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[Travis]

Since the other Patrick Kane injury thread appears to be all jacked up, I guess we'll start a new.

TSN is reporting, via the Chicago Tribune, that Patrick Kane will miss weeks with a 'significant injury'.

It appears the Chicago Blackhawks will have to make do without Patrick Kane for weeks, not days.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Kane suffered a significant injury in Sunday's win over the Calgary Flames and has joined Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell and Dave Bolland on the injury list.

"We've found a way to play without some of our top players," Jonathan Toews told the Tribune on Monday. "Guys like Campbell and Hossa and I guess now we don't have a choice, we'll have to do it without Kane. It's about everyone else stepping up.

Kane appeared to jam his skate into the boards and had to be helped off the ice. The Blackhawks had Monday off so no official update was provided by the team.

"It's tough to see Kane go down," Duncan Keith told the newspaper. "He's a big part of the team, we know that. Those sorts of things happen over and over on different teams, where a top player gets injured and you have to deal with it."

Until this injury, Kane has only missed three games due to injury.

TSN Article

[jollymania]

isn't this what he had when cleary destroyed him a few years ago? This + concussion?

[AtomicPunk]

I think he hurt his core.

[acidroach420]

has it been announced what is actually wrong with him? it sounds like either a broken bone or a high ankle sprain, just judging by how much time he is going to be missing.

[chrisdetroit]

here's the latest

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane will miss up to three weeks with a lower body injury, the team announced Tuesday.


"We're hoping [three weeks is] the maximum," said Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, who wouldn't specify if it's Kane's ankle. "We'll leave it as a lower body. You can speculate where it is. That's the extent of it. He's progressing right now."

[Octopus's Garden]

At least he didn't hurt his beer drinkin' hand. 3 weeks to go ****** it up in Chicago! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Ram]

Sucks for them. Sorry I'm not sorry. Hawks blow.

[ami]

the only reason for not disclosing injury is to keep taxi drivers in Chicago from panicking. If I were a taxi driver and Kane isn't able to drive, I'll take a vacation.

Edited by ami, 07 December 2010 - 02:54 PM.

[hooon]

isn't this what he had when cleary destroyed him a few years ago? This + concussion?

I forget what the injury was specifically, but even after he came back it took him months to return to form. Granted this was a few years ago when he was still new, but after that injury he played like he was scared s***less. Everytime he got the puck on his stick he looked to dish it immediately, never fought for the puck, never battled. We'll see if its different this time when he comes back.

[germanwing]

[Booster313]

I for one wish that Chicago was completely healthy. When they don't make the playoffs or when we beat them, I don't want the Chicago fans to have excuses.

[Broken 16]

I for one wish that Chicago was completely healthy. When they don't make the playoffs or when we beat them, I don't want the Chicago fans to have excuses.

Injuries only matter significantly if your depth sucks. It's never an excuse for anything imo.

[Casey]

Their depth is horrifying.

One uninjured right wing, Kopecky as top-line center, less than a million for any callups. Considering how many AHLers they already have up, this could be backbreaking.

[Konnan511]

Unless they trade away some of their picks and prospects to get forward help, this team will have officially 0% of making the playoffs.

[egroen]

Unless they trade away some of their picks and prospects to get forward help, this team will have officially 0% of making the playoffs.

They have no cap space!

[Booster313]

Injuries only matter significantly if your depth sucks. It's never an excuse for anything imo.

I know but I just dont want to hear it, of course if they don't make the playoffs I guess we could cite last year when we were injury ridden and still managers a mid level playoff birth!

[evilzyme]

[Stolberg]

isn't this what he had when cleary destroyed him a few years ago? This + concussion?

he missed 2 games in 09 because of an ankle injury

[chuklz]

I dont even understand why we care. Blackhawk boards certainly don't lament when The Mule gets a concussion.

[titanium2]

I dont even understand why we care. Blackhawk boards certainly don't lament when The Mule gets a concussion.

LGW tends to have single threads anytime a star player for any team gets injured for a significant period of time.