[Weekes] **Breaking News** 🚨 📰 🚑 I’m told @TBLightning G Vasilevskiy 88 underwent successful back surgery, he’s expected to make a complete recovery in 8-10 week timeframe.
**Breaking News** 🚨 📰 🚑
I’m told @TBLightning G Vasilevskiy 88 underwent successful back surgery, he’s expected to make a complete recovery in 8-10 week timeframe. #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/QBrJiFrD38— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) September 28, 2023
by dolewhiplash
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We need to make a serious investment in backup goalie so we can ease his workload
Johansson you better bring your A game
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
Well this is horrible news
Is this real? Nahhhhhh. No no no. This can’t be real. I better be trolled real fucking hard…
People are freaking out for no reason. This is AMAZING news considering this is probably the injury he was talking about in the Playoffs and it was a successful surgery that hopefully fixed it. 8-10 weeks put us at the end of November, so barely even into the season and plenty of hockey for him to get into the groove of things and get us into the playoffs.
Good. Give the man REST. Hopefully Jojo will step it up on backup.
Fuck
… tomkins vezina season incoming?
If he plays sharp in April, worth it.
Why are they waiting until 2 weeks before the season to do this
Good news for Vasy tho and his health. This season gonna be rough boys
He was injured at the end of last season, he had five and a half months off, how is this just happening now? From “day to day” to back surgery…. seems a bit sus. Hope we get some actual information about what happened.
Yikes! Sending healthy vibes to #88 for a speedy recovery. Back injuries can be tricky, wish Vasy the best. GO BOLTS!
I get that the initial reaction is to freak out but half of the conference makes the playoffs. Just tread water at around .500 until big cat is healthy and we have a decent shot at the playoffs
In the end it’s a good thing but I’m sad I won’t get to see him play until like November
Well, no cap problem for a few months anyways!
This could end up fucking us badly lol
For those wondering why now and not earlier in the summer: [Julien BriseBois said that back issue in August, had an injection and felt better. Felt it again during first practice. ](https://twitter.com/EddieInTheYard/status/1707465105200320757?t=dqiRfztxPNmmTlXwxqhbDg&s=19)
We’ve had top guys out before. Silver lining: the other guys know they can’t coast into the season; they have to step it up from day one and don’t have two months to “figure it out.” Thoughtful, measured reaction: $#@&^!!!
Bring up Matt Tompkins
Hope all goes well. Vasy deserves a rest after all he’s done for us.
Back surgery is never a good thing at this point in his career. Wish him well but hope this doesn’t turn into a Bishop situation earlier than expected.
Dude had a good surgery. He gets to rest. This is great. Dudes been carrying us for years. Well needed. We will be fine. This sub freaks out the first 2 months of the season anyways
Pain 😔
Good news. I mean not great but he played pretty poorly with the injury.
This is going to be a rough couple months with a third string goalie on most teams as our starter. Hopefully it doesn’t cost us a playoff spot, the Atlantic and Wildcard race is going to be tough this year
Better to happen now instead of it happening towards the end of the season/beginning of Playoffs