McDavid out "long term"

Well just in time for the McJesus McExpo to have a McInjury. I am quite certain he will have a McSecond_Coming or we will have to go call up McSorry to fill in since I can't think of anything quite as McWorthy of a reference.
 
Unfortunate for him, but maybe we can move on and the media can recognize that there are a few hundred other hockey players still playing hockey in this league
 
Again I have to wonder, how many 18 year olds are truly ready for the speed, size, and skill of the NHL. How many "high profile" rookies like this have been injured, especially in Edmonton? I believe I said the same thing with Hall and Nugent-Hopkins, not all of these kids are ready physically for the NHL, and they shouldn't be rushed into the league because they are the next savior of a franchise. If they are that good at 18, how much better will they be when they are 20 with a few more years of seasoning and building up their bodies in junior or college or whatever?
 
Craig Custance of ESPN said he's got a broken collarbone on Twitter.


MMarch said:
Again I have to wonder, how many 18 year olds are truly ready for the speed, size, and skill of the NHL. How many "high profile" rookies like this have been injured, especially in Edmonton? I believe I said the same thing with Hall and Nugent-Hopkins, not all of these kids are ready physically for the NHL, and they shouldn't be rushed into the league because they are the next savior of a franchise. If they are that good at 18, how much better will they be when they are 20 with a few more years of seasoning and building up their bodies in junior or college or whatever?
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I think if he was 20 and went into the boards like that, he still would've broken his collarbone. Freak accident, and it's not damage to the surrounding tissue so it's not like it will cause long-term problems.
 
After watching this play a couple times it appears Manning grabbed him by the pants causing the fall or is it just me?.....what are peoples thoughts on this?
 
Nichushkin said:
Craig Custance of ESPN said he's got a broken collarbone on Twitter.




I think if he was 20 and went into the boards like that, he still would've broken his collarbone. Freak accident, and it's not damage to the surrounding tissue so it's not like it will cause long-term problems.
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Possibly, or he may be strong enough at that point to not go in so awkwardly and could have avoided the injury. It's not like someone railroaded him from behind where he had no chance to protect himself. Either way, I still believe these kids are not ready physically at that age, just my opinion though.
 
MMarch said:
Again I have to wonder, how many 18 year olds are truly ready for the speed, size, and skill of the NHL. How many "high profile" rookies like this have been injured, especially in Edmonton? I believe I said the same thing with Hall and Nugent-Hopkins, not all of these kids are ready physically for the NHL, and they shouldn't be rushed into the league because they are the next savior of a franchise. If they are that good at 18, how much better will they be when they are 20 with a few more years of seasoning and building up their bodies in junior or college or whatever?
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Couldn't agree more. I also add so what he destroyed the OHL and needed a new challenge, so why not the AHL against competition a year or two removed from juniors themselves or some old pros hanging onto the dream, dominate the AHL then you can talk NHL domination.

The Oilers have so many new pieces each year the old pieces never work together long enough to work properly.
 
McDavid was ok in size. But probably could have been stronger/heavier. RNH was definitely rushed. He had a boy's body in a man's game. The surgery and rehab during the summers prevents a player from getting stronger because they're spending that time just getting back to where they're supposed to be. It wasn't until RNH's 3rd season where he would break 80 games (missed 8 games in 48 game shortened season)

I look at Gilbert Brule too. He was rushed, got a fractured sternum and a broken leg in his rookie year.
 
rangers6 said:
Couldn't agree more. I also add so what he destroyed the OHL and needed a new challenge, so why not the AHL against competition a year or two removed from juniors themselves or some old pros hanging onto the dream, dominate the AHL then you can talk NHL domination.

The Oilers have so many new pieces each year the old pieces never work together long enough to work properly.
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There lies the problem. McDavid cannot be sent down to the AHL.
 
I can't blame a freak accident on being rushed into the game too fast. He may be 18 years old but I think he's proved already that he can not only keep pace to tops in scoring but he can avoid checks and nasty potential hits. Until he breaks his *** during a clean check I think he's more than capable playing at any level.
 
This was a freak accident. It wouldn't matter if he was 18 or 40. He went hard into the boards and would have likely suffered the exact same injury. This kid has already proven he is ready for the big time. He'll come back and dominate. Just sucks for him, his team and the fans. He was only going to get better with every game
 
frankiefives said:
This was a freak accident. It wouldn't matter if he was 18 or 40. He went hard into the boards and would have likely suffered the exact same injury. This kid has already proven he is ready for the big time. He'll come back and dominate. Just sucks for him, his team and the fans. He was only going to get better with every game
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Couldn't have said it better. This had nothing to do with his age. Anyone in that situation ends up with the same injury. All this he was brought up too early is garbage IMO. The kid was 5th in league scoring and only getting better each game. He belonged and still does in the NHL right now. Hope he recovers quickly.
 
Connor McDavid is healing ahead of schedule and may return to the Oilers in mid-to-late January, according to Mark Spector.

McDavid was originally expected to need until March to heal from his broken clavicle, but Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli confirmed the report on Thursday. "He’s been in the pool, been lifting weights. There are no soft tissue injuries, which is important," Chiarelli noted. "When you get a break like that, oftentimes there is accompanying soft tissue injuries. That slows down the recovery." McDavid had five goals and 12 points in 15 games prior to the injury, and had potted a point in 10 of those games including seven straight.
 
The Oilers were already ultra-conservative on his recovery from the start - pencilling a March return originally. Normal recovery is about 8 weeks. From the outset it would've appeared that late January/early February was a target with the 8 weeks + a couple weeks.

No soft tissue damage probably helps the case for an "early" return. And once the collarbone is fully healed, it shouldn't be at risk at breaking again. Under the current management - if it was prudent to hold him out the rest of the year to avoid any chance of recurrence, they would have shelved him for the year. Can't necessarily say that would've been the case in previous years.
 

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