The IR List Grows Longer and So Does Our Despair
Boy, watching your favorite players get hurt…it’s almost like you’re the one in pain…almost. I’m sure they’d tell you that any empathy you feel for them is nothing compared to the piercing agony of a groin pull, a cracked rib, an ACL tear, or a twisted ankle. But still, you feel for them. And you just know that when they need help off the ice, they’re going to be gone for a while.
The latest casualty is Patrick Sharp who was injured in last Saturday’s game against the Stars. Though Sharpie hadn’t been scoring quite as much as when the season started, I think the Hawks are still going to feel his loss nevertheless. Like Duncan Keith, we may not fully appreciate just what he was able to do until he’s not there. Of course, we felt Nikolai Khabibulin’s absence right away. My guess is his departure will be that much more acute once the Hawks are back on the road.
Anyway, following is the latest injury report. Read it and weep:
2/16 LW Patrick Sharp: Left game Saturday night against Dallas in the first period with a lower-body injury. Is expected to miss at least 2-3 weeks.
2/12 G Nikolai Khabibulin: Suffered lower body injury at the end of Feb. 11 win in Atlanta. Khabibulin will not travel with the team this week to Florida.
12/30 D Brent Sopel: Upper-body injury; placed on long-term injured reserve.