Horrible 3rd goal. Pulled. 4th goal was Labarbara and it was bad too
- wilsonecho91

he almost got the williams goal. nothing wrong with that one. he was very fortunate that kopitar hit him with the final SO shot. he went poke check with him at the hash marks. loved his celebration.

A ridiculous game
- wilsonecho91

i bet you feel like you just watched the flyers lose that game. don't you?

i bet you feel like you just watched the flyers lose that game. don't you?
- hammarby31

Neigh - pulling for the ducks after 5-3. Was hoping for exactly that result

he almost got the williams goal. nothing wrong with that one. he was very fortunate that kopitar hit him with the final SO shot. he went poke check with him at the hash marks. loved his celebration.
- hammarby31

Right out. I was talking about the Gaborik goal.

Neigh - pulling for the ducks after 5-3. Was hoping for exactly that result
- wilsonecho91

no, i just meant that's exactly the kind of game the flyers would lose. go up by 2 with under 10 to go and lose in the SO.

Right out. I was talking about the Gaborik goal.
- wilsonecho91

i know. i was just saying the next one was good.

i know. i was just saying the next one was good.
- hammarby31

Sorry - I didn't pick up on either comment. My doll is disconnected

Sorry - I didn't pick up on either comment. My doll is disconnected
- wilsonecho91

jc, gary.

jc, gary.
- hammarby31

You flatter me... I'm coming to the horrendous realization that I'm Al(e), not Gary.

what a goal by kessler. yeah, he's so done.
- hammarby31

He looks like a new man since he left Vancouver, good for him.

He looks like a new man since he left Vancouver, good for him.
- Jsaquella

Are we still trying to trade VLC, Umberger and Rinaldo for Mike Richards this morning?

Really depressing stuff happening to Nathan Horton

http://bluejacketsxtra.di...-blue-jackets-horton.html

He has a degenerative back problem that's keeping him from standing without pain let alone playing NHL hockey. He can either get surgery to fix it but also end any chance at playing in the NHL again or keep trying other remedies that haven't worked at all yet. And he's only 29.

Really depressing stuff happening to Nathan Horton

http://bluejacketsxtra.di...-blue-jackets-horton.html

He has a degenerative back problem that's keeping him from standing without pain let alone playing NHL hockey. He can either get surgery to fix it but also end any chance at playing in the NHL again or keep trying other remedies that haven't worked at all yet. And he's only 29.
- NickTheKid87

That does suck.

I remember when he came out of junior thinking he was going to be an absolute beast.

Really depressing stuff happening to Nathan Horton

http://bluejacketsxtra.di...-blue-jackets-horton.html

He has a degenerative back problem that's keeping him from standing without pain let alone playing NHL hockey. He can either get surgery to fix it but also end any chance at playing in the NHL again or keep trying other remedies that haven't worked at all yet. And he's only 29.
- NickTheKid87

The decision is easy, IMO.

Time to hang it up. You want to play with your grandkids, right?

Absolute shame

The decision is easy, IMO.

Time to hang it up. You want to play with your grandkids, right?

Absolute shame
- Giroux_Is_God

The decision in theory is easy, but we're talking about a guy not only giving up his job but his passion too. Plus all these doctors and medical professions are telling him they can fix him so it's kind of a conflicting thing going on. I'm sure he'll exhaust all options and then if he's not better, get the surgery.

The decision is easy, IMO.

Time to hang it up. You want to play with your grandkids, right?

Absolute shame
- Giroux_Is_God

Yeah, pretty much. Very sad

The decision in theory is easy, but we're talking about a guy not only giving up his job but his passion too. Plus all these doctors and medical professions are telling him they can fix him so it's kind of a conflicting thing going on. I'm sure he'll exhaust all options and then if he's not better, get the surgery.
- NickTheKid87

I have degenerative discs in my back as well. His career is over. People kept telling me I could get better with rehab but I didn't feel any better after 4 months of it. My doctors have told me I can't play competitive sports anymore let alone a rough game like hockey. Even if he does work his way back, he won't be an effective player. Sad but true

The decision in theory is easy, but we're talking about a guy not only giving up his job but his passion too. Plus all these doctors and medical professions are telling him they can fix him so it's kind of a conflicting thing going on. I'm sure he'll exhaust all options and then if he's not better, get the surgery.
- NickTheKid87

The last quote is not good. It seems like he's in a bit of a delusion.

Degenerative bac problems don't just "get better". It's in the name. Degenerative. No one can "fix" his issue.

He's done.

Yeah, pretty much. Very sad
- BiggE

A similar injury killed the career of my childhood hero Don Mattingly. He ended up getting his discs fused.

Its a hard decision. But in the end I think he hangs it up and gets the surgery. Its a choice between being bed ridden in pain and watching your kids grow up from the window, or being able to go out with them.

I have degenerative discs in my back as well. His career is over. People kept telling me I could get better with rehab but I didn't feel any better after 4 months of it. My doctors have told me I can't play competitive sports anymore let alone a rough game like hockey. Even if he does work his way back, he won't be an effective player. Sad but true
- PhillySportsGuy

I'm in the same boat, it sucks.

I'm in the same boat, it sucks.
- BiggE

It's always nice when you meet with a doctor and he says "you don't need surgery, yet"

It's always nice when you meet with a doctor and he says "you don't need surgery, yet"
- PhillySportsGuy

I'm worried this is going to happen to my girlfriend.

"Your back isn't completely eaten away by your immune system yet". Let's not go down that road please.

I'm worried this is going to happen to my girlfriend.

"Your back isn't completely eaten away by your immune system yet". Let's not go down that road please.
- Giroux_Is_God

Glass is half full kind of doctor

I have degenerative discs in my back as well. His career is over. People kept telling me I could get better with rehab but I didn't feel any better after 4 months of it. My doctors have told me I can't play competitive sports anymore let alone a rough game like hockey. Even if he does work his way back, he won't be an effective player. Sad but true
- PhillySportsGuy

That's a shame and also means that CBJ would have to do the Pronger Dance until 2020

The last quote is not good. It seems like he's in a bit of a delusion.

Degenerative bac problems don't just "get better". It's in the name. Degenerative. No one can "fix" his issue.

He's done.
- Giroux_Is_God

Chase Utley has dengerative knees and is still an effective player. I guess it depends on the location and severity too. From what he says, that he can't stand, get out of the car, sleep, etc. without pain, it sounds like he's in a really bad spot.