If Modano's career is over...

[Guest Heaten]

After reading a few articles about Modano, I am not optimistic he'll return. Red Wings are hoping he'll be back by Playoffs... but there goes the regular season to build chemistry.

I'd like Red Wings push for a trade deadline move, maybe package Hudler, Kindl or Miller up and send them off to a non-playoff team trying to dump salary. Is there really any point in hoping he returns, he'll probably be out of shape and may not ever be 100% if his hand is messed up. Wouldn't be more logical to find a replacement so the new player can start building chemistry before playoffs begin?

I don't have anyone in mind. But I would hope for a gritty Cleary type player who can play on any line, in any situation. Or maybe Latendresse from the Wild. But I think it's fair to say that Modano's career is an uncertainty and in best case scenario he comes back by playoffs, will he be in playoff form? Will his hand be an issue? What if he plays one game and decides to call it quits and trade deadline is over?

What do you think?

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

What do I think?

I think you're jumping the gun far too much on an injury that's projected to last 6-12 weeks. That could potentially mean Modo's back before the end of next month, which would give him 3.5 months to establish chemistry with his linemates.

[Guest Heaten]

What do I think?

I think you're jumping the gun far too much on an injury that's projected to last 6-12 weeks. That could potentially mean Modo's back before the end of next month, which would give him 3.5 months to establish chemistry with his linemates.

Sorry, I didn't provide the sources to the OP. But it doesn't look good. I personally think his career is over and I don't think his hand will ever be the same... atleast not without intensive rehabilitation (which won't bring him back before playoffs). I've cut my wrist before on accident and my hand has never been the same since. Still can't move my pinky or grip thing like I use to be able to.

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Edited November 30, 2010 by Heaten

[dropkickshanahans 463]

I wouldn't think with a wrist injury that he'd be out of shape by the time he came back. He'd still be able to skate and condition. I say no to a trade. We're still a deep team and here's to hoping Hudler can at least do some damage on the PP. We've got plenty of gritty players, and if we need to call anyone up then we'll probably see Mursak get some time hopefully.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Sorry, I didn't provide the sources to the OP. But it doesn't look good. I personally think his career is over and I don't think his hand will ever be the same... atleast not without intensive rehabilitation (which won't bring him back before playoffs). I've cut my wrist before on accident and my hand has never been the same since. Still can't move my pinky or grip thing like I use to be able to.

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While I understand these types of injuries can be career threatening, all the credible hockey articles we've read have said 6-12 weeks. This is a CNN article about "Tuesday's Intriguing People." I'm gonna trust mLive, TSN and the other sources that follow it a little closer and not speculate based on a comment Modo was likely just stating in general.

[evilzyme 769]

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said he exchanged text messages with center Mike Modano when the team flight stopped to refuel in Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday night.Modano had surgery Saturday to repair a severed tendon in his right wrist.

"He's not doing good," Babcock said of Modano's mood. "But life's full of things that get you down. You just got to make sure those momentary downspills are just that -- momentary -- and get on with it. "As soon as he gets his head around, he'll be back engaged and training hard physically, so he'll be better when he gets back. "It's going to be a process for him. You're probably looking at a minimum of two months."

This is what scares me, if hes already getting down about this injury we already know the article they wrote about him and his mood with Dallas. When Modano gets into these "its not worth it moods" he'll just not even mentally be ready to come back to the Wings and play efficiently. Hopefully he sees past the light and still cares about his game....

Edited November 30, 2010 by evilzyme

[atodaso 279]

meh

[wings1110 184]

he can do plenty of lower body, he may even get into better shape then he was before since he didnt train this summer. Just trying to be positive

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

I just dug a little deeper and this article released by Freep is much more disturbing than what was initially diagnosed. If this turns out to be true, 2 months will be the minimum.

[Broken 16 381]

I think a lot of you are underestimating what kind of affect an injury like that can have. If his grip is affected, it could change (worsen) every part of his game that deals with handling the puck with his stick. Shooting, stick-handling, passing, sweeping his stick, poke checking, etc, etc...

Not trying to be negative and I do agree this thread is a little premature... but it doesn't really look good.

I just dug a little deeper and this article released by Freep is much more disturbing than what was initially diagnosed. If this is true, 2 months or earlier is out of the question.

That picture seems weird. I would have expected to see his fingers swollen.

This part is kinda encouraging.

"I was really starting to feel good. I was getting a real grasp on the style and system. But now that I know I'm capable of it, I'm encouraged because I know it's just a matter of getting back in shape again. So I feel better about that when I do come back

." Edited November 30, 2010 by Broken 16

[Booster313 138]

As per usual the news likes to make things sound grim... dun dun DUNNNNN.

Give Mikey Mo a chance to heal and see if he can get back, we'll worry about the trade deadline... at the trade deadline.

I know that this is a message board, and we discuss things, it must be boring to just talk about how awesome the Wings have been doing.

[Johnny Law 15]

I played with a guy who had a similar injury and couldn't really play again because he couldn't grip the stick tight enough. Ehh everyone is different only thing you can do is wait and see. I have faith in Kenny if he sees this as a long term problem he'll fix it.

