Marco Sturm will miss his fifth consecutive game with knee tendinitis, and will remain on injured reserve when the Kings play Minnesota tomorrow night, but Sturm was back on the ice for practice today. Before the All-Star break, the Kings considered whether to bring Sturm on the road trip or have him do rehab work in Los Angeles. Sturm is unlikely to play in any of the next three games, Terry Murray said, meaning that Sturm will still have another 10 days of skating and recovery time. Here were Sturm’s thoughts after today’s practice, followed by Murray’s thoughts…
STURM: “It’s nice to be back around the boys again. It was the first practice for today, and it went good. A little rusty, but now I’m just going to try to get back as soon as I can.”
Question: Have you been able to just let it rest, and recover that way?
STURM: “That was the plan. That’s why we kind of used the All-Star break for that. I’ve had it before, and it’s absolutely normal. The only way to let it heal is to rest, and that’s what I did. Now I have to catch up again.”
Question: When you say it’s normal, is that related to how much you played, coming back from the knee surgery?
STURM: “I talked to, not just the doctor here but a lot of people, and it’s absolutely normal. I came back right away and played a lot of games, so it’s a normal reaction. Obviously you don’t want to miss any games, but there’s nothing I can, and hopefully that’s it for the year.”
And here are Murray’s thoughts about Sturm joining the team on the road, and when Sturm might get back into a game…
MURRAY: “I think this is the right thing to do with him. We talked about it before the break, to have him as a part of the team and, most importantly, just continue with the conditioning part of it, the rehab, with Kinger [Chris Kingsley, and strength coach] Tim Adams on the off-ice part of the game. Now we can get him on the ice, get him skating, get him into game condition. The game part of it, we’ll probably get him into a game as we get back on the road, after our short break back home. We’ll hope everything just stays good and that he gets himself ready to go.”
Take your time Sturmy, the boys are getting a rhythm going and giving you much needed time to rest that knee. Go Kings Go
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Forget Sturm. Bring up a prospect and give them time to show what they can and cannot do.
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THEROCKNROLL80S Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:13 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S, We have Moeller, Elkins etc.
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pr0cess Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:14 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S, lol never going happen.
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SoftDumpnChase Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:18 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S, just say no to Sturm
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puck73 Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:30 pm
@SoftDumpnChase, Nancy Reagan would be proud !
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THEROCKNROLL80S Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 5:24 pm
@puck73, don’t understand your response but ok.
jess Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 5:53 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S
Nancy Reagan started the “just say no campaign” –as in to drugs.
ok Just need to focus on winning games
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Six game conditioning stint in Manchester? Just drop him off in Boston.
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puck73 Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:30 pm
@Token, People on this site are just killing Sturm, wow. Drop him off in Boston ? OUCH !
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crashin' da net Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 5:46 pm
@puck73, Let him take the bus!
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Token Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 6:09 pm
@puck73, I didn’t say anything bad about the guy. Coach said he needs to get in game shape, we have a farm team and rules that handle just this situation. I hope he gets back on ice fast. We will need his speed and skill.
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I hope his knees hold out and he shapes into the top LW for the kopi-brown line that this team needs badly.
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It would be great to see what sturm is made of in the playoffs. God knows in the ASG we saw what Kopi can do with a decent LW.
Lt us hopefully practice a little restraint with shifting players around for at least the next few games just to see how it works for once!
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Action Reply:
February 1st, 2011 at 8:37 am
@jess,
The allstar game is a glorified game of shinny. You can’t relate anything you saw in it to real hockey.
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or if all else fails and the Kings put together a nice win streak without Sturm in the lineup, maybe Deano can look around and use him as trade bait for a 1st line LW, that Sturm never really showed he could be.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
February 1st, 2011 at 9:19 am
@Newf, Would that time when he “never really showed he could be [a 1st line LW]” when he was recovering from his injury and getting into game shape and being pushed by TM to the point of tendonitis, or when he was on IR recovering from that tendonitis?
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deanna Reply:
February 1st, 2011 at 10:34 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, I’m glad that I’m not the only one who thinks Sturm might have got the short end of the stick. For the most part, he’s done what everyone (including the Bruins) has asked him to do, in less than perfect circumstances. Let’s give the guy a break.
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honeslty, i think a healthy sturm will be a huge upgrade over poni, and perhaps even lokti @ that number one spot…
at one time in his carrer strum was capable of playing a top 6 role,
99.9999% sure we are not going to see a new LW coming in and saveing the day at the deadline(noone is availible)…
So hopefully sturm can step up his game onces hes feeling well, and be the player we need.
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happylappy Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:44 pm
@lafan13, I think he will, Sturm has showed very good speed and that was coming too soon. This rest may be the key to us filling the void of LW down the strech.
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puck73 Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 4:54 pm
@happylappy, Agreed. If we have a healthy Sturm, and Parse going into the playoffs that can only help the Kings..Depth !
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Hey, who’s going to get mic’d up for the game tomorrow?
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jess Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 5:27 pm
@happylappy,
someone special
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Bickleton Wigglesworth III Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 6:08 pm
@jess,
westgarth? I’ve always wanted to hear what a pressbox sounds like.
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Perigrin Wursthorn Smythe VI Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 6:34 pm
@Bickleton Wigglesworth III,
Good show, bloody good show
Get well soon Sturm. We still have alot of hockey left, and we could use everybody clicking on all cylinders come playoff time.
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Appears Strum is going to be a waste of cap space. Oh well, worth a try I guess. Hind sight is 20/20.
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If they get Sturm back into the lineup, I hope they keep the Clifford-Lewis-SImmonds line together. I expect Loktionov will be sent back to Manch, although I love watchin the kid play. What happens when Parse is ready?
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Chongo Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 5:43 pm
@Seabass, I am still trying to figure out why so many people feel that Parse holds the golden ticket. I thought he played so-so but he has never been anyone special. A healthy Sturm is way better than Parse. Can someone please tell me why people think Parse is the answer to the LW issue?
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THEROCKNROLL80S Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 6:14 pm
@Chongo, He’s a great assist man, which means that for every assist he has someone has scored. Just look at his history.
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king lopez Reply:
February 1st, 2011 at 10:31 am
@THEROCKNROLL80S, Not in the NHL level. He’s young and already a problem with being hurt. Not good.
king lopez Reply:
February 1st, 2011 at 10:28 am
@Chongo, thats what i want to know? i have never seen anything great from him at this level. Good player but not a star, and i don’t think ever will be.
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Tony Granato Reply:
January 31st, 2011 at 7:56 pm
@Seabass, Parse won’t be ready until after rosters expand, sooooo nothing will “happen” except Parse being added to the roster.
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Sturm seems hungry to get back. I like that. I hope they don’t bump Loktionov when he does get back. that line needs his skill and speed.
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I still believe Sturm is a good pick up and has been very good in the few games we won. If he can get physically healthy he is a good player to have on your team.
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