading
Bad Luck: The Root Cause of Islanders Injuries
Injuries happen all the time in sports, sometimes they can be attributed to conditioning, others times the playing surface conditions (football is turf, for hockey ice naturally) and still other injuries are just bad luck, accidental or the result of… Continue Reading
60 Minutes, Crosby & CO and FMIV Returns
One great thing about blogging, if you can’t think of a witty title for your post – pick a bunch of your main ideas or points and let it fly! 60 Minutes No, not the TV show – we are… Continue Reading
Neilsen Out 8-12 Weeks!
Just got a press release on the status of Frans Neilsen – he is out 8-12 weeks with “Multiple leg injuries”. This isn’t good, from what I could tell Frans suffered a possible knee injury and a nasty high ankle… Continue Reading