@RussoStrib: Sheppard out 3-4 months

Big #mnwild news: Center James Sheppard had ATV accident in Vail yesterday, injured kneecap, had surgery & out 3-4 mths-Todd Richards says

Huge news from Russo on Twitter. This makes the decision of what to do with him a bit easier, at least in the short term, but it is unfortunate. This was to be the camp in which Sheppard either made it or was sent to Houston. Now, that decision waits three months.

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We should check on Nathan, he’s probably crushed.

by elisebutler on Sep 7, 2010 1:35 PM CDT reply actions

Nathan’s in vail?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Sep 7, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions

HA!

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by BReynolds on Sep 7, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

This reminds me of

Erik Johnson’s freak accident with a golf cart. It’s unfortunate for Shep, since this season was the one where he was going to show the organization whether or not he was worth keeping.

As I was typing this post, a tweet from Erik Johnson to Russo showed up. “@Russostrib I’m not the only one now. Sad to hear though. Nice kid.”

http://twitter.com/erikjohnson6/status/23261476499

by taralynn09 on Sep 7, 2010 1:44 PM CDT reply actions

Yikes

this really hurts Sheppard’s career (beyond how wrecked it is already).

by ADN on Sep 7, 2010 1:45 PM CDT reply actions

In all seriousness...

No one wants to see the guy get hurt. Not even the most bitter among our ranks. Here’s hoping he has a fast recovery, and that the surgeon puts in one of them new fangled bionic knees…

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by BReynolds on Sep 7, 2010 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I don’t want to see him hurt I just want to see him traded for a bag of pucks and a dozen hockey sticks.

by Eric B on Sep 9, 2010 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Too bad he was hurt

You never want to see a guy injured. Plus it makes the decision that much harder and the team doesn’t get insurance coverage for his contract.

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by nathaneide on Sep 7, 2010 1:50 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Exactly, this is worse news than it seems

I mean it’s bad enough he got hurt, but now who knows when he’ll be able to redeem his awful 09-10 season? Hope he gets well soon.

This may hurt his career BIG TIME…

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by JSLandry on Sep 7, 2010 1:52 PM CDT reply actions

Russo blog on topic is up

http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/blogs/102366744.html

Not much new, but he broke the news, give him a click. ;-)

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by BReynolds on Sep 7, 2010 1:55 PM CDT reply actions

Hopefully he recovers and the Wild can get this entire situation with him figured out. Maybe being off the ice will help him when he makes it back on it.

by elisebutler on Sep 7, 2010 2:08 PM CDT reply actions