I hate the injury game.

So as i said on the facebook page, there have been a good amount of injuries this preseason and it's barely a week old. I'm not mad the people are getting injured. It's a part of the game. It sucks when people on your team go down with injuries, but you have to expect it. What i hate is this whole half truth, barely admitting it bullshit.
It happens every year, especially during the playoffs, but what's really getting me annoyed lately, is the saga with Marc Savard. If you've been on most hockey related sites, you've seen stories of "sources" saying Savard may be done for the year with Post Concussion Syndrome/symptoms. Now I understand that the GM of the club has to be aware of his condition, but downplay it to the media, it seems like it's just one big clusterpuck of information. "He could be done for the season" "he'll be out, but no one knows how long" blah blah blah. We all know he got rocked last year by notorious douchebag Matt Cooke, and I think it stands to reason that he might've come back a bit too soon. Whatever, what's done is done. If Chiarelli is still looking to trade Savard to make cap room, I can understand his unwillingness to admit that Savard might be done for the season. However, knowing that he's hurt already has put his current market value in the tank anyway. Who's going to trade for a guy who may or may not be on the long term injury list? Now granted most of this is speculation, as no one really knows how long Savard will be shelved, and if he will actually be traded, eventhough Chiarelli has said no.
Now I'm not bashing Chiarelli, because this situation could happen to any team, this just seems to be the major headline as far as injuries go this preseason. I understand the need for secrecy, but let's face it, if a guy is out, he's out. Injured reserve, long term IR, day to day, whatever. He's not on the active roster. Being coy about just frustrates everyone. Fans want to know, the media wants to know. I understand that a team won't want to tell everyone that one of their star players is out indefinitely, but it's going to come out eventually. End this pucking cloak and dagger shit already.


Now for a bit of interesting news for any New York Islanders fans out there. The team signed number one draft pick Nino Niederreiter to a three year entry deal. I think he has a good chance to crack the line up this year. Should be interesting what the Isles do with their roster this year.

Also Charles Wang has said the team is staying in Long Island until 2015. Which is a bit of a mixed blessing, as it gives them time to work out this Lighthouse Project and finally give the team the new arena it so desperately needs, or it gives Mr. Wang plenty of time to shop for a new home somewhere else. So it's a situation worth watching if you care about the Isles and/or possible realignment. Given the rumors of them possibly moving to Kansas City or wherever, I can't see how they can stay in the Atlantic Division. I could see a possible KC-Nashville or Columbus switch. I think the Preds in the east would shake up the southeast division. But now i'm just pulling stuff outta my butt. weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.