Dallas Stars' Adam Burish Out 4-6 Weeks With Broken Hand

by Brad Gardner on Nov 16, 2011 3:02 PM CST in Dallas Stars News

The injury woes for the Dallas Stars continue to mount. On the heels of Alex Goligoski suffering a broken thumb that will keep him out for at least a month and perhaps more, Coach Glen Gulutzan announced today that Adam Burish has a broken hand and will also miss 4-6 weeks, taking both players out of the lineup potentially all the way through Christmas.

Burish suffered the broken hand from a Brenden Morrow shot. Krys Barch also suffered an injury last night and left the game early with a twisted ankle. He is day to day and will be reevaluated before Friday when the team goes to Colorado.

The team was set to get Steve Ott back from injury on Friday, and with both he and Burish in the lineup their depth at forward would have been re-solidified, particularly in the faceoff circle and penalty killing areas. Now Burish goes down and Ott's return feels more like a necessity than a bonus.

A call-up could be imminent, though much depends on Krys Barch's ankle. If he is able to go, Ott would presumably slide back into the top six, the third line remains the same with Fiddler/Dvorak/Nystrom, and Gulutzan continues to choose from Petersen, Barch, Dowell and Wandell. If Barch cannot go then they would sit right at 12 healthy forwards with a stretch of 7 games in 11 days coming up...

In that case we could see Tomas Vincour, Francis Wathier or Colton Sceviour being called up from the Texas Stars to supplement depth at forward during that busy stretch.

Adam Burish injuries seem to coincide frequently with poor stretches of play for the entire team and their record without him in the lineup was frighteningly bad. We documented that curiosity (probably a coincidence) last year here and many other times. Stars fans hope that particular quirk does not continue this season. 4-6 weeks is a long time.

It was said a hundred times this off-season: This team was partially re-built through free agency to avoid the kind of struggles it had last year when injury woes hit, as they always do. They now have the chance to back up that sentiment with the arrival of this first serious injury wave, and a three game losing streak to escape to boot.

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by Josh Lile on Nov 16, 2011 3:10 PM CST reply actions

You should #OccupyFrisco

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by Brad Gardner on Nov 16, 2011 3:13 PM CST up reply actions

I'd rather occupy some place where the feces and trash I leave on the ground won't be as noticeable.

I don’t want to get thrown out or anything.

by Josh Lile on Nov 16, 2011 3:23 PM CST up reply actions

You could occupy Detroit then I guess

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by Brad Gardner on Nov 16, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions

I thought they threw everyone out of detroit?

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by Tsudbury on Nov 16, 2011 4:36 PM CST up reply actions

I was worried he might have a significant injury.

Crap.

Well, maybe one of the younger guys can see some minutes and make a difference? We’ll see. I’m all for seeing more of Vincour. I don’t know that any of those three guys can help out in the faceoff area in a way that will seriously be missed with Burish out. Thank goodness Ott will be back.

I was really looking forward to seeing if having Ott back in the lineup would help with the poor effort of late. The combination of him and Burish always seemed to give a boost last year. Guess we’ll have to see without Burish, though.

by WingnutInStarsCountry on Nov 16, 2011 3:13 PM CST reply actions

@Colorado

yeah that’ll be fun. A place where this team has struggled mightily. Morrow and Ribiero need to be better or more results like this will be in our future.

by Hull Fan on Nov 16, 2011 3:38 PM CST reply actions

things just seem to be getting better and better dont they

how long is burish here for exactly? i love the guy but if hes hurt all the time he needs to go. hopefully he can back sooner rather than later and play his game, but if hes going to miss large chunks of the season then its time to move on. maybe im being too hard on him, these last 24 hours have really bummed me out.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Nov 16, 2011 3:40 PM CST reply actions

Brenden Morrow hit him with a shot

So ye old “If hes hurt all the time he needs to go”… seems a little out of place here.

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by Brad Gardner on Nov 16, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions

He’s obviously got weak bones. Last season he broke his face on a punch, this season his hand on a puck! Someone get him some calcium or he’s fired!

