I know, I just love the logic behind him being "injury prone!!!"
- stashu

I'd call it one big injury. Concussion-->fitness--->high ankle sprain.

Initial injury caused all this. Perhaps they brought him back to early, didn't give him enough time to get back into shape.

Two long term injuries by the age of 24 isn't the least bit concerning?
- sbroads24

No, it's 2 injuries, one a concussion which takes (many times) a serious hit to get, the other to almost the extreme other end of the body.

More of a history (Kane may have one, I know he's missed many games over many seasons) would cause it, but not someone with two.

I'd call it one big injury. Concussion-->fitness--->high ankle sprain.

Initial injury caused all this. Perhaps they brought him back to early, didn't give him enough time to get back into shape.
- Sabresfan-365

I'm hoping this injury will give him time to get his conditioning back to 100%

Two long term injuries by the age of 24 isn't the least bit concerning?
- sbroads24

Considering that this most recent one is really just a fluke accident....no.

I'm hoping this injury will give him time to get his conditioning back to 100%
- chilliard77

I think they should send him to Rochester when he's ready for a conditioning stint. That should help as well.

Considering that this most recent one is really just a fluke accident....no.
- HonkFortheGoose

Fluke accidents tend to happen more often to players that are prone to injury.

Lehner is young so who knows, he might never get hurt again

Fluke accidents tend to happen more often to players that are prone to injury.

Lehner is young so who knows, he might never get hurt again
- sbroads24

So it's his fault that the ice was poopty and he ended up spraining his ankle?

Sorry, but I don't buy that. Does it suck? Sure. But like I've said about a million other times. Most the the players in the league miss some sort of time each year with an injury. If Miller made it 1 year here without missing time for some reason or another, that's about it.

Dom used to miss time as well. Injuries are part of the game. It's a contact sport.

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- SABRES 89

that's a lot of dots

No, it's 2 injuries, one a concussion which takes (many times) a serious hit to get, the other to almost the extreme other end of the body.

More of a history (Kane may have one, I know he's missed many games over many seasons) would cause it, but not someone with two.
- stashu

- homiedclown

Do you have the express written consent of the NFL?

that's a lot of dots
- homiedclown

So is this:

that's a lot of dots
- homiedclown

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So it's his fault that the ice was poopty and he ended up spraining his ankle?

Sorry, but I don't buy that. Does it suck? Sure. But like I've said about a million other times. Most the the players in the league miss some sort of time each year with an injury. If Miller made it 1 year here without missing time for some reason or another, that's about it.

Dom used to miss time as well. Injuries are part of the game. It's a contact sport.
- HonkFortheGoose

Some sort of time, and months are pretty big differences. This is the 2nd year in a row he's had a lengthy injury.

I'm not exactly sure why all of the sudden we let players off the hook for getting hurt and brush them off as all "freak accidents"

I don't remember hearing how Tim Connolly was so unlucky or Ryan Miller.

Some sort of time, and months are pretty big differences. This is the 2nd year in a row he's had a lengthy injury.

I'm not exactly sure why all of the sudden we let players off the hook for getting hurt and brush them off as all "freak accidents"

I don't remember hearing how Tim Connolly was so unlucky or Ryan Miller.
- sbroads24

Maybe this is him ?

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- homiedclown

OUCH !

Some sort of time, and months are pretty big differences. This is the 2nd year in a row he's had a lengthy injury.

I'm not exactly sure why all of the sudden we let players off the hook for getting hurt and brush them off as all "freak accidents"

I don't remember hearing how Tim Connolly was so unlucky or Ryan Miller.
- sbroads24

The problem may be the bolded...it's a fast, hard hitting sport - why are they being criticized for injuries in the first place?

And again, Lehner has had 2 injuries, Connolly and Miller had much longer histories

Some sort of time, and months are pretty big differences. This is the 2nd year in a row he's had a lengthy injury.

I'm not exactly sure why all of the sudden we let players off the hook for getting hurt and brush them off as all "freak accidents"

I don't remember hearing how Tim Connolly was so unlucky or Ryan Miller.
- sbroads24

Then you need to work on your listening skills. Any injury is unlucky really.

We should be concerned about Ullmark then too, being that he's had to have double hip surgery already and is only 22. Yet nobody is "concerned" about his injury history like they are Lehner's.

Then you need to work on your listening skills. Any injury is unlucky really.

We should be concerned about Ullmark then too, being that he's had to have double hip surgery already and is only 22. Yet nobody is "concerned" about his injury history like they are Lehner's.
- HonkFortheGoose

hell this is girgens 3rd stint on the shelf as well

hell this is girgens 3rd stint on the shelf as well
- homiedclown

I get that it sucks when guys are out with injury. I don't like it any more than the rest of the fans of the sport. But it happens. It's a contact sport.

Oh boy.

The problem may be the bolded...it's a fast, hard hitting sport - why are they being criticized for injuries in the first place?

And again, Lehner has had 2 injuries, Connolly and Miller had much longer histories
- stashu

Players who get injured frequently get criticized all the time.

When the Bills were rumored to get Sam Bradford, I remember most people saying they wouldn't want him because he's injury prone. Not that they think he might have another "freak accident"

Some athletes get hurt more than others. It's not all random.

Again, not saying Lehner's career is doomed, but I think it's a legitimate concern

I get that it sucks when guys are out with injury. I don't like it any more than the rest of the fans of the sport. But it happens. It's a contact sport.
- HonkFortheGoose

the connolly factor is what scares me

it's a cap era

I get that it sucks when guys are out with injury. I don't like it any more than the rest of the fans of the sport. But it happens. It's a contact sport.
- HonkFortheGoose

It would prolly not be so concerning if it wasn't an impact type player. Impact players are more prone to get injured than say Weber ? Who is one we hoped would have that luck at times.

Players who get injured frequently get criticized all the time.

When the Bills were rumored to get Sam Bradford, I remember most people saying they wouldn't want him because he's injury prone. Not that they think he might have another "freak accident"

Some athletes get hurt more than others. It's not all random.

Again, not saying Lehner's career is doomed, but I think it's a legitimate concern
- sbroads24

Edmonton should just cut their losses with McDavid now then. Broken hand in Jr last year and now a broken clavicle.

He's injury prone.

Bills and Sabres pull out the wins tonight