Injuries in the NHL happen frequently.
Unfortunately, it’s part of the sport and it can disrupt plans quite quickly.
While all Canadiens fans were eagerly awaiting Patrik Laine’s debut in Montreal, he suffered an injury in the preseason and hopes quickly dissipated.
Fortunately, he did not have to have knee surgery and is expected to return in the coming weeks.
On the other hand, you should not rush your return too much.
He hasn’t played a regular season game in almost a year and we can’t throw him into the mix expecting him to produce.
Georges Laraque also spoke about his imminent return on BPM Sports earlier today.
The former NHL strongman offered to send Laine to Laval for conditioning purposes.
It’s really not a crazy idea.
As Laraque mentions, Carey Price had a short stay in Laval upon his return to play during the 2020-21 season, just like Brendan Gallagher.
It may just be a coincidence, but let’s remember that this is the famous year when CH made it to the Stanley Cup grand final.
Even if it’s more or less popular in the NHL, sending a guy coming back from a serious injury to the AHL should be more common.
It helps to know where the player is in his rehabilitation and is an excellent springboard before returning to l’show.
As we can hear in the column, Maxime Truman does not agree with Georges.
He brings good points too.
Yes, Price was sent to the Rocket, but no, not every star returning from injury makes that detour to the minors.
Sidney Crosby, Nikita Kucherov and many other big stars have never been to the American League and there must be a reason behind all that.
We know that the AHL is a very intense league with several players who want to find a place at the top and it is just as physically dangerous as the NHL, if not more.
We can also wonder if the CH sent Rafaël Harvey-Pinard to Laval in order to buy time before removing someone from the lineup.
This shows that ultimately, it is the vision of the organization that determines whether an NHL player must recondition down below.
In burst
– Indeed.
– To read.
– Rafael Nadal’s career officially ends.
– Totally deserved.
