Kessel, Krejci among injured Bruins

Thanks chad, but fluto has the exact same thing posted below

off topic, will Bitz be playing for Providence in the AHL semifinals?

Ouch. And Krejci still looked impressive out there.
I know this can be pointed to as part of why they may have lost to Carolina, but I'm sure they've got some walking wounded too, which won't be revealed until after their last game.

some tough guys right there, I knew Kessel hurt himself worse than he showed, you could just see it when he went down... had no idea krecji or Kobasew were hurting... playing hockey with 2 broken ribs? thats just nuts... and he was effective too! crazy, good to see the character we have on the team. Maybe one plus we can take out of this is maybe it will keep the two young guns' salaray demands reasonable. sucks they wont be ready for camp

That makes me feel a little better, at least.

So Kessel and Krejci won’t be ready for training camp. Is there any estimate about when they will be ready to play?
In Kessel’s case, for repair a torn rotator cuff and labrum, it’s usually about six months of healing and rehab. That means he’s back in January. That’s tough.

Are any of the defensemen having surgery to repair their utter lack of heart?

Apparently, Recchi had surgery to remove kidney stones the night before Game 7 as well. Maybe Kevin Garnett will regret not giving it a go but these guys never give it a second thought to play. Much to be admired.

Tough blow, but the Bruins are in a good place right now and the future looks extremly bright even if they do not resign kessel. PC has done a great job scouting and building a strong fondation for this team. Although they lost, experience was there and young players are seeing what it takes to get through the playoffs.

//Are any of the defensemen having surgery to repair their utter lack of heart?//

Wow, I'm impressed. That has to be, without a doubt, the most ridiculous, moronic, utterly stupid statement ever written on this blog.

Look, pal, strap on a pair of skates and go out and play two minutes of NHL hockey with some of the injuries these guys suffered and see if you survive.

great post by a true bruins fan there JD. you must have missed the entire season and only watched the carolina series.

Recchi had kidney stones removed between games 6 and 7 of canes series . . .

Recchi had kidney stones removed between games 6 and 7 of canes series . . .

Message to Bruins...take a page from the Hurricanes playbook where the only concern should be making the playoffs next season. Who gives a damn where the Bruins finish the regular season. I care only Kessel and Krejci be ready to play hard next April.

Putting Recchi in the "other Bruins" category is unfair, Fluto. The pain from kidney stones is as bad as it gets; I know some women who have given birth and passed stones, and they said they'd rather give birth—that's how bad the stone pain is. When I get them, I can't stand, I can't sit, I can't like down—there's no comfortable position. All I want to do is get to the hospital ASAP for a needleful of numbing pharmaceuticals.

To jd - You should wait to post until after you've watched at least one game. If you want to complain based on their abilities (or, in the case of Montador, their lack), then go ahead. But to say they lack heart is beyond being an idiot. Tell Aaron Ward he has no heart when he throws anything, including his face, into blocking a shot. Or Hunwick who wanted to play after his spleen was removed but couldn't due to doctor's orders. Or any of the other defensemen. It really sucks when a team loses and they get accused of no heart. If Carolina had lost on a lucky bounce, does that mean Carolina had no heart?

Lack of heart? LOL

//Message to Bruins...take a page from the Hurricanes playbook where the only concern should be making the playoffs next season. Who gives a damn where the Bruins finish the regular season.//

I don't get this. Are you advocating that the Bruins tank games? Don't play to win?

IIRC, nobody on the B's killed himself to win games during the season. It was never a do-or-die scenario. Actually, finishiog on top is a lot less stressful than battling to the end for a playoff spot, as they did the year before.
ng to the wire for a playoff spot.

Um, does this not sound like really a lot of injuries? I mean hell I was looking for the gunshot wound on the list or ruptured testicle! How about a severed head? It sounds like Bruins played round 2 after dancing in a mine field.

The main two, Krecji and Kessel, are both RFA and won't be ready to start the season? hmmmmmm. Stearing GMs away maybe?

