Tom Sestito has injured groin, out 6-to-8 weeks

by Travis Hughes on Feb 17, 2012 3:27 PM EST in Philadelphia Flyers News

It didn't look like Tom Sestito lost his fight with Zack Kassian on Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres. He dominated off the bat and then Kassian came back a bit and maybe evened things out toward the end, but it's not as if anything beyond an awkward fall at the end made it look as though Kassian beat Sestito.

I thought it was strange that Sestito went to the locker room and never came back to the game following the fight. I assumed that he was probably bloodied on one of the last few punches from Kassian and he'd be back in no time after a few stitches or whatever. He never did come back, though, and today we found out why: He tore his groin muscle and will miss 6-to-8 weeks following surgery next Tuesday, the Flyers announced.

Watching the video, you can see that the awkward fall is probably what caused the injury. It's a tough break for a guy who's gotten a really nice chance to play at the NHL level lately, but we can't pretend that this is necessarily Earth-shattering in any context for the team and their playoff chances.

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What’s the record for number of rookies playing for a team in a single season?

by pintium02 on Feb 17, 2012 3:36 PM EST reply actions

I have no idea, but if we didn’t already break it, we will by the end of the season.

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by Chemistry66 on Feb 17, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions

One would expect that some expansion team holds it, no?

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by MaximumTalbot on Feb 17, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions

Expansion teams are typically populated by aging or unproductive veterans along with relatively few true rookies.

by mtitanic on Feb 17, 2012 11:41 PM EST up reply actions

He definitely went down awkwardly at the end of the fight. It didn’t seem as if any of Zack Kassian hurt him with any punches. Either way when Sestito comes back from injury they need to work on his balance. They got Holmgren involved in karate early on for that reason and he became a much better fighter. He was always the original bat shit crazy but he really improved his fighting after.

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by MJDII on Feb 17, 2012 3:48 PM EST reply actions

My heart is broken. He wouldn’t have gotten much playing time in the playoffs anyway. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

Suck it Phaneuf!

by SkookFlyerfan on Feb 17, 2012 3:57 PM EST reply actions

What’s the record for the number of injuries for a team in a single season?

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by mrberg19 on Feb 17, 2012 3:59 PM EST reply actions

I’m pretty sure they keep man games missed by team somewhere.

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by MJDII on Feb 17, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions

I always chuckle at the word “man-games”.

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by hintzy64 on Feb 17, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

Whatever it is, we’re not breaking it.

by everybodyhitswoohoo on Feb 17, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

Also this. I would love to know what % of these lost games are owed to concussions. (Although the Flyers website still cites Prongs as out with a “knee.”)

by Lesion of Doom on Feb 17, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

I’m pretty sure Giroux’s concussion was the only one this year which could be accurately described as “knee.”

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by hintzy64 on Feb 17, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions

Good point.

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by Philly37 on Feb 17, 2012 6:03 PM EST up reply actions

Pittsburgh? really?

by Jazzy85 on Feb 17, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions

So instead of pouring one out, should we all mangle a bag of Tostitos and sorrowfully eat the crumbs?

I was so hoping for him to have a Miracle Carcillo Out of Nowhere Playoff Goal this year.

by noisy_summer on Feb 17, 2012 4:24 PM EST reply actions

~~Time to mortgage the farm and trade for Rick Nash!~~

by alaskalovestheflyers on Feb 17, 2012 5:09 PM EST reply actions

I meant, welcome back Harry Z!

by alaskalovestheflyers on Feb 17, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions

Gil vs. Grossman

It was believed that acquiring Hal Gil was going to cost. It always cost this time of the year especially when a team knows your needs. Gil to the Preds for Blake Geoffrion and an undrafted minor league player, Robert Slaney. Geoffrion has 42 games played with 6G and 5A for his career. Doesn’t seem like it took a whole lot to get a puck clearing D. Gil makes $500K more and both are UFA’s at years end. Since I don’t much about grossman other than what I’ve read, would it have really taken much for us to get Gil and would he be a slight upgrade over Grossman. Gil is not very mobile but has a Stanley cup ring. And to be quite honest I’m not wetting myself over having either one. Any thoughts on a better deal

