lalalalalaFontaine Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Maybe I missed it, but has there been an official word on why Kaleta was absent for Game 7? Hopefully it was because he was actually hurt and not because he said "mean" things to danny boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Broke his hand blocking a shot in second period of Game 6. He denied rumors that he broke his hand punching a wall after the Game 6 loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Broke his hand blocking a shot in second period of Game 6. He denied rumors that he broke his hand punching a wall after the Game 6 loss. Actually he tried to punch the wall but missed. Though the air resistance was strong enough to break his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Actually he tried to punch the wall but missed. Though the air resistance was strong enough to break his hand. :lol: Tried to punch the wall........ Hit the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalalalalaFontaine Posted April 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 i love the guy, but he is as fragile as glass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 I can understand calling Connolly fragile (I don't necessarily condone it, but I can accept it), but I will never call Kaleta fragile. The dude plays balls out physical hockey and is arguably one of the best at what he does. I mean, Avery is pretty irrelevant anymore, we never see anybody out west, Chris Neil... meh. Matt Cooke crosses the line too much. I like what Kaleta brings. Maybe he tries too hard to be physical at times, puts a bruising on himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calti Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 I can understand calling Connolly fragile (I don't necessarily condone it, but I can accept it), but I will never call Kaleta fragile. The dude plays balls out physical hockey and is arguably one of the best at what he does. I mean, Avery is pretty irrelevant anymore, we never see anybody out west, Chris Neil... meh. Matt Cooke crosses the line too much. I like what Kaleta brings. Maybe he tries too hard to be physical at times, puts a bruising on himself. tough and fragile arent mutually exclusive---he does get hurt a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 tough and fragile arent mutually exclusive---he does get hurt a lot I know, but it doesn't bother me. If he gets hurt playing that game, he gets hurt. It's worth it for his significantly higher level of testosterone than the rest of the team. Like some people were saying in other threads, imagine if Vanek played with half the edge that Kaleta plays with? Mike Richards played with an edge all series, and altho I don't condone his dirty hits, you gotta admire the way he plays as a "Superstar." Most coaches don't want their stars playing that way for fear if injury... To be honest even Briere played with a bit of a mean streak, and we don't have to bring up how dominant he was. I know it sounds like I'm doing a lot of Richards/Briere ballwashing lately but for real, those are two Grade A hockey players. Richards is a dirty cheapshotting little punk, but if the league doesn't care, why should we care as fans? The dude gets it done. I would kill for one of our supposed star players to play like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverenough Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 I know, but it doesn't bother me. If he gets hurt playing that game, he gets hurt. It's worth it for his significantly higher level of testosterone than the rest of the team. Like some people were saying in other threads, imagine if Vanek played with half the edge that Kaleta plays with? Mike Richards played with an edge all series, and altho I don't condone his dirty hits, you gotta admire the way he plays as a "Superstar." Most coaches don't want their stars playing that way for fear if injury... To be honest even Briere played with a bit of a mean streak, and we don't have to bring up how dominant he was. I know it sounds like I'm doing a lot of Richards/Briere ballwashing lately but for real, those are two Grade A hockey players. Richards is a dirty cheapshotting little punk, but if the league doesn't care, why should we care as fans? The dude gets it done. I would kill for one of our supposed star players to play like that. Word :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Archer Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hopefully that's the last we'll be seeing of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hopefully that's the last we'll be seeing of him I hope we keep him around, but he is hard to count on and all of these injuries are really taking away from his becoming a better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I hope we keep him around, but he is hard to count on and all of these injuries are really taking away from his becoming a better player. I don't want him back for the very reasons you mention here. I don;t think i tis wise to reserve the roster spot for a guy we can't count on. And how many games have we gone shorthanded because he can't finish? And, as you also mention, his injuries have severely limited whatever development that might have occurred. Great guy, helluva competitor, good for keeping opposing D-men's head on a swivel. But I think this team needs to upgrade his roster spot with someone with more upside and better durability if we want to move forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I don't want him back for the very reasons you mention here. I don;t think i tis wise to reserve the roster spot for a guy we can't count on. And how many games have we gone shorthanded because he can't finish? And, as you also mention, his injuries have severely limited whatever development that might have occurred. Great guy, helluva competitor, good for keeping opposing D-men's head on a swivel. But I think this team needs to upgrade his roster spot with someone with more upside and better durability if we want to move forward. so you think we should trade him? or put him on waivers? or just not resign him next summer? I am just trying to understand the level of "we should let kaleta go". I think you may be right, hes beating himself up and could have developed into a 40pt guy if he hadnt been injured so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 so you think we should trade him? or put him on waivers? or just not resign him next summer? I am just trying to understand the level of "we should let kaleta go". I think you may be right, hes beating himself up and could have developed into a 40pt guy if he hadnt been injured so much. He's not a free agent until next year so there is no sense just walking away from him. But I would have no qualms about trading him. And I would certainly actively look to upgrade his roster spot. If we do manage to upgrade his spot on the roster his salary isn't a prohibitive one to put down in Portland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 He's not a free agent until next year so there is no sense just walking away from him. But I would have no qualms about trading him. And I would certainly actively look to upgrade his roster spot. If we do manage to upgrade his spot on the roster his salary isn't a prohibitive one to put down in Portland. We would have to trade him to the Russian league, imagine how amped up he would be if he ever had to play against us.......... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 We would have to trade him to the Russian league, imagine how amped up he would be if he ever had to play against us.......... :unsure: First shift he'd take a reall good run at Myers, miss and slam into the boards at full tilt, glide off the ice bent over, and wouldn't be seen again for 4-6 weeks. Upper body injury. :w00t: :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 First shift he'd take a reall good run at Myers, miss and slam into the boards at full tilt, glide off the ice bent over, and wouldn't be seen again for 4-6 weeks. Upper body injury. :w00t: :devil: I think I have seen that play before......... :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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