Parse out 4-5 months after surgery

Posted by Rich Hammond on 3 December 2011, 1:51 pm

As had been expected — initial post here — Kings winger Scott Parse had hip surgery yesterday in Nashville and is expected to be out for 4-5 months. Parse had two goals in nine games this season but the Kings had feared, since the summer, that Parse would require further surgery. He had the other hip repaired last season and missed all but five games. Parse is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent next summer. The Kings will not place Parse on long-term injured reserve now, but still have that option if they need some minor salary-cap relief.

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Token says:

December 3, 2011 at 1:53 pm

Too bad for Scooter. Lets hope he recovers fully!

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Yuri says:

December 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm

i think we may have to cut ties with him..

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5buckcolonnade says:

December 3, 2011 at 2:07 pm

Sure could use him healthy.

And still more promising than anything obviously available in Manchester. His main competition is with our lottery pick.

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ducksuck Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 2:40 pm
@5buckcolonnade, don’t forget about loki he is good. And for D there is Hickey and Muzzin. just need some more skill aka cut players like rich clune and start building up a solid offense in the farm team. The Goalies and the D are awesome but the offensive is pretty weak.

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BobKnob says:

December 3, 2011 at 2:20 pm

Anyone know why they wouldn’t just put him on LTIR now?

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Token Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 2:35 pm
@BobKnob, Because it only gives you cap relief, should you need it, and Kings are already under the cap.

If we need those $$$ for cap reasons, say a trade deadline rental, he can be retroactively put on LTIR and make his funds available.

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BobKnob Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 2:45 pm
@Token,
thanks.

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DesertKing says:

December 3, 2011 at 2:33 pm

Sorry to be negative, but he is going to be lucky to play again. That said, I hope he completely recovers and even if he can’t play, at least live a normal and pain free life.

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wavesinair Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm
@DesertKing,

Hear, hear.

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KC23 says:

December 3, 2011 at 2:38 pm

If it wasn’t for bad luck … well, you know the rest.

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wavesinair says:

December 3, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Initial post here: http://lakingsinsider.com/2011/11/28/parse-out-for-season-to-have-surgery/

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Dominick says:

December 3, 2011 at 4:01 pm

Sorry to see you hurt Parse.

Tha’s pretty much it for you as a King, but hopefully not for your career. Good luck on the surgery, and rehab.

Hope to see you make your way back some day soon, and my prayers go out to you.

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BobKnob Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 5:14 pm
@Dominick,
Maybe he rehabs correctly this time and signs for cheap with us next year?

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puck73 Reply:
December 3rd, 2011 at 7:11 pm
@BobKnob, I hope so.

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Sparman says:

December 3, 2011 at 7:25 pm

Wow, must be some sort of congenital condition with his hips, for both to be affected so severly. Too bad.

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glewis29 Reply:
December 5th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
@Sparman, Not necessarily. It could just be that having one bad hip put too much stress on the good hip and blew it out too. Hopefully what we saw over the last couple years was just him not being 100% and he’ll do better after a full recovery. Whether that’s with the Kings or not… who knows. When he was good though, he was exactly what the Kings need.

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wes says:

December 3, 2011 at 9:10 pm

man, the Kings could use some of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0QKtuUbEzc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQHpl1f-jvE

all the best, Scooter

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Verno Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 6:23 am
@wes,

I don’t think I’ll ever forget that goal in the first video. That was an amazing play.

Truly heartbreaking to have so many injury problems, but hopefully he can make a full recovery and continue to pursue his dreams.

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Gustavo says:

December 4, 2011 at 1:18 pm

Scott,

You have already shown a lot of determination in recovering from the last surgery. Time to dig in deeper and do it again. You know the drill, already.

Be assured that everyone in and out of the locker room wishes you a speedy recovery and the opportunity to thrive in the nhl.

Best wishes!!

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joan fondell says:

December 4, 2011 at 1:57 pm

Disappointing outcome for a guy that has been lauded as having the top 3 offensive skills. Its sad to see him be injured so much at such an early hockey age. But the Kings put more hope into him than I ever did. I always wondered why he was signed for so much money, and put before others. But I agree with others that we have developed strong D and Goalie talent in Manchester, but not offense. Other clubs seem to do a better job of drafting stronger offensive players–but then again, we’ve had Purcell and Moulson…and the Kings gave up on them…and ironically they’ve done better away from the Kings than they did here in LA. What’s up with that.

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Harty says:

December 4, 2011 at 3:09 pm

get well Scott, more to life then hockey my friend……..

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Gary Livingston says:

December 4, 2011 at 3:33 pm

Poor guy. I hope this isn’t the end of his career. He made a great case for himself coming back this year and was playing strong. Horrible to have something out of your control decide your future.

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