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Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:57 pm
by WaukeeBlues
TEH DUG WAITZ MIYT NOT PLAY TEH HOCKIES ANY MOR!!!!1!1!1!!!1!!!
Dude played 25 games on a completely torn rotator cuff. Nuts.
from NHL.com
nhl.com wrote:There is a strong possibility that New York Islanders captain Doug Weight played his last NHL game on Thursday night.
But if the 39-year-old gets his way, that won't be the case as he prepares to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery on Thursday. Weight, who has appeared in 1,220 NHL games since entering the League with the New York Rangers in 1991, went 1-16-17 in 36 contests this season.
"It's a pretty intrusive surgery," Weight said on Saturday morning at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where his team will host the New Jersey Devils at 7 p.m. ET. "I'm going to approach it with aspirations of still playing hockey. I think I still have the fire in my stomach when I hit the ice. My legs still feel very strong. The rest will be written in the summer. We'll see what happens. I don't know if it's going to be with the Islanders or not. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
"If it was my last game, I have no regrets. I had an unbelievable career as far as enjoying myself and meeting people and playing the greatest game in the world."
Linky!
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:04 pm
by drwoland
LEEEEEERYYYYY
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:37 pm
by ViPeRx007
He'll be back. Roboshoulder + Bakwurdz skaytng = DOMINATION!
FEER TEH BEERD!
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:39 pm
by dmiles2186
He lifted the Cup with a busted shoulder. The guys got stones of a champion.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:57 pm
by fargoblues
Do we have an open position in the organ-eye-zation? If so, this is the kind of guy you want on your side.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:43 am
by theohall
fargoblues wrote:Do we have an open position in the organ-eye-zation? If so, this is the kind of guy you want on your side.
He can take Sydor's job in the booth.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:47 am
by stlbluz
dmiles2186 wrote:He lifted the Cup with a busted shoulder. The guys got stones of a champion.
++
A true leader as well.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:05 am
by STLADOGG
fargoblues wrote:Do we have an open position in the organ-eye-zation? If so, this is the kind of guy you want on your side.
Yeah no doubt Good luck Doug.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:06 pm
by philco_3
Is it the same shoulder that he tore off last time?
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:14 pm
by ViPeRx007
philco_3 wrote:Is it the same shoulder that he tore off last time?
DUG WAITZ doesn't tear muscles, he sheds them in favor of new, stronger ones.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:39 pm
by glen a richter
Thankfully this should, in no way, impact his ability to skate backwards.
Re: Weight undergoes season ending surgery
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:29 pm
by #1ELPBluzFan
Doug was a skilled player, true competitor and tough as nails! IF he's not able to come back next year - he will truly be missed!