Wojtek Wolski is no dummy. He saw his
chance to play on a line with Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik and
worked hard in the off-season to make the most of it. Wojtek worked all
summer with a renowned skating instructor – trying to get his speed
and strength up to keep up with Gabs and Brad.
So, Wolski gave it all he had. He
stretched his limits. He pushed himself to the brink. He asked more
of his athlete's body than he ever had before.
The result: A Sports Hernia – an
operation – and Wojtek is out for about a month.
I like the term “Sports Hernia”.
It's like an attempt to macho-up the common old man hernia so that
athletes won't be ashamed to have it. When I was a kid no one got
Sports Hernias – so I suppose they are a new invention of the
modern medical world.
In any event – it's bad luck for
Wolski – and bad luck for the Rangers. But – it sure looks like
good luck for Sean Avery. With the Rangers down a forward, Sean has
some time to get his game going, and hopefully, stick with the club.
In the meantime – we wish Wolski the
best of luck and a speedy recovery. And as long as he's getting
operated on – maybe they can remove the “W” from the start of
his name and replace it with a “V” so that everyone will
pronounce his name properly....
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