Erittäin huolestuttavia uutisia Pitkäsen loukkaantumisen tiimoilta. Tämän uutisen perusteella kyseessä voi olla jopa uran päättävä vamma, joka olisi tietysti surullinen piste muutenkin loukkaantumisten sävyttämälle uralle. Pat Peaken ura päättyi samanlaiseen vammaan ja toisin kuin jutussa sanotaan, Pitkänen joutui leikkaukseen tuon vamman vuoksi.
Olipas mennyt tämä jotenkin täysin ohi. Todella pirullinen loukkaantuminen. Tuolta uutisesta poimittuna:
Rutherford said in July that he had communicated with Pitkanen and that the veteran was optimistic that his rehab after surgery was on schedule and that he would be back skating and set for the start of camp. But Pitkanen's agent last week called to say there had been a setback, that Pitkanen was not able to put any weight on his heel and has not skated.
Read more here: Canes Now - Pitkanen still not recovered from heel injury | newsobserver.com blogs
"It's a serious injury, where he got hurt," Rutherford said. "At the time after he had the operation the doctor said this is more like a car-accident impact than a sports injury. When he said that you knew there was pretty good damage."
Joni Pitkanen injured on an icing race . Apr 2, 2013 - YouTube
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