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Surgery An Option For Gaborik
by Paul on 01/01/09 at 05:39 PM ET
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from John Shipley of the Pioneer Press,
Marian Gaborik has a hip deficiency that is causing his groin problems and is contemplating surgery that would all but end his season, and perhaps his tenure with the Minnesota Wild.
Assistant general manager Tom Lynn said Thursday the decision likely will be made within the next two to three days.
“It’s something you can manage, or you can have surgery,” Lynn said.
That should put to an end all of those made-up rumors that Gaborik is about to be traded.
added 5:46pm, from Russo’s Rants,
This is catastrophic, and I’m not talking about what this does to the team this season.
The Wild likely would have an untradeable asset, one that would likely walk at the end of the season. From Gaborik’s perspective, there is no chance he’d command anything close to around the $8 million a year the Wild offered him at the start of the season....
I talked to Doug Risebrough this morning, and the reason I got real suspicious to pursue this story? When I asked if he was worried Gaborik woudn’t play again this season, Risebrough basically said yes. When I told him I had heard it was recommended Gaborik have season-ending surgery, he said, “I’m not commenting.
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The wild are so screwed. i do not see the wild being able to resign him, and they will end up losing him for nothing.
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 01/01/09 at 08:08 PM ET
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Someone call Eklund and tell him that he was right, the Gaborik domino fell! Though I don’t think he was trying to say that Gabs was heading for the IR for the rest of the year, haha.
Posted by Andrew Mack on 01/01/09 at 07:29 PM ET