[DMAC 25 18]

After reading a few articles about Modano, I am not optimistic he'll return. Red Wings are hoping he'll be back by Playoffs... but there goes the regular season to build chemistry.

I'd like Red Wings push for a trade deadline move, maybe package Hudler, Kindl or Miller up and send them off to a non-playoff team trying to dump salary. Is there really any point in hoping he returns, he'll probably be out of shape and may not ever be 100% if his hand is messed up. Wouldn't be more logical to find a replacement so the new player can start building chemistry before playoffs begin?

I don't have anyone in mind. But I would hope for a gritty Cleary type player who can play on any line, in any situation. Or maybe Latendresse from the Wild. But I think it's fair to say that Modano's career is an uncertainty and in best case scenario he comes back by playoffs, will he be in playoff form? Will his hand be an issue? What if he plays one game and decides to call it quits and trade deadline is over?

What do you think?

keep kindl and i agree, i dont want to see detroit to get rid of a young dman when we're really gonna need him when lids retires

[Echolalia 2,961]

Hudler plays like he is capable of playing. That's how you replace him.

[ACallToArms 270]

I played with a guy who had a similar injury and couldn't really play again because he couldn't grip the stick tight enough. Ehh everyone is different only thing you can do is wait and see. I have faith in Kenny if he sees this as a long term problem he'll fix it.

Yeah, if you or I had this happen to us, our hockey days would be done. However, Modano has the best doctors at his disposal, who specialize in sports medicine. His chances of getting through this injury and coming back are much greater than the average person.

[Konnan511 1,736]

He's texting, that's good! Takes lots of dexterity to text. #optimism

[Guest mjtm77]

A guy on my junior team last year cut his hand. He is not on the team anymore he can't grip or shoot like he use to... Dosent look good for Modano

[Guest Heaten]

keep kindl and i agree, i dont want to see detroit to get rid of a young dman when we're really gonna need him when lids retires

True. But how about this... Nashville may not be contenders, so maybe we can get Suter off their hands for Hudler/Kindl and picks. Suter would be awesome here, and pair him up with Rafi. Our defense just went from good to the f*&*ing awesome.

Plus we will have the chance to re-sign him, which would make the Lidstrom's retirement sting less.

[truebladearmy 33]

He's texting, that's good! Takes lots of dexterity to text. #optimism

Lol, how true

I hope it isn't a long term injury. Wrist injuries can heal fairly quickly. Even though I had a wrist injury that lasted 8 years :-p But I bet I didn't have the quality of medical care that Modano has

I hate to say it like this, but "At least it's Modano". I know, that sounds evil. I love Modano, but we'd be hurting a lot more if it was Dats, Zett, etc.

When a guy in the bottom 6 goes out, it allows other players to step up their play. So it's not always a bad thing.

Honestly though, I firmly believe that Modano is going to be bigger for us come playoffs, than he will be in the season. I just hope he gets well soon enough to not be rusty going into the playoffs. As the league is teaching us....being 40 and a defense-man, is viable. Chelios, Lidstrom. Being 40 and being a forward, there's a lot of rust.

Being optimistic, maybe Mo will enjoy some rest time, and come back better than ever. Mo v2.0.

Edited December 1, 2010 by truebladearmy

[Guest Crymson]

Modano will be back, and he can use this time to get into better condition. It's not so easy to engage in endurance training when games are exhausting one's body on a regular basis. Modano will now have all of his time to dedicate to training himself up.

In the meantime we've still an excellent team.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Stars fans don't sound exactly sorry that happened to him on HF Boards. Pricks.

[chrisdetroit 189]

A guy on my junior team last year cut his hand. He is not on the team anymore he can't grip or shoot like he use to... Dosent look good for Modano

I knew a guy who knew a guy who had his hand cut off and they sewed it back on. He was a great hockey player and now he has to shoot with the other hand. He really sucks now.

It doesn't look good for Mo. The experts say that it will be AT LEAST 2 months but I think that it will be UPTO 6 years before he can play hockey again...

just sayin....

[VM1138 1,921]

Everything points to this being a bad, bad injury that could take all season to heal. On top of that, he's going to have nerve damage in his hand most likely. Will that affect his play? Yes, but will it affect it enough to hurt his play? Who knows.

My problem is that he's not that effective right now and he's going to be less effective after this injury. Holland basically threatened Modano and told him to stay active around the team and stay involved. It was a really weird statement. "It's going to be harder but he has to do it." It seems like a lot of pressure, a lot of work, and reduced return for a player who was near retirement last summer. He may very well retire at some point halfway through.

That being said, we don't replace him. The team is so stacked, we'll miss the role he was supposed to fill but we're still deep enough to win the Cup.

[Konnan511 1,736]

Don't know if mentioned, but the 1.2 at the trade deadline is like we can get someone who makes a 2+ mil cap hit.

[newfy 695]

I dont get why people say no we dont replace him we're deep enough. If we have the cap space from him to use at the deadline then why the hell wouldn't we? We could use that 1.2 plus Hudler, picks, Kindl or whatever else to get a solid contributor.

Why not arm ourselves for along post season instead of simply saying well we lost our third line center but we dont really need to be that much better to win probably?