How long will it take Ericsson to recover from surgury?

[Headmanthepuck! 0]

Any idea how long it will take Jonathan Ericsson to recover from his appendectomy?

[sputman 1,268]

long enough to keep him out the finals.

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

Just like Lilja last year, he'll be back in the next game...bet on it

[scotvm 0]

not long. from what i understand its become a very simple procedure now days..... small incisions, half hour under the knife, a night in the hospital, and youre done. hope to see him out there saturday!

[Spinner 6]

Just like Lilja last year, he'll be back in the next game...bet on it

Freakin amazing

[Jasper84 333]

The announcers said last night that he will be playing next game.

[hillbillywingsfan 792]

was it juts me or did i hear them say while to game was going on that he would be back next game????

[edicius 3,269]

Yeah, not sure how you guys missed that. Any time Big E got mentioned, it was also mentioned that he'd be back the next game, whether it was against Chicago or Pittsburgh.

But yeah, he'll be back for Game 1.

I'm more curious if Lilja could potentially be back for this series. And more worried that Lids may not be.

[NGKEIB 32]

I heard that Big Rig would be back by Saturday. I'm not sure about Lilja though - and that would be a real dilemma. Who would sit out of Lilja, Lebda and Ericsson? Lebda and Ericsson have both been playing so well...

Reports I've read on Lidström (especially eye-witness accounts of him walking completely normally, without a limp/hunch/etc.) seem to suggest that Babcock might just have been resting him.

I think that Datsyuk should be back by Saturday. Apparently x-rays didn't show any breakages/fractures, so his foot is probably very swollen. I imagine it will have subsided by then, as he was able to skate yesterday.

[RedStormRising 7]

long enough to keep him out the finals.

FAIL.

[nkuehnl 0]

I heard that Big Rig would be back by Saturday. I'm not sure about Lilja though - and that would be a real dilemma. Who would sit out of Lilja, Lebda and Ericsson? Lebda and Ericsson have both been playing so well...

Lebda's been better than people are giving him credit for and the difference between him and Lilja is marginal. That said, even though I've been arguing that Lebda should stay in the line-up for the past 3 series (if Lilja were healthy), I would replace Lebda with Lilja in a heartbeat for Pittsburgh. The Pens have been scoring by crashing the net, something that Lilja would prevent more often than Lebda.

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

Lebda's been better than people are giving him credit for and the difference between him and Lilja is marginal. That said, even though I've been arguing that Lebda should stay in the line-up for the past 3 series (if Lilja were healthy), I would replace Lebda with Lilja in a heartbeat for Pittsburgh. The Pens have been scoring by crashing the net, something that Lilja would prevent more often than Lebda.

EXCELLENT post, i agree 110 percent

[servo 15]

He likely had an endoscopic appy. He'll have tiny incisions on his abdominal wall. He'll be on the ice on Saturday.

[sputman 1,268]

FAIL.

glad to fail in this case, fella!

[servo 15]

Lebda's been better than people are giving him credit for and the difference between him and Lilja is marginal. That said, even though I've been arguing that Lebda should stay in the line-up for the past 3 series (if Lilja were healthy), I would replace Lebda with Lilja in a heartbeat for Pittsburgh. The Pens have been scoring by crashing the net, something that Lilja would prevent more often than Lebda.

If Lilja would have been on the ice last night instead of Lebda, he would have played Kane and not let him score. If we don't punish the man with the puck rushing into our zone we're toast. Malkin, Crosby and Stall can blow by our defenders and put on past Osgood. We need to get Malkin off of his game like last year. Over all we have done a fantastic job against Kane, Towes, Getzlaf (whom I think is as good as Malkin), Perry and Nash.

[Wombat 26]

According to Drew Sharp's article, Ericsson was at the JLA by gametime.

Ericsson had surgery at 3:30 in the afternoon, but still made it to Joe Louis for the 7:30 puck drop.

He'll be back most probably Saturday, but at worst probably Sunday.

Reports I've read on Lidström (especially eye-witness accounts of him walking completely normally, without a limp/hunch/etc.) seem to suggest that Babcock might just have been resting him.

This is the Stanley Cup playoffs. there is absolutely no way that Babcock is resting a perfectly healthy Lidstrom. Every game is important, and you don't take your best player and captain off the ice unless necessary. Less important, but I also don't think you take someone off to rest when he has never missed a playoff game in nearly 230 opportunities.

[VM1138 1,921]

not long. from what i understand its become a very simple procedure now days..... small incisions, half hour under the knife, a night in the hospital, and youre done. hope to see him out there saturday!

According to my mother there is a chance of internal hemmoraging if he plays immediately. He should be recovered by then but it depends on the person, I think.

[Casey 145]

According to Drew Sharp's article, Ericsson was at the JLA by gametime.

He'll be back most probably Saturday, but at worst probably Sunday.

This is the Stanley Cup playoffs. there is absolutely no way that Babcock is resting a perfectly healthy Lidstrom. Every game is important, and you don't take your best player and captain off the ice unless necessary. Less important, but I also don't think you take someone off to rest when he has never missed a playoff game in nearly 230 opportunities.

Considering they're going to pay for the most noninvasive appendectomy in history, Big Rig could play on Saturday. The trick is to go between muscles instead of cutting them- reduces the healing time immensely.

[hokeychik22 17]

didn't lilja have the same thing?? he was only out for a game.

[Konnan511 1,736]

Any idea how long it will take Jonathan Ericsson to recover from his appendectomy?

Every article I read said he'll be in by next game. So....he's healthy now.

[Shaman 713]

According to Drew Sharp's article, Ericsson was at the JLA by gametime.

He'll be back most probably Saturday, but at worst probably Sunday.

This is the Stanley Cup playoffs. there is absolutely no way that Babcock is resting a perfectly healthy Lidstrom. Every game is important, and you don't take your best player and captain off the ice unless necessary. Less important, but I also don't think you take someone off to rest when he has never missed a playoff game in nearly 230 opportunities.

yore right that he wouldn't rest a perfectly healthy Lids, but, I have a feeling that its probably more error on the side of caution in this case, had we lost game 4, i really think lids would have played last night, but, with things pretty much wrapped up, well, better to be 100% for saturday, then 80% for last night.

[catbox_9 1]

I have a hard time believing he'll be ready Saturday. My sister had an endoscopic appendectomy last winter and was pretty out of it for a week to ten days. She's not as physically fit as an NHLer obviously, but she is young (20) and goes to the gym daily so she's not ridiculously unhealthy either.

[Wombat 26]

yore right that he wouldn't rest a perfectly healthy Lids, but, I have a feeling that its probably more error on the side of caution in this case, had we lost game 4, i really think lids would have played last night, but, with things pretty much wrapped up, well, better to be 100% for saturday, then 80% for last night.

That may be, that they kept him out as a precaution last night. But they would not have taken him out from Game 4 just to rest. And Babcock said anyways, if a player is ready to go, they play. I would be very upset at him if he purposely held back a great player that could play and contribute. This is hockey... a weird bounce or two and we're gripping because the Wings are playing Game 7. 3-1 series deficits are solid generally but stranger things have happened in hockey.

[wingfan1991 221]

crazy how they do this surgery like nothing these days and back playing PLAYOFF HOCKEY right away. hopefully he's 100% and smashes people around.

[Zion 93]

Ericsson vs. Malkin

Count on it.