Carter: No structural damage to ankle

Jeff Carter does not have any structural problems with his ankle, Dean Lombardi said, and Carter’s status is considered day-to-day. Carter does, however, have a painful injury and it’s not known exactly when he might be able to play again. This will, perhaps, come as a shock to people who post things on the Internet before Carter had even seen a doctor. Here’s what Lombardi said…

LOMBARDI: “No fracture, but he does have a very deep bone bruise. He’s listed as day-to-day, but the one thing we know is, there’s not any structural problem. It still is significant, but at least we know it’s not a structural issue.”

Question: Is he considered doubtful for the two games against San Jose?

LOMBARDI: “It’s hard to say. On the X-ray, you can see where the white is, and once the white is gone he’s probably OK. It’s really hard to say. He is day-to-day, but this is painful. Without going into details, where it is, it’s not easy.”

139 Comments

  1. Lake Forest says:

    Get Better Carter!

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    Lake Forest Reply:

    @Lake Forest, oh i FINALLY am able to post. Can you please explain why I was banned?

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    iansez Reply:

    @Lake Forest, suspected Duck feathers on your back perhaps?

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    Lake Forest Reply:

    @iansez, Not sure the reason, but I would like to know if I was banned or have computer problems. i sent in an email, but did not get a response.

    Stuart Reply:

    @LF, responses do not come. the ban is simply lifted. do not question! ;) but I’m thinking it’s because of all the betting you do! LOL

    Cruiznblue Reply:

    @Lake Forest,

    Did you call Rich stupid or something? ;)

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @Loch Foggiest, Silly guy.
    You were ‘pink’-lined, of course …

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    TheAcaciaStrain Reply:

    @Duncanz, Loch Foggiest, hahahaha dude i can’t believe you don’t get more laughs on here

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @TheAfricanShrub,
    Told ya already. Bob and Jim don’t laugh so everyone just falls in.
    That duo is a bad influence!

    BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:

    @Lake Forest,

    LOMBARDI: “It’s hard to say. On the X-ray, you can see where the white is, and once the white is gone he’s probably OK…”

    On an X-ray, the ‘white’ (standard exposure without reversal, air black, bones white) must be soft tissue swelling. Of course, if he is talking about seeing a bone bruise, he could only see that on a MRI, not an X-ray. Fat-Sat images of an ankle MRI would have increased white signal at the site of a bone bruise, against a relatively black image.

    Think Lidstrom’s bone bruise, 7 games, 2-3 weeks. April 12-19…
    Be hard for Carter to play in the first round of the playoffs…

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    tornado12 Reply:

    @BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, :( can i get a second opinion on that prognosis?

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Holiday Inn last night? ;)

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    BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:

    @Duncanz,

    Naah…
    College, Med School, Radiology Residency, etc…

    –This is in My House.

    Hockey Fan Reply:

    @Duncanz, Haha!!! Holiday Inn….that’s funny right there!!

    Mike Reply:

    @BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,

    On the bright side Carter is a lot younger than Nik and bo doubt he probly heals a bit faster. I am guessing he is a go for game 1. I doubt the Kings make this info public this time of year. Better to keep people guessing as to what lineup they will be facing. Same with Gags although I imagine he is OFTROTS.

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    red49er Reply:

    @Lake Forest, take the needle dude, its that time of year!

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    King Charles of Salt Lake Reply:

    @red49er, Never question the reason Acceptence is the answer to all problems that arise around here. You simply move on.

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    King Charles of Salt Lake Reply:

    @red49er, LOL LOL LOL

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  2. Jeff_R says:

    Thank God….Ma’hanibu eebowai!

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  3. Vegas13 says:

    At least he should be back for the 1st round of the playoffs.

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    Ian Reply:

    @Vegas13, He better be. You can’t let a silly thing like pain keep you away from playoffs.

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    mrbrett7 Reply:

    @Ian, I have torn or separated cartelidge in my ribs right now and my team is in the playoffs. I played in the first game, and haven’t been able to move in 3 days since.

    So, should I be playing?

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    pr0cess Reply:

    @mrbrett7, Who you if you could?

    Ian Reply:

    @mrbrett7, If a doctor tells an NHL players who’s being paid millions of dollars that his injury just causes pain. He needs to be in the playoffs.

    I’m 100% behind him in taking the game off today. But if it comes down to us needing 2 points on the final day to either get in or be 3rd, he needs to be in the lineup.

