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Ohlund's career on the brink
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08:34 AM ET 08.15 | His rehab advances may still not be enough to get Mattias Ohlund closer to the NHL. In two months, [Ohlund] has increased from 10 to 20 the exercise repetitions he can perform with his left knee. A 30-minute walk with his family is no longer a test of how much pain he can endure. "And I'm not laying on the couch with my knees up and ice packs on them," Ohlund said. "My daily activities are perfectly fine." It is his hockey career that is teetering. The Lightning defenseman is six months removed from major surgery in which a thin layer of titanium was used to resurface his femur at the patellofemoral joint behind his kneecap. ... There is no guarantee, though, the surgery -- basically a partial joint replacement -- will allow him to play.
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Tough break. I always like Mattias Ohlund.
roamer
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me too hope he's okay
On another note....this is an awful lot of $5 words for these guys....
Spiny Norman
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Oh, the marvels of copy & paste!
roamer
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The man is going to be 36 in September and six months after surgery he is just able to go on a 30 minute walk with his family without being in major pain. Time to hang them up and find your life's work Matt.
Burgh-Fan
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Speaking of joint replacement.....how are the girls this year Hank?
Canuck eh?
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Time to retire. The last thing he needs is to be in his 40's and not be able to walk.
Nobody expects…
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I concur
Spiny Norman
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Buc Fettman
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almost half way through the 7yr 25.3 mil contract.....i'd say hang em up
NY Rangers
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With the other pylons that make up the T Bay D-corp he is still a step up
Swamp Dragon
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Time to go, enough aches and pains when you get older without this.
shiprock
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Have to agree. And my 7 year $25.3 mil cotract was up about............hey, I never got one of those!
Slapshot
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hahahaha egggxactly.
His bills will be paid
NY Rangers
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I did not know how long he had left in his contract. If he retires, does he lose all the money? If so I'd keep rehabbing and pretending like I'm going to make a comeback until they get wise and buy me out. No way would I walk away from $13 million.
Burgh-Fan
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I'm too proud to do that. Even for $13 million.
Who am I kidding? I'd lick the leaves off the sidewalks and shovel the snow all winter while wearing flip-flops for $13 million. :-(
Slapshot
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