Lucic on LTIR after breaking finger

by shabbs on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:19 am

The B's have put Lucic on LTIR after breaking his finger in their last game.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/10/18/sp-bruins-lucic.html

That means he won't be back until Nov. 10th so he won't be in the line-up when we face the Bs' on Oct. 24th.

by **wprager** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:26 am

LTIR? Not just IR? Wow. I saw the little red cross next to his name in the PickupHockey.com pool listing, but it only said D2D. All the more puzzling that Boston traded for two right-wingers when they've got Recchi and Lucic on the left (and is Ryder really a 1st line winger?)

by shabbs on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:34 am

Looks like Lucic will have surgery to fix the issue with his finger... hence the LTIR placement:

http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2009/10/19/bruins_trade_kobasew_put_lucic_on_long_term_ir/

by **SensFan71** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:34 am

hmmm if the LTIR diagnosis is true, huge hole in the Bruin's lineup until he returns, Lucic can do it all, hit, fight, and score.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:32 am

SensFan71 wrote:hmmm if the LTIR diagnosis is true, huge hole in the Bruin's lineup until he returns, Lucic can do it all, hit, fight, and score.

It's looking like perfect timing for our first tilt vs. the B's. Still struggling early, trade Sens killer Kobasew and now Lucic. Hopefully by the time we face them later in the season our team will have gelled and we'll have a much more lethal PP.

by **SensFan71** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:42 am

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
SensFan71 wrote:hmmm if the LTIR diagnosis is true, huge hole in the Bruin's lineup until he returns, Lucic can do it all, hit, fight, and score.

It's looking like perfect timing for our first tilt vs. the B's. Still struggling early, trade Sens killer Kobasew and now Lucic. Hopefully by the time we face them later in the season our team will have gelled and we'll have a much more lethal PP.

definitely agreed on that one, Carkner and Neil will be able to run over that team minus Lucic, and with no Kobasew scoring big goals, this should be Ottawa's game to lose, especially since the B's are in a huge lull right now.

by N4L on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:43 am

Ya I was thinking that too. Im prob gonna go get a couple cheapies and stand at the top so I can drink Sat night. Gonna be a good tilt.

Ottawa should be on top of this division come the begining of Nov.

by spader on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:52 am

N4L wrote:Ya I was thinking that too. Im prob gonna go get a couple cheapies and stand at the top so I can drink Sat night. Gonna be a good tilt.

Ottawa should STILL be on top of this division come the begining of Nov.

fixed

by **SensFan71** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:22 pm

pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

by spader on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:25 pm

SensFan71 wrote:pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

That's a gimmie. I don't see Montreal or Toronto (snicker) coming close to competing this year. Buffalo is a bit of a surprise to me. I watched a game the other day. Connolly (sp?) was nuts. Twice he broke in through 2, then 3 opposing players to get a solid scoring chance. He reminded me a bit of Michalek with his wheels in that game.

by **SensFan71** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:35 pm

Buffalo will go as far as Miller takes them, Connolly is a good player, but the rest of the team is not as deep as the Sens or how deep the Bruins should be. Miller is definitely their wildcard.

by spader on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:37 pm

SensFan71 wrote:Buffalo will go as far as Miller takes them, Connolly is a good player, but the rest of the team is not as deep as the Sens or how deep the Bruins should be. Miller is definitely their wildcard.

Agreed. He's a great goalie and a workhorse. If he goes down, they're in serious trouble. Lalime is a quality backup, but I think his days as a number 1 are behind him.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:38 pm

Bruins lost some nice depth by trading away Kessel and Kobasew. That is a big chunk of offense. Throw in an injured Lucic and Boston should continue to struggle for the month of October.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:40 pm

I'm also really looking forward to seeing Chara try to contain Michalek.

by Vandelay on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:43 pm

spader wrote:
SensFan71 wrote:pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

That's a gimmie. I don't see Montreal or Toronto (snicker) coming close to competing this year. Buffalo is a bit of a surprise to me. I watched a game the other day. Connolly (sp?) was nuts. Twice he broke in through 2, then 3 opposing players to get a solid scoring chance. He reminded me a bit of Michalek with his wheels in that game.

I've always been a Connolly fan. Loads of skill. Easily a point per game guy. He's also up there with Havlat for Mr.Glass candidate. He's one A-train away from ruining his career.

by spader on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:46 pm

Vandelay wrote:
spader wrote:
SensFan71 wrote:pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

That's a gimmie. I don't see Montreal or Toronto (snicker) coming close to competing this year. Buffalo is a bit of a surprise to me. I watched a game the other day. Connolly (sp?) was nuts. Twice he broke in through 2, then 3 opposing players to get a solid scoring chance. He reminded me a bit of Michalek with his wheels in that game.

I've always been a Connolly fan. Loads of skill. Easily a point per game guy. He's also up there with Havlat for Mr.Glass candidate. He's one A-train away from ruining his career.

Fair enough. Bring on the Sabres then. Rest Volchenkov during the practices before hand and lets turn the tide in our favour so that we only have Boston to compete with for the division lead and home ice in the playoffs.

by **SensFan71** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:56 pm

spader wrote:
Vandelay wrote:
spader wrote:
SensFan71 wrote:pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

That's a gimmie. I don't see Montreal or Toronto (snicker) coming close to competing this year. Buffalo is a bit of a surprise to me. I watched a game the other day. Connolly (sp?) was nuts. Twice he broke in through 2, then 3 opposing players to get a solid scoring chance. He reminded me a bit of Michalek with his wheels in that game.

I've always been a Connolly fan. Loads of skill. Easily a point per game guy. He's also up there with Havlat for Mr.Glass candidate. He's one A-train away from ruining his career.

Fair enough. Bring on the Sabres then. Rest Volchenkov during the practices before hand and lets turn the tide in our favour so that we only have Boston to compete with for the division lead and home ice in the playoffs.

Make sure A-Train takes out Derek Roy too while he is at it, maybe then he will stop diving all over the place like he was shot when he gets hit.

by asq2 on Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:58 pm

spader wrote:
SensFan71 wrote:pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

That's a gimmie. I don't see Montreal or Toronto (snicker) coming close to competing this year. Buffalo is a bit of a surprise to me. I watched a game the other day. Connolly (sp?) was nuts. Twice he broke in through 2, then 3 opposing players to get a solid scoring chance. He reminded me a bit of Michalek with his wheels in that game.

Michalek wishes he had Connolly's hands.

Connolly wishes he had almost anyone else's durability, though.

by **wprager** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:45 am

Lucic will be out 4-6 weeks. That's as late as December 1.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nhl/news/story?id=4577153&campaign=rss&source=NHLHeadlines

by **SensFan71** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:09 am

asq2 wrote:
spader wrote:
SensFan71 wrote:pretty confident this year it will be an Ottawa-Buffalo-Boston fight for the top spot (if Boston gets their $hit together) in the division.

That's a gimmie. I don't see Montreal or Toronto (snicker) coming close to competing this year. Buffalo is a bit of a surprise to me. I watched a game the other day. Connolly (sp?) was nuts. Twice he broke in through 2, then 3 opposing players to get a solid scoring chance. He reminded me a bit of Michalek with his wheels in that game.

Michalek wishes he had Connolly's hands.

Connolly wishes he had almost anyone else's durability, though.

the grass is always greener on the other side, shudder

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