    He just needs to think what would Matty Norstrom do?

    Ben Reply:

    @mrbrett7, Are you playing for the Stanley Cup?

    Perro Reply:

    @Ian, IF we are up 3-1 or something like that I am ok with a player sitting out a game to rest up.
    Playoffs are long a gruling.

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    Stuart Reply:

    @Vegas13, didn’t Lidstrom have an ankle issue? That pain kept out for almost 3 weeks or so…maybe more, IDR…

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    Weasel Reply:

    @Stuart,

    Only Kobe can overcome massive pain. That guy must have no nerve endings at all…

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    Perro Reply:

    @Weasel, Little bit different physicallity levels in the two sports though no?

    Marbles Reply:

    @Stuart,

    Lidstrom is a lot older than Carter which takes him longer to heal. So Carter should be back sooner than when Lidstrom was out.

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    Deke'r Reply:

    @Stuart, ….yeah but Lidstrom’s an old guy…..healing powers aren’t as proficient as they were….

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    Deke'r Reply:

    @Deke’r, …oops…should have read the rest of the posts..

    fuzzerson Reply:

    @Vegas13, for sure by Christmas.

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    KingsFan1971 Reply:

    @Vegas13, I just hope he can pull it together Like JW did last year

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  4. SLIM says:

    As a famous book has said…
    JC will rise at Easter time…

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    812 Reply:

    @SLIM, John Cleese, the Comic Messiah himself??

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    SLIM Reply:

    @812,
    This is not a dead parrot…
    It’s just resting…

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    Perro Reply:

    @SLIM, Haha awesome.

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @SLIM, What is this, the Spanish Inquisition?!

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    SLIM Reply:

    @Duncanz,
    No it’s the french Revolution..
    “Off with their ankles”…

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @SLIM, Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly King?!

  5. Capt Jam says:

    Thank you, Dr. Lombardi.

    Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Deano…

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    mash-ola Reply:

    @Capt Jam, Or as Chris Rock once said: “Just rub some Robitussen on it and it will be fine”.

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    JackKent Cooke Reply:

    @Capt Jam,
    We have had JMFJ, perhaps we now can inaugurate DMDL.

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    Stuart Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, KMFDL?

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  6. iansez says:

    Could have been a Kopi-ankle! Good news I reckon..

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @iansez, Too right, Blue!

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  7. TeamJMFJ says:

    Thank god. Glad its not as bad as some thought. Rest it up and we’ll see you in the first round…would be shocked if he played in these last 3 games

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    California Royalty Reply:

    @TeamJMFJ, If they want to win the division, or even make the playoffs, they’re going to need him for both SJ games.

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    40YearKingsFan Reply:

    @California Royalty, Yeah, I don’t see this as good news at all. If back for the playoffs means we’re in the #8 spot vs Vancouver, the news is not good at all. I was hoping for a lot better news than this.

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  8. FdoFmFull says:

    Could have been worse. Good thing it was only his toe that got caught in a rut!

    GkG!

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  9. Daniel Stewart says:

    This is great news! Get better Carter… rest up. We need you bud!

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  10. JackKent Cooke says:

    Having awed us with his mastery of mechanical science in Clockgate, DL now demonstrates his grasp of the medical arts.

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    Michael J. Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke,

    He’s a Ninja in every imaginable way.

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    Stuart Reply:

    @Michael J., But does he know the quart of blood tecnique??? Billy Ray Valentine…on the 3RD FLOOR!!! LOL

    sorry, that’s a karate master, moo-moo.

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    InTheCrease Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, Yes, I concur. His use of the term “white stuff” is what really impressed me the most…

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    JackKent Cooke Reply:

    @InTheCrease,
    With DL having weighed in, no need nor desire for a second opinion.

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, Ballard Street General Hospital.

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    JackKent Cooke Reply:

    @Duncanz,
    Good bye Staples Center, hello Proctor and Gamble Arena.

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    fuzzerson Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, Prepartion H Indoor Stadium

    Duncanz Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, The H(awkeye) P(ierce) Pavillion.

  11. Eric says:

    Dope him up, and let’s go!

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    KingsGuy Reply:

    @Eric, Haha

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  12. Shakes says:

    Yes! Yes! Yes!
    thank you!

