| Wys³any: 2022-09-03 12:22:13 Temat postu: Steven Stamkos is out for the Olympics broken leg When Steven Stamkos broke his leg on Nov. 11, that he'd mi s the Olympics. At some point after that, it seemed like .On Wednesday, four days before the NHL's best pure goal-scorer would've left for Dante Fowler Jr Jersey Sochi with Team Canada, the decision was in and he's out. Stamkos tibia has not healed enough for him to participate, and he's staying home.As early has Monday, Stamkos was saying that his leg felt as good as it has, and that he was optimistic about playing for Tampa on Saturday.From the Lightning:"After reviewing the CT scan this afternoon, Dr. Gutentag made it clear to me and to Steven that the tibia Rodger Saffold Jersey is not completely healed and therefore he should not be participating in game action at any time in the near future," Lightning and Team Canada GM Yzerman said in making the announcement. "Although the doctor was very pleased to this point with the healing proce s, he explained that the callus surrounding the fracture site is not 100 percent consolidated, and Steven will not be cleared to play in a game until that happens. It was a pretty clear cut decision, no gray areas at all.""Today is obviously very disappointing for me," Stamkos said. "I honestly Jamon Brown Jersey believe that we did everything po sible in order to have my injured leg ready in time for the Olympics, but I realize you can't force healing. I know, in the best interest of my long term health, I cannot represent Canada in Sochi, as much as I would like to. I would like to thank the training staff for their dedication and hard work and I look forward to returning to the Joe Namath Jersey Lightning once cleared by the medical team."Brutal. We've said it before Stamkos would've been good for the Olympics (and the NHL), and terrible for the United States. He's one of the game's biggest stars, best players and nicest Orlando Pace Jersey guys, and he already had gotten the shaft at the 2010 Games.Now, it's happened again, and it's not fair. There's not much more say beyond that.His potential replacements: Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers, teammate Martin St. Louis and Pittsburgh Penguins winger James Neal. |