A "Calamity of Errors" For Two Injured Stars Defensemen
by Brad Gardner on Jan 6, 2011 12:03 AM CST
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PrintPlease click on over to Mike Heika's Dallas Morning News Blog for the full report on this but a quote given to the media by Marc Crawford after the game revealed the following about Matt Niskanen and Karlis Skrastins...
"Apparently they collided heads and then a stick slashed Matt's hand, so he broke his nose, chipped his teeth and cut his hand. And Skrasts doesn't even know he's in Chicago, so we lost both of those guys going into the third.''
That's got to be the most epic warm-up, non-game situation collision in the history of the sport. You'll recall that Mark Fistric suffered a groin injury in practice when he got tangled up with Toby Petersen, so this isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened this year, but this certainly seems stranger.
Mark Fistric was a healthy scratch as will be available on Friday night against the Rangers. Further evaluations will be made as the week progresses but don't be surprised if Maxime Fortunus or Philip Larsen are recalled from Cedar Park to help out with this weekend's games.
If either of these guys must miss extended time, then the two points were bitterly bought tonight. Bumps and bruises (or brutal warm-up skates) are starting to take their toll on this team as the season reaches the halfway mark.
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So...
…Matt Niskanen didn’t know where he was on the ice, and he had no sense of what was going on around him…and he made a terrible mistake as a result?
How unusual.
Get well soon, Skrat. We need you.
You think you know. But you ain't got no idea.
This isnt all on Niskanen.
Skrastins was going just as hard as Niskanen was.
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by Brandon Worley on Jan 6, 2011 3:37 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, maybe so...
…but if I put a gun to your head and demanded that you tell me who you thought was more responsible for the collision…Niskanen or Skrastins…one or the other…
Who would you pick? (And you don’t have the “both” or “neither” options.)
Based upon a well-earned reputation of being klutzy and unaware of his surroundings (and just generally being horribly un-lucky), there’s only one right answer…
You think you know. But you ain't got no idea.
I'm starting to wonder...
Did Matt Niskanen kick your puppy or something? Did he stuff you into a locker when you’re in school or steal your girlfriend?
Help me out here because you are all over Twitter, Heika’s page and here and the theme is the same with you.. It’s all Niskanen’s fault and he’s a horrible person because of it.
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by Art Middleton on Jan 6, 2011 8:35 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I have to kind of agree with Art here....
Skratch was the one skating backwards at full speed. He proabably should have been a little more careful.
Both were just focused on warming up and getting ready for a vital 3rd period. A freak accident is all that it was.
The Stars will have a 3 game win streak within their first 6 games. Mark my words!
by Tsudbury on Jan 6, 2011 8:42 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know how many people pay attention but...
“Collisions” during pre-game and pre-period skates ALWAYS happen. Not to this severity mind you, but they do happen.
I have always maintained the most dangerous part of hockey is the pre-game skate where you have 42 players on ice skating around and shooting pucks all over the place and then during the pre-period warm ups where players are amped and ready to resume action.
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by Art Middleton on Jan 6, 2011 9:26 AM CST up reply actions
As stated elsewhere...
I don’t hate the kid as a person. And I’m sure there are people on Earth who love him dearly. And he quite likely has redeeming qualities as a human being.
My feelings for him as reflected here are simply and only related to what he does for my favorite team on a consistent basis. And in my feeble and amateur judgement, he is out-matched at the NHL level. After three and a half seasons and a spate of healthy scratches, he still makes mistakes that have everyone in the AAC (including his teammates and coaches) wondering what the Hell he was thinking.
Other players with far less NHL experience don’t make the mental/physical blunders that he does, and I have grown QUITE weary of those defenders of his who say “Oh, just give him a little time. He’ll figure it out.” None of his teammates are getting any younger.
Truly, when’s the last time you pumped your fist and yelled “WOO HOO! NICE PLAY, NISKY!”? I can’t think of any…ever. Mostly, it’s a gasp and a groan, and praying that his defensive partner can cover for him or that whoever’s in the net can bail him out with a save.
Don’t misunderstand…As long as he is a Star, I will WANT him to do well. He just…doesn’t.
And you add all that with his seemingly endless on-ice bad luck, and…
Well, I wouldn’t wish physical harm on him. But it doesn’t surprise me one bit that he is likely the principle part of a collision that really hurt himself and a teammate.
You think you know. But you ain't got no idea.
Would you talk to Niskanen like that
to his face, I wonder?
I try to generally (most of the time) only say things around here and on this blog that I would say to a guys face.
by Brad Gardner on Jan 6, 2011 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
Excellent.
Maybe because we have talked to the players face-to-face, I can’t imagine putting in print anything that wouldn’t say to their face.
Remembers all the comments on Twitter that I’ve made about #KeepingBradShirtlessInDallas.
Well, maybe there are a few things I’ve said that I would not say to their faces but not bad things.
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Would it be too soon
if I said that I hate Niskanen??
so,
there HAS to be video of this.
i still cannot even picture how in the hell 2 players collided like that during warm ups between periods.
I thought this only happened at Ice Capades tryouts. Very strange indeed.
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This is entirely off topic, but...
has anyone else noticed the plethora of fake asian girl profiles that have “liked” DBD on facebook?
It’s disturbing.
The Stars will have a 3 game win streak within their first 6 games. Mark my words!
Yeah, I noticed.
Figured they were just spambots or something.
More than likely.
I just found it odd that they would choose to spam DBD. I’m sure there’s other facebook pages out there they would garner much more attention in.
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I think it has something to do
With Worley’s dating life
by Brad Gardner on Jan 6, 2011 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
Not. Funny.
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by Brandon Worley on Jan 6, 2011 12:12 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Have you heard anything new on Richards lately?
http://www.truehockey.com/articles/Stars-and-Richards-Begin-Talks-on-Contract-Extension
Then again I get the feeling that Heika would know these things better, but it was the rumor that felt good, because it didn’t start with “he’s gone”…
As Brad said before… Richards might not want to sign anything before the Stars get new owner…
Still I wouldn’t mind reading things like these, truth or not…
I have no idea about the writings of Strickland. He is new face to me.
Word is that Joe has gotten approval to begin talks with Richards, so that wouldn't surprise me.
But you’re still right on not expecting him to sign a contract until a new owner is in place. Probably what will happen is they will have a deal hammered out, and then the contract will just sit on Joe’s desk until the new owner comes in, and Richards feels good about where the team will be heading.
The Stars will have a 3 game win streak within their first 6 games. Mark my words!
Just blowing smoke
If you ask me.
There will be a lot of things written like that one way or the other as we approach the trade deadline.
I think we just keep our focus on the ice…if they keep winning then we’ll have Richie here into April. Then we’ll see.
by Brad Gardner on Jan 6, 2011 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, you right.
This was just a positive rumor, that’s the difference, heh.
by Henri Muroke on Jan 6, 2011 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
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