isnt kronwall back soon?

[Phazon 24]

Kronwall is skating right? When is he back? Right now he is crucial as wings are fighting for a playoffs spot.

[CopenhagenWing 38]

Read somewhere (MLive?) last week that Kronwall had suffered a setback with his injury.

[Guest mindfly]

He just had 2 easy skates since dec 20th he will start pushing it harder next week, back in 2-3weeks i'd say...

[Phazon 24]

Read somewhere (MLive?) last week that Kronwall had suffered a setback with his injury.

I read two days ago in swedish media that he feels better again.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

Last I heard was that Kronwall hasn't skated hard since December 20th.

Edited January 17, 2010 by Howard He Do It?!

[CenterIce 83]

Last I heard was that Kronwall hasn't skated hard since December 20th.

http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62576

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

2-3 weeks is a big freaking setback.

He should have been back already based on early reports as recently as a few weeks back.

He's our best offensive defenseman too.

[Guest mindfly]

2-3 weeks is a big freaking setback.

He should have been back already based on early reports as recently as a few weeks back.

He's our best offensive defenseman too.

I would say best overall defenseman too, he picked it up in his own zone alot compared to last season..

[Yzermania 156]

yah he was playing fantastic. Last I saw, I remember him saying he had another shot I believe and he hadn't felt that good in a while.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

Kronwall has not skated since Dec. 20, so he still is not close to returning.

MLive

[GMRwings1983 8,804]

Who needs Kronwall when we have LeBeech out there on defense filling his spot?

[Yzerman191 37]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I suppose. No way was Kronwall our best defenseman of the season; Lidstrom and Stuart were both easily better. You could definitely make the case that Kronwall was better than Rafalski before his absence, and it's no question that he's outplayed the others.

[Konnan511 1,736]

A visit to a nerve specialist this afternoon left the Detroit Red Wings with the same information delivered by every other doctor defenseman Niklas Kronwall has seen: Everything is normal, and no one can quite figure out why Kronwall hasn’t recovered yet from a sprained left MCL suffered Nov. 21.

“Everyone is frustrated because we’re used to doing tests and having answers,†general manager Ken Holland said today, “and this is a case where we’re doing tests, and everything keeps showing up normal. And yet Niklas can do certain drills, but when he does other things, it hurts him, and he can’t do them. All the tests, all the scans, show everything is normal. Today, the specialist did conduction tests with Kronwall, and everything was normal. So the only conclusion we can make is that we need to give it more time.†- FreeP

[hooon 1,089]

A visit to a nerve specialist this afternoon left the Detroit Red Wings with the same information delivered by every other doctor defenseman Niklas Kronwall has seen: Everything is normal, and no one can quite figure out why Kronwall hasn’t recovered yet from a sprained left MCL suffered Nov. 21.

“Everyone is frustrated because we’re used to doing tests and having answers,†general manager Ken Holland said today, “and this is a case where we’re doing tests, and everything keeps showing up normal. And yet Niklas can do certain drills, but when he does other things, it hurts him, and he can’t do them. All the tests, all the scans, show everything is normal. Today, the specialist did conduction tests with Kronwall, and everything was normal. So the only conclusion we can make is that we need to give it more time.†- FreeP

I take it he is definitely not playing in the Olympics? That break is going to be so crucial for us.

[datterberg1340 626]

hope he can can return sooner rather than later, of course; he's missed 27 games now and we sorely need him to solidify the D, Meech and Lebda simply cannot do it; when he does come back I'd like to see pairings like this:

Lidstrom Rafalski

Kronwall Stuart

Ericsson Janik

Lebda

(even though I know Babcock will continue to play Lebda over Janik for no apparent good reason)

[dat's sick 1,002]

I think he'll be back pretty soon. Last I read about him he was feeling better and was hoping to start pushing it more during next week and hopefully be back playing shortly after that. So 2 weeks I'd say at most.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I suppose. No way was Kronwall our best defenseman of the season; Lidstrom and Stuart were both easily better. You could definitely make the case that Kronwall was better than Rafalski before his absence, and it's no question that he's outplayed the others.