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by Crosby sucks on Feb 17, 2012 5:14 PM EST reply actions

Jody Shelley has a stern talk with JvR resulting in the young gun feeling dramatically better. Then trade him to the Leafs for the other Schenn. Barring that, I’m not sure I see anything better on the horizon. Of course, I’m not an NHL GM, I just play one on TV.

by alaskalovestheflyers on Feb 17, 2012 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

They also gave up a 2nd rd pick. With grossman they could resign him next yr if he looks half decent for a low cap hit. Which would always be welcome with our roster. Gill has slowed down recently and will be 37 next season

by youtastelikeaburger on Feb 17, 2012 5:31 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

didn’t see the 2nd round pick part , plus a conditional 5th. With that being the case I’ll take Grossman

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by Crosby sucks on Feb 17, 2012 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

first off, love the name haha

secondly, the guys at TSN analyzed both trades and said grossman is the better D. and the stars should have gotten more than they did for him.

by Jazzy85 on Feb 17, 2012 8:50 PM EST up reply actions

How fast can Grossman come up to speed?

Or, asked another way, does tomorrow’s game against the pigpens offer true insight into what we have acquired?

by Lesion of Doom on Feb 17, 2012 5:34 PM EST reply actions

I wouldn’t make any judgements yet, if he even plays tomorrow. I’m sure it will take quite a few practices and game situations for him to understand the system. Granted he’s not going to be asked to do much pinching in and the like, but still.

by Derek F on Feb 17, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

How fast can Grossman come up to speed?

Have you seen the man skate? He HAS no speed.

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by MaximumTalbot on Feb 17, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

zing!

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by hintzy64 on Feb 17, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions

Not many defensive defenseman do. That’s why I applaud guys like Grossman because they made it without speed and just average mobility with a side of really good defense

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by FlyerFan139 on Feb 17, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions

Don’t get me wrong – he is precisely the type of player the team needed to add to the defense. But that doesn’t mean I should pass up the opportunity for a good zinger, right?

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by MaximumTalbot on Feb 18, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions

In his first practice with the team, the Flyers paired Grossman, who makes $1.625 million and is a unrestricted free-agent-to-be, with 6-foot-2, 223-pound Andrej Meszaros, to create the team’s largest defensive grouping.

Kimmo Timonen was matched with Brayden Coburn. Matt Carle was with Marc-Andre Bourdon and the potential scratches are the pairing of Erik Gustafsson with Andreas Lilja.

"It’s fun," Meszaros said. "Once we’ve played a few games together, we’ll be fine. The important thing is to talk. I don’t see problem there. It’s going to be hard on him learning the system, but I’m sure he’ll be fine."

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by alaskalovestheflyers on Feb 17, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions

Disheartening news.

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by Philly37 on Feb 17, 2012 5:55 PM EST reply actions

Dis-truculence-ing news?

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by Chemistry66 on Feb 17, 2012 6:08 PM EST up reply actions

Not to heart broken

I did enjoy watching juicy wellwood and talbot on a line, hopefully this means they can stay together.

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by Rrainone on Feb 17, 2012 7:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions

the only thing that sucks is this puts more pressure on the phantoms. not that I care terribly much but it still sucks for them

by profoundnotions on Feb 17, 2012 7:42 PM EST via Android app reply actions

DNFlyers For what it’s worth, a source says Tom Sestito’s injury was not sustained in the fight last night but a season-long nagging injury.

So maybe the fall last night was just the final straw.

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by JerseyDriver on Feb 17, 2012 9:03 PM EST reply actions

Probably caught whatever Jagr was scratching at

/s, more often than not

by flyersfaninchicago on Feb 17, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions

you guys are so screwed. no cup for the Flyers

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 18, 2012 4:17 AM EST reply actions

no soup for you!!!

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by flyerfreek on Feb 18, 2012 8:54 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Wow. Look who just caught up.

by mtitanic on Feb 18, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions

I feel like our rookies this year is similar to the goalie lottery we had to have a few years back…

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by WeDontWinTheLadyByng on Feb 18, 2012 10:19 AM EST reply actions