Tucker Out For "Four Weeks"

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 25, 2008 5:29 PM MST in NHL News

There's no fooling around with any of the Avs' usual day-to-day shenanigans this time: Darcy Tucker has been placed on the IR. The Avalanche say he'll be "sidelined approximately four weeks". See you in March, Darcy.

The Avalanche have recalled Kyle Cumiskey from Lake Erie. As Cumiskey is a defensemen (insert Joel Quenneville joke here), this must mean that either Wojtek Wolski or Joe Sakic will be ready to go on Wednesday, as the Avs have just 11 other forwards (insert second Joel Quenneville joke here).

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By "ready to go"

do you mean ready to mill around aimlessly like the rest of the Av skaters on Wednesday?

MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.

by Bob in Boulder on Nov 25, 2008 5:36 PM MST reply actions

I do indeed. Excellent job!

Hi, I'm new here

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 25, 2008 5:47 PM MST up reply actions

I don’t think I’ll qualify for Happy Monday. I’ll just keep my keyboard shut. I’m awful cranky lately.

MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.

by Bob in Boulder on Nov 25, 2008 5:50 PM MST up reply actions

4 weeks

March? I am missing something

I believe in Peter Budaj

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 25, 2008 8:16 PM MST reply actions

my sarcasm

Hi, I'm new here

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 25, 2008 8:26 PM MST up reply actions

Ok

I thought so… wasn’t sure though

I believe in Peter Budaj

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 25, 2008 10:38 PM MST up reply actions

I got it! I got it!

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Nov 26, 2008 6:03 AM MST up reply actions

Wait…………………………………………..is this a slap at the Avs training staff???

Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-

by Americanario on Nov 26, 2008 11:39 AM MST up reply actions

They have a training staff?

MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.

by Bob in Boulder on Nov 26, 2008 1:05 PM MST up reply actions

+1

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 26, 2008 2:35 PM MST up reply actions

This must be some vast conspiracy to keep Arnason in the line-up. I DEMAND a “light myself on fire” threat from Dater immediately. It’s the only way to turn this thing around.

by Dario on Nov 25, 2008 10:09 PM MST reply actions

In combination with the BiB comment, this must be the funniest thread ever!

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 26, 2008 2:35 PM MST up reply actions

IR

The whole “day-to-day shenanigans” comes from the fact that players have to miss either 10 games or 30 days before they can rejoin the active roster if placed on IR. This is why unless it’s obviously a major injury, teams wait to gauge the extent of a player’s injury and list him as “day-to-day” and if it does turn out to be serious, the team places him on the IR, retroactive to the date after the last game that he played.

by c0nquistad0rian on Nov 26, 2008 7:09 AM MST reply actions