Not OK: Tollefsen injured for 13th time since 2006

by Travis Hughes on Dec 15, 2009 11:40 AM EST in News

Since the Flyers signed Ole-Kristian Tollefsen back in July, I've written several times about his inability to stay healthy for any period of time throughout his NHL career so far.

So after missing 16 games with a concussion and several more as a healthy scratch this season, it figures that in the first period of the first game he cracks the lineup again, he'd skate into the corner and injure his knee. He'll miss three to four weeks with what the Flyers called a Grade 2 sprain of that knee.

Let's update the injury chart, shall we?

December 2006, broken nose, missed 1 game
Early February 2007, broken ribs, missed 1 game
Late February 2007, elbow injury, missed 2 games
April 2007, hip injury, missed final 3 games of season
November 2007, hand injury, missed 4 games
December 2007, neck injury, missed 11 games
February 2008, concussion, missed 3 games
March 2008, upper body injury, missed final 7 games of season
December 2008, head injury, missed 16 games
February 2008, knee injury, missed final 27 games including 4 playoff games
September 2009, minor injury, missed training camp time and first 3 games of season
November 2009, concussion, missed 14 games (some as a healthy scratch, though)
December 2009, knee, out 3 to 4 weeks

This poor guy can't catch a break, but there comes a point where you have to stop feeling bad and begin wondering why he's been such an injury magnet. ~~Danny Syvret has been called up from the Phantoms and will play tonight in Pittsburgh~~ Coburn will return to the lineup and play tonight in Pittsburgh, probably with Oskars Bartulis.

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Wrong Tolly

The Flyers would be better served with Don Tollefson back there.

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by mikefive on Dec 15, 2009 11:47 AM EST reply actions

On the list of tragedies the fragile and falling flyers can’t afford right now, right below someone pulling a gun on the ice and shooting giroux, is syvret logging minutes against pittsburgh.

by eeeeee on Dec 15, 2009 11:59 AM EST reply actions

Syvret play and Pittsburgh does not sound like something i want to hear in the same sentence unless its Syvret was traded to Pittsburgh where he would play

by phish'n on Dec 15, 2009 12:40 PM EST reply actions

We should start the Mario D Danny Syvret pool game.

Guess how many minutes Laviolette is going to play his 3rd pairing tonight.

I’m going to go with 5:32 TOI for the game.

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by HockeyOutsiders on Dec 15, 2009 12:48 PM EST reply actions

Maybe. But maybe Bartulis will spend time with other defensemen as well, and Syvret will play for 5 minutes.

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by mikefive on Dec 15, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions

While I don’t think you’re far off, Laviolette hasn’t seen Syvret play. Maybe it takes him awhile.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 15, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

Syvret is not being recalled. Coburn will be back tonight

by Mitchell Green on Dec 15, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

From Seravalli:

Instead, the Flyers called [Syvret] and told him not to come, that Braydon Coburn would be ready to return tonight in Pittsburgh.

Good find.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 15, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions

Hallelujah starts to play

by phish'n on Dec 15, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions

Thank god. I hope they aren’t rushing Coburn back given the circumstances, though. I’d rather suit up Syvret and play most of the game with five defensemen.

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by Travis Hughes on Dec 15, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions

You could suit up Coburn and play most of the game with five defensemen…

by MarioD on Dec 15, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

Oh no you dit-in’t!!!!

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by mikefive on Dec 15, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions

Huh?

That wasn’t joke.

I’m saying they were going to dress Syvret and only play him six minutes… it’s possible that they decided they’re better off by, instead, wrapping up Coburn’s ankle and limit him to six minutes instead.

by MarioD on Dec 15, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, that makes sense too. I can’t foresee that happening for some reason, though.

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by Travis Hughes on Dec 15, 2009 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, I realized after I wrote that. Initially I thought you were partially serious but partially taking a jab at how wonderfully Coburn has been playing of late.

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by mikefive on Dec 15, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions