elvis15 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 when the hell is Kesler coming back? The team needs to give us a time frame. Right now, it is like we have no idea and it is frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundin + Luongo =Cup Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Do you know what is really frustrating? Having to read your posts, especially the self-entitled ones. He's not that far away, as he skated with the team before their road trip. I'd expect it'd take a couple of weeks to get back up to speed, but then he'll be playing soon. He's not 'far away', as you suggest, certainly not enough to warrant taking an extra 2-3 months off in order to get ready for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler83 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Damien Cox @DamoSpin Sense is Ryan Kesler will be back in two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 yeah no what your saying but on the 20th MG said he'd be back with the team in 7- 10 days so now its 10 days and nobodys saying anything about his return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler83 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Any update on Booth yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hornet Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 ^^^^^^ He will return mid to late February. Best I can find on him right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundin + Luongo =Cup Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Which is why I mentioned he'd skated with the team already. That's all they were expecting in the 7-10 days comment, and then that he'd get back in playing mode after a couple weeks from there (as noted below). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_trevor16 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 @blakeprice1040: A couple one-timer slap shots from Kesler set up by Booth... Both seem to be making some big strides.. very interesting.......hopefully this happen in a real game situation...... I predict two week later both will be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I get it not trying to argue, but just because he skated with the team I know Its a first step but Itll be bigger news when he actually goes through practices and how he feels in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 More on Kesler: Ryan Kesler is finally back at practice. His teammates good-natured ribbing of him is in playoff form, mind you. Kesler took to the ice in a Vancouver Canucks’ full workout for the first time this season on Sunday. He led the opening stretch sequence, prompting both a rousing stick tapping from his teammates and Kevin Bieska to sneak up from behind him and drape a white cape with Kesler’s No. 17 on over his back. When Bieksa was approached by a gaggle of media afterwards and the first question was regarding Kesler, there were chuckles from teammates nearby and a couple of “I told you so’s.” Kesler, a member of the Canucks’ core group for the past few seasons, underwent surgery on his left shoulder on May 8 and on his left wrist on June 27. “It was great to have him out there,” said Bieksa. “He was flying around out there. “We haven’t seen him in awhile. He’s been on his own schedule, doing his rehab and his training. As a team, we haven’t seen him a whole lot. It was nice to get him out there, joking around a little bit. “I can’t take credit for that [the cape]. I was just the messenger. That’s the trainers. The trainers have been spending the most time with him, unfortunately for them. They’ve gotten the brunt of his frustration.” Bieksa followed that up with an “it was all in good fun.” The smiles, across Canuck Nation, will be much bigger, of course, when Kesler gets back up to speed and returns to a line-up that’s appeared challenged offensively to date. He said that there was no timeline on his return, although he will be travelling with the team for the upcoming road trip, which sees them visit the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. He said that he needed to work on his strength and timing and “feeling comfortable in one-on-one battles.” “I had to be patient,” he said of returning to practice with the team. “That was my biggest thing. I had to keep telling myself ‘baby steps.’ It’s a process and you can’t get ahead of the process. “I still have to be patient. There’s still a long way to go.” Coach Alain Vigneault seemed more positive, saying that he thought Kesler had “an opportunity to come help us after a couple of practices.” He did add that coming on the road trip was part of that process, so it seems unlikely to see him play in Minnesota, let alone Edmonton. Kesler did seem to have plenty of jump and didn’t appear to be holding back when shooting the puck. He led Canuck forwards in average ice time last year during the regular season, at 20:05 per game. “He’s probably in better shape than most of the guys when they arrived here, because he had been working with our conditioning guys throughout the lockout and he had been pushing himself,” Vigneault said. “When he’s ready to play, he’s going to help us obviously. He wants to play. He wants to get out there and help his teammates. Hopefully, it’s real soon.” ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Steve Pinizzotto looks to be back skating again: @stevepinizzotto: Nothing better than skating with the fellas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB007 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The joy of the Eager, Thornton, Bolland and Marchand injuries almost make up for the frustration of Kesler and Booth. Sorry I know I'm off topic but I really had to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 When is Alberts going to get a game in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 ... Pinizzotto has been out since Nov. 24, when he suffered a partial tear in his groin. Surgery wasn’t necessary, but he didn’t expect it would keep him out this long. He’s back practising with the team, but hasn’t been cleared for contact yet. “I’m pretty close (to playing), it’s within two weeks,” said Pinizzotto. “It’s feeling pretty good. I’m not quite pain-free yet. I’m just getting back to being on the ice and feeling more confident. It’s something you can’t rush.” ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 @benkuzma: Kesler: "The shoulder is a big thing. I have to make sure it's 100 per cent. The range of motion is there, but strength isn't there at all." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Any word on if Cory is starting tommorow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Any word on if Cory is starting tommorow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 You didn't see the thread? /topic/339658-schnieder-starts-vs-wild/">schnieder starts vs wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 @patersonjeff Booth and Kesler both taking part in full #Canucks morning skate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 @FarhanLaljiTSN: At #Canucks super skills, Ryan Kesler says he "can see the light at the end of the tunnel" and that his return is "just around the corner" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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