Ben Bishop - off on a stretcher

[Dobber]

This happened - he went down hard on his knee:

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FWIW it doesn't 'have' to be bad news. I slipped and slammed down hard on my leg just like that, bending my knee fully over. After a quick yell and some rolling around I was able to hobble up. The next day my knee actually felt as loose as it hadn't been in 10 years! So have hope...

[Bomm Bastic]

Looked like his skate stuck, and his upper body twisted. Best case a subluxation with no tear of any of the major ligaments.

[plug]

Dude was in some serious pain.

[ptaylorgoon]

He was down for a while in what appeared to be extreme pain. My first thought was he just blew out his knee and he's done for the rest of the season.

[NoWayOut]

He was down for a while in what appeared to be extreme pain. My first thought was he just blew out his knee and he's done for the rest of the season.

You really hope not for him. At this point, mid-May, if he blew out his knee he's likely to miss a huge chunk of next season too.

[JagrBomb]

can't see the bolts winning the series with vas in net

[NoWayOut]

Bryan Burns ‏@BBurnsNHL 21m21 minutes ago Pittsburgh, PA
Cooper on Bishop injury: "He had x-rays done and everything came back negative, so we're hoping for the best." #TBLightning

Bryan Burns ‏@BBurnsNHL 17m17 minutes ago Pittsburgh, PA
More from Cooper on Bishop injury: "He's definitely hurt but there's nothing structurally wrong. That was a big relief." #TBLightning

Some encouraging news for Bishop and Tampa at least.

[Shake]

Correct me as I may be wrong, but X-Rays that they do immediately only show if bones are / aren't broken etc. I assume he goes for an MRI and that will determine if anything is torn in the ligaments right? So far it's encouraging news though!

Bryan Burns ‏@BBurnsNHL 21m21 minutes ago Pittsburgh, PA
Cooper on Bishop injury: "He had x-rays done and everything came back negative, so we're hoping for the best." #TBLightning

Bryan Burns ‏@BBurnsNHL 17m17 minutes ago Pittsburgh, PA
More from Cooper on Bishop injury: "He's definitely hurt but there's nothing structurally wrong. That was a big relief." #TBLightning

Some encouraging news for Bishop and Tampa at least.

[NoWayOut]

I think you are right Shake in that there are some limitations in what an x-ray can show, and I would expect he'll get an MRI as a matter of routine, but if there were major structural damage it would show up even now on x-ray. He could still have strained one or more ligaments but not torn them. I'm no Doctor though.

[Zorro]

Vasilevskiy did just fine in relief, I would be more concerned about Tyler Johnson..

[Eskimo Brother]

Correct me as I may be wrong, but X-Rays that they do immediately only show if bones are / aren't broken etc. I assume he goes for an MRI and that will determine if anything is torn in the ligaments right? So far it's encouraging news though!

Haven't had to deal with the ligaments or anything, but I dislocated my kneecap about 10 years ago now, and had the same kind of rally painful moments (and there is the popping noise as well). My kneecap popped back into place almost immediately, so I didn't really know what had happened, and as far as recovery period etc, I'm hoping that's all it is for Bishop as well. If that were the case it would likely be 6-8 weeks out of action, not enough to be back for the finals, but still better than an ACL.

[Bomm Bastic]

Correct me as I may be wrong, but X-Rays that they do immediately only show if bones are / aren't broken etc. I assume he goes for an MRI and that will determine if anything is torn in the ligaments right? So far it's encouraging news though!

Yes, x-rays are not as high a resolution as CTs or MRIs. Ideally you want and MRI to detect soft tissue injures or tears or micro-fractures...among other things.

[iwinthings]

Vasilevskiy did just fine in relief, I would be more concerned about Tyler Johnson..

Yeah, exactly this. The Lightning can hang on with Vas, but losing Tyler Johnson would be too much I think. But who knows, the Bolts have been plucky all postseason!

[Shake]

WOW - this could be good news afterall!


Joe Smith ‏@TBTimes_JSmith 2m2 minutes ago

BREAKING: #TBLightning @Benbishop30 is considered day to day with lower body injury, Steve Yzerman says.