In his postgame talk with the media, Terry Murray said Wayne Simmonds will undergo surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee. No timetable for his return has been set, but such a procedure typically requires a recovery period of several weeks, if not a couple months.
Murray also said that Ryan Smyth will not play in any of the three games in Canada, and that he expects Smyth to return on Dec. 26 at Phoenix.
i hope more so weeks then months…great game guys let try to win a game in 60 minutes tho k!
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Get better guys
Go kings go!!!!
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That’s bad. Kid must have been playing through pain against Phoenix.
The Kings can continue to win without him — frankly, if they can play this well for this long without Smyth, I think it speaks well of their depth up front — but it’s so much fun to watch Simmons play, I’ll miss him while he’s out.
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sucks to hear about simmonds… hope you get better real soon. cant wait for smyth to come back and continue to stay on top of the west.
GO KINGS GO!!!
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Wayne we’re gonna miss you. given how the year is going I hope we’ll have a chance for you to return with the Kings still playing important games in a few months
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lol, TeMu waits for good news to deliver the bad news.
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The days off coming up and the Olympic break may be a huge blessing boys to let Simmonds and Smyth to get healthy and to give Quick some rest.
Good grief, are we really in 1st place in the west? This is surreal.
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brutal. smyth cant get back soon enough. but this team is proving it can fight through adversity right now. lovin’ it!
numero uno.
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Maaaaaaaaaaaan, MCL injury? That’s a good 4-6 weeks, when the hell did this even happen? Ugh and we won’t have Smyth for the Canadian road trip either, damn..
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With the way injures seem to be lingering I won’t be holding my breathe for a couple of weeks.
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AK- Meniscus isn’t a ligament. Meniscus is the cushion between the cartilage on the ends of the Femur and the Tibia. It isn’t as bad as a ligament tear or strain. He should be back pretty quick.
I personally have torn meniscus and strained ligaments in my knees and I function ok. As an athlete, Wayne will be back up faster than most people with those problems. Who knows he might be faster and hit harder when it’s all said and done.
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Bad news! Oh and Bobby, I still keep hearing that Smyth has a shot at team Canada. We will see at the end of the month.
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I was hoping Wayne would only miss a couple of games, but it sounds like he will be out for awhile. This really puts a damper on another great win. Simmonds does so many little things right and he will be sorely missed. Hopefully Smyth is back after xmas! So great to be a kings fan right now! Quick was awesome tonight.
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Wayne, I feel your pain. I tore my meniscus last September and i remember when the sharp pain hit me while backpacking in the Cascades. Two days later my knee was swollen to the size of a watermelon and even with extensive PT, I wasn’t able to backpack till March. Even then I had to take it slowly. Now having had a prior knee surgeries didn’t help.
Luckily with top of the line PT and trainers he’ll be back in a few weeks.
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That’s awful news. Simmonds has improved dramatically. Not only is he a scorer, but I see him developing into a real leader with his grit and determined play. I think he’s a future captain or assistant captain. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery for a guy who is fast becoming one of the team’s most important players.
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I’m intrigued…
There’s a difference in treatment and recovery time for a repair versus a removal of the damaged portion. Most of the time there’s some removal because it’s fairly tricky to repair… I had a repair and a year or so later was back to have a meniscectomy because things didn’t heal properly.
I wonder if “repair” is Rich’s summary or Murray’s. If it’s Murray’s, that’s a bad thing. Repairs take longer to heal. And we all know TM is a Doctor now.
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Meniscus isn’t as minor as you might think..
Two of my buddies have torn them and once or twice a year have to miss hockey as they reinjured the knee.
I am sure Simmonds will be evaluated and trained by the best but this is dangerous..
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I’m not worried about Simmonds at all.
I’ve been through physical therapy a couple of times and the folks with the mensicus surgeries are done with that rehab in 3 weeks.
There will be conditioning time after that, I imagine.
I think we’ll see him in time for the Sharks on January 11th or thereabouts.
Hope everything goes smoothly for you Wayne!
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Knee Meniscus Surgery
Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 – 02:56 by egizzi
The normal knee joint has 2 peripheral rings of soft cartilage around each side of the joint. These cartilage rings are called meniscus cartilage. There is a medial meniscus (on the inside part of the knee) and a lateral meniscus (on the outside part of the knee).
When injured, the meniscus cartilage can tear, resulting in a flap of meniscus that catches inside the knee joint (not unlike a hangnail catches on objects). When this occurs, the problem can be easily treated by a relatively small, outpatient surgery called a knee arthroscopy. Knee arthroscopy involves 2 or 3 small (1/4 inch) incisions used to insert a small video camera into the knee joint to visualize the torn meniscus, and other instruments to trim off or repair the torn part of the meniscus (often like clipping off the hangnail). This type of surgery is extremely successful and allows patients to return to very active lifestyles without further problems in most cases. Recovery is usually quick, returning patients back to normal activities within a few days to a few weeks.
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Key word being normal. Normal is generally considered normal for the majority of the population. Playing hockey is not considered normal. And as I’ve been saying, if it’s in a vascular portion of the meniscus, they’ll probably aim to repair it. Which means internal stitches. And that’ll mean longer immobilization + rehab to be sure nothing is done to displace the stitches.
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2 weeks maybe! tops 3..
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Mother EFFER…..I know that most of you wont agree, but this is as big as Smyth being out if not bigger. Simmer is pure grit, I really think that this hurts more then most of you think. Dont get me wrong we miss Symth and he is a great player, but he is a awfull skater, ever notice how much he falls down? This sucks, get better Wayne.
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I see this as a potential positive. Long-term, the team learns to adapt, increasing versatility and spreading the responsibility and accountability around. (Too many “ilities?”) We learned to win without Smyth and Scuderi, we can learn to win without Smyth and Simmonds. Even if we don’t go undefeated, we learn. In ’93, Gretzky played his first game in January, and he stepped back into a team that was much improved for his absence. Simmonds has been excellent, but if somebody can adjust to fill Simmond’s game style, it will be a benefit overall.
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You cannot replace a Wayne Simmonds.
Here is hoping he is 100% by the playoffs.
Is anyone else starting to feel the cool winds of the Andy Murray curse?
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I just decided to read this thread to see if anyone had more info then ‘mysterious Terry’. You guys are great. Obviously no one knows for sure but at least I get a feel for what a meniscus injury is about. Thank you.
Also, agree with Jet…. you can’t replace a Wayne Simmonds.
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