Mark Stone - lacerated spleen

[Axeman33]

Another year, another Mark Stone LTIR report before the trade deadline. Vegas doing Chicago things again. I have never had a ruptured spleen, and I am sure it's unpleasant, but anyone laying bets on when he will be healed?

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/...72270455238811

Sounds like #VGK Mark Stone is dealing with a lacerated spleen. Timeline is tough to pin down with an injury of that nature, but it’s obviously a significant one.

https://twitter.com/AlexOlney/status...80534714601785

Can you explain?

February 14, 2022 - LTIR
February 21, 2023 - LTIR
February 22, 2024 - LTIR

Mark Stone is so unlucky!

[hockeyrobot]

Yuuuuuup that was my immediate thought too.

[dejeanneret]

I mean, if the report of a ruptured spleen is accurate (and I have to believe it is), that's a potentially life threatening injury. He'd be wise to take it slow with this one. And with a 3-12 week typical recovery time line, I'd be hard pressed to complain if he waited until the longer end of that range to come back to a physically grueling sport at the highest level.

[2014olympicgold]

Game 83 he's 100% healthy.

[rataylor22]

Game 83 he's 100% healthy.

Game 83 he's healthy enough to play, with a Stanley Cup on the line, vs. game 82 with nothing on the line, but in neither instance will he be 100% healthy.

Really smart people weirdly struggle with this concept.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Not to make light of what is clearly a scary injury, but I drafted Stone and Eichel in my one year league season and remember thinking "all I want is for both not to be out at the same time". So close.....

[2014olympicgold]

Game 83 he's healthy enough to play, with a Stanley Cup on the line, vs. game 82 with nothing on the line, but in neither instance will he be 100% healthy.

Really smart people weirdly struggle with this concept.

I hope you know it's tongue in cheek comments like I made.

Like 80% of the league isn't 100% healthy after game 2 of the year. If he's just healthy enough to play for game 75, why would you not sit him out for the next 7 games? I 100% get the concept. And it's a lacerated spleen, not an injury that they've put off surgery for until the times right (like Matt Murray and the Leafs).

[lobo1969]

Not to make light of what is clearly a scary injury, but I drafted Stone and Eichel in my one year league season and remember thinking "all I want is for both not to be out at the same time". So close.....

I did the exact same thing... you'd think I'd learnt my lessen by now.

[everfeb]

Not to make light of what is clearly a scary injury, but I drafted Stone and Eichel in my one year league season and remember thinking "all I want is for both not to be out at the same time". So close.....

I'll let you guys know when I DON'T put Eichel on my team at the start of the season. Guaranteed he will play 82 games at 1.33 points per game.

[Pengwin7]

Lacerated spleen is two of the most unsettling injury words I've ever read.
Yuck. Sounds terrible.
I have absolutely no experience or take on what this injury entails.

Best wishes to Stone.

[The Comish]

First player I heard with this injury was Peter Forsberg. Damn serious injury. Of course it's Mark Stone. He and Kris Letang can one up each other at a future NHL alumni golf tournament with the variety of serious injuries/illnesses they suffered during their NHL careers.

[Dr.Brad]

Lacerated spleen. Almost regardless of its severity, the risk is that he gets hit again (yeah, 100% right?) before it’s fully healed. The team docs won’t//shouldn’t let him play until May. I’ve cared for several of these - one was a collegiate hockey player.

On the other hand, Charles Barkley ignored his doctors’ advice and was back playing basketball in a week. Different sport, but still….

[hockeyrobot]

And there you have it.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...ontact-jersey/

[rataylor22]

And there you have it.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...ontact-jersey/

BREAKING: Injury heals at the medically accepted timeline. More at 11.

[PenguinHunter]

Awesome!!! I am so excited that Mark Stone is going to be back in time for playoffs!!

#Repeat!!