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  13. Michael J. says:

    Let him rest. The Kings can, and should, win the remaining three games while Carter rests up that ankle. The earliest game will probably be nine days from now. He should be good to go by then.

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  14. sd says:

    The broken ankle report was an April Fools joke RH. Question everything on 4/1.

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    mrbrett7 Reply:

    @sd, While you are correct…basically anything Matt Berry reports is an April Fools joke.

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    sd Reply:

    @mrbrett7, Haha… Touche!

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    Jeff_R Reply:

    @mrbrett7, While you are correct about Matt and his rumors he has been pretty spot on when it comes to injuries, so he has that going for him. But yea Aprils fools.

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    Rich Hammond Reply:

    I didn’t see that one, and don’t care about it really. There was at least one other mention well before that.

    KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:

    @Jeff_R,

    Yeah, MB said it was a joke. But I saw the ‘legit’ report saying Carter was indeed out.

  15. A deep bone bruise can feel like a broken bone! I had one that kept me off the soccer field for a month. With a good trainer and some help from the “needle” I think Carter could play if we really need him.

    Its all up to his pain threshold. I think it will give him confidence to know that he is not making the injury worse if he plays it’s just pain.

    So…here is a quote from a famous movie…“Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.”

    Picture Coach DS talking to Jeff…..”Jeff, you can destroy the Sharks, We have foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join us, and together we can rule the NHL and bring a Cup home to LA!!!!

    GKG!

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    Scot Reply:

    @ILLEGALSTICK33,

    I had a deep bone bruise in my knee as well, and it is painful! Lots of swelling.. It’s amazing though.. The day of a game I had, I was still unable to walk.. Yet once I put my skates on, and went out for warmups, the blood starts flowing, adrenaline kicks in, and the pain seems to temporarily dissipate until you stop playing.. After my game, I got home and showered, and then couldn’t walk again. As you said, if this was playoffs, he would probably play tonight.

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @ILLEGALSTICK33,
    This reminds me of another ever-so-appropriate movie, (Tim Robbins’) ‘The Player’ …
    (check it out!)

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    Kenny44 Reply:

    @ILLEGALSTICK33, Yeah, just numb up his ankle. What could go wrong with that?

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  16. TheDryer5 says:

    “This will, perhaps, come as a shock to people who post things on the Internet before Carter had even seen a doctor.”

    Looks like someone didn’t realize yesterday’s date when the report was posted. :)

    Glad to hear Carter is (relatively) okay and is just day-to-day. Would love to have him back for the two Sharks games, but if the Kings are able to lock up a playoff spot before the last game at San Jose, I would prefer to rest him. Division title would be nice, but not worth it if Carter aggravates his ankle again and misses playoff time.

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    Shakes Reply:

    @TheDryer5,
    …or even if he doesn’t re-injure it, it would be bad if the upcoming games prevent him from recovering and keep him at 70% on his ankle for the duration of our playoff run, which hopefully will be a long one.

    I say if we win tonight, we rest him for at least the first Sharks game

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    King Charles of Salt Lake Reply:

    @TheDryer5, Who are these PEOPLE who post on the internet. We MUST find them. NOW!!!

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    djspock92 Reply:

    @King Charles of Salt Lake, it was an April’s Fools joke

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  17. Pili says:

    Sounds like good news about Carter, but sprains vary quite a bit in healing time. All I can say is GKG.

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    Stagger Reply:

    @Pili,

    I believe sprains are a strain or even a tear of a ligament. It sounds like Carter’s injury is a deep bone bruise, which is probably closer to a fracture than a sprain. I think :)

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  18. Newf says:

    we’re all but assured a playoff spot at this point (barring a bunch of 3pt games from everyone). let him rest unless it’s absolutely necessary to get him on the ice. then freeze him up if you have to.

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    FiG17 Reply:

    @Newf,

    Nothing’s assured yet.

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    bbb7 Reply:

    @Newf, Wow I wish I was that positive, but if the boys should lose tonight it’s right back into the pressure cooker as far as making the playoffs.

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  19. Lake Forest says:

    http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=53&id=169490

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    Kenny44 Reply:

    @Lake Forest,
    I like the Cup Final foreshadowing in that video, but why are Bernier and Drewiske playing?

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  20. Harty says:

    all season we keep saying this is the big one tonight………..but tonight is a must.

    considering our past record against the sharkless team in San Jose, lets get the two points against this bottom feeder in Edmonton.

    keep everything the same, same lineup, same game plan and definitely the same intensity…….com’on boys lets go…..