/sarcasm

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by Elysian on Nov 16, 2011 4:02 PM CST up reply actions

i see what youre saying here

but it doesnt matter why hes hurt. if hes injury prone, which he so far appears to be, then he’s not the kind of guy that needs to be playing larger role for the team. maybe he needs to be the guy who’s fighting to not be a healthy scratch. dont get me wrong, i love the way he plays the game and im a big fan of his personality and what he brings to the team. but if hes going to miss 20 games a year due to injuries then maybe its time to either let him walk after this season or reduce his playing time. not trying to be down on the guy but its starting to look to me that he is what he is, a guy who has talent and grit but cant seem to stay healthy. you cant give guys like that large role no matter how badly you want to because theyre hurt all the time. its the same reason i want the rangers to trade ian kinsler, hes got tons of talent and can hit anywhere in the lineup. but he’s out 40 to 60 games a year.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Nov 16, 2011 4:03 PM CST up reply actions

Uh, he played 63 games last season...

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by Elysian on Nov 16, 2011 4:05 PM CST up reply actions

and 13 the year before that

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by heyitsthatguy! on Nov 16, 2011 4:06 PM CST up reply actions

He's injury prone with us because he sacrifices every inch of his body for blocking shots.

Of course, in this case, he blocked the wrong team’s shot. But still. :-)

I don’t care if he misses 15-20 games. Having a guy willing to sacrifice his body that much and that often if a guy you want to have on your team.

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by Tsudbury on Nov 16, 2011 4:38 PM CST up reply actions

i agree about having guys like him on the team

im just saying if you can count on him to be out 20 games a year then he doesnt need to be on maybe even your third line. maybe that guy needs to prove he can play stay healthy by being one of the guys fighting to be in the lineup. dont get me wrong i love the guy, if he could stay healthy he would be the perfect player. im not saying they should trade the guy, im just saying maybe he doesnt need to be the lineup every night. who they get to take that role is open for debate, but maybe they shouldnt depend on him so much because his style of play leads to injuries or because he’s just injury prone. lets take a look after this season and we can decide then if he deserves that label. but for right now it looks as if he’s on his way to being tagged as a guy who cant stay healthy for whatever reason.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Nov 16, 2011 4:48 PM CST up reply actions

Someone needs to teach him how to block shots with things besides the vulnerable bony bits.

Like his shinpads or something.

by Sugaa on Nov 16, 2011 4:53 PM CST up reply actions

In his defense...

He wasn’t trying to block a shot seeing as it was his teammate that shot it…

by BennIsBeast on Nov 16, 2011 7:49 PM CST up reply actions

And 66 and 81 the 2 years before that, so I don't see what you're talking about.

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by Elysian on Nov 16, 2011 4:38 PM CST up reply actions

He doesn't make very much money.

So, even if this idea made sense, theres no reason to put him out to pasture.

by Josh Lile on Nov 16, 2011 5:00 PM CST up reply actions

never said put him out to pasture

just saying maybe his role should be reduced in order limit the effect on the team when hes not there and to also preserve his health throughout the season. he could do good with some healthy scratches during the season just to keep his body from breaking down.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Nov 16, 2011 5:02 PM CST up reply actions

Limit the effect on the team of him not being around by making sure he's around less?

by Josh Lile on Nov 16, 2011 5:10 PM CST up reply actions

nope

if you reduce his role then all it does is limit how much his absence hurts the team. put him on the fourth line and if you need him to shut someone down in big games you can use him because you’ve rested him 15-20 games during the season. this would make sure he’s healthy at the end of the year and then you can maximize his effectiveness come playoff time. basically im saying if you reduce his role during the season you can save him for the playoffs and give him more ice time because he’ll be healthy and have fresh legs. i think thats the role that he’s perfect for. now as for who they give more playing time to is up for debate. maybe bring up vincour and put him on the third line. but as of now its looking like burish needs to be on the 4th line where he isn’t expected to play 82 games a year by the coaching staff. if you give him some maintenance days here and there he’ll be available when you need him most.

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by heyitsthatguy! on Nov 17, 2011 9:02 AM CST up reply actions