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Maltby May Go On LTIR
by Paul on 02/12/10 at 04:29 PM ET
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from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
In order to clear the last $700,000 needed (to activate Lilja), general manager Ken Holland said forward Kirk Maltby might go on long-term injured reserve because of a chronic shoulder injury that will, at some point, require surgery.
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Tough decision for Malts. Hopefully he sees the benefits of surgery now.
Posted by selke13 on 02/12/10 at 04:40 PM ET
Did not see that coming. He’s been playing well lately too.
Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 02/12/10 at 04:41 PM ET
way to take one for the organization, Malts.
Posted by some kid from brooklyn on 02/12/10 at 04:57 PM ET
I drew this back in my FanHouse days, Sept. 08. Seems appropriate today:
Posted by Earl Sleek from Anaheim, CA on 02/12/10 at 05:30 PM ET
Will Holland do the surgery just to make sure?
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 02/12/10 at 05:32 PM ET
So a washed-up, now useless player takes one for the team, collects his full salary, and watches his team lose in the first round of the playoffs… That’s about the best kind of “loyalty” you’ll get from a professional team these days.
Thank you for your years of service, and here’s the rest of your 800k… Now just go out quietly, Kirk.
Posted by JAMESinMI on 02/12/10 at 11:22 PM ET
Kirk Maltby might go on long-term injured reserve because of a chronic shoulder injury that will, at some point, require surgery
Obviously LOL…in Tick Tock we trust. His ways to circumvent Gary.Ass’s cap is the stuff of legend.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 02/12/10 at 11:52 PM ET
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Mystery revealed?
Man, I hope this isn’t how Maltby’s career ends…
Also, from Khan(!):
Also, the club is bringing Lilja back to Detroit tonight, cutting his long-term conditioning stint one game short. Holland didn’t rule out the possibility of Lilja playing Saturday night against Ottawa. But the only way that could happen is if Maltby decided by tomorrow morning to have surgery, in which case he would be placed on long-term IR, and Lilja is cleared by team doctors.
Wow…
Posted by Garth on 02/12/10 at 04:34 PM ET