under_par_00 45 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2010020148&navid=sb:preview This article mentions Rafalski will be out another 2-3 weeks. GM Ken Holland said the back spasms that sidelined Howard Thursday are a "day-to-day" issue. But to make room for MacDonald, forward Kris Draper was shifted to the long-term injured list while he recovers from hernia surgery, and defenseman Brian Rafalski was placed on the short-term injured list while he recovers from knee surgery, which is expected to sideline him at least another 2-3 weeks. Justin Abdelkader (ribs) and Jonathan Ericsson (back spasms) also missed Thursday's game and are questionable for Saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 Typical Red Wings. I was hoping he'd be back next week. Seems like our injured guys always take forever to recover. Must be due to older players taking longer to heal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 They originally said 3-4 weeks when he had the surgery, and that was on October 12th. So the "2-3 more weeks" from now would put him at about 4-5 weeks total healing time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett 1,029 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 yeah i expected raffy back first or 2nd week in november miss him tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 They originally said 3-4 weeks when he had the surgery, and that was on October 12th. So the "2-3 more weeks" from now would put him at about 4-5 weeks total healing time. Ehh... They said "at least" 2-3 weeks. Yeesh. But, you know, maybe we'll appreciate him more once he returns. Doubtful, but we shall see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 I just realized that when Draper comes back we'll have a serious backlog of players. With 3 lines playing well and nowhere to move Cleary and Modano, Draper and Hudler would have to sit. Talk about an embarassment of riches if those two guys sit mainly because there's no room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 BTW, what's the news on Ericsson? Shouldn't he have been back by now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky0034 89 Report post Posted October 30, 2010 BTW, what's the news on Ericsson? Shouldn't he have been back by now? he is supposed to be back next week sometime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stolberg Report post Posted October 30, 2010 our team is seriously lacking in USA 1 sputman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted October 31, 2010 BTW, what's the news on Ericsson? Shouldn't he have been back by now? he is supposed to be back next week sometime Pun intended? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted October 31, 2010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted October 31, 2010 Pun intended? How is that a pun, stop being a spasm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted October 31, 2010 Can't help it. But I think it's safe to assume that whenever someone is injured that they'll really be out whatever duration they say and a half. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
