rtkoss 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 I havn't heard a word about him, will he be back for the second round or what? Lilja and Ericsson Now that's a nasty 3rd defensive paring. both are what 6'4 220+? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NvrFrgtRussian5 85 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 I am willing to bet Lils will be out for the duration of the playoffs. As far as I know, he hasn't even been cleared to work out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 He is not going to play any time soon. He might never play again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtkoss 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 He is not going to play any time soon. He might never play again Where did you get this information.. is there an article on this? I hope thats not true All I could find is this. http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/20..._to_keep_r.html Better not be true.. always liked Lilja .. even when people bashed his turnovers a couple years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtkoss 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 That would be the ultimate paring. But, I'm afraid that Lils will be too much out of shape for this series (if he were to come back) Just nasty, It's been a long time since we've been able to have 2 huge guys like that on D. I got a feeling we won't see it this playoffs . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Words can't describe how lucky George Parros is right now. He's actually going to get good sleep in this series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Secret 304 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 I've hated Lilja up until this year. I found his game so drastically improved this year that its made the past become history and I have to say that it would really be great to have him back on the Blueline with Ericsson. I never thought I'd say anything like that but I am. Hope he makes it back ASAP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DetroitWhat 4 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Red Wing Andreas Lilja, who has been out with an injury for several weeks, spent a few minutes on the ice before practice at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. David Guralnick / The Detroit News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Lilja with visor on? No more fighting i take it... now he's all about saftey first i think... hope he will continue to block shots though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny Law 15 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 The brain is a funny thing, he could be 100% fine in a few days or have lasting problems for awhile. Good to see he's working out regardless of what happens this year it would be nice to see him return to playing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 Barring a miracle, he won't be back for this run. Even if he were to come back, he'd more than likely be advised to play the softest brand of hockey imaginable -- i.e. no hitting, no blocking shots, no fighting.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mors 201 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) It really is a shame for both him and the team, he had a solid season Edited April 29, 2009 by Mors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 145 Report post Posted April 29, 2009 That he's been able to skate is great news. As for the bleed, if they're letting him take any physical activity at all, it's stopped and should be most of the way healed-just a matter of the body takking up the excess. It shouldn't limit his play when he comes back- it's similar to what Franzen had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WizardOfOz30 1,886 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 It's good to see him on the ice, regardless of whether he will play or not, at least he's able to start getting back to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 Wow, this place went from a Lilja sucks to an I miss Lilja place quickly. There are too many haters in the Red Wings Nation. I wasn't here when it happened, but where there all kinds of Fischer haters on the bandwagon when he went down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adtthosa 5 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 I just hope he's feeling better, I couldn't imagine getting a headache every couple of hours. Must be horrible. As much as I would love to see him back this year, it's not looking very realistic. Get well soon, Lilly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 That he's been able to skate is great news. As for the bleed, if they're letting him take any physical activity at all, it's stopped and should be most of the way healed-just a matter of the body takking up the excess. It shouldn't limit his play when he comes back- it's similar to what Franzen had. At this point the biggest concern is conditioning. His head may be ready now (I hope it is) but he's got weeks and weeks of conditioning to regain. He hasn't been to the gym since the injury... When you haven't lifted weights in more than a month it's an uphill battle getting back to where you were. These players aren't used to taking a week off of skating, let alone a month! It will likely take him the same amount of time to get back into the shape he was in before as it took him to get out of conditioning. So let's say he's been away from the gym for 5 weeks. The rule of thumb is he'd need another 5 weeks to get that conditioning back. Franzen was lucky because his injury didn't keep him away from the gym this long... at this point Lilja's conditioning is just wrecked. Anyone remember how terrible Cleary looked after he came back from his jaw injury? At least Lilja's been able to maintain a non-liquid diet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 Wow, this place went from a Lilja sucks to an I miss Lilja place quickly. There are too many haters in the Red Wings Nation. I wasn't here when it happened, but where there all kinds of Fischer haters on the bandwagon when he went down? Actually, no one's been riding Lilja this year for the most part. He's the only member of the defense that took a step forward this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 These players aren't used to taking a week off of skating, let alone a month! It will likely take him the same amount of time to get back into the shape he was in before as it took him to get out of conditioning. So let's say he's been away from the gym for 5 weeks. The rule of thumb is he'd need another 5 weeks to get that conditioning back. Franzen was lucky because his injury didn't keep him away from the gym this long... at this point Lilja's conditioning is just wrecked. Anyone remember how terrible Cleary looked after he came back from his jaw injury? At least Lilja's been able to maintain a non-liquid diet If I'm not mistaken, he sustained his concussion on February 27th, meaning he's past two months without any physical activity. He's done for the year, I'm almost certain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-TownWing 0 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 I wasn't here when it happened, but where there all kinds of Fischer haters on the bandwagon when he went down? It's been a while now and I might be remembering this wrong, but I don't think there were HATERS on the Lang-Samuelsson (and formerly Lilja) plateau. But people were starting to question whether he'd live up to his potential. Great to see Lilja's skating at least! I don't expect him back this run, but back at some point would be ideal obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest micah Report post Posted April 30, 2009 Wow, this place went from a Lilja sucks to an I miss Lilja place quickly. There are too many haters in the Red Wings Nation. I wasn't here when it happened, but where there all kinds of Fischer haters on the bandwagon when he went down? This year everybody like Lilja. People were saying he sucked in previous years, when he did suck. Ditto Fischer - though I think Lilja this year was better than Fischer ever was. Fischer was definately made out to be better than he was on this board after he got hurt, but I don't see that with Lilja. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest E_S_A_D Report post Posted April 30, 2009 Words can't describe how lucky George Parros is right now. He's actually going to get good sleep in this series. Your Man Love for Lilja is odd and causes you to have an overbown view of his ability in the physical department. Parros would never be scared of Andreas Lilja, in fact it would not be a fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManLuv4Clears 7 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 Your Man Love for Lilja is odd and causes you to have an overbown view of his ability in the physical department. Parros would never be scared of Andreas Lilja, in fact it would not be a fight. He's just being sarcastic, it's been an ongoing thing for the last year or so. You should check his post histroy, there's some pretty priceless material in there. On topic, good for Lils, I'd really feal horrible for him if his hockey career was ended by a fight like that. Get well #3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 He's just being sarcastic, it's been an ongoing thing for the last year or so. You should check his post histroy, there's some pretty priceless material in there. On topic, good for Lils, I'd really feal horrible for him if his hockey career was ended by a fight like that. Get well #3. I have a bad feeling he won't be back this year, but I sure as hell hope he is! I hope he has a very speedy recovery too... and in response to the earlier post about him wearing a visor, I'm pretty sure that's just an extra precaution, until he is 100% healthy, I'm pretty sure once he is cleared to play, he will ditch the visor again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Fischer was not overrated at all - he was young and improving every single year. Fast skater, huge body, excellent puck control, could play physical, hit hard, took lessons from Kocur and took Hartnell out in one punch in a fight, great passer and had a hard shot. Defensemen, especialy big defensemen, take a long time to develop. Edited April 30, 2009 by egroen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
