dawings1905 2 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) Anyone else think there is a bit of irony to the timing of Dats injury? If nothing else it is a little odd (timing wise) that Babs brought leino up to practice with our other regulars, the day prior to Dats injury. What do you all think of the possibilty that Dats has been nursing an injury for a while, and Babs was preparing leino to play in the event we won game 2? Just giving Dats some time to rest an ailing injury? Not saying this is true, just saying there are quite a few possibilities out there (including, just the truth being what babs told everyone), and the timing of Leino's activation with the rest of the team adds more intrigue. Just curious to see if anyone else had thought about this. Edited May 22, 2009 by dawings1905 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawings1905 2 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 Dats took a blast in the foot and he was in some pain from looking at his face and reactions on the bench. I think his icetime was cut back after taking that shot. I'm not saying he didn't have a prior nagging injury, but the blast is what caused his day-to-day. This is a great opportunity for Leino. I hope he plays his heart out. I like that kid... he's a stud. (and underrated on the LGWs). P.S, I surprised Dats injury isn't talked about more than it is... Do you remember when he took the blast to his foot?? The reason I ask is because I tried to go back and rewatch everything, but I couldn't find where it happend. The only thing I found was where he took a pretty good hit in the third period coming out of our own zone. I even slowed it down to watch the hit, and it really wasn't that bad of a hit. Dats for the most part got out of the way of the brunt of the hit. The hit I am talking about is the one where the vs. play by play guy said dats was slow to get up and was in pain on the bench (I think his exact words were Pavel had his head down on the bench). Anyway, no biggie....just wondering if you knew when he took the puck off the skate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Motown4013 350 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 I think he was the target of a lot of aggressive BS in the Dirty Ducks series and probably hasnt been 100% since. I would be surprised if he has been hurt. Love ya Pavs...get well soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites