Morrison out with torn ACL

Snippet from MacIntyre's article yesterday:

t's also devastating, personally, for Morrison, who was the reigning NHL "ironman" until his streak of 542 consecutive games ended with his wrist injury in December. The recovery period for reconstructive knee surgery is four to six months, which means Morrison's value as a free agent will be diminished.

"To go so long with not having anything too major [happen] ... to basically missing a big portion [of the season] because of my wrist and now, at a critical time, when we're battling and you want to be in the lineup, it's tough," he said.

"These are the games you want to be in. Games that have a lot of meaning. Games where you can actually go out and help yourself. You want to be part of the team, want to go out and battle with the guy beside you. And when you can't do that, you feel like something has been taken away from you."

Asked how his injury could affect his value and future with the Canucks, Morrison said: "It's an issue. I'm sure everyone's going to be saying 'his healthy days are behind him and he's brittle now.' The hit I got last night was really not a hard hit at all. It was a play done 1,000 times before. I was hit on the side of my knee. As far as my future? I don't know. We'll sort things out here at the end of the year."

Yuck. Well it's no wonder that we're deflated, lacking drive and losing. You have no players, the players you do have are playing injured to begin with and there's no hope for any return of the players who are out. We've been playing playoff hockey since the start of the friggin season for crying out loud. Anyway, a big virtual hug to everyone on the team! You guys can do it! Do it for Trevor friggin Linden!!