    Cliffy, Jordan I smell some points tonight for you guys, use each other all night. Back door, 2v1, 2v2 and crash and bang when necessary…………yes lets go

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    KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:

    @Harty,

    Not to mention they are banged up real good on D. They just made another emergency call up, Teubert might be hurt and it’s being reported Potter is out with a concussion after Bobby Ryan crushed him last night.

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    Deke'r Reply:

    @KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair), …oh yeah….that was a good forearm shiver….

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @Harty, “same lineup”. Yes!
    You have finally come to realize who is the real
    No.1 gt for the Kings.
    Well done, @Lasty !

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  21. JackKent Cooke says:

    What a wealth of disclosure. Are we witnessing the end of the Lower Body Injury Era?
    Has the players’ union signed off on this?

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, This injury has become a TMI !

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  22. Mudfish4 says:

    Gotta say, I think I’d rather face Chicago in the first round than Vancouver or St. Louis. Let’s hope we get that 3 spot!

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    Shotongoal Reply:

    @Mudfish4, The way the Pacific division race is wInding down and the way the 4-6 spots race is wInding down, it’s almost impossible to figure out who will play whom. So, at this point I could care less who the Kings play as long as they’re in the playoffs.

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    Kopi Bryant Reply:

    @Shotongoal, +1

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    Shotongoal Reply:

    @Kopi Bryant, You know how I roll!! Are you going tonight?

    Kopi Bryant Reply:

    @Kopi Bryant, Want to but doubtful, something came up, I’ll let you know though if I’m up there.

    Steve Jensen Reply:

    @Mudfish4,

    If we get in, and I certainly hope so, I would venture to guess that we would be a handful to any of the top tier teams. Nobody would want to play the Kings in the first round, given a choice.

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  23. DanielC says:

    http://www.nhl.com/ptth/TeamPollPopPage.htm?pid=19745&choiceId=82126&ip=true

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    SLIM Reply:

    @DanielC,
    I checked out their amusing
    blog recently…They don’t like their odds
    against us and apparently a lot think
    their team just plain stink….
    They mention our speed vs theirs..

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    DanielC Reply:

    @SLIM, It’s nice to know, they’re afraid of us now lol

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  24. Ish says:

    Even if he feels a little better and enough to play, I would sit him out until the playoffs start! Put the pressure on those who need to step their game up! Once the playoffs start he will step right in 100%!

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  25. Scott says:

    W carter hurt and wanting to rest till first round, makes tonight game a MUST win otherwise i c him playing in season finale or even thurs

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  26. Steven H Brown says:

    A lack of structural damage, is good, but hardly a cause for celebration. The question is not so much when he will play again, but how effective will he be when does play again. If all they did was an X-Ray which is what Lombardi, was quoted as talking about, then we don’t know about muscular damage, which would show up on an MRI, but not on an X-Ray.

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    Marbles Reply:

    @Steven H Brown,

    He had an X-ray done last week, but had an MRI done this morning.

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  27. Mikey says:

    Cartah!

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  28. Canadian King says:

    Sounds to me that he will be out for the rest of the regular season, and good for the playoffs. The boys are just going to have to hunker down and secure 3rd without him.

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  29. goes to eleven says:

    Not sure if he is doubtful. Hmmm…

    Rest him till absolutely needed, which hopefully wont be for a week or so.

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    Ron Reynolds Reply:

    @goes to eleven,

    Agreed. I’m sure Carter will want to play as soon as he feels able, but it’s the job of the staff to make sure he won’t be putting his ankle at further risk by coming back prematurely.

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  30. JackKent Cooke says:

    IMO we won’t need Carter until the Stanley Cup finals. Until then, let him “stay in his room, watch TV or whatever the case may be”.

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    Sebastian Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, FInals? haha, ill be happy if the Kings make the playoffs, nothing is guaranteed yet, missing them is still a possibility. lets hope they dont give up the last to games to SJ like they did to the Ducks last season.