To Chris or David or whoever put together this Krejci video... the background noise is waaayy too loud, you can barely hear Krejci speak.

Astounding to read that Krejci was playing injured. He was one of the brightest spots in round two, with his boards play, adept stick work, and complete backchecking. His only miss was that shot in G7 OT!!! He is a brilliant talent and should be signed ASAP for the long term.

krejci "there wasn't a day it didn't bother me this year" ,,, Geezuz, imagine what he will do healthy next year !!!!

These guys are troopers (kidney stones? ouch!), but as noted, I'm sure there are many guys still playing who will have sugery at the end of the season. That's one of the many reasons I love this game... NHL players are nails!

Ineresting thoughts on steering other GM's away. Not sure it's true, but I like to think there is some cloak and dagger going on : )

JD is the one in needs of surgery - a full frontal lobotomy

The bruins lost because of lack of defense. Little did we know how much we would miss Hunwick and Ference. Matidor would have been a scratch and Wideman would have been on the ice a lot less. Wideman great skater little hockey sense. If he shoots another puck over the net from a good shooting position the whole front row i'snt going to be able to see through all the puck marks on glass he's made. Matidor doesn't know the simple play. He's all moves, then he coughs it up or skates backwards into his own end in a 2 to 2 game. No hockey sense. But you can't sit them or scratch them there's no one else. And Zedno great year but terrible series.

so the B'S would've beaten the 'Canes if healthier but in no way do they get past the Penguins playing shoddy defense like they did.... and that includes the play of the 7.5 million dollar man....

POST # 7 could NEVER come from a knowledgeble hockey fan and supporter of the Boston Bruins. To be down 3 - 1 against a top-flight club like Carolina, fight back to even the series only to bow out in OVERTIME and, as it turns out, have several key players play through injuries that would have sidelined them during the regular season are the marks of a team that lacks heart?!? Surely, JD, you can't be serious! You are certainly entitled to your opinion but at least try to have it formed in some sense of reality and merit!

Days-of....

Did you actually watch the series? Chara had _three_ injuries and was still able to manhandle guys nearly his size in Staal and Cole.

And yes, with the Hunwick and Ference back into provide mobility they would have beaten the Penguins. The Penguins have poor defense and little two way prowess in their top two centers. Crosby had 103 points in the regular season and finished with a razor thin +3, Malkin finished the season with 113 points and a reasonable +17. Savard was 88 and +25, Krejci was 73 and +37. Get a clue.

Yesterday I was running my mouth—er, fingers—on this site, claiming Kessel didn't play with enough moxie. I owe him an apology. And while it's true all teams play with injuries this time of year, that doesn't diminish what these guys went through.

I take back what I said on KESSEL. My wrong.
There were times I was disppointed on Krejci's and Kobasew's effort but again I was wrong.
What I an disppointed is the way some of you make fun of their injuries. This only happens in hockey to play through it.
This will force some of our young studs this fall to show what they got.
Get better guys , cheers !

Sick of hearing about the Ference and Hunwick excuse! The better team won period, let's stop making excuses.

Scooter,

Hunwick was third in scoring for B's dmen despite only playing 53 games. and he had higher TOI per game than Hnidy, or Montador he also had the best shooting percentage of any Bruins Dman. Ference was was third in TOI per game and had just _seven_ less hits for the season than Wideman who had 32 more games. So yeah, more scoring ability, more physicality, more mobility, would have made no difference.

//The main two, Krecji and Kessel, are both RFA and won't be ready to start the season? hmmmmmm. Stearing GMs away maybe?//

Again, I admit, I must be easily confused. What are you implying here? That the Bruins are faking these injury reports? These are major surgeries, and the listed convalence times are standard. If I'm a rival GM, I'd certainly make a bid for either one of them if they're unsigned by the deadline, injuries or no injuries. So they'll miss a month or two. So what?

b&gbleeder, just ignore ignoramuses and they go away...

