I have a friend who knows a few people close to the organization (I know, not the most convincing source) and he told me a few weeks ago that Hakanpaa has a similar injury in his knee as Ben Bishop had. Career ending isn’t out of the question but depends on rehab.
I seem to recall they had previously considered surgery last year but went with rehab instead?
The good news is that a goalie with a knee problem is severely handicapped because of the butterfly. A defensemen with a bad knee almost always can get it fixed with surgery and rehab… seemingly.
Lastly, a lot of our judgement of Hak was based on his playing injured… I’m not sure we’ve seen him fully healthy in a long time!
I have a friend who knows a few people close to the organization (I know, not the most convincing source) and he told me a few weeks ago that Hakanpaa has a similar injury in his knee as Ben Bishop had. Career ending isn’t out of the question but depends on rehab.
I seem to recall they had previously considered surgery last year but went with rehab instead?
The good news is that a goalie with a knee problem is severely handicapped because of the butterfly. A defensemen with a bad knee almost always can get it fixed with surgery and rehab… seemingly.
Lastly, a lot of our judgement of Hak was based on his playing injured… I’m not sure we’ve seen him fully healthy in a long time!
I agree ….Do Not Look Past Edmonton … ! However , the
Stars are a REAL TEAM in a good sense ….. just look at Duchy’s post game interview after the Colorado win