Draper Pulls the ol' Groin

[zombi 43]

TRAVERSE CITY -- Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper pulled his groin early in a scrimmage Saturday during the first day of training camp at Centre I.C.E. Arena.

Draper didn't return after playing a couple of shifts. The club wasn't sure of the extent of the injury but is being cautious.

"Is that two weeks or 10 days or 10 games, I don't know,'' coach Mike Babcock said.

“No matter how hard you trained or how hard you worked over the summer, these first couple of days in camp are always tough on your groins and hip flexors. We want to be smart with that.’’

So much for Drapes cracking the lineup (at least at the beginning of the season).

[redwingfan19 293]

thats too bad.......

[Electrophile 3,554]

Okay, that sucks. I hope it's an isolated incident though, and we don't see a rash of groin injuries all of a sudden. Last season our roster resembled an emergency room more than a hockey team.

I do hope he recovers quickly and can rejoin the team.

[55fan 5,133]

Ah, the old Training Camp Groin Pulling. Every year there are a few. The question is not "if" but "when". They'll get in shape soon enough. No worries.

[Broken 16 381]

Okay, that sucks. I hope it's an isolated incident though, and we don't see a rash of groin injuries all of a sudden. Last season our roster resembled an emergency room more than a hockey team.

I do hope he recovers quickly and can rejoin the team.

Let's not make a mountain out of a mole hill. Groin pulls in training camp are very common.

[hooon 1,089]

Did Lebda shoot a puck into his groin? Oh yeah that's right Lebda's gone...

[under_par_00 45]

Could this be a stunt to get Draper's $1.5 mil off the books for a little while and open up space for Miller and Ritola to battle it out while Drapes sits on the IR?

[Guest CaliWingsNut]

[WizardOfOz30 1,886]

It seems that every year someone ends up injured during training camp. Hopefully he'll have a quick recovery.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Get better Drapes.

[kylee 727]

Did Lebda shoot a puck into his groin? Oh yeah that's right Lebda's gone...

he shot it from the air canada centre.

[titanium2 867]

The first thing that I thought of was that maybe that will make room for the supposedly new and improved Aaron Downey. It'd be great to have him as a reserve forward. But Draper's problem isn't that bad I'm guessing.

EDIT: Or perhaps even better, they'll be able to keep Miller and Ritola.

Edited September 19, 2010 by titanium2

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Reminds me of the good old days with Scotty Bowman where everything was a groin pull.

[kylee 727]

The first thing that I thought of was that maybe that will make room for the supposedly new and improved Aaron Downey. It'd be great to have him as a reserve forward. But Draper's problem isn't that bad I'm guessing.

EDIT: Or perhaps even better, they'll be able to keep Miller and Ritola.

I hope Downey makes the team. We need an enforcer

[titanium2 867]

In terms of health, any idea as to how Zetterberg is doing? Is he at 100%? I feel like a lot of the times he's injured and we don't know it because he just plays through it. It'd be nice if he could officially be at full health.

[SweWings 45]

he shot it from the air canada centre.

His shot is that good? Should've kept him around then...

[55fan 5,133]

His shot is that good? Should've kept him around then...

Not really. He was aiming at Samuelsson.

[Original-Six 254]

Drapes pulled a groin?.....impossible that never happens to Drapes

[eva unit zero 271]

Drapes pulled a groin?.....impossible that never happens to Drapes

He usually pulls Maltby's groin.