96warrior 11 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Cleary OK after surgery on left knee Dan Cleary's disappointing season can be explained by two small reasons. Cleary underwent surgery Tuesday to repair two tears to his left meniscus. "It was bothering me all year," Cleary said. "I basically couldn't walk the last seven months. I had to brace myself against a wall just to get upstairs, but then when I'd hit the ice, it would be OK, so that's why we didn't do the surgery until now." Cleary, who also had a groin injury and a separated shoulder during the season, had just 34 points in 64 games. "Now I can't wait to start training again," he said. "This is going to be my hardest summer of training, and I'm going to come back stronger than ever next season." Helene St. James 3 55fan, Original-Six and HankthaTank reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Cleary OK after surgery on left knee Dan Cleary's disappointing season can be explained by two small reasons. Cleary underwent surgery Tuesday to repair two tears to his left meniscus. "It was bothering me all year," Cleary said. "I basically couldn't walk the last seven months. I had to brace myself against a wall just to get upstairs, but then when I'd hit the ice, it would be OK, so that's why we didn't do the surgery until now." Cleary, who also had a groin injury and a separated shoulder during the season, had just 34 points in 64 games. "Now I can't wait to start training again," he said. "This is going to be my hardest summer of training, and I'm going to come back stronger than ever next season." Helene St. James Those comments are very encouraging - shows a lot of passion 2 Original-Six and 2guns reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted May 26, 2010 (edited) Go cleary! prove us all wrong and become a 20+goal scorer again Edited May 26, 2010 by mindfly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Hopefully by reading this, the plugs who think Cleary was just tanking altogether can be silenced. Clears is an all out warrior and love that we have him. Looking for a much better campaign in 10-11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Knew something was wrong. People saying he needs to be traded and blah blah blah will be eating crow next season. 5 Osgood the Best, ManLuv4Clears, HankthaTank and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donaldjr2448 43 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 This is not suprising! Just about everyone was injured on the roster this year! Reading that quote from Clears gave me goosebumps!! I can't wait either!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Heaten Report post Posted May 26, 2010 When Cleary makes such bold comments as "This is going to be my hardest summer of training, and I'm going to come back stronger than ever next season.", you better believe he's one determined man, and will be a possessed mofo next season. I expect the entire team to come back more hungry and determined than ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ami 273 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Wow! He has been playing with torn meniscus!! I have had the same surgery about 6 weeks ago after about 3 month since the actual injury happened. I can tell it was not very pleasant 3 month... And he could play!... Wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockey God 9 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 wut a warrior its good to hear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Man, that's brutal. And he was playing through a severely-torn grain during the playoffs last season. This guy is a beast. The words "Cleary" and "lazy" are antonyms. They just don't go together. 1 ManLuv4Clears reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicaldatsyuk 6 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 im hoping cleary can prove me wrong and be a better point-producer next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RusDRW 155 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Cleary has always been one of the best play-off players for us since he came here. Basically, only Hank and Lids were better during the past few seasons. Sometimes I wished we would have 12 Clearies on our roster. I knew something was wrong with him. 1 HankthaTank reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 I'm sure this is why his physical game was lacking compared to usual as well. He just didn't seem like same old Cleary that we all loved. I bet he scores more goals then Hudler next year. 1 ManLuv4Clears reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Cleary has always been one of the best play-off players for us since he came here. Basically, only Hank and Lids were better during the past few seasons. Sometimes I wished we would have 12 Clearies on our roster. I knew something was wrong with him. Amen... That playoff performance he had last year was just ridiculous. Can only get more excited knowing that he in fact wasn't at all healthy and we get a 100% Danny boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Sweet. 1 HankthaTank reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 More this again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusberg 1,256 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 This is exactly what I love about guys like Cleary - they hold themselves accountable. He knew he had a bad season, especially for his salary. To hear him say stuff like this makes me look forward to next season even more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut40 176 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Cleary might just be my favorite Red Wing. That being said, we're praising him for fighting through an injury that lead him to have a terrible season/playoffs, yet we condemn to hell a former player for the same reason...just sayin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Original-Six 254 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 "Now I can't wait to start training again," he said. "This is going to be my hardest summer of training, and I'm going to come back stronger than ever next season." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper84 333 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Hockey players are beasts! Way to go Clears MLB/NBA players get a little dust in their eye and they are out for a month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut40 176 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 Honestly, I'm the only one who sees this thread as slightly hypocritical? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 Honestly, I'm the only one who sees this thread as slightly hypocritical? A simple elaboration would potentially get more acknowledgement... I don't exactly get who you are referring to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph Franks 17 Report post Posted May 28, 2010 I have never seen any NHL team suffer both the amount and caliber of injuries that we went through last year. We had I think twelve total guys go out at some point, and not just 3rd/4th liners either...many of our top players were out for parts of the season. Makes me wonder who else was playing injured...just so we could keep some semblance of a team on the ice all year long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted May 28, 2010 Edmonton had it just as bad as the Wings i think http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=430126 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Edmonton had it just as bad as the Wings i think http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=430126 Yeah, and they ended up 30th in the standings. The Wings didn't. Edited May 28, 2010 by Crymson 1 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites