Mathieu Schneider Ready To Return

by Yankee Canuck on Oct 21, 2009 11:47 AM PDT in Injuries Comment 13 comments

Can't even find a picture of him in a Canucks jersey yet. Sigh.

Seven weeks after he signed with the Canucks, Mathieu Schneider is ready to make his debut for the Canucks. The Canucks, however, aren't ready for him...

Before the season started, Schneider was placed on the offseason long-term injury list. The Canucks did it for two reasons. They needed his shoulder to heal fully from offseason rotator cuff surgery and they needed relief from salary cap pressure.

Being on the list, means a player has to be out for 24 days, leaving Schneider waiting for Vancouver's Oct. 25 game against Edmonton, even though he's saying he's healthy now.

Good to see some relief is on the way. Let's just hope he's ready for a larger role on defense until the rest of the glass crew returns.

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Personally, I can’t wait to see Schneider play for us. He has so much skills and abilities for his age. Our PP is going to be so much better than it already is (was?)

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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 21, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions

Ditto.

I hope he can bring some of the same things that Salo brought to the team (puck moving, PP management).

by cyxj on Oct 21, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I will put $$$ down that says he’ll make us "forget " about Salo.

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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 21, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Too bad he’s already like 45.

AKA: Linix129

by sw12 on Oct 21, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

And he still plays like he’s 35

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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 21, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions

He's been

injured as much as Salo has in recent years.

by yoata on Oct 21, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions

So? They can take turns then!

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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 22, 2009 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions

And he still has the wheels..and that one-timer is just plain deadly.

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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 21, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions

Nice compilation video, that shot looks SWEET!

by cyxj on Oct 21, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Bullet! And it’s accurate too.He’ll wind up to unload and then fake the shot and make a brilliant pass. He’s a clever bugger

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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 21, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Hansen

Botchford also said tweeted that Hansen isn’t ahead of schedule and still 3 weeks away from returning.

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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 21, 2009 2:43 PM PDT reply actions

It’s disturbing that this seems like such good news to me. Times are tough when I’m breathing a sigh of relief over the return of a 40-year-old D-man who had off-season shoulder surgery. I’m sure he’s still a good player, but any excitement over this just shows how grim things have gotten.

Man, it sucks to hit the doldrums like this to start the season, after all the build-up and anticipation.

by headspacej on Oct 21, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions