Marc Pouliot Returns To Practice

ooh — ooh — aah — aah

That said, I expect Poo will be cooling his heels on IR for a couple games yet, whether he’s ready or not. His injury is convenient in the sense that it allows Oilers to evaluate the likes of Brule, Nilsson, Stone, JFJ etc. without having to cut one loose prematurely. I don’t expect Tambo/Quinn see MP as such a huge improvement on those guys that they’ll act before they’re good and ready. They don’t need him in the 13 or 14 slot, where he is now will do just fine, but as soon as it becomes apparent he belongs in the top 12, then expect some action.
In the same vein, while I’m concerned about Pisani, his placement on LTIR could have more to with cap issues than with a particularly debilitating injury. Hope I’m right, that he had something that might take a week or two to heal, and they decided “might as well make it three” and use that time to evaluate their other assets. The alternative — that he has a serious back injury — is much less fun to contemplate.

One wonders, however, about the comfort level of such treatment on this type of injury.

Well, the “groin,” as it refers to musculature, is the inner thigh, i.e. the hip adductor muscles, so that’s not so bad. The pubic bone…okay, yeah, that looks like it’s about where you think it is, or at least the nearest skin contact is. I would palpate to check, but I’m at school right now.