“expected to miss the entire 2023-24 regular season.” Ok. There’s hope for the playoffs. If he returns fir the playoffs the Avs could be loaded, providing the league does nothing about “legal” cap circumvention.
I'll say this, there is some interesting and varying information on this procedure. One hospital website says the following: Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston says "Patients will spend 1-3 days in the hospital, then use crutches for 8 weeks. They can return to stationary biking at 4-6 weeks, swimming and elliptical trainer at 8-12 weeks, and light jogging at 1 year." Light jogging at 1 year?!? I hope this is a very conservative recovery plan!!
Haven't had knee surgery, but can tell you from experience these accelerated recovery timelines, while achievable, are based on the most optimistic of outcomes and to help sell the procedure to a prospective patient. It's likely that the knee will still be recovering from the surgical trauma 12 week out and beyond.
*Edit - that said, Landeskog will receive the best of care and have constant professional attention.
This is a last shot type of surgery. If it works, he’ll be back the following season, though pain tolerance/management and load management will be necessary. But, it doesn’t have a great success rate. We may have seen the last of Mr. Landeskog.
Indirectly, through a couple of friends of friends and when I tore my LCL and they thought initially it was a torn meniscus. My daughter just had ACL surgery and they were preparing for cartilage damage, but she lucked out. With all the major injuries I’ve had, I have priority status with orthopedists and PTs.
Damn! So even if he returns to professional hockey, he will have been out of the NHL for 2 full seasons. In other words, his prospects for continuing his career must be in serious doubts now especially when you consider that he‘s now in his 30s.
Of course, this also makes the Avs a buyer in free agency. Someone like Ryan O‘Reilly is well within reach now.
Liking obviously because AD provided this information so quickly - AD any initial guesses as to what the front office will do moving forward? They haven't been overly aggressive/adventurous in recent years...but did ending of last season perhaps give sufficient reason to reconsider?
Is this type of knee surgery successful in professional athletes? Wasn't this the second type of surgery that Terrell Davis tried to use to gain back his career?
Still only 30% chance he gets put on LTIR ;-)
“expected to miss the entire 2023-24 regular season.” Ok. There’s hope for the playoffs. If he returns fir the playoffs the Avs could be loaded, providing the league does nothing about “legal” cap circumvention.
I'll say this, there is some interesting and varying information on this procedure. One hospital website says the following: Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston says "Patients will spend 1-3 days in the hospital, then use crutches for 8 weeks. They can return to stationary biking at 4-6 weeks, swimming and elliptical trainer at 8-12 weeks, and light jogging at 1 year." Light jogging at 1 year?!? I hope this is a very conservative recovery plan!!
Remember, that's probably the average joe, not a pro athlete. Granted he's been sidelined for a season, but still...
Haven't had knee surgery, but can tell you from experience these accelerated recovery timelines, while achievable, are based on the most optimistic of outcomes and to help sell the procedure to a prospective patient. It's likely that the knee will still be recovering from the surgical trauma 12 week out and beyond.
*Edit - that said, Landeskog will receive the best of care and have constant professional attention.
Sadly, his playing career might be over :( makes you really value the Stanley Cup team last season.
Wow. That’s it. Wow. Free agency here we come!!
Next shoe to drop? Nuke to miss the rest of his Avs career?
This is a last shot type of surgery. If it works, he’ll be back the following season, though pain tolerance/management and load management will be necessary. But, it doesn’t have a great success rate. We may have seen the last of Mr. Landeskog.
Do you have some expertise in this area, Glen?
Indirectly, through a couple of friends of friends and when I tore my LCL and they thought initially it was a torn meniscus. My daughter just had ACL surgery and they were preparing for cartilage damage, but she lucked out. With all the major injuries I’ve had, I have priority status with orthopedists and PTs.
Damn! So even if he returns to professional hockey, he will have been out of the NHL for 2 full seasons. In other words, his prospects for continuing his career must be in serious doubts now especially when you consider that he‘s now in his 30s.
Of course, this also makes the Avs a buyer in free agency. Someone like Ryan O‘Reilly is well within reach now.
Landeskog might come back but he will lose a step or two. Not good news.
Liking obviously because AD provided this information so quickly - AD any initial guesses as to what the front office will do moving forward? They haven't been overly aggressive/adventurous in recent years...but did ending of last season perhaps give sufficient reason to reconsider?
Is this type of knee surgery successful in professional athletes? Wasn't this the second type of surgery that Terrell Davis tried to use to gain back his career?