LAWings 160 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=26171&navid=nhl:topheads Sweden captain Henrik Zetterberg did not take part in practice Thursday and missed the team picture due to a herniated disk. Zetterberg is day-to-day and could still play against Switzerland on Friday (7:30 a.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN), according to Sweden team doctor Bjorn Waldenberg. "We will [make the] decision [Friday] and see how he feels and how he adjusts to anti-inflammatory treatment and rest," Waldenberg said. Zetterberg, also the captain of the Detroit Red Wings, has missed 13 NHL games this season due to back issues. Zetterberg had a goal and won seven of 16 faceoffs in 18:14 of ice time Wednesday in Sweden’s 4-2 win against the Czech Republic. Lovely... just friggin lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,129 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 No say it ain't so.... Back is toast...he needs to take the entire tourney off in order to heal up enough to come play for who puts his food on the table... 1 unsaddleddonald reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din758 371 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Theres no way he should play against that dumpster fire of a team tomorrow. Really shouldnt be playing at all actually for the remained of the games. Even if it were the Wings season right now Id be saying the same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilmrt 636 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 He should sit out the round robin games, at least. 3 pucktividi, hockey&beer and Nev reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Effin awesome. Ours guys are going to come back from this tourney on one leg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Listening to the interview with Team Sweden's doctor, I'm less worried. Sounds like it's the same thing he's been dealing with every now and then the last couple of weeks. Not good of course, but doesn't seem like anything that's likely to keep him out for very long, if he even misses the game tomorrow. It sucks that both Z and Pav are playing through these injuries but what can you do. I for one would think it's worse if they miss maybe their final chance at Olympic gold. 2 fixxxer and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Well hey, at least we get Steven Weiss back soon.... 2 55fan and trule23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,129 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Worse to miss their final chance at Olympic Gold? Worse than what, missing the rest of the Wings season? Screw the Olympics... Thank GOD for no NHL in 2018!!!! Edited February 13, 2014 by LeftWinger 1 unsaddleddonald reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Just so it's clear, he didn't herniate a new disc of even re-injure the previous one. It's become inflamed and is uncomfortable so he's resting it a bit. That's all. 2 55fan and kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Just so it's clear, he didn't herniate a new disc of even re-injure the previous one. It's become inflamed and is uncomfortable so he's resting it a bit. That's all. Yup. I don't get the sense that anything has really changed, aside from some inflammation. I don't have a whole lot to base this on, but I feel like if the next game were a Wings game, he'd be playing. He probably had a talk with the appropriate people and they all decided he doesn't need to play the next game, maybe even the one after that - basically, rest until the games really matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pucktividi 472 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 He should sit out the round robin games, at least. Agree.They should beat Latvia and Switzerland even without Z Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Keep in mind - most people probably don't know about Z's back issues. Sure, Wings fans and Swedes do, and certainly Swedish Wings fans do. But Average Joe Hockey Fans? Mostly no, I have to think. So, if this is a Sochi-centric story (and it is), you're sort of obligated to mention that he had a herniated disc and the inflammation is stemming from that. Does that make any sense? It sounded clearer in my head. 1 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Keep in mind - most people probably don't know about Z's back issues. Sure, Wings fans and Swedes do, and certainly Swedish Wings fans do. But Average Joe Hockey Fans? Mostly no, I have to think. So, if this is a Sochi-centric story (and it is), you're sort of obligated to mention that he had a herniated disc and the inflammation is stemming from that. Does that make any sense? It sounded clearer in my head. I find that all too often. People come up to me and say something like, "I see you guys lost another guy" and it turns out the national media is just reporting a roster move the Wings made, like actually putting someone on IR to make space although they had been out for days or weeks already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Z really tried hard to be in the lineup for detroit with datsyuk out. You could tell he wasn't fully healthy when playing the last few weeks. I think if Datsyuk was heathy Z would have sat a lot more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest L3T5G0W1NG5 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 If this guy decides to play through this injury, and isn't 100% when it comes to playing for the Red Wings, we should fire him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euro_Twins 4,485 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 If this guy decides to play through this injury, and isn't 100% when it comes to playing for the Red Wings, we should fire him. If we could fire someone Sammy would have been gone long ago lol 2 dirtydangles and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Z really tried hard to be in the lineup for detroit with datsyuk out. You could tell he wasn't fully healthy when playing the last few weeks. I think if Datsyuk was heathy Z would have sat a lot more. Absolutely. He probably also feels that the C on his chest makes him beholden to Be Like Stevie, re: playing through stuff that would render mortal men fully incapacitated. 4 55fan, Z Winged Dangler, TheXym and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 If we could fire someone Sammy would have been gone long ago lol Understatement of the year! Also - babs is thinking this is good for olympics and bad for the wings lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 If this guy decides to play through this injury, and isn't 100% when it comes to playing for the Red Wings, we should fire him. He wasn't 100% leading up to the Olympics either. Z played through it with the Red Wings too, so he should have been fired already I guess. For the record, you never really get to 100% with a back injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,754 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Wow, some of the responses in this thread...unbelievable. His back has been injured all year. It's not like he injured it MORE by playing in the Olympics. If he wasn't playing in Sochi he'd be playing in Detroit, and he'd still be getting injured because the NHL game is more physical. Are you people just dying or a reason to b*tch or what? 6 Uncle Danny, troubadour, 55fan and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Wow, some of the responses in this thread...unbelievable. His back has been injured all year. It's not like he injured it MORE by playing in the Olympics. If he wasn't playing in Sochi he'd be playing in Detroit, and he'd still be getting injured because the NHL game is more physical. Are you people just dying or a reason to b*tch or what? sorry.....I had to =) 2 MidMichSteve and evilmrt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 sorry.....I had to =) Should've saved that for a person it's actually relevant for. Not Kip. 2 Anijuice and Dominator2005 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Should've saved that for a person it's actually relevant for. Not Kip. It was a joke...Kip knows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest L3T5G0W1NG5 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Wow, some of the responses in this thread...unbelievable. His back has been injured all year. It's not like he injured it MORE by playing in the Olympics. If he wasn't playing in Sochi he'd be playing in Detroit, and he'd still be getting injured because the NHL game is more physical. Are you people just dying or a reason to b*tch or what? If you don't think that playing hockey has an affect on his back, I will assume you've never strapped on a pair of skates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din758 371 Report post Posted February 13, 2014 Gary Lawless tweeted that the Swedish media is reporting that he is done for the entire Olympics. Duthie retweeted it, so hopefully Duthie knows how credible this guy is, because I sure as hell never heard of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