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    CupRun2012 Reply:

    @Sebastian, if my memory serves me correctly, the Kings had already secured a playoff position and were trying to get to the 4th seed–the Kings also didn’t have Kopi or Williams (or Richards, Carter, Voynov, King, Nolan) they also ran into some “hot” goaltending with Emery and McIlheny…

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    Niko Reply:

    @CupRun2012,
    …or Daryl Sutter

    Duncanz Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, Bad idea. He might “lose some jump”, like Greener …

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  31. Kingsofkomedy says:

    Bone bruise nothing torn. Looks like he took a puck to the bone

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  32. Mel Powell says:

    OK, let me get this clear. Dean Lombardi goes from Star-Trek-level technobabble about Coulombs and clocks to “ooh, look at that white thing on the X-ray?”

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    ice is nice Reply:

    @Mel Powell, and he could teach Chuck Norris a thing or two but not Mikas.

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  33. JackKent Cooke says:

    Any speculation whether JC on one leg is faster or slower than Penner on two?

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    trwnclick Reply:

    @JackKent Cooke, Penner has stepped his game up and showed much improvement in the last half dozen games or so so lay off the big guy for a bit.

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @trwnclick,
    +1, Very inappropriate comment

    @JamieKant Cook,
    Is the answer; a three-legged race?

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  34. Deke'r says:

    ….the dreaded “white” injury…get ready for 4/5/12 start Carts….

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  35. DesertKing says:

    I hereby volunteer to travel to my nearest Staples store, purchase an entire case of White-Out, transport it to Staples Center, present it to the King’s head trainer (free of charge) so he can immediately begin the “white out” process and get Carter back on the ice. GKG!!!

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @DesertKing, “A little bit white, a little bit blue … ?”
    If anybody can_completely_solve this cryptic comment, I will buy you a beer.

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    Lake Forest Reply:

    @Duncanz, at least it’s not pink right

    6 pack of new castle please

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @Limp Faucet, Doh! Keep trying .. Get it, you get a 12 of Steinies …
    (clue: it relates to @Dessert’s post)

    Steve W Reply:

    @Duncanz, The mother of Monkee Michael Neismith inveb=nted liquid paper. By the way, I don’t drink.

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    Steve W Reply:

    @Steve W, *invented*

    Duncanz Reply:

    @Steve W, Steve!
    You are a genius! The smartest man on the Blog by a country mile – or at least the smartest of the 4 or so people that pay any attention.
    And you win the prize!!!!
    … which I will be happy to donate to your favorite charity since you can’t use it.
    Also you get a lot of credit for being of a substantial enough age to have any clue about how to go about this paper chase.
    Prof Kingsfield would be proud.
    Ok, I’m going to get to work and think of an appropriate replacement prize.
    Meanwhile GKG & GGG!!!
    Cheers Mate !

  36. John says:

    Yes, I am happy that it wasn’t anything more serious, but am very concerned that he probably won’t be on the ice for the 3 most important games of the year. NOT good.

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  37. JackKent Cooke says:

    DL in effect asks,”Why all the worry about Carter’s Little Ills”?

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  38. 370455VinSD says:

    As far as I am concerned this is great news. It sounds like the kind of injury you can play with pain and not risk too much further injury. Off topic, and if I am coming late to this party forgive me but I just figured out that the Prime Ticket broadcasts are televised in San Diego after all. The new channel that did a deal to televise the Padres – Fox Sports San Diego – is also televising Prime Ticket broadcasts. They are listed to show the Kings tonight. On Cox it is channel 1056 if you have HD.

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    Steve W Reply:

    @370455VinSD, 694 if you have DirecTV.

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  39. LG says:

    Get better carter!!

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  40. tellmeY says:

    In the infamous words of our illustrious x- govenor….”He’ll be Back!!

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @tellmeY, Lol, he’s at it again …

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  41. Cup B4 I Die says:

    My guess is that the injury is somewhere where the skate puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the ankle. possibly high up on the ankle where sudden stops when skating can be painful.

    Sounds like the best case scnerios is taking the next 10 days off, and hope he’s ready for game#1 of the playoffs…..if the Kings make the playoffs of course.

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  42. MeanMr.Mustard says:

    Spray some windex on it. It’ll be good! Hopefully, the team will step up in his absence and not need him until the first round. If not, pain or no pain, he’d better lace ‘em up.

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    Duncanz Reply:

    @MeanMr.Mustard, Surprised you didn’t advocate Mustard gas …

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  43. Kings x says:

    Save him for the first round. That will make him the most productive player he can be when we need him the most. If we can’t stay the course down a guy then we don’t deserve to be in the race. Playoffs are all about depth

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