Even Better News on Hiller

The Ducks are reporting that Jonas Hiller has been skating and hasn't experienced any symptoms related to vertigo. True test will be that first pre-season game.

And everything is - slowly - falling into place.

9 months ago Jen Neale 4 comments 0 recs |

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I think his absence really hurt us against Nashville. Emery was a little slow to move side-to-side and I think a healthy Hiller would have given us a better chance. A healthy Hiller in 2011-2012 could take us a long way.

by PhantomPretender on Aug 19, 2011 12:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

Agreed, here’s hoping.

by DavidBL on Aug 19, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Emery, and to a lesser extent Ellis, saved our season after McBackup fell apart. But if Hiller stayed healthy all season I think the Ducks win the Pacific. If Hiller was able to play against Nashville there’s no way we lose that series. So many of their goals were a result of Emery’s molasses-like lateral movement.

That being said, we also win that series if we don’t piss down our leg with ~30 seconds left in regulation of Game 5.

Just waiting until September

by Shackleford on Aug 19, 2011 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Pretty sure Emery was still battling a pulled groin in that Nashville series which would explain his lateral movement deficiencies, can’t blame him for trying.

by kvd123 on Aug 20, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions