Pokulok done for season?

[froboymitch]

I just read in one thread that Pokulok might be done for the season. Is there any truth to this?

[atb9]

there's truth to it being pure speculation...even if he is done for the season, that's not something that can be confirmed until extensive medical tests are done.  Coach will let us know when he knows.

[KenP]

if he's injured, badly or not, we'll hear about his condition when they choose to tell us.

[billhoward]

The Sun appeared not to have anything in print today in its game story. http://www.cornellsun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/07/4206fdc8829ec :

The Journal said this http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050207/localsports/1963095.html :
>>> Cornell had to play almost the entire game with just five defensemen as freshman Sasha Pokulok was injured during his first shift of the night. Schafer said Pokulok, who has been a key for Cornell both offensively and defensively, will be out at least six weeks, but did not specify the injury.

[KenP]

If "at least six weeks" means he's back in week 7, that would be the NCAA regionals week:

Week1: ECAC RS
Week2: ECAC RS
Week3: ECAC RS
Week4: ECAC Tourney 5-12
Week5: ECAC Tourney Quarters
Week6: ECAC Championship
Week7: NC$$

So...there's still a chance we'll see him again this season.  Regardless, my best wishes to Sasha for a quick and full recovery.

[jeh25]

[Q]KenP Wrote:

 If "at least six weeks" means he's back in week 7, that would be the NCAA regionals week:

Week7: NC$$

So...there's still a chance we'll see him again this season.  Regardless, my best wishes to Sasha for a quick and full recovery.
[/q]

Maybe Sasha can borrow TO's hyperbaric chamber.... seems to have worked for TO.

:-P

[Steve M]

My best wishes also to Sasha on his recovery.  Hopefully he will be back for the NCAAs as our chances would be hurt quite a bit without one of our best defensemen.  Until then we can at least take solace in:

1.  This team has a lot of depth in blue-liners.
2.  The last 6 games in the RS are all against the bottom half of the ECAC.
3.  If Cornell does well in those games, we will still get an NCAA bid even if we don't win in Albany (as badly as we all want to see an 11th ECAC championship).

[Molly]

[Q]jeh25 Wrote:

 Maybe Sasha can borrow TO's hyperbaric chamber.... seems to have worked for TO.[/q]

I think I missed something here...who's TO? ::help::

[Bio '04]

[Q]Molly Wrote:

 [Q2]jeh25 Wrote:

 Maybe Sasha can borrow TO's hyperbaric chamber.... seems to have worked for TO.[/Q]
I think I missed something here...who's TO?  [/q]

TO = Terrell Owens, a wide receiver (I think) for the Philadelphia Eagles.  It sounded like he had pretty bad injuries with some major surgery but managed to come back and play in the Super Bowl.  That was pretty amazing...

[Robb]

[Q]Bio '04 Wrote:

 [Q2]Molly Wrote:

 [Q2]jeh25 Wrote:

 Maybe Sasha can borrow TO's hyperbaric chamber.... seems to have worked for TO.[/Q]
I think I missed something here...who's TO?  [/Q]
TO = Terrell Owens, a wide receiver (I think) for the Philadelphia Eagles.  It sounded like he had pretty bad injuries with some major surgery but managed to come back and play in the Super Bowl.  That was pretty amazing...[/q]

pretty bad injuries = he basically had his leg ripped off...

[Molly]

Oh bugger, I should have known that.

Guess I still can't put two and two together.  Thanks.  :-}

[KeithK]

[q]pretty bad injuries = he basically had his leg ripped off...[/q] Owens had screws inserted into his ankle five weeks ago.  The guy is an absolute jerk, but he is a heck of a football player and showed it yesterday.

[Give My Regards]

[Q]Robb Wrote:

 [Q2]Bio '04 Wrote:

TO = Terrell Owens, a wide receiver (I think) for the Philadelphia Eagles.  It sounded like he had pretty bad injuries with some major surgery but managed to come back and play in the Super Bowl.  That was pretty amazing...[/Q]
pretty bad injuries = he basically had his leg ripped off...[/q]

Reminds me of the interview some ESPN talking head did with Jack Youngblood did during Super Bowl week and the whole will-he-play-or-won't-he nonsense.  When asked that question, Youngblood said something along the lines of "Sure he's going to play.  He's had five or six weeks off.  An amputation only takes four weeks to heal, right?"

Touche.  Youngblood once broke his leg in the first quarter of the Rams' first playoff game ('79, I think), told the trainer to "tape it up", then came out after halftime and proceeded to play every defensive down all the way through the Super Bowl.

[billhoward]

[Q]Molly Wrote:  Oh bugger, I should have known that. Guess I still can't put two and two together.  Thanks.  [/q]

Don't let Lawrence Summers hear you say that.

[Jordan 04]

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 [Q2]The guy is an absolute jerk, but he is a heck of a football player and showed it yesterday.[/q][/q2]

I believe the first party is only somewhat true, personally.  The second part cannot be argued with.  And I disagree with the last part.

As much as he has become a "love to hate" character lately, I think the "jerk" label is greatly overblown, especially recently.  Yes, he had his run-ins with Mariucci, but I think a lot of his "jerk" reputation come from his end zone antics, which I find quite comical and entertaining.  Even though I generally dislike him, I couldn't help but laugh at all of his antics this year.  Was the Ray Lewis dance being a jerk?  I guess jerk is in the eye of the beholder...if he gets into the endzone, I don't mind him celebrating it in creative and amusing ways.

Obviously he's a helluva player when healthy.  No argument.  Best WR in the league probably.

Last night, however, didn't prove the last statment.  That was one of the "quietest"  9 catch, 122 yard performances I've seen in a while.  He didn't make a single game-changing or high-impact play.

(Ok, back to work, Jordan...seriously....get to work....)