OT: Jimmy Howard Injured
Per multiple reports, Jimmy Howard has broken a finger last night and will be out ~2 weeks. Joey MacDonald is being called up as the 2nd goalie until Howard's back. Obviously, if you are a Wings fan, this is not good.
UPDATE: The Red Wings press release states that Howard is out for the remainder of the road trip (games against Edmonton and Phoenix), after which he will be reevaluated. So hopefully it's less severe than initial speculation.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 AM ^
2 weeks without Jimmy would be horrifying...
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:11 AM ^
Nooooooo!!!!! Not good news at all. Hopefully Conklin steps his game up!
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:16 AM ^
from Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap?
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:28 AM ^
Nigel Tufnel would never turn the suck up to 11.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:18 AM ^
Could be a blessing in disguise. Gives him some rest for the final push down the stretch. I just hope Conklin can get his shit together.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM ^
Way to think positive. I like this line of thinking. Especially if it's only a pinkie and only a max of two weeks
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM ^
I'm happy after reading the title. I was expecting a season ender. This will just give him some rest before the stretch run. Playoffs are when it matters anyway.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:53 AM ^
Agreed they are playing really well right now. If there was ever a time to lose the no. 1 goalie this is probably it. Hope he gets well soon but my panic-meter isn't firing up over this.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:32 AM ^
I think they will be fine chill people its two weeks and after the next two we're at home for like a month and we all know how good we are at home.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:36 AM ^
Yes they have been playing well at home this season oh and hey while we're on the topic have you heard of a run-on sentence I'm sure you have because you just gave us an excellent example of one sorry if you feel offended by my grammar nazi-ism sometimes I just can't help it don't take it personally kthxbai.
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:55 AM ^
no i dont its how i write on a daily basis i could care less i generally worry about the content of a message and not the fine details.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
If you could care less, then it sounds like you could care enough to put more effort into your grammar.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:45 PM ^
thx 4 the life lesson
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:36 AM ^
This definitely puts pressure on our Home Streak, hopefully either Jimmy will be back or Conklin can step up
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:42 AM ^
"Has broken" or just plain old "broke."
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:07 AM ^
I've been fearing this all season long. Wings have been relying entirely on Howard, as Conklin has yet to be able to prove himself as a legitimate backup.
I'd like to see Conklin and MacDonald split the next two games. We might as well give Joey a chance. And if it really is only 2 games, the Wings only need to win 1 of those and we'll be coming home with a 3-1 record from the road-trip, which would be great the way they've played on the road this season.
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:16 AM ^
To May or June, it's not that big a deal.
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:20 PM ^
Try to keep up. Replace that watch battery.
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:30 PM ^
...and it became February...not playoff time. February. We didn't skip 3 months inbetween.
Pretty EZ, eh Bud?
February 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 AM ^
He can be ready for the next home stand. Id really like to see that win streak get to 21.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
Does anyone happen to know what hand? I assume it's his glove, since that side takes a little more direct abuse than the blocker.
The Wings will be fine, but let's hope he gets well soon with how tight the Central has been this year.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
Not necessarily - the blocker hand holds the stick and the fingers are more exposed than the glove hand.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:33 PM ^
Detroit News says right hand, which is blocker.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:45 PM ^
Which is too bad, they could probably rig a glove to accommodate a small splint or something, but I don't know how that would work with a blocker.
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
Here's to hoping the team can step up the defense and at least preserve the home streak until Jimmy is back. Our fate is kind of attached to him...
February 3rd, 2012 at 12:51 PM ^
Has been solid this year. They will be fine for the two weeks Howard will be out. Plus last year I really enjoyed watching Joey Mac develop
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:08 PM ^
When I read this posting title, I thought for sure it was the dreaded groin injury, which can linger for the rest of the season. When I read he "has broke a finger" I was at once relieved and appalled with the grammar.
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:06 PM ^
I wrote this after getting ~2 hrs of sleep. Unsurprisingly, today isn't going well.
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^
February 3rd, 2012 at 3:05 PM ^
My guess is that this will lead Ken Holland to trade for a more reliable backup, Nabokov perhaps?
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:23 PM ^
Where's The_Big_House500th to when you need him.