Offensively he was easily our best d-man. Defensively he was probably 3rd behind Stuart and Lids.

Edited January 18, 2010 by dat's sick

[Zetts 236]

I take it he is definitely not playing in the Olympics? That break is going to be so crucial for us.

My impression certainly isn't that it would be definite that he wouldn't play. He should be back by then.

Of course, he also should have been back a couple of weeks ago.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I suppose. No way was Kronwall our best defenseman of the season; Lidstrom and Stuart were both easily better. You could definitely make the case that Kronwall was better than Rafalski before his absence, and it's no question that he's outplayed the others.

Easily better? No way. He had 5 goals, 3 on the powerplay. 13 points and a +3 in only 21 games. And when he was around our breakout game was stronger as was the powerplay. Plus, he and Stuart were really starting to jell the way they had in the playoffs prior to his injury. Franzen has been the biggest missing piece, but Kronwall would provide alot of offence from the back end that we're missing. (I mean come on Lidstrom+Rafalski have attributed for the same amount of goals and have played in the majority of the games.)

Edited January 18, 2010 by Detroit # 1 Fan

[Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA]

Easily better? No way. He had 5 goals, 3 on the powerplay. 13 points and a +3 in only 21 games. And when he was around our breakout game was stronger as was the powerplay. Plus, he and Stuart were really starting to jell the way they had in the playoffs prior to his injury. Franzen has been the biggest missing piece, but Kronwall would provide alot of offence from the back end that we're missing. (I mean come on Lidstrom+Rafalski have attributed for the same amount of goals and have played in the majority of the games.)

I would go so far to say that at many times of the early season Kronwall was our most valuable player overall.

[ben_usmc 253]

so what's our teams man games lost compared to the rest of the league?

[Phazon 24]

I take it he is definitely not playing in the Olympics? That break is going to be so crucial for us.

Sweden needs kronwall for olympics. We're already without franzen, and to be without kronwall would be impossible to win gold.

[Guest mindfly]

Kronwall will play the olympics both he and his agent said that.

[dirtydangles 1,328]

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/players/playe...niklas-kronwall

hes feeling better and skated thursday.

[NorCalGrl 9]

From an Aftonbladet article published on the 15th:

(Google translated from Swedish to English, so it's a little rough; however, the last sentence sounds promising)

"Good news tonight - Olympics will not be in danger: "It feels much better"

NEW YORK. Niklas Kronwall is back on the ice.

And now he begins to get its bad knee.

- I'm still not quite where I want to be, but it felt a lot better than last time I skated. After this weekend, I hope to get started in earnest, "said Olympic hill to Sportbladet.

Actually, it was supposed to Niklas Kronwall already would have made a comeback in the Detroit Red Wings-shirt.

But when he last week conducted its first ispass since Montreal Busen Georges Laraque dismantled him with an ugly bentackling in mid-November, hit 29-year-old stockholm author of a setback.

Not good, but better

The more he took, the more evil it was injured knee - and finally he get off the ice.

- Damn frustrating. I want to get started now, "he said then.

After further rehab training, thorough medical examinations and a cortisone-syringe was time for another attempt on the ice yesterday.

- And now, it was better, saying "Kronner".

- It's still not quite where I want it to be, but it felt a lot better than last time.

Strangely, no one understands why it kronwallska knee is still acting up.

- No, the ultrasound, I did the other day showed that everything is as it should. Ligaments have healed and no nerves are damaged. It is a bit strange, "he says.

Full speed ahead for weekend

- But we are still waiting for the steroid syringe I got last week to operate fully. When it does, I think I may start to run at full speed again.

OS-start should not be in danger?

- No, I think I can begin to take in the full after the weekend. Then it should not take more than a week before I can play the game again. "

[Kwame_Kilpatrick 0]

i think he is important, ever since i saw kronwall in his first game for detroit he had a spark that i enjoyed. i think we dont have any d right now with the spark, its just a nice energy that players bring, nice creativity, and we are missing that from the d without kronwall