It was very surprising to read about all of the injuries that the Bruins had during the playoffs and certainly explains why they lost during the playoffs. It is really amazing that they were able to continue playing despite the injuries that they had.
They are still a very young team and should have a good season again next year.

"David Krejci and Phil Kessel, two of the Bruins' best young forwards, are slated to undergo surgery this offseason. Both are questionable to be ready for the start of the regular season according to general manager Peter Chiarelli."

How much of this is truth and how much of it is Chiarelli trying to prevent other clubs from giving them offer sheets

Well, Duinne, TrackerJ is saying the exact same thing. If I were a GM, I would be reluctant to throw major contacts at two players coming off injuries. This could keep their market value down so he can have more wiggle room under the cap.

The B's are against the cap. They need to sign these players without having to sacrifice their depth. If they can save an extra million by fudging some injury reports, I'm certain they would try to do it.

Well, leaving aside Krejci's inverveiw where he states the injury he has and that he is having surgery, and of course the fact that Kessel sat out a couple games after he was injured against the Ducks, I suppose someone with a single digit IQ could be confused.

Injuries are no excuse. Every team has injuires or guys playing hurt. We didn't give Montreal the same consideration when they cries injuries.
So what was the deal w/ the rest of the team? Savard wasn't hurt until game 6, the others earlier in the series when they were already playing bad. Bergeron at $4.5M didn't step up. Ward, for a playoff veteran looked horrible.

I agree w/ the Bruins (PC & CJ) in that injuries are no excuses and losing to Carolina is a big disappointment. I give credit to all the players playing hurt w/ the injuires they had, but the team as a whole totally collapsed in this series w/ the exception of game 5.

I thought I heard PC say he was going to treat Krecji & Kessel the same as if they were not injured.
I know if I'm a GM of a team thats well under the cap & rebuilding (Kings for example, Montreal), then I'm gonna make a run at either of those two if they are available. I don't care if they wont be able to play for the first couple of months.

Ferdie,

What you are saying is that a series without your most mobile Dman (who was also third in D scoring this season), your second most mobile D man, your #2 point producer (point per game level) at 65-75%, your #1 goal scorer with 1 working shoulder (no slap shot), your top Dman (both ways) with three injuries (two mobility related), and then your rather small #1 center skating on one leg for two games, your checking line wrecking balls wingers both only needing the traditional dip in boiling oil to compliment the battering they took will have no effect on the play?

As for stepping it up: Bergeron had a higher points per game rate in the playoffs than the regular season, with two lamed wingers. And had a higher faceoff win percentage than in the regular season.

Thomas finished the playoffs with a GAA of 1.85
Lucic 9 points in 10 games (yes that's about 45% higher than his regular season PPG) and led the team in +/-.

You could interprete anyway you want. You can use whatever excuses you want to help justify why the Bruins underachieved in the playoffs.
To sit there and blame it all on injuries is lame & ridiculous. If you couldn't see how the team as a whole played poorly, then there is no debate or arguing.
The Bruins played w/out Ference most of the season & although losing Hunwick (a first year player by the way) hurts, that should not be an excuse for the defense collapse. Other than the slash, Chara didn't look too hurt in game 5.
Bergeron getting a higher pt/gm in the playoffs than regular season isn't say much at all since he didn't produce during the regular season. A real reach. And I hope he's not getting paid $4.5M+ so he can win 50%+ faceoffs.

I thought Thomas had a good playoffs & he gave them a chance to steal one in game 3 and kept them in game 4. But both overtime goals allowed was b/c he couldn't handle rebounds that he should have been able to handle. There was no reason for him not to control that last shot from the side instead of popping it up in the air.

Right Ferdie, Thomas sucks. Who has the best GAA in the playoffs again? And #2 S%?

Right bg, where did I say Thomas sucks? I thought you might be soemone that can comprehend what they read, but I guess not & you just put words into people's mouths.
Thomas doesn't advance b/c he has problems controlling rebounds, so I hope he enjoys his Vezina trophy.
Stats are for losers.