...similar to what Tiger Woods is having, and he can’t return until next season for golf. I would imagine it would be harder to rehab for hockey activities on the knee. According to an article I read on MayoClinic.com, an ACL injury can take up to 6-8 months to come back from, but hopefully Wiz will return to form quickly. In the meantime, we have enough Defensive prospects in our system to hold down the fort (Hendry, Hjalmarsson saw key playing time last season). However, wouldn’t it be cool to see Chelios (FA from Detroit who played 69 games for them last season) suit up again for the Hawks? Assuming we make a trade and had around $4 million in cap space (like mentioned in a previous post), we’d have enough to sign him (made $850K in 07-08) and another center…just throwing it out there as a possibility.

just when he will be able to come back. Got a feeling he won’t be in the lineup until January. I don’t think Chelios could do much for us at this point in his career. I think guys like Hjalmarsson and Hendry can step up and fill in while Wiz is out.

That guy Halpern on the Lightning tore his ACL in the international play back in April and isn’t expected back in the lineup till January or February. That kind of injury is a pretty big deal – even more so for a hockey player/football player who have to cut corners and make non-stop movement with the legs. That’s not to say it’s any easier for a baseball or basketball player, but the degree of rehab is much higher for hockey players.

gonna be harder for a hockey player to rehab that thing. ugh