Alaska Darin Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 No news as to length of time, just that it is a serious knee/leg injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Wow, I hope he's ok. I know a lot of people love to hate old players but I would never wish serious injury upon them......... well maybe Kozlov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Michael Peca Toronto Maple Leafs center Michael Peca on Friday suffered a torn MCL ligament in his right knee and has a fractured right tibia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Michael PecaToronto Maple Leafs center Michael Peca on Friday suffered a torn MCL ligament in his right knee and has a fractured right tibia. 875473[/snapback] I suffered almost the same injury in September except my MCL was just strained. I'm walking now, but it's still painful and have been told I face slew of long term problems with my knee. I can't imagine how devastating this injury would be to an athlete. I have always liked Mike Peca, I hope he is able to come back from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Peca suffered the injury in the first period of the Maple Leafs' 3-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks when he collided with Chicago defenseman Jim Vandermeer in a knee-on-knee collision at 14:43. Vandermeer was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. "My legs were together and I turned out of the way," Vandermeer said. "We did hit knee on knee, but it was more him trying to get out the way then me throwing something out there to hit him." In 34 games with Toronto this season, the 32-year old Peca has four goals and 11 assists. "It's tough when you see a guy (Vandermeer) who can barely play in this league take out one of the best players in this league," Toronto center Jeff O'Neill said. "I don't know if he meant to do it or not, but this sucks for us." Toronto coach Paul Maurice was not very happy with what transpired. "The play happened on the other side of the ice, and I didn't get a good look at it," Maurice said. "I do know it was a knee-on-knee hit. Our guy will be out a long time and their guy will probably be in the minors by the time our guy gets back." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Toronto coach Paul Maurice was not very happy with what transpired. "The play happened on the other side of the ice, and I didn't get a good look at it," Maurice said. "I do know it was a knee-on-knee hit. Our guy will be out a long time and their guy will probably be in the minors by the time our guy gets back." 875532[/snapback] I dont think it was intentional. Too bad. Ive always really liked Peca. Solid guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 surgery yesterday, recovery time of 3-4 months as per various news sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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