Havlat out for the season.... again
Has Martin Havlat taken the role of most talented forward to never play a game for the Chicago Blackhawks from Eric Daze?
Often injured forward Martin Havlat will once again miss the bulk of an NHL season for the third consecutive year. Havlat underwent season-ending shoulder surgery yesterday to repair damage that occurred in the Hawks opener against the Minnesota Wild. He missed 22 games following that, then returned and re-injured against the Phoenix Coyotes in late February. In the 35 games he did play this year, Havlat collected 10 goals and 17 assists.
Havlat expects to be ready for training camp next season. So he can be healthy enough to get hurt again? Havlat for the most part is a point a game player. The point is, that he rarely plays. The most games he's ever played was last season when he appeared in 56, and had 57 points (25 goals, 32 assists). Next year is the final year of his three year deal with the Blackhawks.
Quick Shave:
Not so fast Pronger! New video of Anaheim Ducks defenceman's tap dance on Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler surfaced today, and was sent to the NHL for review. He's not out of the woods yet..... but I doubt he will get the premium Simon Package suspension. Had Kesler been injured he probably would have recieved the Bertuzzi special. Expect a handful of games, and little else.
Your friend on ice,
Captain Bosh
Comments
Bosh, I really think that pronger needs to be suspended 20+ games for this. TSN provides a look at the stomp, and it's pretty clear that this is intentional, at least to me.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=232002&hubname=nhl
I know I said I didn't think you could suspend him without proof a few days ago, but this is almost undisputable.
Posted by: jeff | March 15, 2008 01:08 AM
Boy, Havlat getting injured is about as inevitable as daylight savings time, isn't it?
Posted by: Stache | March 15, 2008 11:35 AM
Jeff, I think the only way Pronger would have gotten that many is if Kesler was injured. Since he's ok, the NHL will never sit their golden boy for that long. Bertuzzi was different, because he ended Moore's career. Again not saying it's right, just trying to look through their thinking on this.
bosh
Posted by: Cap | March 15, 2008 07:59 PM